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MUNICIPAL  CODE 


CITY  OF  SPOKANE 

WASHINGTON 


TOGETHER  WITH  THE 

I 

CITY  CHARTER 

AND  AMENDMENTS,  RULES  OF  THE  CITY  COUNCIL,  AND  LIST 
OF  FRANCHISE  ORDINANCES 


REVISED,  COMPILED  AND  CODIFIED  BY 


E.  O.  CONNOR 

OF  THE  SPOKANE  BAR 


PUBLISHED  BY  AUTHORITY  OF  CITY  COUNCIL. 


SPOKANE,  WASH.: 

The  Inland  Printing  Company 


THE  INLAND  PRINTING  COMPANY 

Inland  Press 

SPOKANE,  WASHINGTON 


PREFACE 


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> In  preparing  this  code  an  effort  has  been  made  to  arrange  and 
classify,  under  separate  heads  and  chapters,  all  ordinances  relating  to 
certain  subjects.  The  idea  being  to  present,  under  one  head  for  ready 
~ reference,  all  ordinances  pertaining  to<  the  subject  matter.  A table 
of  contents  of  the  subjects,  covered  by  the  several  chapters,  is  pro- 
o*  vided.  While  there  may  be  some  imperfections  in  the  work,  they 
may  be  overlooked  when  it  is  understood  that  more  than  two  thousand 
J ordinances  have  been  passed  by  the  City  Council.  The  work  of 

c-^  revising,  codifying  and  classifying  this  vast  number  of  ordinances  is 
w*  considerable.  The  code  contains  all  ordinances  now  in  force,  and 
passed  prior  to  June  1st,  1903,  with  several  ordinances  passed  since 
that  time  included.  Ordinances  relating  to  street  improvements, 
vacations  and  various  miscellaneous  subjects,  are  published  by  title 
and  date  of  passage  only.  The  charter,  and  all  amendments  thereto, 
is  published  complete. 

For  convenience  the  book  is  divided  into  three  parts,  viz.:  the 
3 first  part  contains  the  charter  and  municipal  code;  part  second,  con- 
taining street  improvement,  vacation,  appropriation  and  miscellaneous 
■ ordinances  published  by  title  only;  part  three  contains  the  list  of 
^franchise  ordinances  and  rules  of  the  City  Council.  Separate  indexes 
are  arranged  for  the  charter,  for  the  code,  for  part  two,  and  for  the 
list  of  franchises.  The  indexes  have  been  prepared  with  care,  believing 
^ that  they  are  a very  important  part  of  a work  of  this  kind,  for  pro- 
viding easy  access  to>  the  various  provisions  of  the  charter  and 
^ ordinances. 

The  work  of  revising,  codifying  and  publishing  the  charter  and 
code  is  done  under  the  direction  and  authority  of  the  City  Council. 


Spokane,  July,  1903. 


E.  O.  CONNOR. 


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CERTIFICATE  OF  CITY  CLERK 


STATE  OF  WASHINGTON,  \ 

COUNTY  OF  SPOKANE,  l ss. 

CITY  OF  SPOKANE,  ) 

r 

I,  C.  A.  Fleming,  City  Clerk  of  the  City  of  Spokane,  State  of  Wash- 
ington, do  hereby  certify  that  the  charter,  and  amendments,  and 
ordinances,  contained  in  this  code,  are  true  copies  of  the  original 
charter,  amendments  and  ordinances  as  recorded  in  the  office  of  the 
City  Clerk,  of  the  City  of  Spokane,  and  that  this  code  is  prepared  and 
codified  by  E.  O.  Connor,  and  published,  under  the  direction  and 
authority  of  the  City  Council  of  the  City  of  Spokane. 

Witness  my  hand  and  official  seal  this  29th  day  of  July,  1903. 

C.  A.  FLEMING, 

City  Clerk  of  the  City  of  Spokane,  Wash. 


(SEAL) 


TABLE  OF  CONTENTS 


Page. 

City  Charter 9 

Chapter  I — City  Government  and  Officials 60 

Chapter  II — Local  Improvements  and  Public  Work 74 

Chapter  III — Bonds  and  Warrants 94 

Chapter  IV — Police  Regulations 106 

Chapter  V — Health  and  Sanitation 130 

Chapter  VI — Licenses  149 

Chapter  VII — Streets,  Sidewalks  and  Bridges 168 

Chapter  VIII — Animals  and  City  Pound 182 

Chapter  IX — Bicycle  Regulations 191 

Chapter  X — Sidewalks,  Sewers  and  Streets 197 

Chapter  XI — Police  Department 212 

Chapter  XII — Fire  Department.  220 

Chapter  XIII — Water  Department 240 

Chapter  XIV — Building  and  Plumbing  Regulations. 253 

Chapter  XV — Public  Library  and  Art  Gallery 288 

Chapter  XVI — Miscellaneous  Ordinances 293 

Part  II — Street  Improvements,  Appropriations  and  Miscellaneous 

Ordinances 313 

Part  III — List  of  Franchises 411 

Rules  of  City  Council 511 

Index — To  City  Charter 519 

To  Municipal  Code 569 

To  Street  Improvement  and  Miscellaneous  Ordinances....  607 
To  List  of  Franchises 629 


ERRATA. 


The  following  corrections  are  to  be  noted: 

On  page  180,  title  of  Ordinance  No.  A53,  omitted,  is  as  follows: 
“An  ordinance  relating  to  bridges.” 

On  pages  275  to  280,  ordinance  amending  No.  A817,  should  read: 
“No.  A1304,”  instead  of  “No.  A1034.” 


NOTE. — Since  going  to  press  the  following  ordinances  have  been 
passed : 

A1405,  amending  Ordinance  No.  A658,  page  182;  Ordinance  No. 
A1406,  amending  Ordinance  A1197,  page  72;  Ordinance  No.  A1451, 
repeals  and  is  a substitute  for  Ordinance  No.  A1299,  page  149;  Ordi- 
nance No.  A1450,  amending  Ordinance  No.  A631,  page  212. 


OFFICERS  OF  THE  CITY  GOVERNMENT, 

CITY  OF  SPOKANE. 

1903 


HON.  L.  F.  BOYD, 

Mayor. 

HON.  FRED  E.  BALDWIN, 

President  of  City  Council. 

MEMBERS  OF  CITY  COUNCIL. 

First  Ward E.  W.  HAND 

LEONARD  FUNK 

Fifth  Ward FRED  E.  BALDWIN 

J.  E.  FOSTER 

Third  Ward DR.  G.  T.  DOOLITTLE 

J.  H.  BOYD 

Fourth  Ward G.  W.  BURCH 

J.  B.  LINDSLEY 

Second  Ward N.  S.  PRATT 

FRED  PEARSON 

CITY  OFFICIALS. 

FLOYD  L.  DAGGETT City  Comptroller 

M.  H.  EGGLESTON City  Treasurer 

J.  P.  JTJDSON Corporation  Counsel 

E.  O.  CONNOR '.Assistant  Corporation  Counsel 

A.  H.  KENYON Assistant  Corporation  Counsel 

C.  A.  FLEMING City  Clerk 

E.  M.  WOYDT Chief  of  Police 

A.  F.  GILL City  Engineer 

J.  D.  HINKLE Judge  of  Police  Court 

E.  C.  TOUSLE Y Clerk  of  Police  Court 

A.  H.  MYERS Chief  of  Fire  Department 

MRS.  ESTELLA  DEFFENBAUGH City  Librarian 

CITY  COMMISSIONERS. 

F.  P.  WEYMOUTH President  of  Board  of  Public  Works 

H.  C.  ROOT President  of  Board  of  Police 

L.  B.  HANDLEY President  of  Board  of  Fire  Commissioners 

BOARD  OF  HEALTH. 

DR.  G.  W.  ROBERTS.  DR.  WM.  CHAPMAN.  DR.  C.  G.  BROWN. 


DR.  H.  W.  ALLEN 


Health  Officer 


THE  CHARTER 

OF  THE 

CITY  OF  SPOKANE. 


ARTICLE  I. 

GENERAL  RIGHTS,  LIABILITIES,  BOUNDARIES  AND  WARD  DIVISIONS. 

Section  1.  We,  the  people  of  Spokane,  a city  of  the  State  of  Wash- 
ington, having  a population  of  more  than  20,000  inhabitants,  and  being 
authorized  by  the  constitution  and  laws  of  said  state  to  frame  a char- 
ter for  its  own  government,  do  hereby  publish  and  declare  this  to  be 
our  City  Charter. 

The  corporate  name  of  the  city  is  Spokane,  and  by  that  name  shall 
have  perpetual  succession;  may  sue  and  defend  in  all  courts  and  places, 
and  in  all  matters  and  proceedings  whatever;  may  have  and  use  a seal 
and  alter  the  same  at  pleasure;  may  purchase,  receive,  hold  and  enjoy 
real  and  personal  property  within  or  without  its  corporate  limits,  may 
condemn,  appropriate,  enter  upon  and  take  any  lands  within  or  with- 
out its  corporate  limits,  for  public  squares,  streets,  parks,  commons, 
houses  of  correction  or  any  other  proper  and  legitimate  municipal  pur- 
pose, and  may  ornament  and  improve  the  same  and  may  erect  neces- 
sary public  buildings  thereon;  provided,  that  in  all  cases  where  private 
property  is  condemned  or  taken  for  public  use,  as  aforesaid,  the  city 
shall  pay  a fair  compensation  therefor,  to  the  owners  of  such  property, 
and  when  such  owners  and  the  city  are  unable  to  agree  as  to  the 
amount  of  such  compensation,  the  same  shall  be  determined  in  the 
manner  provided  by  the  general  laws  of  the  state,  relating  to  the  mode 
of  proceeding  to  appropriate  lands  by  the  right  of  eminent  domain; 
may  have,  mortgage  and  dispose  of  the  same  for  the  common  benefit; 
and  may  receive  bequests,  devise  gifts  and  donations  of  all  kinds  of 
property  within  and  without  the  city  for  any  purpose,  and  for  the 
benefit  or  trust  of  charity  or  other  public  purposes;  and  do  all  acts 
necessary  to  carry  out  the  purposes  of  such  gift,  bequests,  devise  and 
donations;  have  power  to  manage,  lease,  sell,  dispose  of  the  same  in 
accordance  with  the  terms  of  the  gift,  bequest  or  trust;  provided,  that 
no  property  which  the  city  now  owns,  or  may  hereafter  acquire  for  the 
purpose  of  establishing  or  maintaining  a water  supply  system  or  light- 
ing system,  for  the  city,  shall  be  leased  or  sold,  unless  the  question  of 


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such  proposed  lease  or  sale  shall  have  been  first  submitted  to  the  quali- 
fied electors  of  the  city,  at  a special  or  general  election  and  assented  to 
by  a majority  of  the  electors  voting  on  such  question.  The  City  of 
Spokane  is  hereby  declared  to  be  a separate  highway  or  road  district 
exempt  from  the  supervision  and  control  of  the  Board  of  County  Com- 
missioners of  Spokane  county.  Said  County  Commissioners  shall  not 
have  any  jurisdiction  to  assess,  levy  or  collect  any  road,  property,  or 
road  poll  tax  upon  the  property  or  the  inhabitants  therein  for  road  or 
bridge  purposes,  and  all  such  taxes  collected  within  the  corporate  limits 
of  said  city  shall  belong  to  said  city. 

As  amended  by  amendment  No.  1,  approved  and  adopted  by  the  peo- 
ple at  an  election  held  May  2,  1893. 

Sec.  2.  Suits,  actions  and  proceedings  may  be  brought  in  the  name 
of  the  City  of  Spokane  Falls  for  the  recovery  of  any  property,  money 
or  thing  belonging  thereto,  in  law  or  in  equity,  or  dedicated  to  public 
use  therein;  or  for  the  enforcement  of  any  rights  of  or  contracts  with 
said  city,  whether  made  or  arising  or  occurring  before  or  after  the 
adoption  of  this  charter,  and  the  adoption  of  this  charter  shall  not 
operate  to  abate  or  discontinue  any  existing  suit,  action  in  court  or  else- 
where to  which  said  city  is  a party. 

Sec.  3.  All  contracts  of  every  description  heretofore  duly  and  legal- 
ly made  and  entered  into  by  the  City  of  Spokane  Falls  by  virtue  of  an 
existing  law,  shall  remain  valid  and  binding  upon  the  City  of  Spokane 
Falls. 

Sec.  4.  The  City  of  Spokane  Falls  shall  include  within  its  limits 
the  following  lands  and  territories: 

The  corporate  limits  of  the  City  of  Spokane  Falls  shall  be  bounded 
as  follows:  Commencing  at  the  northeast  corner  of  the  south- 
east % of  section  3,  township  25  north,  range  43  east,  W.  M.;  thence 
west  to  the  northwest  corner  of  the  southeast  % of  section  2,  township 
25  north,  range  42;  thence  south  to  the  southwest  corner  of  the  south- 
east % of  section  26,  township  25  north,  range  42;  thence  east  to  the 
southeast  corner  of  section  28,  township  25  north,  range  43;  thence 
north  to  place  of  beginning;  and  shall  include  within  its  corporate 
limits  the  following  described  lands  and  territory:  South  y2  section  4, 
south  y2  section  5,  south  y2  section  6,  sections  7,  8,  9,  16,  17,  18,  19,  20, 
21,  28,  29  and  30,  in  township  25  north,  range  43  east,  W.  M.,  and  south 
y2  section  1,  southeast  % section  2,  east  y2  section  11,  section  12,  sec- 
tion 13,  east  y2  section  14,  east  y2  section  23,  east  y2  section  26,  sec- 
tion 24,  section  25,  in  township  25  north,  range  42  east,  W.  M.,  to- 
gether with  such  other  territory,  if  any,  heretofore  or  hereafter  taken 
from  or  added  to  said  city  in  pursuance  of  law. 

Sec.  5.  The  City  of  Spokane  Falls  is  hereby  divided  into  five 
wards,  bounded  and  designated  as  follows: 

First  Ward — The  First  ward  shall  include  all  that  part  of  the  city 
within  the  following  boundaries:  Commencing  at  the  southeast  cor- 
ner of  the  corporate  limits  of  the  city;  thence  north  along  the  east  line 


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of  the  city  limits  to  the  north  bank  of  the  Spokane  river;  thence  west 
along  the  north  bank  of  the  Spokane  river  to  the  center  line  of  Division 
street;  thence  south  along  the  center  line  of  Division  street  and  Di- 
vision street  produced  to  the  south  line  of  the  city  limits;  thence  east 
along  the  south  line  of  the  city  limits  to  the  point  of  beginning. 

Second  Ward — The  Second  ward  shall  include  all  that  part  of  the 
city  within  the  following  boundaries:  Commencing  at  the  center  line 
of  Division  street  on  the  north  bank  of  the  Spokane  river;  thence  west 
along  the  north  bank  of  the  Spokane  river  to  the  center  line  of  Monroe 
street;  thence  south  along  the  center  line  of  Monroe  street  to  the  cen- 
ter line  of  Ninth  street;  thence  west  on  center  line  of  Ninth  street  to 
the  center  line  of  Madison  street;  thence  south  on  the  center  line  of 
Madison  street  to  the  south  line  of  the  city  limits;  thence  east  along  the 
south  line  of  the  city  limits  to  the  center  line  of  Division  street  pro- 
duced; thence  north  along  the  center  line  of  Division  street  produced 
and  of  Division  street  to  point  of  beginning. 

Third  Ward — The  Third  ward  shall  include  all  that  part  of  the  city 
within  the  following  boundaries:  Commencing  at  the  center  line  of 
Monroe  street  produced,  on  the  north  bank  of  the  Spokane  river;  thence 
westerly  along  the  northern  bank  of  the  Spokane  river  to  the  center 
line  of  section  14,  township  25,  range  42;  thence  west  on  said  center 
section  line  to  the  center  of  said  section  14,  being  the  west  limit  of 
said  city;  thence  south  along  said  west  line  of  said  city  limits  to  the 
southwest  corner  of  said  city  limits;  thence  east  along  the  south  line 
of  said  city  limits  to  the  center  of  Madison  street;  thence  north  along 
the  center  line  of  Madison  street  to  the  center  line  of  Ninth  street; 
thence  east  on  the  center  line  of  Ninth  street  to  the  center  line  of 
Monroe  street;  thence  north  on  the  center  line  of  Monroe  street  to  the 
point  of  beginning. 

Fourth  Ward — The  Fourth  ward  shall  include  all  that  part  of  the 
city  within  the  following  boundaries:  Commencing  at  the  northwest 
corner  of  the  city  limits;  thence  east  along  the  north  line  of  the  city 
limits  to  the  center  of  Mill  street  projected;  thence  south  along 
the  center  of  Mill  street  projected  and  Mill  street  to  the  north 
bank  of  the  Spokane  river;  thence  westerly  along  the  north  bank  of 
the  Spokane  river  to  the  center  line  of  section  14,  township  25,  range 
42;  thence  west  to  the  center  of  section  14;  thence  north  to  the  point 
of  beginning. 

Fifth  Ward — The  Fifth  ward  shall  include  all  the  territory  em- 
braced within  the  city  limits  lying  north  of  the  north  bank  of  the 
Spokane  river  and  east  of  the  center  of  Mill  street  and  Mill  street  pro- 
jected. 

Sec.  6.  The  City  Council  shall  have  power  to  redistrict  the  city 
into  wards,  and  provide  for  the  representation  thereof  in  the  City 
Council;  provided,  each  ward  shall  have  the  same  number  of  Coun- 
cilmen  as  provided  herein,  and  there  shall  be  no  redistricting  within 
three  years  from  the  adoption  of  this  charter,  and  the  term  of  office  as 


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provided  in  this  charter  shall  not  be  changed;  provided  further , there 
shall  not  be  more  than  21  members  of  the  Council  until  the  population 
of  the  city  reaches  100,000.  No  ordinance  redistricting  the  city  into 
wards  shall  take  effect  within  60  days  preceding  any  municipal  election. 

Sec.  7.  Whenever  any  new  territory  is  added  to  the  city,  the  same 
shall  be  attached  to  and  be  a part  of  the  ward  or  wards  adjoining 
thereto. 

Sec.  8.  The  City  Council  shall  by  ordinance,  as  often  as  may  be  neces- 
sary, divide  the  wards  into  election  precincts  in  such  manner  as  will 
best  subserve  convenience  in  voting  and  will  conform  to  the  general 
laws  of  the  state;  provided , no  alteration  of  such  precincts  shall  take 
place  within  60  days  next  preceding  any  election  held  in  the  city  after 
the  year  one  thousand  eight  hundred  and  ninety-one. 


ARTICLE  II. 

ELECTION,  APPOINTMENT  AND  CLASSIFICATION  OF  CITY  OFFICERS. 

Section  9.  The  officers  of  said  city  to  be  elected  by  said  city  at  large 
shall  be  the  Mayor,  Treasurer  and  Comptroller,  who  shall  each  hold 
their  office  for  the  term  of  two  years  from  and  after  the  10th  day  after 
the  first  Tuesday  in  May,  A.  D.  1895,  and  until  their  successors  "are 
elected  and  qualified.  Two  Councilmen  shall  be  elected  in  each  ward. 
The  Corporation  Counsel,  the  City  commissioners  and  such  other  offi- 
cers now  existing,  and  such  other  officers  as  may  be  necessary  to  fill  any 
office  hereafter  created  to  carry  out  the  provisions  of  this  charter,  shall 
be  appointed  by  the  Mayor,  subject  to  confirmation  by  the  City  Council. 

The  City  Clerk  shall  be  elected  by  the  City  Council. 

The  appointment  of  all  other  officers  not  herein  specified  shall  be 
made  by  the  Mayor,  subject  to  confirmation  by  the  City  Council.  The 
Corporation  Counsel  shall  hold  office  for  the  term  of  two  years,  and  all 
of  section  79  in  conflict  with  this  section  is  hereby  repealed. 

All  elective  officers  shall  hold  office  until  their  successors  are  elected 
and  qualified;  provided,  the  City  Council  may  by  ordinance,  two-thirds 
voting  therefor,  authorize  the  Corporation  Counsel  to  appoint  one  or 
more  assistants,  whenever  the  interests  of  the  city  demand  such  ap- 
pointment; and,  provided,  that  section  81  of  Article  V of  the  Free- 
holders’ Charter,  adopted  March  24,  A.  D.  1891,  be  and  the  same  is 
hereby  repealed. 

As  amended  by  amendment  No.  2,  approved  and  adopted  by  the 
people  at  an  election  held  May  2,  1893,  and  as  amended  by  amendment 
No.  27,  approved  and  adopted  by  the  people  at  an  election  held  May  7, 
1895. 

Sec.  10.  The  municipal  election  shall  be  held  on  the  first  Tuesday 
in  May  in  the  year  1897,  and  on  the  first  Tuesday  in  May  of  every  alter- 
nate year  thereafter.  Special  elections  shall  be  held  at  such  time  and 
for  such  purpose  as  the  City  Council  may  by  ordinance  prescribe.  At 
least  fifteen  days’  notice  shall  be  given  of  the  time,  place  and  purpose 


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of  any  special  election  in  such  manner  as  shall  be  prescribed  by  the 
ordinance  ordering  the  same. 

As  amended  by  amendment  No.  3,  approved  and  adopted  by  the  people 
at  an  election  held  May  2,  1893,  and  as  amended  by  amendment  No.  28, 
approved  and  adopted  by  the  people  at  an  election  held  May  7,  1895. 

Sec.  11.  The  qualification  of  voters  at  all  elections  shall  be  as  pro- 
vided by  Article  VI  of  the  constitution  of  the  State  of  Washington. 

Sec.  12.  At  least  twenty  days  prior  to  any  election  the  City  Council 
shall  designate  one  place  of  voting  in  each  precinct,  and  shall  appoint 
such  judges  and  inspectors  for  such  place  of  voting  as  shall  be  required 
by  the  general  laws  for  state  and  county  elections. 

Sec.  13.  At  all  elections  votes  shall  be  by  ballot,  and  the  polls  shall 
be  open  at  9 a.  m.  and  close  at  7 p.  m. 

Sec.  14.  The  City  Clerk,  under  the  direction  of ‘the  City  Council, 
shall  give  fifteen  days’  notice  by  posting  at  each  voting  place  in  the  city 
a notice  of  the  time  and  place  of  holding  each  election  and  the  officers 
to  be  elected,  and  in  all  cases  notice  shall  be  published  in  the  city  of- 
ficial newspaper  for  at  least  ten  days  next  preceding  such  election  of 
the  time,  place  and  purpose  of  such  election. 

It  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  City  Clerk  to  cause  to  be  made  out  and 
delivered  at  each  voting  place  by  the  time  fixed  by  law  for  the  opening 
of  the  polls  on  the  day  of  each  election  all  necessary  books  and  lists 
required  by  the  general  law  of  the  state  for  holding  such  election.  Im- 
mediately after  the  close-  of  the  polls  the  judges  and  inspectors  of  elec- 
tion shall  then  and  there,  without  removing  the  ballot  boxes  from  the 
place  where  the  ballots  were  cast,  proceed  to  canvass  all  votes,  and  such 
canvass  made,  and  the  return  thereof  shall  be  signed  by  the  judges  and 
inspectors,  securely  sealed  and  delivered  to  the  City  Clerk  by  one  of 
their  number  not  more  than  twelve  hours  after  the  same  are  sealed.  On 
the  first  Friday  evening  after  the  election  the  City  Council  shall  meet 
at  7 o’clock  p.  m.  and  proced  to  canvass  the  returns  of  such  election, 
and  shall  thereupon  declare  the  result  and  what  persons  are  elected; 
and  in  case  of  a tie  vote  for  any  office,  the  City  Council  shall  decide  by 
lot  which  person  having  the  highest  and  equal  [number]  of  votes  shall 
be  elected  to  said  office.  If  from  any  cause  the  meeting  of  the  City 
Council  shall  not  take  place,  and  the  vote  shall  not  be  canvassed,  the 
canvass  shall  take  place  at  the  next  meeting  of  the  Council  thereafter. 
The  statement  of  such  canvass  shall  be  made  out  and  signed  by  the 
President  of  the  City  Council  and  filed  with  the  City  Clerk,  who,  within 
three  days  thereafter,  shall  make  out  and  cause  to  be  delivered  to  each 
person  elected  a certificate  of  election.  And  every  person  elected  shall 
qualify  within  seven  days  thereafter,  and  in  case  of  failure  to  so  qualify 
his  office  shall,  at  the  option  of  the  City  Council,  be  declared  vacant. 

-Sec.  15.  (Repealed  by  amendment  No.  54,  adopted  by  the  people 
at  the  election  held  May  5,  1903.) 

Sec.  16.  The  terms  of  all  officers  not  herein  otherwise  provided  shall 


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cease  upon  the  tenth  day  after  the  first  Tuesday  in  May,  but  all  officers 
shall  hold  their  offices  until  their  successors  are  elected  or  appointed. 

Sec.  17.  Should  any  vacancy  occur  in  any  elective  office,  such  vacan- 
cy shall  be  filled  by  the  majority  vote  of  all  the  members  of  the  City 
Council  until  the  next  general  election  for  city  officers. 


ARTICLE  III. 

EXECUTIVE  DEPARTMENT. 

Section  18.  The  Mayor  shall  be  the  chief  executive  officer  of  the 
city,  and  all  contracts,  in  writing,  entered  into  by  the  Board  of  Public 
Works,  Board  of  Fire  Commissioners  or  Board  of  Police,  to  which  the 
city  shall  be  a party,  shall  be  approved  by  him  before  becoming  effect- 
ive; but  he  shall  not  be  entitled  to  vote  nor  participate  in  the  delibera- 
tions of  the  City  Council. 

As  amended  by  amendment  No.  38,  approved  and  adopted  by  the 
people  at  an  election  held  May  4,  1897. 

Sec.  19.  He  shall  be  a citizen  of  the  United  States  and  of  the  State 
of  Washington.  He  shall  be  a freeholder  of  the  city,  and  shall  have 
been  an  inhabitant  of  the  territory  embraced  within  the  city  limits  at 
the  time  of  the  election  for  a period  of  at  least  three  years. 

Sec.  20.  He  shall  vigilantly  observe  the  official  conduct  of  all  pub- 
lic officers,  and  take  note  of  the  fidelity  and  exactness,  or  want  thereof, 
with  which  they  execute  their  duties  and  obligations,  especially  in  the 
collection,  custody, administration  and  disbursement  of  the  public 
funds  and  property;  and  the  books,  records  and  official  papers  of  all  - 
departments,  boards  officers  or  persons  in  the  employ  or  service  of  the 
city  shall  at  all  times  be  open  to  his  inspection  and  examination.  He 
shall  take  especial  care  to  see  that  the  books  and  records  of  said  de- 
partments, board,  officers  and  persons  are  kept  in  legal  and  proper 
form;  and  any  official  defalcation  or  wilful  neglect  of  duty  or  official 
misconduct  which  he  may  discover  or  which  may  be  reported  to  him 
shall  be  laid  by  him  before  the  City  Council,  and  the  Grand  Jury  or 
Prosecuting  Attorney  of  Spokane  County,  in  order  that  the  public  inter- 
ests shall  be  protected  and  the  person  in  fault  proceeded  against  ac- 
cording to  law.  He  shall  from  time  to  time  give  the  City  Council  in- 
formation in  writing  relative  to  the  state  of  the  city,  and  may  recom- 
mend such  measures  as  he  may  deem  beneficial  to  its  interests.  He 
shall  see  that  the  ordinances  of  the  city  are  observed  and  enforced.  He 
shall  have  a general  supervision  over  all  the  departments  and  public  in- 
stitutions of  the  city,  and  see  that  they  are  honestly,  economically  and 
lawfully  conducted.  He  shall  take  all  proper  measures  for  the  preser- 
vation of  public  order  and  the  supression  of  all  riots  and  tumults. 

Sec.  21.  He  shall  see  that  all  contracts  and  agreements  with  the 
city  are  faithfully  kept  and  fully  performed;  and  to  that  end  shall  cause 
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city  against  all  persons  or  corporations  failing  to  fulfill  their  agree- 
ments or  contracts,  either  in  whole  or  in  part. 

Sec.  22.  The  Mayor  may  call  extra  sessions  of  the  City  Council,  and 
shall  do  so  upon  written  request  of  five  members  of  the  City  Council, 
and  shall  communicate  to  them  in  writing  when  assembled  the  objects 
for  which  they  have  been  convened,  and  their  actions  at  such  sessions 
shall  be  confined  to  such  objects. 

Sec.  23.  The  Mayor  shall  approve  of  all  official  and  other  bonds 
except  as  otherwise  provided  for  in  this  charter. 

He  shall  have  power  at  all  times,  in  any  emergency,  of  which  he 
shall  lae  the  judge,  to  assume  command  of  the  whole  or  any  part  of  the 
po-ice  force  of  the  city.  In  case  of  riot,  tumult  or  violent  disturbance 
of  the  public  order,  the  Mayor  shall  have,  as  the  exigency  in  his  judg- 
ment may  require,  the  right  to  assume  control  for  the  time  being  of  the 
police  force;  but  before  assuming  such  control  he  shall  issue  his 
proclamation  to  that  effect,  and  it  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  Board  of 
Police  and  Chief  of  Police  to  execute  orders  promulgated  by  him  for  the 
suppression  of  such  tumult  and  the  restoration  of  order. 

Sec.  24.  The  Mayor  is  empowered  to  call  on  every  male  inhabitant 
of  the  city  over  the  age  of  18  years  to  aid  in  enforcing  the  laws  and 
ordinances  in  force  in  said  city,  and  in  preserving  the  peace  and  safety 
of  the  same;  and  the  City  Council  shall  have  power  to  provide  by  ordi- 
nance for  the  punishment  of  any  person  who  shall  refuse  to  afford  such 
aid  when  so  required. 

As  amended  by  amendment  No.  4,  approved  and  adopted  by  the 
people  at  an  election  held  May  2,  1S93. 

Sec.  25.  The  Mayor  or  Chief  of  the  Fire  Department  shall  have 
power  to  call  on  every  male  inhabitant  of  the  city  over  the  age  of  18 
years  to  aid  in  preventing  and  extinguishing  fires;  and  the  City  Council 
shall  have  power  to  provide  by  ordinance  for  the  punishment  of  any 
person  who  shall  refuse  to  afford  such  aid  when  so  required. 

As  amended  by  amendment  No.  5,  approved  and  adopted  by  the 
people  at  an  election  held  May  2,  1893. 


ARTICLE  IV. 

LEGISLATIVE  DEPARTMENT. 

Section  26.  All  legislative  powers  of  the  City  of  Spokane  Falls 
shall  be  vested  in  the  Mayor  and  City  Council. 

Sec.  27.  The  City  Council  shall  consist  of  ten  members.  No  person 
shall  be  eligible  to  the  office  of  Councilman  unless  he  is  an  elector  of 
the  ward  in  which  he  is  elected  and  a freeholder  in  the  city,  and  shall 
have  been  such  freeholder  at  least  one  year  next  preceding  his  election, 
and  shall  have  been  a resident  of  the  territory  comprising  the  city  for 
two  years  next  preceding  his  election. 

As  amended  by  amendment  No.  29,  approved  and  adopted  by  the 
people  at  an  election  held  May  7,  1895. 


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Sec.  28.  The  five  Councilmen  elected  at  an  annual  election  held  in 
the  year  1895  shall  each  hold  his  office  for  the  term  of  two  years,  be- 
ginning on  the  tenth  day  after  the  first  Tuesday  in  May,  A.  D.,  1896, 
and  thereafter  at  each  biennial  election  two  councilmen  shall  be  elected 
in  each  ward.  Five  of  said  Councilmen,  one  from  each  ward,  shall  take 
their  seats  ten  days  after  said  election,  and  five  of  said  councilmen,  one 
from  each  ward,  shall  take  their*  seats  ten  days  after  the  first  Tuesday 
in  May  of  the  year  following  their  election,  and  the  ballots  shall  desig- 
nate the  term  for  which  each  councilman  is  elected,  and  the  time  that 
each  Councilman  so  elected  shall  take  his  seat. 

As  amended  by  amendment  No.  30,  approved  and  adopted  by  the 
people  at  an  election  held  May  7,  1895. 

Sec.  29.  No  member  of  the  City  Council,  of  any  board,  or  any  other 
officer  or  e'mploye  of  the  city,  shall  in  any  manner,  either  directly  or 
indirectly,  be  interested  in  any  contract  with  the  city  or  any  board  of 
the  city,  nor  interested  in  furnishing  any  material,  nor  shall  any  of  the 
parties  enumerated  be  permitted,  either  directly  or  indirectly,  to  deal 
in  the  warrants  of  the  city,  or  upon  any  special  fund;  and  any  member 
of  the  City  Council,  of  any  board,  or  any  officer  or  employe  of  the  city 
who  shall  violate  any  part  of  this  section  shall  thereby  forfeit  his  office 
or  employment,  and  all  such  contracts  shall  be  ipso  facto  void,  and  the 
offender  shall  be  liable  to  such  penalties  as  may  be  provided  by  ordi- 
nance. 

Sec.  30.  The  City  Council  shall  elect  one  of  its  members  President 
thereof,  who  shall  perform  the  duties  usual  to  a presiding  officer,  and 
shall  have  the  same  right  to  vote  and  participate  in  the  arguments  and 
deliberations  as  other  members  of  the  City  Council.  A majority  of  all 
members  of  the  City  Council  shall  constitute  a quorum,  but  a less  num- 
ber may  adjourn  from  day  to  day  or  until  the  next  regular  meeting,  and 
may  compel  the  attendance  of  absent  members  in  such  manner  as  said 
Council  may  by  ordinance  or  resolution  provide.  The  President  may 
be  removed  at  any  time  by  a two-thirds  vote  of  all  the  members  of  the 
Council.  In  the  absence  of  the  President  any  member  of  the  City  Coun- 
cil may  be  called  upon  to  act  as  President  pro  tem.  In  case  of  the  ab- 
sence or  inability  to  act  of  the  Mayor,  the  President  of  the  City  Council 
shall  during  such  absence  or  inability  to  act  assume  and  discharge  the 
duties  of  Mayor. 

Sec.  31.  The  City  Council  shall  establish  rules  for  its  government, 
keep  a journal  of  its  proceedings  and  permit  the  publication  of  the 
same.  The  yeas  and  nays  shall  be  called  upon  any  question  upon  the 
demand  of  any  member,  and  the  vote  so  taken  shall  be  entered  in  full 
upon  the  journal.  All  votes  of  the  City  Council  shall  be  viva  voce. 

Sec.  32.  The  City  Council  shall  have  power  to  punish  its  members 
for  contempt,  for  non-attendance  and  for  disorderly  conduct  or  conduct 
unbecoming  a member  of  the  City  Council,  and  to  expel  any  member 
by  a two-thirds  vote  of  the  whole  Council.  The  President  of  the  City 
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Council,  one  of  which  shall  be  denominated  the  Finance  Committee, 
and  each  committee  so  appointed  shall  have  the  power  to  perform  the 
duties  and  functions  allotted  to  it. 

Sec.  33.  At  10  o’clock  a.  m.  of  the  second  Friday  following  the  an- 
nual municipal  election  the  City  Council  shall  meet,  at  which  time,  the 
newly-elected  Councilmen  shall  assume  the  duties  of  their  office.  The 
City  Council  shall  meet  at  such  other  times  as  it  may  by  ordinance  or 
resolution  determine;  provided,  it  shall  meet  at  least  semi-monthly. 
All  meetings  and  proceedings  of  the  City  Council  shall  be  public. 

Sec.  34.  All  legislative  acts  of  the  City  Council  shall  be  by  ordi- 
nance, the  subject  of  which  shall  be  clearly  set  out  in  the  title;  and  no 
ordinance  shall  contain  more  than  one  subject.  The  enacting  clause 
shall  be:  “The  City  of  Spokane  Falls  does  ordain  as  follows,”  and  no 
ordinance  shall  become  a law  unless  a majority  of  all  the  members  of 
the  City  Council  shall  have  voted  therefor.  Every  ordinance,  after  the 
passage  thereof,  shall  be  signed  by  the  President  of  the  Council  and  at- 
tested by  the  Clerk,  and  shall  forthwith  be  transmitted  to  the  Mayor 
for  his  approval.  If  he  approves,  he  shall  sign  it;  if  not,  he  shall  return 
it  with  his  objections  in  writing  to  the  City  Council  by  depositing  the 
same  with  the  City  Clerk,  who  shall  present  the  same  to  the  City  Coun- 
cil at  its  next  regular  meeting  thereafter.  Said  objections  shall  be  en- 
tered upon  the  journal  of  its  proceedings,  and  the  Council  shall  then 
consider  said  objections;  if  after  such  consideration  two-thirds  of  the 
members  of  the  Council  shall  vote  to  pass  the  ordinance,  notwithstand- 
ing such  objections,  it  shall  become  a law.  If  any  ordinance  presented 
to  the  Mayor  contain  several  sections  or  items,  he  may  object  to  one  or 
more  sections  or  items  while  approving  the  other  portions  of  the  ordi- 
nance. In  such  case  the  sectins  or  items  objected  to  shall  not  take  ef- 
fect unless  passed  over  the  Mayor’s  objection,  as  hereinbefore  provided 
for  the  passage  of  ordinances  notwithstanding  the  Mayor’s  objection. 
If  any  ordinance  shall  not  be  returned  by  the  Mayor  within  five  days, 
exclusive  of  Sundays  or  legal  holidays,  after  it  shall  have  been  present- 
ed to  him,  the  same  shall  become  a law  in  like  manner  as  if  he  had  ap- 
proved the  same. 

Sec.  35.  Every  ordinance,  after  its  passage,  shall  be  recorded  in  a 
book  kept  for  that  purpose,  which  record  shall  be  authenticated  by  the 
President  of  the  City  Council  and  attested  by  the  City  Clerk;  and,  in 
case  said  ordinance  is  also  approved  by  the  Mayor,  he  shall  also  sign 
said  record.  Every  ordinance  shall  be  published  in  the  official  newspa- 
per of  the  city  within  five  days  after  its  adoption,  either  by  approval  of 
the  Mayor  or  over  his  veto,  and  every  ordinance  shall  be  in  full  force 
and  effect  from  and  after  ten  days  after  its  passage,  whether  it  shall 
have  been  properly  published  or  not.  If  an  ordinance  shall  declare  an 
emergency  to  exist,  it  shall  go  into  effect,  if  so  stated  in  the  ordinance, 
forthwith  upon  its  adoption  in  any  of  the  ways  herein  stated. 

As  amended  by  amendment  No.  41,  approved  and  adopted  by  the 
people  at  an  election  held  May  2,  1899. 


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Sec.  36.  No  ordinance  or  section  thereof  shall  be  revised  or  amended 
except  by  ordinance,  which  new  ordinance  shall  contain  the  entire  ordi- 
nance or  section  as  amended;  nor  shall  the  City  Council,  by  resolution 
or  motion,  except  any  person  or  corporation  from  the  provisions  or  re- 
quirements of  any  ordinance. 

As  amended  by  amendment  No.  42,  approved  and  adopted  by  the 
people  at  an  election  held  May  2,  1899. 

Sec.  37.  The  City  Council  shall  annually  let  the  legal  advertising  to 
the  lowest  and  best  bidder,  who  shall  give  bonds  to  the  city  in  such 
sum  as  may  be  fixed  by  the  City  Council  to  well  and  faithfully  perform 
the  conditions  of  the  contract;  and  it  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  City 
Council,  after  having  let  the  contract  for  publishing  the  legal  notices 
of  the  city,  to  designate  the  newspaper  published  by  the  party  receiving 
such  contract  as  the  official  newspaper  of  the  city.  All  ordinances,  reso- 
lutions, notices,  tax  and  assessment  sales,  and  other  proceedings,  state- 
ments, doing  or  matters  of  the  city  required  to  be  published  shall  be 
printed  therein.  If  for  any  reason  a new  contract  shall  not  have  been 
let  at  or  before  the  expiration  of  any  existing  annual  contract,  such  ex- 
isting contract  shall  continue  in  force  at  the  same  rates  for  publica- 
tions, and  under  the  same  terms,  except  as  to  the  duration  thereof,  un- 
til such  time  as  a new  contract  shall  have  been  let;  provided,  such  new 
contract  be  let  within  a reasonable  time;  and  such  paper  shall,  during 
any  such  continuance  of  any  contract,  remain  the  official  newspaper  of 
the  city. 

Contracts  for  blank  books,  job  printing  and  stationery,  or  any  part 
thereof,  may  also  he  made  with  the  lowest  responsible  bidder  for  all  or 
any  portion  of  such  work  or  stationery,  if  the  majority  of  the  City 
Council  shall  deem  such  contract  desirable. 

As  amended  by  amendment  No.  50,  approved  and  adopted  by  the 
people  at  an  election  held  May  7,  1901. 

Sec.  38.  No  ordinance  obligating  the  city  for  the  payment  of  more 
than  $1,000,  or  vacating  any  street,  highway  or  alley,  or  granting  any 
franchise,  shall  be  passed  before  the  second  regular  meeting  of  the 
Council  after  its  introduction;  nor  shall  any  ordinance  vacating  any 
street,  highway  or  alley,  or  granting  any  franchise,  be  passed  until  no- 
tice of  application  for  same  be  published  in  the  official  newspaper  of  the 
city  by  the  party  applying  therefor,  containing  a copy  of  the  ordinance 
so  applied  for  and  without  cost  to  the  city.  No  ordinance  granting  a 
franchise  shall  be  passed  within  thirty  days  from  its  introduction,  and 
no  exclusive  franchise  or  special  privilege  shall  ever  be  granted. 

Sec.  39.  All  appropriations  of  money  shall  be  by  ordinance,  and  no 
money  shall  be  drawn  from  the  treasury  except  in  pursuance  of  an 
appropriation;  provided,  always,  that  where  a fund  has  been  created  to 
be  expended  for  a specific  purpose,  the  same  may  be  paid  as  therein 
provided  by  order  of  the  Council  or  proper  board  or  officer  having 
charge  of  such  specific  fund. 

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any  house,  building,  booth  or  stand,  or  like  structure,  in  any  street, 
avenue  or  alley  within  the  limits  of  the  city;  provided,  this  section 
shall  not  apply  to  drinking  fountains  or  monuments. 

Sec.  41.  The  City  of  Spokane  Falls  shall  have  power  to  establish 
and  regulate  markets,  to  provide  for  weighing,  measuring  and  inspec- 
tion of  all  articles  of  fuel,  food  or  drink  offered  for  sale  thereat,  or  at 
any  place  within  the  limits  of  the  city;  by  proper  penalties  to  enforce 
the  keeping  of  proper  legal  weights  and  measures  by  all  vendors  within 
the  city,  and  to  provide  for  the  inspection  of  such  weights  and  meas- 
ures. 

Sec.  42.  To  erect  and  establish  hospitals  and  pesthouses  and  to 
control  and  regulate  the  same;  provided,  further,  that  the  city  may 
enter  into  contracts  with  hospitals  and  charitable  associations  for  the 
care  and  treatment  of  indigent  sick,  children  and  others  who  are  un- 
able to  care  for  themselves,  and  may  compensate  such  hospitals  and 
associations. 

As  amended  by  amendment  No.  51,  approved  and  adopted  by  the 
people  at  an  election  held  May  7,  1901. 

Sec.  43.  To  erect  and  establish  workhouses  and  jails,  and  to  con- 
trol and  regulate  the  same,  and  to  provide  for  the  working  of  prisoners 
contained  therein. 

Sec.  44.  To  provide  for  establishing  and  maintaining  reform  or 
training  schools  for  juvenile  offenders. 

Sec.  45.  To  create,  establish  and  maintain  a public  library. 

Sec.  46.  To  regulate  the  burial  of  the  dead,  and  to  establish  and 
regulate  cemeteries  within  or  without  corporate  limits,,  and  to  acquire 
land  therefor  by  purchase  or  condemnation  or  otherwise;  to  cause  cem- 
eteries to  be  removed  beyond  the  limits  of  the  corporation,  and  to  pro- 
hibit the  establishment  of  any  cemetery  within  two  miles  of  the  boun- 
daries of  the  city. 

Sec.  47.  To  direct  the  location  and  construction  of  all  buildings  in 
which  any  trade  or  occupation  offensive  to  the  senses  or  deleterious  to 
the  public  health  or  safety  shall  be  carried  on,  and  to  regulate  the  use 
thereof  in  such  manner  as  to  insure  the  public  health,  safety  and  com- 
fort; and  to  prohibit  the  erection  and  maintenance  of  such  buildings 
or  structures,  or  the  carrying  on  of  such  trades  or  occupations  within 
the  limits  of  said  city,  or  within  the  distance  of  two  miles  beyond  the 
boundaries  thereof. 

Sec.  48.  To  make  regulations  for  the  prevention  of  accidents  by 
fire,  to  provide  fire  engines  and  other  apparatus,  and  to  provide  for  the 
prevention  and  extinguishment  of  fires,  and  to  regulate  or  prohibit  the 
transportation,  keeping  or  storage  of  all  combustible  or  explosive  ma- 
terials within  the  corporate  limits  of  the  city,  and  to  restrain  or  regu- 
late or  prohibit  the  use  of  fireworks. 

Sec.  49.  To  establish  fire  limits  and  enlarge  the  same  as  circum- 
stances may  require,  and  make  all  such  regulations  for  the  erection 
and  maintenance  of  buildings  and  other  structures  within  the  corpor-- 


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ate  limits  as  the  safety  of  persons  or  property  may  require,  and  to  cause 
all  such  places  and  buildings  as  may  from  any  cause  be  in  a dangerous 
state  to  be  put  in  a safe  condition,  and  to  prohibit  the  erection  or  con- 
struction within  such  fire  limits  of  any  building  or  structure,  or  any 
addition  to  any  building  or  structure,  unless  such  building,  structure 
or  addition  be  constructed  of  such  material  and  in  conformity  to  such 
rules,  regulations  and  conditions  as  the  City  Council  shall  have  pro- 
vided; and  to  provide  for  the  removal  of  any  building  or  structure,  or 
any  addition  to  any  building  or  structure,  erected  contrary  to  such 
prohibition,  and  to  prohibit  and  regulate  the  removal  of  all  erections 
and  buildings  within  the  city  limits. 

Sec.  50.  To  regulate  the  manner  in  which  stone,  brick  and  other 
buildings,  fences  and  party  walls  shall  be  constructed  and  maintained. 

Sec.  51.  To  require  the  owners  of  public  halls  or  other  buildings 
to  provide  suitable  means  of  exit;  to  provide  for  the  prevention  and 
abatement  of  nuisances,  for  the  cleaning  and  purification  of  water 
courses  and  canals,  for  the  draining  and  filling  up  of  ponds  on  private 
property  within  its  limits,  when  the  same  shall  he  offensive  to  the 
senses  or  dangerous  to  the  health;  to  regulate  and  control  and  provide 
for  the  prevention  and  punishment  of  the  defilement  and  pollution  of 
all  streams  running  into  or  through  its  corporate  limits,  and  for  the 
distance  of  five  miles  beyond  its  corporate  limits,  and  on  any  stream  or 
lake  from  which  the  water  supply  of  the  city  is  or  may  be  taken  for  a 
distance  of  five  miles  beyond  its  source  of  supply;  to  provide  for  the 
cleaning  of  areas,  vaults  and  other  places  within  the  corporate  limits 
which  may  be  kept  so  as  to  become  offensive  to  the  senses  or  dangerous 
to  the  health,  and  to  make  all  such  quarantine  and  other  regulations 
as  may  be  necessary  for  the  preservation  of  the  public  health,  and  to  re- 
move all  persons  infected  with  any  infectious  or  contagious  disease  to 
some  suitable  place  to  be  provided  for  that  purpose. 

Sec.  52.  To  declare  what  shall  be  a nuisance  and  to  provide  for  the 
abatement  of  the  same,  and  for  the  punishment  of  any  person  or  party 
who  may  create,  continue  or  suffer  a nuisance  to  exist. 

Sec.  53.  To  regulate  or  prohibit  the  carrying  on  within  the  cor- 
porate limits  of  the  city  of  occupations  which  are  of  such  nature  as  to 
affect  the  public  health  or  good  order  of  the  city,  or  to  disturb  the  pub- 
lic peace,  and  which  are  not  prohibited  by  law,  and  to  provide  for  the 
punishment  of  all  persons  violating  such  regulations,  and  of  all  per- 
sons who  knowingly  permit  the  same  to  be  violated  in  any  building  or 
upon  any  premises  owned  or  controlled  by  them. 

Sec.  54.  To  restrain  and  provide  for  the  punishment  of  vagrants, 
mendicants,  prostitutes  and  other  disorderly  persons;  to  prohibit  and 
provide  for  the  suppression  of  houses  of  prostitution  or  ill-fame,  places 
where  smoking  of  opium  is  permitted,  gambling-houses  and  other  disor- 
derly houses  or  places. 

Sec.  55.  To  provide  for  the  punishment  of  all  disorderly  conduct 
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regulations  necessary  for  the  preservation  of  public  morality,  health, 
peace  and  good  order  within  its  limits,  and  to  provide  for  the  arrest, 
trial  and  punishment  of  all  persons  violating  any  ordinance  of  the 
city;  but  such  punishment  shall  in  no  case  exceed  the  punishment  pro- 
vided by  the  laws  of  the  State  of  Washington  for  misdemeanors. 

Sec.  56.  To  restrain  and  prevent  domestic  and  other  animals  from 
running  at  large,  and  to  regulate  or  prohibit  the  driving  of  cattle  or 
stock  upon  and  over  the  streets  or  bridges  within  the  city  or  any  of 
them;  and  to  license,  tax,  regulate  and  restrain  the  keeping  of  dogs 
within  the  city  limits,  and  to  authorize  the  distraining,  impounding  and 
sale  of  domestic  and  other  animals  for  the  penalty  incurred  and  costs  of 
proceeding,  and  to  authorize  the  destruction  of  dogs  impounded  for 
want  of  a license. 

Sec.  57.  To  make  all  rules  and  regulations  necessary  or  proper  to 
carry  into  execution  all  powers  vested  by  this  charter  or  by  law  in  said 
city,  or  in  any  department  or  officer  thereof,  unless  otherwise  provided 
for  in  this  charter. 

The  City  of  Spokane  has  power  to  own,  erect,  purchase,  construct, 
or  otherwise  acquire  and  maintain,  waterworks  within  or  without  the 
corporate  limits  of  said  city,  to  supply  said  city  and  its  inhabitants 
with  water,  and  to  regulate  and  control  the  use  and  price  of  the  water 
so  supplied. 

To  provide  for  lighting  the  streets  and  all  public  places,  and  for  fur- 
nishing the  inhabitants  with  gas  or  other  lights,  and  to  erect  or  other- 
wise acquire  and  maintain  the  same  within  or  without  the  corporate 
limits  of  said  city,  or  authorize  the  erection  and  maintenance  of  such 
works  as  may  be  necessary  and  convenient  therefor,  and  to  regulate 
the  use  and  price  thereof. 

As  amended  by  amendment  No.  7,  approved  and  adopted  by  the 
people  at  an  election  held  May  2,  1893. 

Sec.  58.  To  regulate  the  placing  of  all  interior  and  exterior  elec- 
tric lighting  and  power  wires,  circuits  and  apparatus,  and  to  make  regu- 
lations for  the  prevention  of  danger  to  life  and  property  from  the  use 
of  such  electric  lighting  or  power  wires,  circuits  and  apparatus. 

Sec.  59.  To  provide  for  the  supervision  of  the  placing  of  all  such 
electric  lighting  or  power  wires,  circuits  and  apparatus,  and  of  the 
electric  fire  alarm  system  by  a competent  electrician. 

To  license,  regulate  and  restrain  the  selling  or  giving  away  of  malt, 
vinous,  fermented,  intoxicating  or  mixed  liquors,  and  to  revoke  such 
licenses  or  refuse  to  issue  a license  to  any  person  to  deal  in  the  same, 
and  to  prescribe  limits  within  which  any  license  for  the  sale  of  such 
liquors  shall  be  granted;  provided,  no  license  shall  be  granted  to  any 
person  or  persons  who  shall  not  first  comply  with  the  general  laws  of 
the  state  in  force  at  the  time  the  same  is  granted;  and  that  no  license 
shall  be  granted  to  continue  longer  than  one  year  from  the  date  thereof; 
and,  provided  further,  that  no  retail  license  shall  be  granted  for  a less 
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To  grant  licenses  for  any  lawful  purpose,  and  to  fix  by  ordinance 
the  amount  to  be  paid  therefor,  and  to  provide  for  revoking  the  same; 
provided,  no  license  shall  be  required  from  merchants,  manufacturers, 
artisans,  mechanics  and  professional  persons  having  a fixed  place  of 
business,  where  such  business  is  carried  on,  and  who  do  not,  as  a 
whole  or  part  of  their  business,  offer  for  sale  or  deal  in  intoxicating, 
spiritous,  malt,  vinous,  mixed  or  fermented  liquors. 

To  establish  stands  for  hacks  and  other  vehicles  for  hire,  and  regu- 
late the  charges  for  hacks  and  other  vehicles  carrying  passengers,  par- 
cels or  freight  for  hire,  and  require  the  schedule  of  such  charges  to 
be  posted  in  every  such  hack  or  other  vehicle. 

To  fix  the  price  of  water  and  light  furnished  to  the  inhabitants  of 
the  city  by  any  person  or  corporation  other  than  the  city,  and  to  regu- 
late the  supply  and  use  thereof,  whether  by  persons  or  corporations 
now  holding  franchises  or  hereafter  obtaining  franchises. 

To  license,  tax,  regulate  and  control  hawkers,  peddlers,  shows, 
theatricals,  circuses  and  all  other  classes  of  business  not  otherwise  in 
this  charter  provided  for. 

To  provide  for  naming  streets  and  numbering  houses;  for  regulating 
and  preventing  the  exhibition  of  banners,  flags,  signs  and  placards, 
across  streets  or  sidewalks;  for  regulating  or  suppressing  public  criers, 
advertising,  ringing  of  bells,  blowing  whistles  or  other  noises. 

To  regulate  all  parades  and  processions,  and  to  determine  what 
parades  and  processions  upon  the  streets  shall  be  unlawful,  and  to  de- 
clare the  same  a nuisance. 

To  order  an  enumeration  of  the  inhabitants  of  the  city,  and  provide 
the  manner  of  taking  such  enumeration. 

The  City  Council  shall  have  power  by  three-fifths  vote  of  all  its 
members  to  remove  any  elective  officer  of  the  city  upon  charges  of  mis- 
conduct or  malfeasance  in  office,  under  such  rules  and  provisions  and 
mode  of  procedure  and  trial  as  may  be  established  by  ordinance. 

To  create  such  offices  not  herein  provided  for  as  the  needs  of  the 
city  may  require,  and  to  establish  and  regulate  the  salary,  and  to  pre- 
scribe the  powers  and  duties  of  the  same. 

As  amended  by  amendment  No.  8,  approved  and  adopted  by  the 
people  at  an  election  held  May  2,  1893. 

Sec.  60.  The  City  of  Spokane  Palls  shall  have  and  exercise  all  such 
powers  and  privileges  as  are  incidental  to  and  usually  exercised  by 
municipal  corporations  of  like  character  and  degree,  whether  the  same 
are  in  this  charter  specially  enumerated  or  not,  and  as  may  be  necessary 
for  carrying  into  effect  the  provisions  of  this  charter  according  to  the 
true  intent  and  meaning  thereof. 

Sec.  61.  The  City  of  Spokane  is  authorized  to  construct  and  main- 
tain, or  cause  to  be  constructed  and  maintained,  sidewalks,  and  to  curb, 
recurb,  grade,  regrade,  pave,  repave,  plank,  replank,  macadamize,  re- 
macadamize, gutter  and  regutter  any  street,  avenue,  public  way  or  alley 
therein,  or  any  part  of  any  such  street,  avenue,  public  way  or  alley;  and 


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to  pay  for  the  cost  of  such  improvement,  may  levy  and  collect  a special 
tax  or  assessment  upon  the  lots  and  parcels  of  land  abutting  upon,  ad- 
jacent or  proximate  to  the  portion  of  the  street,  avenue,  public  way  or 
alley  so  improved;  and,  for  this  purpose,  the  city  shall,  by  ordinance, 
establish  assessment  districts,  which  shall  include  the  lots  and  parcels 
of  land  benefited  by  said  improvement;  provided,  however,  that  such 
assessment  district  shall  be  coterminous  with  the  portion  of  the  street, 
avenue,  public  way  or  alley  improved,  and  the  side  lines  of  such  assess- 
ment district  shall  in  no  event  be  distant  more  than  150  feet  from  the 
nearest  side  line  of  the  street,  avenue,  public  way  or  alley  improved, 
and  all  lots  or  parcels  of  land  within  such  assessment  district  (except 
land  included  within  streets,  avenues,  public  ways  or  alleys)  shall  be 
deemed  and  taken  to  be  lots  and  parcels  of  land  abutting  upon,  adjacent 
or  proximate  to  the  portion  of  the  street,  avenue,  public  way  or  alley 
improved;  provided  further,  that  in  all  assessments  and  levies  to  pay 
the  cost  and  expense  of  any  improvement,  real  estate  only  shall  be  as- 
sessed, excluding  from  such  assessment  all  improvements  thereon, 
whether  the  same  are  affixed  to  the  land  or  not,  and  the  improvements 
upon  such  land  shall  not  be  taken  or  assessed  as  any  part  of  the  land, 
or  at  all.  The  action  of  the  City  Council  in  the  creation  of  such  assess- 
ment district  shall  be  final  and  conclusive. 

No  improvement,  where  the  whole  or  any  portion  of  the  cost  and 
expense  thereof  is  to  be  defrayed  by  the  collection  of  special  assess- 
ments upon  the  property  specially  benefited  thereby,  shall  be  ordered 
unless  the  owners  of  at  least  one-half  of  the  property  subject  to  con- 
tribute to  such  improvement,  shall  file  a petition  therefor;  provided, 
that  the  legal  representatives  of  such  owners  may  sign  such  petition 
for  and  on  behalf  of  the  owners;  provided  further,  that  such  improve- 
ment may  be  ordered  without  petition  by  an  ordinance  which  shall  have 
passed  by  a vote  of  at  least  two-thirds  of  the  whole  council.  All  peti- 
tions for  improvements  shall  be  filed  with  the  Board  of  Public  Works. 

As  amended  by  amendment  No.  49,  approved  and  adopted  by  the 
people  at  an  election  held  May  7,  1901. 

Sec.  62.  Whenever  a petition  for  the  curbing,  grading,  paving, 
planking,  macadamizing,  guttering  or  sidewalking,  or  the  recurbing,  re- 
grading, repaving,  replanking,  remacadamizing,  reguttering  or  reside- 
walking of  any  street,  avenue,  public  way  or  alley,  shall  be  filed  with 
the  Board  of  Public  Works,  the  board  shall  ascertain  if  the  signers 
thereof  are  the  owners  of  at  least  one-half  of  the  property  subject  to 
contribute  to  such  improvement;  and  if  they  find  such  to  be  the  fact, 
they  shall  report  such  petition  to  the  City  Council,  with  their  recom- 
mendation. Such  report  shall  contain  such  data  and  information  with 
respect  to  such  work  as  the  city  may  by  general  ordinance  prescribe. 
Whenever,  in  the  absence  of  any  petition,  the  Council  shall  deem  it  ad- 
visable to  order  such  improvement,  it  shall  by  resolution  direct  the 
Board  of  Public  Works  to  prepare  and  transmit  a report  of  such  work; 
and  said  board  shall  thereupon  prepare  and  file  such  report  in  the  same 


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manner  as  if  there  had  been  a petition  therefor  and  favorable  report  by 
the  board.  The  Council  may  order  any  such  improvement,  notwith- 
standing an  adverse  report  by  the  board;  but  no  improvement  shall  be 
ordered  in  any  case  until  there  shall  have  been  filed  with  the  Council 
by  the  Board  of  Public  Works  a report  upon  such  proposed  improve- 
ment. 

As  amended  by  amendment  No.  49,  approved  and  adopted  by  the 
people  at  an  election  held  May  7,  1901. 

Sec.  63.  The  City  of  Spokane  is  authorized  and  empowered  to  pre- 
scribe by  general  ordinance  the  mode  in  which  the  charge  on  the  re- 
spective lots  and  parcels  of  land  shall  be  assessed  and  determined  for 
the  purpose  of  paying  the  cost  and  expense  of  any  and  all  street  im- 
provements. Such  charge,  when  assessed  and  the  assessment  roll  con- 
firmed by  the  City  Council  in  the  manner  hereinafter  authorized,  shall 
be  a lien  upon  such  lots  and  parcels  of  land  as  are  shown  on  such  as- 
sessment roll  from  the  time  said  assessment  roll  shall  be  placed  in  the 
hands  of  the  Tax  Collector.  All  assessments  levied  upon  lands  of  the 
United  States,  State  of  Washington,  state  university,  County  of  Spo- 
kane, any  school  district,  and  the  City  of  Spokane,  except  streets,  av- 
enues, public  ways  and  alleys  (which  shall  not  be  assessed),  shall  be 
paid  by  the  City  of  Spokane  out  of  the  general  fund. 

As  amended  by  amendment  No.  49,  approved  and  adopted  by  the 
people  at  an  election  held  May  7,  1901. 

Sec.  64.  The  Board  of  Public  Works  shall  make  out  and  certify  to 
the  City  Council  the  assessment  roll,  showing  the  assessments  upon 
each  lot  or  parcel  of  land  contained  in  the  assessment  district.  Such 
assessment  roll  shall  be  prepared  in  such  manner  and  form  as  may  be 
prescribed  by  ordinance. 

As  amended  by  amendment  No.  49,  approved  and  adopted  by  the 
people  at  an  election  held  May  7,  1901. 

Sec.  65.  Upon  receiving  said  assessment  roll,  the  City  Clerk  shall 
forthwith  give  notice  by  publication  for  at  least  five  days  in  the  official 
newspaper  that  the  assessment  roll  is  on  file  in  his  office,  the  date  of 
the  filing  of  the  same,  and  that  the  same  is  open  for  public  inspection, 
and  said  notice  shall  state  a time  within  which  the  City  Council  will 
meet  to  hear  appeals  of  the  parties  aggrived  by  such  assessment. 

Sec.  66.  Any  party  claiming  to  be  aggrieved  by  said  assessment, 
whether  named  in  the  assessment  roll  or  not,  may,  at  any  time  after  the 
first  publication  of  such  notice,  and  prior  to  such  time  before  the  date 
fixed  for  such  hearing  as  may  be  prescribed  by  general  ordinance,  file 
written  objections  to,  or  protests  against,  such  assessment  roll.  He  shall 
state  therein  his  grounds  of  his  objection  or  protest,  and  the  City  Council 
may,  in  its  discretion,  refuse  to  consider  any  grounds  of  protest  or  ob- 
jection, or  any  protests  or  objections  to  such  assessment  roll,  or  any 
of  the  assessments  therein  not  so  specified  and  filed;  and  the  regularity 
and  correctness  of  the  proceedings  in  ordering  said  improvement  and 
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assessments,  and  of  the  amount  levied  upon  each  particular  lot  or  par- 
cel of  land,  shall  not,  in  any  manner  or  by  any  proceeding  whatsoever, 
be  contested  or  questioned  by  any  person  not  filing  written  objections 
to  any  such  assessment  roll,  or  to  such  assessments  as  hereinbefore  de- 
scribed. 

As  amended  by  amendment  No.  49,  approved  and  adopted  by  the 
people  at  an  election  held  May  7,  1901. 

Sec.  67.  At  the  time  appointed  for  hearing  objections  to  such  assess- 
ment the  Council  shall  hear  and  determine  all  objections  which  have 
been  filed  by  any  party  interested  to  the  regularity  of  the  proceedings 
in  making  such  assessment  and  to  the  correctness  of  the  amount  of  such 
assessment,  or  of  the  amount  levied  on  any  particular  lot  or  parcel  of 
land;  and  the  Council  shall  have  the  power  to  adjourn  such  hearing 
from  time  to  time,  and  shall  have  power,  in  their  discretion,  to  revise, 
correct,  confirm  or  set  aside,  and  to  order  that  such  assess- 
ment be  made  de  novo,  and  such  council  shall  pass  an  order 
approving  and  confirming  said  proceedings  and  said  assessment,  as  cor- 
rected by  them,  and  their  decision  and  order  shall  be  a final  determina- 
tion of  the  regularity,  validity  and  correctness  of  said  assessment,  to 
the  amount  thereof,  levied  on  each  lot  or  parcel  of  land. 

Any  person  who  has  filed  objections  to  such  assessment,  as  herein- 
before provided,  shall  have  the  right  of  appeal  to  the  Superior  Court  in 
the  same  manner  as  is  now  provided  for  appeals  from  reassessments 
in  an  act  of  the  legislature  of  the  State  of  Washington,  entitled 
“An  act  relating  to  and  authorizing  the  collection  of  assess- 
ments for  local  improvements  by  a new  assessment  or  reassessment 
of  the  cost  and  expenses  of  making  same  in  cities  and  towns,  and  de- 
claring an  emergency,”  approved  March  9,  1893,  as  the  same  stands  at 
the  time  of  the  adoption  of  this  amendment,  and  such  appeal,  and  all 
proceedings  thereunder,  shall  be  conducted  as  in  said  act  prescribed, 
and  said  act  shall  govern  said  appeal  in  every  respect. 

As  amended  by  amendment  No.  45,  approved  and  adopted  by  the 
people  at  an  election  held  May  2,  1899. 

Sec.  68.  The  city  shall  prescribe  by  ordinance  within  what  time,  or 
times,  such  assessments,  or  installments  thereof,  shall  be  paid;  and  may 
provide  for  the  payment  and  collection  of  interest  at  a rate  not  exceed- 
ing eight  per  cent,  per  annum  upon  all  unpaid  installments.  The  city 
may  prescribe  by  general  ordinance  in  what  manner  and  to  whom  such 
assessments  and  installments  shall  be  paid,  and  for  the  giving  of  notice 
by  publication  for  a reasonable  time  in  the  official  newspaper  that  the 
roll  is  in  the  hands  of  the  collector,  that  the  assessments  are  payable 
and  the  date  when  the  same  become  delinquent.  Such  notice  shall  be 
a sufficient  demand  for  payment;  and  it  shall  be  the  duty  of  any  person 
whose  property  is  assessed  for  improvements,  as  herein  provided,  to  pay 
all  such  assessments  before  the  same  become  delinquent. 

Assessments  ,or  installments  thereof,  shall,  when  delinquent,  bear 
such  interest  and  penalty  as  may  by  ordinance  be  prescribed;  and  such 
penalty  and  interest  shall  be  added  to  and  be  a part  of  the  assessment 


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lien.  Delinquent  assessments  shall  be  enforced  and  the  lien  thereof 
foreclosed  in  such  manner  as  the  city  may  by  ordinance  prescribe.  And 
the  city  is  hereby  authorized  and  empowered  to  provide  for  the  sale  of 
lands  upon  which  there  are  delinquent  assessments  for  the  amount  of 
such  assessments,  penalties,  interest  and  costs,  as  may  he  due,  upon 
reasonable  published  notice  (the  time  and  manner  of  such  notice  to  be 
prescribed  by  general  ordinance) ; the  execution  and  delivery  of  cer- 
tificates of  sale  to  the  purchaser,  and  the  time  and  manner  and  costs 
of  redemption;  provided,  that  said  time  shall  not  be  less  than  one  year 
from  date  of  sale;  the  execution  and  delivery  of  assessment  deeds;  and 
may,  so  far  as  consistent  with  the  laws  and  constitution  of  Washington 
and  of  the  United  States,  prescribe  the  effect  of  such  deeds  as  prima 
facie  and  conclusive  evidence  of  the  validity  and  regularity  of  the  im- 
provement and  assessment  proceedings  culminating  in  the  issuance  of 
such  deed.  The  city  may  provide  for  the  bringing  of  suits  in  court  in 
the  name  of  the  city  to  enforce  the  collection  of  such  assessments,  fore- 
closure of  such  assessment  liens  and  recovery  of  costs.  In  such  pro- 
ceedings all  owners  of  property  upon  which  there  are  delinquent  assess- 
ments, or  installments  thereof,  arising  under  a single  roll,  may  be  join- 
ed as  defendants,  and  all  liens  for  such  assessments  may  be  foreclosed 
in  such  action.  In  such  proceedings  it  shall  be  sufficient  to  allege  the 
passage  of  the  assessment  ordinance,  the  assessment,  the  confirmation 
thereof  and  the  failure  to  pay  within  the  time  prescribed.  The  assess- 
ment roll  and  order  of  confirmation,  or  authenticated  copies  thereof, 
shall  be  prima  facie  evidence  of  the  regularity  and  validity  of  the  pro- 
ceedings connected  therewith,  and  the  burden  of  proof  shall  be  upon 
the  defendants.  The  decree  in  such  proceedings  shall  be  for  the  amount 
due  and  costs,  and  for  the  sale  of  the  land  therefor.  The  city  may 
provide  for  the  issuance  of  delinquent  assessment  certificates  for  any 
and  all  delinquent  assessments,  or  installments  thereof;  and  may  pro- 
vide that  such  certificates  shall  bear  interest  at  a prescribed  rate,  not  to 
exceed  fifteen  per  cent,  per  annum,  from  the  date  of  issuance;  and  such 
certificates  shall  constitute  a lien  upon  the  assessed  premises  for  the 
amount  thereof  and  costs;  and  that  the  same  may  be  foreclosed  in  the 
same  manner  and  with  the  same  effect  as  mortgages  upon  real  estate 
are  foreclosed,  or  as  delinquent  tax  certificates  are  foreclosed. 
It  may  make  such  certificates  assignable  in  writing,  may 
guaranty  them  in  whole  or  in  part,  and  prescribe  the  time,  manner 
and  terms  in  and  upon  wdiich  the  land  may  be  redeemed.  Such  cer- 
tificates shall  be  prima  facie  evidence  that  the  land  against  which  the 
same  were  issued  was  subject  to  the  assessment,  was  properly  and 
regularly  assessed,  and  that  the  assessment,  or  installment,  for  which 
the  certificate  was  issued,  was  not  paid  prior  to  the  issuance  thereof. 

The  city  may  prescribe  any  other  means  for  the  enforcement  of  the 
payment  of  delinquent  assessments,  or  installments  thereof,  and  the 
foreclosure  of  the  assessment  liens,  not  forbidden  by  law. 

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ments,  or  installments  thereof,  the  lands  shall  be  struck  off  to  it,  if 
there  he  no  bidder  therefor  of  the  amount  of  the  assessment,  penalties, 
interest  and  costs,  and  that  the  certificates  of  sale  and  assessment  deed 
shall  be  issued  and  delivered  to  itself,  and  in  its  name,  as  purchaser; 
and  may  provide  for  the  issuance  to  itself  of  all  or  any  of  the  delinquent 
assessment  certificates,  either  at  the  date  of  delinquency  or  after  a 
fixed  period;  and  may  foreclose  the  same  in  its  own  name;  provided, 
however,  that  any  and  all  property  which  the  city  may  acquire  through 
proceedings  for  the  collection  of  delinquent  assessments,  or  installments 
thereof,  or  the  foreclosure  of  assessment  liens,  shall  be  held  in  trust 
for  the  fund  for  the  creation  of  which  such  assessment  was  levied;  and 
the  city  shall  provide  for  the  execution  of  such  trust  in  such  manner 
as  may  be  equitable;  provided  further,  that  the  city  shall  not  be  liable 
for  any  assessment  fund,  or  for  any  claims  or  demands  whatsoever 
against  such  funds,  except  as  trustee  thereof;  and  the  holders  or  own- 
ers of  any  claims  or  demands  against  any  special  assessment  fund  shall 
look  only  to  such  fund  tor  the  payment  thereof,  and  shall  have  no  claim 
against  said  city  therefor,  except  from  such  fund. 

All  moneys  collected  or  received  upon  assessments  for  local  improve- 
ments shall  be  kept  as  a separate  fund,  and  shall  be  solely  for  the  pur- 
pose for  which  such  fund  was  created. 

The  provisions  of  this  section  shall  apply  to  assessments  heretofore 
levied  and  assessment  liens  heretofore  created,  as  well  as  to  those  to  be 
hereafter  levied  and  created. 

As  amended  by  amendment  No.  49,  approved  and  adopted  by  the 
people  at  an  election  held  May  7,  1901. 

Sec.  69.  In  all  cases  of  special  assessments  for  local  improvements 
of  any  kind  against  any  property,  persons  or  corporations  whatsoever, 
and  when  said  assessments  have  failed  to  be  valid,  in  whole  or  in  part, 
for  any  cause,  the  City  of  Spokane  is  hereby  authorized  to  reassess  such 
special  taxes  or  assessments;  provided,  that  in  all  cases  where  a reas- 
sessment for  any  local  improvement  shall  be  made  the  assessment  dis- 
trict for  such  reassessment  shall  be  created  for  the  same  territory  as 
that  comprised  in  the  district  upon  which  the  original  assessment  was 
attempted  to  be  levied. 

Whenever  for  any  cause,  mistake  or  inadvertence,  the  amount  assess- 
ed shall  not  be  sufficient  to  pay  the  cost  of  the  improvement  made  and 
enjoyed  by  the  owners  of  the  property  in  the  local  assessment  district 
where  the  same  is  made,  the  city  is  authorized  to  make  a reassessment 
for  such  improvement. 

All  reassessments  shall  be  made  and  collected  in  accordance  with 
the  law  or  the  ordinances  existing  at  the  time  of  its  levy,  and  shall  con- 
stitute a lien  upon  the  lots  and  parcels  of  land  reassessed  from  the  time 
such  reassessment  roll  is  placed  in  the  hands  of  the  tax  collector.  As- 
sessment and  reassessment  liens,  and  the  liens  of  delinquent  assess- 
ment certificates,  shall  be  paramount  to  all  other  liens  or  encum- 
brances whatsoever,  except  for  assessments  and  general  taxes. 


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As  amended  by  amendment  No.  49,  approved  and  adopted  by  the 
people  at  an  election  held  May  7,  1901. 

Sec.  70.  Whenever  the  city  shall  provide  for  any  improvements,  the 
whole  or  any  part  of  the  cost  and  expense  of  which  may  be  assessed 
against  the  land  included  in  any  local  assessment  district,  it  may,  in 
its  discretion,  provide  for  the  payment  of  the  cost  and  expense  thereof 
by  the  issuance  of  local  improvement  bonds,  and  for  the  payment  of 
such  bonds,  with  interest  on  the  same,  from  assessments  to  be  levied 
and  collected  from  the  property  liable  for  the  cost  and  expense  of  such 
improvement  within  the  assessment  district  created  for  such  improve- 
ment. Such  bonds  shall,  by  their  terms,  be  made  payable  on  or  before 
a date  not  to  exceed  ten  years  from  and  after  the  date  of  the  issuance 
thereof,  which  latter  date  may  be  prescribed  by  resolution  or  ordinance, 
but  may  be  issued  subject  to  call  and  retirement  upon  reasonable  notice. 
They  shall  bear  such  interest  as  may  be  provided  in  the  ordinance  au- 
thorizing the  issuance  thereof,  not  exceeding  eight  per  cent,  per  annum, 
which  interest  shall  be  paid  annually  or  semiannually,  as  prescribed  by 
ordinance.  The  City  of  Spokane  shall  not  be  liable  upon  such  bonds 
except  as  trustee  for  the  district  and  bondholder. 

As  amended  by  amendment  No.  49,  approved  and  adopted  by  the 
people  at  an  election  held  May  7,  1901. 

Sec.  71.  Nothing  in  this  amendment  contained  shall  be  construed 
to  repeal  or  annul  any  ordinance  heretofore  passed,  or  to  vacate,  annul 
or  set  aside  any  assessment  or  reassessment  heretofore  levied  or  or- 
dered. 

As  amended  by  amendment  No.  49,  approved  and  adopted  by  the 
people  at  an  election  held  May  7,  1901. 

Sections  72,  73  and  74  repealed  by  amendment  No.  49,  approved  and 
adopted  by  the  people  at  an  election  held  May  7,  1901. 

Sec.  75.  The  City  of  Spokane  shall  have  the  sole  and  exclusive  con- 
trol of  all  streets,  highways,  alleys  and  grounds  within  its  limits  dedi- 
cated to  public  use.  The  fee  of  all  property  dedicated  to  public  use 
shall  be  vested  in  the  City  of  Spokane.  The  City  Council  shall  have 
power  to  establish  the  grade  of  all  streets  by  ordinance,  and  after  the 
grade  of  a street  has  once  been  established  it  shall  not  be  changed,  ex- 
cept by  ordinance,  after  a report  on  same  by  the  Board  of  Public  Works, 
and  ordered  by  a two-thirds  vote  of  all  the  members  of  the  City  Coun- 
cil; provided,  that  no  street  shall  be  regraded  until  after  a report  on 
same  by  the  Board  of  Public  Works  and  ordered  by  a two-thirds  vote  of 
all  the  members  of  the  City  Council. 

As  amended  by  amendment  No.  11,  approved  and  adopted  by  the 
people  at  an  election  held  May  2,  1893. 

Sec.  75%.  The  City  of  Spokane  is  empowered  to  provide  for  the 
sewerage  of  said  city.  It  may  by  ordinance  prescribe  the  manner  in 
which  such  improvements  may  be  made,  and  prescribe  all  needful  regu- 
lations for  the  exercise  of  the  power  hereby  conferred.  It  may  establish 
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of  the  ground,  and  construct  in  each  of  said  districts  a main  or  trunk 
sewer,  and  it  may  provide  for  the  payment  therefor  by  a special  tax 
upon  the  real  property  in  such  district,  or  by  special  assessments  upon 
the  land  included  therein,  excluding  all  improvements  thereon,  whether 
the  same  be  affixed  to  the  land  or  not,  and  such  sewer  districts  shall  in- 
clude all  land  which  can  be  conveniently  drained  or  sewered  into  such 
main  or  trunk  sewer. 

The  city  may  from  time  to  time  establish  in  connection  with  such 
main  or  trunk  sewer,  subsewer  districts,  and  construct  and  maintain  in 
such  districts  a subsewer  for  the  purpose  of  drainage  and  sewerage, 
directly  or  indirectly,  into  a main  or  trunk  sewer.  The  boundaries  of 
such  subsewer  district  shall  be  prescribed  by  ordinance,  and  the  cost 
and  expense  of  establishing  and  constructing  such  subsewer  shall  be 
assessed  upon  the  realty  benefited  thereby. 

All  proceedings  for  the  establishment  of  drainage  or  sewer  districts 
and  subsewer  districts  shall,  as  far  as  practicable,  conform  to  the  meth- 
ods herein  prescribed  for  the  establishment  of  street  improvement  dis- 
tricts; and  assessments  to  pay  the  cost  and  expense  thereof  (which  as- 
sessments are  hereby  made  a lien  paramount  to  all  liens  or  encum- 
brances, except  for  assessments  or  general  taxes,  from  the  time  the  as- 
sessment roll  is  placed  in  the  hands  of  the  tax  collector)  may  be  made, 
collected  and  such  liens  enforced,  in  the  same  manner  and  by  the  same 
means  as  assessments  for  street  improvements;  and  the  City  of  Spo- 
kane is  authorized  and  empowered  to  use  all  the  means,  including  the 
issuance,  sale  and  foreclosure  of  delinquent  assessment  certificates,  to 
collect  such  drainage  and  sewer  district  assessments  that  it  may  use 
to  collect  street  improvement  assessments. 

As  amended  by  amendment  No.  52,  approved  and  adopted  by  the 
people  at  an  election  held  May  7,  1901. 

Sec.  76.  The  City  of  Spokane  Falls  shall  have  power  to  authorize 
or  prohibit  the  construction,  maintenance  or  operation  of  any  railway 
to-  be  operated  by  steam,  electricity,  cable,  horse  or  other  power  upon 
any  streets,  highways,  alleys  or  public  grounds  of  the  city,  subject  to 
such  restrictions  and  upon  such  conditions  as  the  City  Council  may 
deem  the  public  interests  to  require;  and  to  prescribe  and  enforce  the 
terms  and  conditions  upon  which  the  same  may  be  constructed,  main- 
tained or  operated. 

To  regulate  the  moving  and  the  operation,  the  time,  the  rate  of 
speed,  rates  of  fare,  and  make  provisions  for  the  protection  of  persons 
and  property  against  injury  from  the  use  and  operation  of  moving 
cars  on  railroads  or  street  railways,  whether  the  same  have  been  con- 
structed before  the  adoption  of  this  charter  or  afterward;  provided, 
no  franchise  for  any  street  railway  shall  be  granted  for  a longer  time 
than  twenty-five  years,  nor  except  the  ordinance  granting  the  same 
contain,  in  addition  to  any  other  conditions  or  provisions,  a condition 
that  the  company  or  corporation  to  whom  the  same  is  granted  shall,  at 
its  own  expense,  pave  or  improve  the  street  between  the  outer  rails  of 


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its  tracks,  and  for  two  feet  on  each  side  thereof,  in  the  same  manner 
that  the  city  shall  require  the  improvement  of  the  balance  of  said  street, 
within  thirty  days  after  the  said  street  shall  be  improved;  and  also 
that  work  upon  the  same  shall  be  commenced  within  sixty  days  from 
the  taking  effect  of  the  ordinance  granting  the  same,  and  be  fully  com- 
pleted and  in  operation  within  a time  not  exceeding  one  year,  and  the 
time  fixed  by  the  ordinance  granting  such  franchise  for  the  commence- 
ment or  completion  of  the  work  shall  not  be  extended  for  any  cause, 
and  in  case  of  failure  to  comply  with  such  conditions  the  franchise 
shall  be  forfeited  and  void. 

Sec.  77.  No  franchise  shall  be  granted  to  any  company  for  the 
erection  of  poles  or  masts  along  the  streets  for  the  conduct  of  electric- 
ity, except  the  same  is  accompanied  with  the  condition  that  the  upper 
arm  of  said  poles  shall  be  for  the  exclusive  use  of  the  city  for  the  carry- 
ing of  wires  for  the  city  business;  and  provided  further,  that  the  city 
shall  have  the  right  to  the  exclusive  use,  so  far  as  the  same  may  be 
necessary,  of  the  upper  arm  of  all  telegraph,  telephone  or  electric  light 
masts  now  erected  or  to  be  erected  under  any  existing  franchise  in  the 
city;  and  no  franchise  shall  hereafter  be  valid  which  does  not  reserve 
to  the  city  such  right  of  use  upon  said  masts. 

This  provision  shall  not  apply  to  the  poles  of  any  electric  railway 
company  situated  in  the  center  of  the  street. 


ARTICLE  V. 

LAW  DEPARTMENT. 

Section  78.  The  law  department  of  the  City  of  Spokane  shall  con- 
sist of  a Corporation  Counsel. 

As  amended  by  amendment  No.  12,  approved  and  adopted  by  the 
people  at  an  election  held  May  2,  1S93. 

Sec.  79.  A Corporation  Counsel  shall  be  appointed  by  the  Mayor 
and  confirmed  by  the  Council,  and  shall  hold  office  for  the  term  of  two 
years.  He  may  be  removed,  upon  the  recommendation  of  the  Mayor,  by 
a majority  vote  of  all  the  members  of  the  City  Council,  or  may  be  re- 
moved by  a vote  of  two-thirds  of  the  members  of  the  Council  after 
charges  have  been  preferred.  The  Corporation  Counsel  must  be  an  at- 
torney of  the  Supreme  Court  of  this  state,  and  must  have  been  engaged 
in  the  practice  of  his  profession  for  at  least  five  years.  He  shall  give  a 
sufficient  bond  to  the  city  in  the  sum  of  $5,000,  conditioned  for  the 
faithful  performance  of  his  duties.  The  City  Council  may,  by  ordi- 
nance, two-thirds  voting  therefor,  authorize  the  Corporation  Counsel  to 
appoint  one  or  more  assistants,  whenever  the  interests  of  the  city  de- 
mand such  appointment. 

As  amended  by  amendment  No.  55,  approved  and  adopted  by  the 
people  at  an  election  held  May  5,  1903. 

Sec.  80.  It  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  Corporation  Counsel  to  bring 


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and  prosecute  all  actions  at  law  and  in  equity  and  all  special  proceed- 
ings which  may  be  directed  by  the  Mayor  or  the  City  Council,  and  shall 
defend  all  actions  or  proceedings  co  which  the  city  or  any  officer,  board 
or  department  of  the  city  is  a party,  and  all  other  actions  or  proceed- 
ings in  which  the  rights  or  interests  of  the  city  are  involved.  He  shall 
give  legal  advice  in  writing  to  the  Mayor,  City  Council,  Comptroller, 
and  to  all  boards  and  departments,  when  requested  by  them  in  writing; 
and  also  to  any  other  officer  of  the  city,  when  directed  by  the  Mayor  or 
City  Council  so  to  do.  He  shall  keep  a docket  of  all  the  cases  to  which 
the  city  may  be  a party  in  any  court  of  record,  in  which  shall  be  briefly 
entered  all  steps  taken  in  each  cause,  and  which  shall  at  all  times  be 
opened  to  the  inspection  of  the  Mayor,  Comptroller  or  any  committee 
of  the  City  Council,  or  of  any  officer  of  the  city  upon  direction  of  the 
Mayor.  It  shall  also  be  the  duty  of  said  Corporation  Counsel  to  draft 
all  ordinances,  when  required  to  do  so  by  the  Council,  bonds,  contracts, 
leases,  conveyances  and  such  other  writings  as  may  be  required  by  the 
business  of  the  city. 

He  shall  also  inspect  and  examine  all  city  tax  and  assessment  rolls, 
and  all  proceedings  in  reference  to  the  levy  and  collection  of  city  taxes 
and  local  assessments.  He  shall  also  keep  bound  books  of  record  and 
register,  of  briefs  and  transcripts  used  in  causes  wherein  he  appears, 
and  of  all  official  written  communications  sent  by  him  to  any  officer, 
board  or  department  of  the  city,  and  all  opinions  given  by  him.  He 
shall  perform  such  other  duties  as  may  be  prescribed  by  ordinance,  and 
he  shall  keep  on  file  all  written  communications  received  by  him  of- 
ficially. 

As  amended  by  amendment  No.  14,  approved  and  adopted  by  the 
people  at  an  election  held  May  2,  1893. 

Sec.  81.  Repealed  by  amendment  No.  27,  approved  and  adopted  by 
the  people  at  an  election  held  May  7,  1895.  (See  section  9.) 

Sec.  82.  Repealed  by  amendment  No.  15,  approved  and  adopted  by 
the  people  at  an  election  held  May  2,  1893. 

Sec.  83.  It  shall  be  the  further  duty  of  the  Corporation  Counsel  to 
conduct  all  prosecutions  for  public  offenses  committed  against  any  of 
the  ordinances  of  the  city,  and  appear  for  that  purpose  in  any  court 
wherein  the  same  may  be  pending.  It  shall  also  be  his  duty  to  com- 
mence action  on  all  forfeited  bail  bonds  within  thirty  days  after  they 
are  declared  forfeited,  and  shall  diligently  prosecute  the  same.  No 
action  on  a bail  bond  shall  be  compromised  except  by  authority  of  the 
City  Council.  When  judgment  has  been  rendered  in  an  action  on  a bail 
bond,  and  any  property  is  exposed  for  the  sale  on  execution  in  such  ac- 
tion, the  Corporation  Counsel  may  bid,  and,  if  necessary,  purchase  said 
property  for  and  in  the  name  of  the  city  at  a price  not  exceeding  the 
judgment  recovered  on  such  bond. 

Until  otherwise  provided  by  the  laws  of  the  State  of  Washington, 
it  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  City  Council  to  elect  one  justice  of  the  peace, 
holding  office  within  the  city  of  Spokane,  to  act  as  Police  Justice  for 


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said  city.  All  prosecutions  for  violations  of  ordinances  shall  be  brought 
before  him,  as  well  as  cases  in  which  the  city  is  complainant,  which 
may  be  by  law  cognizable  before  a justice  of  the  peace. 

In  cases  where  he  is  interested  or  a.  party,  the  actions  may  be 
brought  before  any  other  justice  of  the  peace,  or  a change  of  venue  may 
be  had  as  provided  by  law.  The  justice  of  the  peace  accepting  such  ap- 
pointment shall  not  be  entitled  to  any  fees  in  city  cases,  but  shall  be 
compensated  by  such  salary  as  is  now  or  shall  be  established  by  ordi- 
nance. It  shall  be  his  duty  to  charge  up  all  fees  as  and  at  the  rate 
provided  by  the  laws  for  the  state  for  justices  of  the  peace,  and  to  pay 
all  such  fees  when  collected,  together  with  all  fines,  into  the  city  treas- 
ury at  least  once  each  month;  and  he  shall  make  a monthly  report  to 
the  City  Council  of  all  cases  tried  before  him,  of  all  fines  imposed,  of  all 
fines  and  costs  collected,  and  disposition  that  has  been  made  of  such 
moneys.  He  shall  hold  his  office  during  the  term  for  which  he  shall 
have  been  elected  justice  of  the  peace;  provided,  that  the  City  Council 
shall  have  power,  by  resolution  at  any  time,  to  revoke  his  appointment 
and  designate  some  other  justice  to  perform  the  duties  of  Police  Jus- 
tice. 

if  from  any  cause  his  official  appointment  shall  expire  or  be  re- 
voked, he  shall  deliver  up  all  books  and  papers  pertaining  to  city  cases 
to  the  person  or  officer  succeeding  to  his  duties. 

The  Police  Justice  shall  give  such  bond  to  the  city  as  may  be  re- 
quired by  the  City  Council. 

Whenever  any  law  of  the  State  of  Washington  shall  provide  for  a 
police  or  municipal  court  to  be  established  in  cities  of  said  state,  and 
such  court  shall  have  been  organized  in  the  City  of  Spokane,  the  pro- 
visions of  this  article  as  to  the  police  court  shall  cease  to  operate,  save 
and  except  that  all  costs  and  fines  shall  be  paid  into  the  City  Treasury. 

The  City  Council  may  require  a bond,  and  a monthly  report  shall  be 
made,  as  herein  provided,  from  the  justice  or  judge  of  any  such  court. 

As  amended  by  amendment  No.  16,  approved  and  adopted  by  the 
people  at  an  election  held  May  2,  1893. 


ARTICLE  VI. 

CLERICAL  DEPARTMENT. 

Section  84.  There  shall  be  a City  Clerk.  He  shall  be  a citizen  of 
the  United  States  and  the  State  of  Washington,  and  a qualified  voter 
of  the  City  of  Spokane  Falls  at  the  time  of  his  election  by  the  City 
Council. 

Sec.  85.  The  City  Clerk,  by  and  with  the  consent  of  the  City  Coun- 
cil, can  appoint  a deputy  or  deputies,  for  whose  official  acts  the  said 
City  Clerk  shall  be  held  responsible,  and  whom  he  may  at  any  time 
remove.  Every  such  deputy  shall  have  the  power  to  perform  any  of  the 
duties  of  the  City  Clerk  in  the  name  of  the  Clerk. 


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Sec.  86.  The  City  Clerk,  or  a Deputy  Clerk,  shall  attend  all  meet- 
ings of  the  City  Council  and  keep  a full  and  complete  record  of  the 
proceedings  of  such  meetings. 

Sec.  87.  He  shall  have  the  custody  of  the  city  seal,  the  public 
records,  except  such  as  are  entrusted  by  the  provisions  of  this  charter 
to  other  officers,  the  original  rolls  of  ordinances  of  the  City  Council,  the 
original  contracts,  deeds  and  certificates  relative  to  the  title  of  any 
property  of  the  city;  all  official,  indemnity  or  security  bonds,  except 
his  own  bond,  and  such  other  records,  papers  and  documents  of  value 
as  are  not  required  to  be  deposited  with  any  other  officer;  provided, 
the  City  Council  may,  by  resolution,  cause  the  removal  of  any  record, 
records,  paper  or  papers  from  the  office  of  the  City  Clerk  to  the  custody 
of  any  other  officer  of  the  city  to  be  designated  in  such  resolution. 

Sec.  88.  He  shall  attest  all  public  instruments  and  official  acts  of 
the  Mayor  by  his  signature  and  the  city  seal,  and  shall  also  certify  un- 
der his  hand  and  the  seal  of  the  city  all  copies  of  such  original  docu- 
ments, records  and  papers  in  his  office  as  may  be  required  by  any  officer 
or  person,  and  charge  therefor  such  fees  for  the  use  of  the  city  as  may 
be  provided  by  ordinance. 

Sec.  89.  The  City  Clerk  shall  perform  such  other  duties  as  may 
hereinafter  be  prescribed,  and  also  such  as  the  City  Council  may  direct, 
consistent  with  this  charter. 

Sec.  90.  The  City  Clerk  shall  give  a bond,  with  two  or  more  sureties, 
to  be  approved  by  the  Mayor,  in  a sum  not  less  than  $5,000,  conditioned 
for  the  faithful  discharge  of  his  duties. 

Sec.  91.  All  books,  records  and  papers  in  any  public  office  of  the 
city  shall  be  open  for  public  inspection  at  all  times. 


ARTICLE  VII. 

CITY  COMMISSIONERS. 

Section  92.  There  shall  be  appointed  by  the  Mayor,  and  confirmed 
by  three-fifths  of  all  the  members  of  the  Council,  three  freeholders  and 
electors  of  the  city,  who  shall  be  designated  as  the  “City  Commission- 
ers.” They  shall  each  subscribe  to  an  oath  to  faithfully  perform  the 
duties  of  their  offices.  They  shall  each  give  a bond  in  the  sum  of 
$20,000,  with  good  and  sufficient  sureties,  conditioned  for  the  honest 
and  faithful  performance  of  their  duties. 

Upon  the  first  regular  meeting  of  the  City  Council  after  the  Mayor 
and  Council  shall  have  been  elected  and  qualified,  after  the  adoption 
of  this  charter,  the  Mayor  shall  appoint  the  City  Commissioners  as 
hereinbefore  provided,  one  to  serve  until  the  second  regular  meeting 
of  the  Council  after  the  organization  of  the  Council  after  the  election 
in  the  year  1892,  one  to  serve  until  the  second  regular  meeting  of  the 
Council  after  organization  of  the  Council  after  the  election  in  the  year 
1893,  and  one  to  serve  until  the  second  regular  meeting  of  the  Council 


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after  organization  of  the  Council  after  the  election  in  the  year  1894. 
And  at  the  expiration  of  their  several  terms  of  office  their  successors 
shall  be  appointed  for  the  term  of  three  years. 

Sec.  93.  Not  more  than  one  of  said  Commissioners  shall  be  ap- 
pointed from  the  same  ward,  nor  shall  more  than  two  be  appointed  from 
the  same  political  party.  Vacancies  may  be  filled  in  the  same  manner 
as  original  appointments  are  made,  but  for  the  unexpired  term  of  the 
vacancy  only.  Either  of  said  Commissioners  may  be  removed  upon 
recommendation  of  the  Mayor  by  a majority  of  all  the  members  of  the 
City  Council,  or  may  be  removed  by  the  vote  of  two-thirds  of  the  mem- 
bers of  the  Council  without  recommendation  of  the  Mayor. 

The  members  of  the  Board  of  City  Commissioners  shall  not  hold  any 
other  office,  either  federal,  state,  county  or  city,  except  the  office  of 
notary  public.  They  shall  devote  their  entire  time  to  the  duties  of  their 
offices,  and  personally  inspect  all  important  work  while  ui;der  con- 
struction. 

Sec.  94.  Said  Commissioners  shall  constitute  and  act  as  a Board 
of  Public  Works,  as  a Board  of  Police  and  as  a Board  of  Fire  Commis- 
sioners, and  as  such  shall  have  the  authority  and  perform  the  duties 
prescribed  and  imposed  in  this  charter  upon  the  respective  boards,  Pub- 
lic Works,  Police,  Fire  Commissioners,  Secretary  and  Building  inspector. 
Upon  their  appointment  and  qualification,  they  shall  organize,  by  the 
election  of  one  of  their  number  as  President  of  the  Board  of  Public 
Works,  of  one  of  their  number  as  President  of  the  Board  of  Police,  of 
one  of  their  number  as  President  of  the  Board  of  Fire  Commissioners, 
one  of  their  number  as  Secretary,  and  one  of  their  number  as  Building 
Inspector. 

The  Secretary  shall  keep  a record  of  all  their  transactions  when  act- 
ing as  either  the  Board  of  Public  Works,  Board  of  Police  or  Board  of 
Fire  Commissioners. 

As  amended  by  amendment  No..  17,  approved  and  adopted  by  the 
people  at  an  election  held  May  2,  1893. 

Sec.  95.  Repealed  by  amendment  No.  56,  approved  and  adopted  by 
the  people  at  an  election  held  May  5,  1903. . 

Sec.  95%.  In  addition  to  the  duties  herein  required  to  be  performed 
by  said  Commissioners,  the  President  of  the  Board  of  Public  Works 
shall  perform  the  duties  of  Superintendent  of  Water  Works,  the  Presi- 
dent of  the  Board  of  Police  shall  perform  the  duties  of  Street  Com- 
missioner, and  the  President  of  the  Board  of  Fire  Commissioners  shall 
perform  the  duties  of  Clerk  to  the  City  Commissioners. 

Added  to  Article  VII  by  amendment  No.  31,  approved  and  adopted 
by  the  people  at  an  election  held  May  7,  1895. 


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ARTICLE  VIII. 

PUBLIC  WORKS. 

Section  96.  The  Board  of  Public  Works  may  employ  all  persons 
who  may  be  necessary  to  carry  on  the  work  or  perform  the  duties  here- 
by assigned  to  the  Board  of  Public  Works. 

Sec.  97.  The  Board  of  Public  Works  shall  have  exclusive  charge  of 
the  improvement  and  extension  of  all  streets  and  alleys.  They  shall 
have  charge  of  improving  or  altering  all  sewers.  They  shall  have 
charge  of  the  water  works  and  all  improvements  and  changes  in  the 
same.  They  shall  have  charge  of  laying  all  water  pipes  and  doing 
everything  that  pertains  to  the  conduct  of  the  water  works  and  the 
water  supply  system  of  the  city.  They  shall  also  have  charge  of  all 
things  pertaining  to  the  drainage  of  the  city;  They  shall  have  charge 
of  all  bridges  and  the  erection  and  improvement  of  the  same.  They 
shall  have  charge  of  the  employing  of  all  persons  in  discharge  of  the 
duties  herein  mentioned.  They  shall  have  charge  of  the  erection  and 
improvement  of  public  buildings  and  the  inspection  of  private  build- 
ings. 

Sec.  98.  When  it  shall  be  decided  to  do  work  by  contract,  they  shall 
advertise  at  least  ten  days  in  two  daily  newspapers  of  the  city  for  bids, 
accompanied  by  a certified  check  to  an  amount  to  be  fixed  by  the 
board  and  named  in  said  advertisement,  not  exceeding  10  per  cent, 
of  ihe  estimated  cost  of  the  work,  reserving  the  right  to  reject  any  and 
all  bids;  provided,  that  in  all  contracts  awarded,  in  which  the  probable 
amount  of  expenditure  would  exceed  $1,000,  the  publication  shall  be 
made  for  a period  not  less  than  twenty  days.  If  the  Mayor  and  City 
Council  shall  by  resolution  declare  an  emergency  to  exist,  the  publi- 
cation herein  provided  for  may  be  dispensed  with. 

Sec.  99.  The  board  shall  have  charge  of  all  public  works  of  every 
kind,  where  not  otherwise  provided  for  in  this  charter,  and  charge 
of  furnishing  all  material  and  supplies  for  such  work,  and  shall  report 
to  the  City  Council  such  work,  as  it  shall  deem  necessary  and  proper 
to  be  performed  for  the  city,  and  if  the  Council  shall  concur  with  the 
board,  the  board  shall  have  power  to  enter  into  contracts  therefor  and 
for  the  performance  of  such  other  public  works,  as  may  be  authorized 
or  directed  by  the  City  Council. 

Whenever  proposals  for  supplies  for  work  shall  be  advertised  to  be 
let  to  the  lowest  bidder,  a specified  day  and  hour  shall  be  named,  when 
such  bids  shall  be  opened.  Such  bids  shall  be  made  in  duplicate,  one 
to  be  furnished  to  the  Mayor  and  one  to  the  Clerk  of  the  City  Com- 
missioners, and  such  bids  shall  be  accompanied  by  an  affidavit  of  the 
bidder,  that  the  same  is  made  in  good  faith,  and  there  is  no  collusion 
or  understanding  between  him  and  any  other  bidder  on  such  work. 
Such  bids  may  be  handed  in  any  time  before  the  hour  designated  for 
opening  the  same;  and  all  bids,  original  and  duplicate,  shall  be  opened 
at  the  hour  named,  in  public  and  in  the  presence  of  such  persons,  as 


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may  see  fit  to  attend  such  opening  of  bids.  As  soon  as  the  bids  are 
opened,  the  clerk  or  other  officer,  with  whom  the  same  are  filed,  shall 
in  the  presence  of  the  board  or  officer  opening  them,  record  the  same 
in  a book  kept  for  that  purpose;  provided,  nothing  herein  shall  be 
construed  to  prevent  the  rejection  of  any  or  all  bids  tendered,  when 
so  deemed  to  be  proper. 

Sec.  99%.  In  making  or  letting  contracts  for  the  construction  of 
buildings,  structures  or  improvements  of  any  kind  whatsoever,  the 
Board  of  Public  Works  shall  have  the  power  to  make  or  let  such 
contracts  with  such  stipulations  as  will  make  the  person,  firm  or 
corporation  to  whom  the  contract  is  let,  an  independent  contractor 
for  all  or  any  of  the  purposes  and  objects  of  the  contract,  and  not  an 
agent  or  employe  of  the  city. 

As  amended  by  amendment  No.  39,  approved  and  adopted  by  the 
people  at  an  election  held  May  4th,  1897. 

Sec.  100.  All  officers,  employes  and  agents  appointed  by  the  Board 
of  Public  Works  shall  hold  their  offices  during  the  pleasure  of  the 
board. 

They  shall  make  such  rules  and  regulations  respecting  the  use  of 
water,  of  the  water  works  belonging  to  the  city,  the  rates,  the  time  and 
manner  of  the  collection  of  rates  and  rents  therefor,  as  they  may  deem 
necessary,  and  submit  the  same  to  the  City  Council,  and  when  approved 
by  the  Council  the  same,  or  so  much  thereof  as  shall  be  approved,  shall 
be  in  force. 

Sec.  101.  Repealed  by  amendment  No.  52,  approved  and  adopted 
by  the  people  at  an  election  held  May  7th,  1901. 


ARTICLE  IX. 

POLICE  DEPARTMENT. 

Section  102.  A Department  of  Police  is  hereby  established  in  the 
City  of  Spokane  Falls,  which  shall  consist  of  the  City  Commissioners 
acting  as  a Board  of  Police,  a Chief  of  Police  and  such  officers  and  men 
as  may  be  authorized  by  this  charter  or  permitted  by  ordinance. 

Sec.  103.  The  City  Council  may  by  ordinance  establish  a detective 
force  with  such  officers  and  men,  as  it  may  determine,  but  such  officers 
and  men  shall  be  appointed  by  the  Board  of  Police  as  herein  provided 
for  officers  and  men  of  the  police  force,  and  the  detective  force  shall 
be  entirely  under  the  supervision  of  the  Board  of  Police. 

Sec.  104.  The  Board  of  Police  shall  have  a general  supervision  of 
the  Department  of  Police,  and  shall  appoint  all  of  the  officers  and  men 
of  the  Police  Department,  upon  their  own  motion. 

Sec.  105.  They  shall  make  such  rules  and  regulations  for  the  con- 
duct of  the  Police  Department,  as  they  may  deem  necessary,  not  incon- 
sistent with  the  constitution  and  laws  of  the  State  of  Washington  and 
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Sec.  106.  They  shall  have  power  to  establish  or  cause  to  be  estab- 
lished police  beats  and  stations  throughout  the  city. 

Sec.  107.  They  shall  cause  accurate  books  of  account  to  be  kept 
of  all  expenditures  in  the  Police  Department,  and  all  material  acquired, 
on  hand  and  lost,  worn  out  or  expended. 

Sec.  108.  They  shall  make  estimates,  as  often  as  they  may  deem 
necessary,  of  all  material,  its  kind  and  character  and  probable  cost, 
and  of  the  fund  necessary  to  defray  the  expenses  of  the  department, 
and  submit  the  same  to  the  City  Council.  Such  estimates  shall  be 
made  and  submitted  at  the  end  of  each  fiscal  year,  covering  as  near 
as  may  be  the  necessary  expenses  of  the  ensuing  year. 

Sec.  109.  The  Board  of  Police  shall  at  the  end  of  each  fiscal  year 
make  a full  report  of  the  condition  of  the  department,  showing  its  oper- 
ations during  the  year,  which  report  shall  be  accompanied  by  the 
report  of  the  Chief  of  Police,  and  shall  be  published  with  the  other 
reports  of  the  departments  of  the  city. 

Sec.  110.  The  Board  of  Police  shall  have  charge  of  the  city  jail 
and  workhouse  and  other  institutions  for  the  punishment  or  reform 
of  offenders,  and  shall  recommend  to  the  City  Council  such  improve- 
ments or  alterations  therein,  as  it  may  deem  necessary. 

Sec.  111.  All  the  officers  and  men  upon  the  police  force  shall  hold 
their  offices  during  good  behavior,  and  shall  not  be  removed  therefrom, 
except  upon  charges  of  improper  behavior,  incompetency  or  inefficiency, 
which  charges  shall  be  established  to  the  satisfaction  of  the  board. 
Provided,  the  Chief  of  Police  may  be  removed  upon  recommendation  of 
the  Mayor  with  the  consent  of  a majority  of  all  the  members  of  the 
City  Council,  or  may  be  removed  by  the  vote  of  two-thirds  of  all  the 
members  of  the  Council  without  recommendation  of  the  Mayor.  Pro- 
vided, however,  that  the  Board  of  Police  shall  have  power  by  rules  to 
establish  a probationary  period  upon  the  force  (not  exceeding  six 
months)  before  full  appointment. 

As  amended  by  amendment  No.  32,  approved  and  adopted  by  the 
people  at  an  election  held  May  7,  1895. 

Sec.  112.  The  City  Council  shall  have  power  by  ordinance  to  pro- 
vide for  the  retirement  of  officers  or  men  of  the  police  force,  who  have 
been  injured  in  the  service,  or  who  have  become  superannuated  after 
twenty  years’  service. 

Sec.  113.  The  Mayor,  in  case  of  emergency,  may  appoint  any  num- 
ber of  special  policemen,  but  such  appointments  shall  not  continue  in 
force  more  than  five  days,  without  having  been  ratified  by  the  Board 
of  Police. 

Sec.  114.  Special  policemen  for  depots,  public  buildings,  etc.,  may 
be  appointed  by  the  Board  of  Police  upon  application;  but  such  appoint- 
ment shall  not  be  for  more  than  six  months,  subject  to  renewal,  and 
shall  be  without  expense  to  the  city,  and  the  board  may  remove  such 
appointees  at  any  time  without  assigning  any  cause  therefor. 

Sec.  115.  The  officers  and  men  of  the  Police  Department  shall  have 


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full  power  to  make  arrests  and  serve  warrants,  subpoenas  and  all  pro- 
cess from  the  Municipal  Court  of  the  city,  and  to  do  and  perform  all 
things  usually  required  from  police  officers  of  municipalities. 

Sec.  116.  Every  appointee  of  the  police  force  must  be  a citizen  of 
the  United  States,  of  good  reputation  for  honesty  and  sobriety,  able  to 
read  and  write  the  English  language,  and  must  have  been  a resident 
of  the  city  for  at  least  one  year  preceding  his  appointment.  Every 
appointee  hereafter  appointed,  except  the  Chief  of  Police,  shall  be  not 
less  than  25,  nor  more  than  50  years  of  age,  and  must  possess  such 
physical  qualifications,  as  will  enable  him  to  pass  a satisfactory  medical 
examination  under  such  rules  and  regulations,  as  may  be  provided 
by  the  Board  of  Police. 

Sec.  117.  The  Board  of  Police  shall  have  power  to  remove  any 
officer  or  man  from  the  police  force  who  shall  be  a member  thereof 
at  the  time  of  the  organization  of  the  board,  without  any  charges  or 
alleged  cause,  at  any  time  within  three  months  after  the  organization 
of  the  board. 


ARTICLE  IX. 

FIRE  DEPARTMENT. 

Section  118.  The  Fire  Department  shall  consist  of  the  Fire  Com- 
missioners, Chief  of  the  Fire  Department,  and  such  other  officers  and 
members  as  the  City  Council  may  by  ordinance  provide. 

Sec.  119.  The  Board  of  Fire  Commissioners  shall  have  a general 
supervision  of  the  Fire  Department,  and  shall  appoint  all  of  the  officers 
and  men  of  the  Fire  Department  upon  their  own  motion. 

Sec.  120.  All  the  officers  and  men  of  the  Fire  Department  shall  hold 
their  offices  during  good  behavior  and  shall  not  be  removed  therefrom 
except  upon  charges  of  improper  behavior,  incompetency  or  inefficiency, 
which  charges  shall  be  established  to  the  satisfaction  of  the  board. 
Provided , the  Chief  of  the  Fire  Department  may  be  removed  upon 
recommendation  of  the  Mayor  with  the  consent  of  a majority  of  all 
the  members  of  the  City  Council,  or  may  be  removed  by  the  vote  of 
two-thirds  of  all  the  members  of  the  Council  without  recommendation 
of  the  Mayor.  Provided,  however,  that  the  Board  of  Fire  Com- 
missioners shall  have  power  by  rule  to  establish  a probationary  period 
upon  the  force  (not  exceeding  six  months)  before  full  appointment. 

As  amended  by  amendment  No.  33,  approved  and  adopted  by  the 
people  at  an  election  held  May  7th,  1895. 

Sec.  121.  The  Board  of  Fire  Commissioners  shall  have  charge 
and  supervision  of  the  fire  alarm  system  of  the  city  and  shall  have 
power  to  establish  fire  stations  in  the  city  and  designate  points  where 
fire  alarm  boxes  shall  be  established. 

Sec.  122.  The  board  shall  cause  accurate  books  of  account  to  be 
kept  of  all  expenditures  in  the  fire  department  and  all  material 
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Sec.  123.  The  board  shall  make  estimates,  as  often  as  it  may  be 
necessary,  of  all  material,  its  kind  and  character  and  probable  cost,  and 
of  the  fund  necessary  to  defray  the  expenses  of  the  department,  and 
submit  the  same  to  the  City  Council.  Such  estimates  shall  be  made 
and  submitted  at  the  end  of  each  fiscal  year,  covering  as  near  as  may 
be,  the  necessary  expenses  of  the  ensuing  year. 

Sec.  124.  The  board  shall  at  the  end  of  each  fiscal  year  make  a 
full  report  of  the  condition  of  the  department,  showing  its  operations 
during  the  year,  which  report  shall  be  accompanied  by  the  report 
of  the  Chief  of  the  Fire  Department,  and  shall  be  published  with  the 
other  reports  of  the  departments  of  the  city. 

Sec.  125.  The  board  shall  have  power  to  remove  any  officer  o'r 
man  from  the  Fire  Department,  who  shall  be  a member  thereof  at  the 
time  of  the  organization  of  the  board,  without  any  charges  or  alleged 
cause,  at  any  time  within  three  months  after  the  organization  of  the 
board. 

Sec.  126.  The  Board  of  Fire  Commissioners  shall  adopt  and  prescribe 
all  rules  and  regulations  for  the  government  and  conduct  of  the  Fire 
Department,  provided  such  rules  and  regulations  shall  be  submitted 
to  the  City  Council,  and  shall  be  in  force  only  when  approved  by  the 
City  Council. 

Sec.  127.  The  City  Council  has  power  to  pass  such  ordinances 
relating  to  the  control,  management  and  regulation  of  the  Fire  Depart- 
ment, as  it  may  deem  necessary. 

The  City  Council  shall  have  power  by  ordinance  to  provide  for  the 
retirement  of  officers  or  men  of  the  Fire  Department  who  have  been 
injured  in  the  service  or  who  have  become  superannuated  after  twenty 
years  of  service. 


ARTICLE  XI. 

SANITATION. 

Section  128.  There  shall  be  a Board  of  Health,  which  shall  consist 
of  three  physicians,  who  are  entitled  to  practice  their  profession 
under  the  laws  of  this  state,  two  of  whom  must  be  physicians  in 
active  practice,  to  be  appointed  by  the  Mayor  and  confirmed  by  the 
City  Council,  wffio  shall  have  supervision  of  all  matters  appertaining 
to  the  sanitary  condition  of  the  city  and  its  public  institutions. 

Any  member  of  said  Board  of  Health  may  be  removed  upon  recom- 
mendation of  the  Mayor,  by  a majority  vote  of  all  the  members  of 
the  City  Council,  or  may  be  removed  by  the  vote  of  two-thirds  of 
the  members  of  the  City  Council  without  recommendation  of  the 
Mayor  after  charges  have  been  preferred. 

As  amended  by  amendment  No.  19,  approved  and  adopted  by  the 
people  at  an  election  held  May  2,  1893. 

Sec.  129.  The  members  of  the  said  board  shall  hold  office  for 
three  years.  The  members  first  appointed  shall  so  classify  themselves 


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that  one  shall  go  out  of  office  at  the  end  of  the  first  year,  one  at  the 
end  of  two  years,  and  one  in  three  years.  The  member  having  the 
shortest  term  to  serve  shall  be  president  of  the  board,  and  the 
health  officer,  his  clerk  or  assistant,  shall  act  as  secretary  of  the  board. 

Sec.  130.  The  City  Council  shall  provide  an  office  for  the  Board 
of  Health,  in  which  the  meetings  of  the  board  shall  be  held.  Such 
meetings  shall  be  held  at  least  once  a month,  or  whenever  requested 
by  the  president  or  two  of  its  members. 

Sec.  131.  Said  board  shall  appoint  and  remove  by  and  with  the 
consent  of  the  City  Council,  a Health  Officer,  who  shall  be  a physician, 
and  such  other  subordinate  officers,  as  from  time  to  time  may  be 
deemed  necessary  by  the  City  Council.  The  Health  Officer  shall  act 
as  city  physician.  He  shall  be  the  executive  officer  of  the  board  and 
see,  that  all  ordinances  relating  to  the  sanitary  affairs  of  the  city  and 
the  rules  and  regulations  of  the  board  are  enforced. 

Sec.  132.  The  Health  Officer  shall  visit  the  public  buildings  and 
institutions  of  the  city,  and  the  public  and  other  schools  within  the 
city,  once  in  each  quarter  and  as  f requently,  as  may  be  required  by  the 
Board  of  Health,  and  investigate  the  sanitary  conditions  of  the  same, 
and  make  quarterly  reports  of  such  examinations  to  the  Board  of 
Health.  He  shall  also  make  to  the  board  for  publication  a monthly 
report  of  the  affairs  of  his  office,  including  natal,  mortuary  and  other 
sanitary  statistics.  He  shall  also  furnish  for  publication  a monthly 
report  of  the  natal,  mortuary  and  other  sanitary  statistics  of  the  city. 

Sec.  133.  Whenever  the  Health  Officer  shall  certify  to  the  Board 
of  Health,  that  any  building  or  part  thereof  is  for  any  sanitary  cause 
unfit  for  human  habitation,  said  board  may  issue  an  order,  to  be 
affixed  conspicuously  on  the  building,  and  where  practicable,  to  be 
served  on  the  owner,  agent  or  lessee,  requiring  all  persons  to  vacate 
such  building  or  apartment  at  and  until  such  time  as  the  board  may 
determine. 

Sec.  134.  Whenever  a case  of  small-pox,  yellow  fever,  Asiatic  chol- 
era or  any  other  infectious  or  contagious  disease  is  reported  to  the 
Health  Officer,  or  whenever  such  cases  come  to  his  knowledge,  he 
shall  immediately  visit  the  premises  where  the  person  is,  and  if  he 
shall  find  such  reported  disease,  or  any  infectious  or  contagious 
disease  on  such  premises,  he  shall  forthwith  cause  to  be  displayed 
a quarantine  flag  in  a conspicuous  place  on  said  premises,  and  post 
upon  the  doorway  a placard  setting  forth  the  fact  that  infectious 
or  contagious  disease  exists  therein. 

Sec.  135.  The  Health  Officer  shall  immediately  report  to  the  Chief 
of  Police,  City  School  Superintendent,  the  principals  of  private  schools 
within  the  city,  and  the  Superintendent  of  the  Public  Library,  the 
name  and  residence  of  every  person  sick  of  the  diseases  in  section  134 
of  this  article  enumerated,  or  any  other  infectious  or  contagious 
disease,  he  may  deem  dangerous  to  the  public  health. 

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the  principals  of  private  schools  within  the  city  and  the  Superin- 
tendent of  the  Spokane  Falls  Public  Library,  when  so  notified,  to 
refuse  admittance  to  the  public  schools  or  library  any  member  of  a 
household  in  which  any  of  the  aforesaid  diseases  are  found,  until 
advised  by  the  Health  Officer,  that  there  is  no  longer  any  danger  from 
contagion. 

Sec.  137.  Every  physician  in  the  city  shall  immediately  report 
to  the  Health  Officer,  in  writing,  every  patient  he  shall  have  sick 
of  any  contagious  or  infectious  disease,  and  shall  report  every  death 
occurring  from  such  diseases  immediately;  also  every  householder 
in  said  city  shall  forthwith  report  to  the  Health  Officer  the  name  of 
every  inmate  of  his  or  her  house,  who  he  or  she  shall  have  reason 
to  believe  to  be  sick  of  any  contagions  or  infectious  disease,  and 
any  death  from  such  diseases  occurring  at  his  or  her  house. 

Sec.  138.  The  Health  Officer  shall  keep  a record  of  all  births, 
deaths,  interments  and  cremations  occurring  in  the  city. 

Sec.  139.  All  the  physicians  and  mid-wives  in  the  city  shall  report, 
in  writing,  to  the  Health  Officer  within  twenty-four  hours,  all  births  or 
deaths  occurring  in  his  or  her  practice.  In  all  cases  where  no 
physician  or  mid-wife  is  employed,  it  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  parent 
or  attendant  to  make  such  report. 

Sec.  140.  The  Board  of  Health,  through  and  with  the  co-operation 
of  the  Board  of  Public  Works,  may  locate,  establish  and  maintain 
pesthouses,  and  discontinue  and  remove  the  same  whenever  necessary 
for  the  preservation  of  the  public  health.  They  may  appoint  and 
remove  at  pleasure  such  physicians  and  nurses  (whose  compensation 
shall  be  fixed  by  the  City  Council  by  ordinance)  for  said  pesthouses, 
as  may  be  necessary  to  maintain  the  efficiency  of  the  same,  and  may 
cause  to  be  removed  thereto  and  kept  thereat  any  person  affected 
with  any  contagious  or  infectious  disease.  , 

Sec.  141.  No  person  shall  remove  a person  affected  with  any 
contagious  or  infectious  disease  from  any  house  or  place  within  the 
city  limits  to  any  other  house  or  place  without  the  written  permission 
of  the  Health  Officer. 

Sec.  142.  The  board  may  appoint  and  remove,  with  the  permission 
of  the  Council,  such  market  and  sanitary  inspectors  as  may  be  provided 
for  by  ordinance. 

Sec.  143.  The  Health  Officer  shall,  once  each  quarter,  inspect  all 
slaughter  houses  or  market  houses,  or  any  place  within  five  miles  of 
the  city  limits,  where  animals  are  killed  and  prepared  for  sale,  and 
report  the  result  to  the  Board  of  Health;  and  it  shall  be  their  duty  to 
see  that  at  none  of  those  places  the  river  is  contaminated  by  offal  of 
any  kind. 

Sec.  144.  The  Board  of  Health  may  proclaim  such  quarantines 
and  establish  and  declare  such  quarantine  districts  and  stations, 
as  may  in  their  judgment  be  necessary  for  the  preservation  of  public 
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Sec.  145.  The  Board  of  Health  may,  when  they  deem  necessary, 
require  all  railroad  cars  or  other  public  conveyances,  before  the  same 
shall  stop  at  any  station  or  depot  within  the  city,  to  stop  at  any  locality 
selected  and  established  for  quarantine  purposes,  and  to  leave  there 
all  such  persons  with  their  stores  and  baggage  as  the  Health  Officers 
shall  deem  necessary  so  to  leave  for  the  health  of  the  city. 

Sec.  146.  The  Board  of  Health  shall  make  such  rules  and  regula- 
tions for  the  government  of  the  quarantine  or  the  health  of  the 
city,  as  from  time  to  time  the  public  health  may  require,  and  the 
physicians  or  health  officers  in  charge  of  any  quarantine  station  or 
place  shall  have  \power  to  enforce  such  regulations  as  shall  be  neces- 
sary for  the  proper  management  thereof,  and  it  shall  be  the  duty  of 
all  persons  in  quarantine,  and  all  officers,  policemen,  agents  or  others 
employed  by  the  city  or  about  said  quarantine  stations  or  places, 
to  carry  out  and  obey  the  same. 

Sec.  147.  It  shall  be  unlawful  to  disinter  or  exhume  from  the 
grave,  vault,  cemetery  or  other  burial  place  within  the  city,  or  in  any 
cemetery  within  three  miles  of  the  city,  or  to  deposit  the  body  of 
any  deceased  person,  without  first  causing  to  be  filed  in  the  health 
office  a certificate  signed  by  a legally  qualified  physician  or  coroner, 
or  in  the  absence  of  either,  by  any  person  in  attendance,  setting  forth 
as  nearly  as  may  be,  the  name,  age,  sex,  color,  place  of  birth,  occu- 
pation, date,  locality  and  cause  of  death  of  such  decedent,  and  obtain 
from  the  Health  Officer  a written  permit  for  burial  or  other  purposes. 

Sec.  148.  The  Health  Officer  shall  prepare  a book  of  blank  permits 
in  proper  form,  containing  stubs  on  which,  as  well  as  in  the  permits, 
shall  be  entered  by  the  Health  Officer  or  his  clerk  a record  giving 
the  age,  name,  sex,  nativity,  cause  of  death  and  place  of  burial,  and 
when  a permit  is  issued  for  disinterment  or  removal  of  remains  in 
or  through  the  city,  the  record  shall  also  show  the  destination  of  the 
remains. 

Sec.  149.  The  City  Council  shall  by  ordinance  provide  for  the 
enforcement  of  such  orders  and  regulations,  as  the  Board  of  Health 
may  adopt  and  the  Council  approve,  providing  also  for  expenses  in- 
curred in  carrying  out  the  same.  .And  in  addition  to  the  powers  in  this 
article  enumerated,  the  Health  Officer  and  the  Board  of  Health  may 
administer  oaths  on  matters  connected  with  the  department,  and  shall 
have  such  other  powers  and  authority  as  may  be  prescribed  by 
ordinance  of  the  City  Council  or  by  general  law. 

Sec.  150.  The  City  Council  shall  pass  such  ordinances,  as  may  be 
necessary  to  carry  out  the  provisions  of  this  article,  and  may  pre- 
scribe such  other  duties,  regulations  and  provisions  relating  to  the 
sanitary  affairs  of  the  city,  as  may  be  deemed  proper. 


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ARTICLE  XII. 

FINANCE. 

Section  151.  All  money  accruing  to  or  belonging  to  the  City  of 
Spokane  Falls  shall  be  under  the  control  of  the  City  Council,  and 
shall  be  paid  out  when  authorized  by  warrants  drawn  on  the  City 
Treasurer,  signed  by  the  President  of  the  City  Council,  attested  by  the 
Clerk,  and  countersigned  by  the  Comptroller.  All  warrants  shall  be 
payable  to  the  order  of  the  person,  in  whose  favor  they  may  be 
• drawn,  and  shall  be  transferable  by  indorsement.  Every  warrant  shall 
specify  the  purpose  for  which  it  is  drawn  and  the  funds  out  of 
■which  it  is  to  be  paid.  Provided , however,  the  City  Council  may  pro- 
vide for  pay  rolls  and  for  the  manner  and  method  of  the  payment 
thereof. 

Sec.  152.  The  Mayor,  Comptroller  and  Treasurer  of  the  city  and 
the  President  of  the  City  Council  shall  constitute  and  be  denominated 
a sinking  fund  commission. 

Sec.  153.  Any  three  of  the  officers  named,  of  whom  the  Comptroller 
shall  be  one,  shall  be  and  are  hereby  authorized  to  discharge  the  duties 
and  trusts  hereby  vested  in  them,  but  shall  not  receive  any  additional 
compensation  or  salary  for  such  services.  The  City  Council  may 
require  from  those  officers  bonds  for  the  faithful  performance  of  their 
duties. 

Sec.  154.  Said  committee  shall  negotiate  the  sale  of  all  bonds  of  the 
city  in  accordance  with  the  provisions  of  the  ordinance  under  which 
said  bonds  may  issue.  They  shall  from  time  to  time  invest  the 
moneys  of  the  city,  which  shall  constitute  a sinking  fund  for  the 
redemption  of  the  city  debt,  or  any  surplus  interest  to  the  credit  of 
the  interest  fund  in  the"  purchase  of  bonds  issued  by  the  city  or  in 
city  orders  at  the  market  price,  not  exceeding  the  par  value  thereof. 
If  at  any  time  such  investment  cannot  be  made,  then  said  com- 
mission may  invest  said  funds  in  interest  bearing  securities  of  the 
County  of  Spokane  or  State  of  Washington.  No  money  belonging 
to  the  sinking  fund  shall  be  loaned  to  any  person  or  corporation. 

Sec.  155.  Whenever  any  of  the  moneys  constituting  the  sinking 
fund  for  the  redemption  of  the  city  debt  shall  be  required  for  invest- 
ment as  above  mentioned,  or  for  the  redemption  of  any  city  bonds  at 
their  maturity,  said  commissioners  shall  report  amount  of  money  so 
required  to  City  Comptroller,  who  shall  certify  the  sum  to  the  City 
Council,  and  thereupon  said  City  Council  shall  authorize  an  order 
to  be  drawn  on  the  City  Treasurer,  directing  him  upon  delivery  of  the 
securities  purchased  to  pay  for  the  same  or  to  make  the  required 
payment  of  principal  or  interest  maturing  on  the  said  bonds. 

It  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  Comptroller  to  keep  a correct  journal  of 
the  proceedings  of  said  commissioners,  to  be  verified  by  any  three 
of  them,  and  once  every  three  months,  or  oftener  if  required,  to  render 


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to  the  City  Council  a full  detailed  report  of  the  proceedings  of  said 
commissioners.  All  acts  of  said  commissioners  shall  be  based  on  the 
resolutions  duly  entered  on  said  journal. 

Sec.  157.  In  case  of  vacancy  in  office,  or  inability  of  any  of  said 
commissioners  to  attend  to  the  duties  hereby  imposed,  it  shall  be 
the  duty  of  the  City  Council’  to  designate,  by  resolution,  one  or  more 
of  their  number  to  supply  the  place  of  said  commissioner  or  commis- 
sioners for  the  time  being. 

Sec.  158.  All  bonds  and  securities  purchased  by  said  commis- 
sioners shall  be  held  for  safe  keeping  by  the  City  Treasurer.  When- 
ever any  of  the  city  bonds  shall  be  paid,  a record  thereof  shall  be 
made  in  the  journal  of  the  commission,  and  the  bonds  shall  be  can- 
celled and  burned  in  the  office  of  the  Comptroller,  under  the  direction 
and  supervision  and  in  the  presence  of  said  commissioners,  who  shall 
certify  to  such  destruction. 

Sec.  159.  It  shall  be  the  duty  of  said  commissioners  to  protect 
the  credit  of  the  city,  direct  and  superintend  the  payment  of  interest 
ai}d  the  bonded  indebtedness  of  the  city,  whenever  said  interest  or 
bonds  may  be  payable. 

Sec.  160.  The  city  may  borrow  money  to  be  used  for  strictly 
municipal  purposes,  and  may  incur  indebtedness  in  other  ways,  for  such 
purposes,  but  it  shall  not  for  any  purpose  become  indebted  in  any 
manner  to  an  amount  exceeding  l^a  per  cent,  of  the  taxable  property  in 
said  city,  to  be  ascertained  by  the  last  assessment  for  city  purposes, 
without  the  assent  of  three-fifths  of  the  voters  in  the  city  voting 
at  an  election  to  be  held  for  that  purpose,  nor  in  cases  requiring 
such  assent  shall  the  total  indebtedness  of  the  city  at  any  time  exceed 
5 per  centum  of  the  value  of  all  taxable  property  in  the  city,  to 
be  ascertained  by  the  last  assessment  made  for  city  purposes;  provided 
that  the  city  with  such  assent  may  become  indebted  in  a larger  amount 
not  exceeding  five  per  centum  additional  for  the  purpose  of  supplying 
the  city  and  its  inhabitants  with  water,  artificial  light  and  sewers, 
or  other  works,  when  works  for  supplying  such  water,  lights  and 
sewers,  or  either  of  them,  are  owned  by  the  city. 

Sec.  161.  To  secure  any  existing  indebtedness  of  the  city,  or  any 
indebtedness  about  to  be  incurred,  the  city  may  by  ordinance  authorize 
the  issuance  of  bonds  of  the  city  therefor,  and  pledge  the  faith  and 
property  of  the  city  for  the  payment  of  such  bonds  and  direct  the 
time  and  manner  of  the  payment  of  both  principal  and  interest  thereof, 
and  may,  from  time  to  time,  authorize  the  refunding  of  any  indebted- 
ness of  the  city. 

Said  bonds  shall  not  be  sold  unless  they  have  been  advertised  for 
sale  at  least  sixty  days,  and  in  no  event  shall  said  bonds  be  sold  or 
negotiated  at  less  than  par  and  accrued  interest. 

As  amended  by  amendment  No.  46,  approved  and  adopted  by  the 
people  at  an  election  held  May  2,  1899. 

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necessary  or  proper  for  a depository  for  the  safe  keeping  of  the  city 
funds,  or  any  part  thereof. 

As  amended  by  amendment  No.  21,  approved  and  adopted  by  the 
people  at  an  election  held  May  2,  1893. 

Sec.  163.  The  City  Council  shall  have  power  to  appoint  from  its 
members  a committee,  consisting  of  five,  to  be  denominated  the  Finance 
Committee,  and  to  fill  all  vacancies  in  said  committee.  Such  commit- 
tee shall  have  power  to  investigate  the  transactions  and  accounts  of 
all  officers  having  the  collection,  custody  and  disbursement  of  the 
public  money,  or  having  the  power  to  approve,  allow  or  audit  demands 
on  the  treasury;  it  shall  have  free  access  to  any  record,  books  and 
papers  in  all  public  offices,  and  shall  have  the  power  to  administer 
oaths  or  affirmations  and  to  examine  witnesses  and  to  compel  their 
attendance  before  them  by  subpoena.  Said  committee,  or  either  of 
them,  may  visit  any  of  the  public  offices,  whenever  and  as  often  as 
they  think  proper,  and  make  their  examinations  and  investigations 
without  hindrance.  It  shall  be  the  duty  of  said  committee  as  often 
as  every  six  months  to  examine  the  official  bonds  of  all  city  officers 
and  depositories  of  the  city  funds  and  inquire  into  and  investigate 
the  sufficiency  and  solvency  of  the  sureties,  and  report  the  fact  to  the 
Mayor.  Such  report  shall  specify  each  bond  with  the  sureties,  and 
the  amount  for  which  each  surety  is  bound,  and  such  report  shall 
further  state.,  whether  or  not  said  sureties  are  deemed  sufficient  and 
solvent.  Upon  such  report  the  Mayor  shall  so  act  as  to  protect  the 
city,  and  require  new  bonds  whenever  necessary,  and  he  shall  forth- 
with suspend  such  officer  and  report  the  same  to  the  City  Council 
for  action,  until  sufficient  bond  is  filed  and  approved.  Said  committee 
shall  Keep  a record  of  its  proceedings,  with  the  names  of  witnesses  exam- 
ined and  a substantial  statement  of  evidence  taken.  If  from  the  exam- 
ination made  by  the  said  committee  it  shall  appear,  that  a misdemeanor 
in  office  or  defalcation  has  been  committed  by  any  of  the  officers,  said 
committee  shall  make  a report  to  the  Mayor,  who,  if  he  approve  such 
report,  shall  forthwith  suspend  or  remove  such  officer.  Any  police 
officer  shall  execute  the  process  and  orders  of  said  committee. 

Sec.  164.  The  Finance  Committee  shall,  immediately  after  being 
appointed  and  quarterly  thereafter,  make  a thorough  examination  of  all 
the  books  of  the  City  Clerk,  City  Comptroller  and  City  Treasurer, 
and  report  the  result  of  such  investigations  to  the  City  Council. 

Sec.  165.  The  City  Comptroller  shall  exercise  general  supervision 
over  the  financial  affairs  of  the  city.  He  shall  number  and  keep  a 
record  of  all  demands  against  the  city,  showing  the  date  of  approval, 
amount  and  name  of  original  holder,  the  number,  on  what  account, 
and  out  of  what  fund  payable.  He  shall  be  required  to  be  con- 
stantly acquainted  with  the  exact  condition  of  the  treasury.  He 
shall  on  the  first  Monday  of  each  month,  or  oftener  if  required,  report 
to  the  Mayor  and  City  Council  the  condition  of  each  fund  in  the 
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He  shall  make  annual  reports  to  the  City  Council,  and  to  the 
Mayor,  on  his  request,  of  the  financial  condition  and  requirements 
of  the  city,  with  a careful  statement  and  estimate  of  the  receipts  and 
expenditures.  He  shall  keep  a complete  set  of  books  for  the  city, 
in  which  shall  be  set  forth  in  a plain  and  businesslike  manner  every 
money  transaction  of  the  city,  so  that  he  can  at  any  time  tell  the 
exact  condition  of  the  city’s  finances. 

He  shall  make  an  annual  report,  showing  the  source  from  which 
the  city’s  revenues  were  derived  and  how  expended.  He  shall  issue 
all  licenses  in  accordance  with  the  law  on  presentation  to  him  of  a 
receipt  from  the  City  Treasurer  showing  that  the  license  fee  has  been 
paid,  and  shall  countersign  all  warrants  upon  the  Treasurer. 

Sec.  166.  He  shall  keep  publicly  posted  in  his  office  a list  of  all 
persons  receiving  salaries  from  the  city,  with  the  amount  of  monthly 
salaries  received  by  each  opposite  his  name,  which  list  shall  be 
revised  and  corrected  by  him  monthly  and  be  at  all  times  open  to 
public  examination. 

He  shall  regulate  and  harmonize  the  bookkeeping  methods  in  all 
departments  of  the  city  and  monthly  examine  and  audit  the  books 
of  all  city  offices  receiving  moneys  belonging  to  the  city  and  report 
results  of  such  examination  to  the  Mayor. 

As  amended  by  amendment  No.  22,  approved  and  adopted  by  the 
people  at  an  election  held  May  2,  1893. 

Sec.  167.  He  shall  perform  such  other  duties  as  this  charter  or 
the  City  Council  may  direct,  and  may  appoint  such  regular  and  tem- 
porary deputies,  as  the  City  Council  may  authorize,  whose  compensation 
shall  be  fixed  by  ordinance. 

Sec.  168.  There  shall  be  a City  Treasurer,  who  shall  be  ex-officio 
tax  collector,  and  who  shall  be  elected  at  the  same  time  in  the  same 
manner  as  the  Mayor.  He  shall  give  a bond  in  such  sum  as  the  City 
Council  may  require. 

As  amended  by  amendment  No.  57,  approved  and  adopted  by  the 
people  at  an  election  held  May  5.  1903. 

Sec.  169.  As  tax  collector  the  City  Treasurer  shall  perform  the 
duties  provided  in  this  charter  and  by  the  general  laws  of  the  state 
and  ordinances  of  the  city.  As  Treasurer  he  shall  receive,  keep  and 
pay  out  all  moneys  upon  warrants  duly  issued  therefor  belonging  to 
the  city,  and  shall  keep  account  of  all  receipts  and  expenditures  under 
such  rules  and  regulations  as  may  be  prescribed  by  ordinance,  and 
shall  do  all  things  required  of  him  by  this  charter  or  any  ordinance 
of  the  city. 

Sec.  170.  It  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  City  Treasurer  to  receipt  for 
the  moneys  of  the  city  and  pay  out  the  same  only  on  warrants  drawn  in 
pursuance  of  the  order  of  the  City  Council,  countersigned  and  registered 
by  the  City  Comptroller,  except  as  herein  otherwise  provided. 

He  shall  each  day,  except  Sundays  and  legal  holidays,  render  to  the 
City  Comptroller  a statement  of  the  balance  of  each  fund  of  the 


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treasury  of  the  city.  He  shall  require  good  and  sufficient  bonds  to  be 
given  by  all  assistants  and  Clerks  in  his  office,  who  shall  receive  or 
have  care,  custody  or  handling  of  any  moneys  or  other  valuable  things 
belonging  to  the  city,  which  said  bonds  shall  be  approved  by  the  Mayor. 
He  shall  issue  a call  for  outstanding  warrants  of  any  fund,  upon 
which  warrants  have  been  previously  issued,  but  not  paid  for  want 
of  funds,  whenever  there  may  be  $1,000  of  that  fund  in  the  treasury, 
or  whenever  there  are  sufficient  funds  in  the  treasury  to  pay  any  out- 
standing warrants,  interest  to  cease  ten  days  after  the  publication  of 
the  first  notice.  Warrants  shall  be  paid  in  the  order  of  their  number 
and  date  of  issue,  and  shall  be  charged  to  their  respective  funds. 
Such  call  shall  be  made  by  publication  in  the  city  official  newspaper 
for  the  period  of  one  week,  and  shall  be  made  within  five  days  after 
the  required  amount  of  money  is  in  said  funds.  He  shall  account  for 
and  pay  over  all  moneys  on  hand  as  such  Treasurer  to  his  successor 
in  office,  and  deliver  all  books,  vouchers  and  effects  of  the  office  to 
him;  and  such  successor  shall  receipt  therefor. 

Sec.  171.  Every  officer  or  agent  of  the  city  or  other  person  who 
shall  receive  or  have  in  his  hands  any  money  belonging  to  the  city, 
shall  immediately  pay  over  the  same  to  City  Treasurer  and  take  his 
receipt  therefor  in  triplicate,  one  of  wrhich  receipts  shall  be  delivered 
to  the  City  Clerk  and  another  to  the  City  Comptroller  by  the  party 
paying  over  the  money.  If  any  such  officer,  agent  or  person  shall 
fail  to  pay  over  to  the  City  Treasurer  any  money  so  received  or 
delivered  to  the  City  Clerk  or  the  City  Comptroller  such  receipt  of 
the  City  Treasurer  for  more  than  forty-eight  hours  after  the  money 
or  receipt  shall  have  been  received  by  him,  such  officer,  agent  or  other 
person  shall  forfeit  to  the  city  double  the  amount  of  money  so  received 
or  for  which  such  receipt  was  given,  to  be  recovered  by  civil  action 
brought  by  the  city  against  such  officer  in  a court  of  competent  juris- 
diction. 

Sec.  172.  The  Treasurer’s  books  shall  be  at  all  times  in  business 
hours  open  to  public  inspection,  subject  to  such  reasonable  rules  and 
regulations  as  the  City  Council  shall  by  ordinance  prescribe. 

Sec.  173.  On  or  before  the  first  Monday  of  July  in  each  year  the 
Comptroller  shall  prepare  and  transmit  to  the  City  Council,  accom- 
panied with  estimates  and  reports  of  each  department,  which  he 
shall  require  to  be  delivered  to  him  from  the  heads  of  each  department 
on  or  before  the  20th  of  June  each  year,  an  estimate  of  the  probable 
necessities  of  the  city  for  the  current  fiscal  year,  giving  the  amount 
required  to  meet  the  interest  and  sinking  funds  for  any  and  all 
outstanding  bonded  debts,  together  with  the  amount  needed  for  sala- 
ries and  probable  wants  of  all  departments  of  the  municipal  govern- 
ment in  detail,  and  showing  the  necessities  of  each  of  the  several 
funds  to  be  provided  for;  the  estimates  shall  also  show  as  nearly 
as  may  be  what  amount  of  income  and  revenue  is  likely  to  accrue  to 
the  treasury  and  be  collected  from  fines,  licenses  and  all  other 


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sources  of  revenue  exclusive  of  tax  on  property.  And  he  shall 
give  an  estimate  of  what  amount  will  be  required  to  be  levied  and 
raised  for  tax  from  all  property  in  the  city  in  order  to  meet  the 
necessities  of  such  fiscal  year,  said  estimates  to  be  based  upon  where 
practicable,  the  resources  and  expenditures  of  the  fiscal  year  preceding, 
and  at  the  same  time  the  Comptroller  shall  also  report  to  the  City 
Council  the  balance  on  hand  in  each  fund. 

The  City  Council  shall,  on  or  before  the  first  Monday  in  September 
in  each  year,  by  ordinance,  fix  the  rate  of  taxes  to  be  levied  and  levy 
the  taxes  upon  all  taxable  property,  both  real  and  personal,  in  the 
city,  needed  to  raise  sufficient  revenue  to  carry  on  the  different  depart- 
ments of  the  municipal  government  for  the  current  fiscal  year. 

Sec.  174.  Except  as  in  this  charter  otherwise  provided,  the  assess- 
ment of  property  taxable  in  the  city  for  municipal  purposes,  the  equali- 
zation of  assessments  and  collection  of  taxes  and  the  sale  of  prop- 
erty for  unpaid  taxes  and  the  redemption  of  property  sold  for  taxes 
shall  be  made  in  the  same  manner  and  with  like  effect,  as  now  or 
may  be  provided  hereafter  by  law,  for  the  assessment  of  property, 
equalization  of  assessments,  levy,  collection  of  taxes,  and  the  sale 
of  property  for  unpaid  taxes  for  state  or  county  purposes,  and 
redemption  thereof,  and  all  provisions  of  law  applicable  to  such 
assessments,  equalization,  levy,  collection  and  sale  for  state  and  county 
purposes  are  hereby  applied  to  and  shall  be  the  law  governing  such 
assessments,  equalization,  levy,  collection  and  sale  for  municipal  pur- 
poses, and  the  respective  officers  of  the  city  shall  have,  possess  and 
perform  the  same  powers  and  duties  in  all  matters  concerning  revenue 
and  taxation  for  municipal  purposes,  as  are  or  may  be  by  law  con- 
ferred or  imposed  upon  county  taxes  in  matters  concerning  revenue 
and  taxation  for  state  and  county,  purposes,  and  to  that  end: 

First.  All  powers  and  duties  so  by  law  conferred  and  imposed  upon 
County  Assessors  are  hereby  imposed  or  conferred  upon  the  City 
Assessor. 

Second.  All  powers  or  duties  so  by  law  conferred  or  imposed  upon 
the  Board  of  County  Commissioners  are  hereby  conferred  and  imposed 
upon  the  City  Council  and  its  constituted  committees. 

Third.  All  powers  and  duties  so  by  law  conferred  or  imposed 
upon  tne  County  Attorney  are  hereby  conferred  and  imposed  upon  the 
Corporation  Counsel. 

Fourth.  All  powers  and  duties  so  by  law  conferred  or  imposed 
upon  the  County  Treasurer  as  tax  collector  are  hereby  imposed  and 
conferred  upon  the  City  Treasurer  as  city  tax  collector. 

Fifth.  All  powers  and  duties  so  by  law  conferred  and  imposed 
upon  the  County  Treasurer  are  hereby  conferred  upon  and  imposed 
upon  the  City  Treasurer. 

Sixth.  All  powers  and  duties  so  by  law  conferred  and  imposed 
upon  the  County  Clerk  and  County  Auditor  respectively  are  hereby 


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conferred  and  imposed  upon  the  City  Clerk  and  City  Comptroller 
respectively. 

Section  175  to  196,  both  inclusive,  repealed  by  amendment  No.  53, 
approved  and  adopted  by  the  people  at  an  election  held  May  7.  1901. 

Sec.  197.  There  is  hereby  created  an  Auditing  Committee,  which 
shall  consist  of  the  Mayor,  President  of  the  City  Council  and  the  City 
Comptroller.  The  Mayor  shall  be  chairman  of  this  committee.  The 
Comptroller  shall  be  secretary  of  the  same,  but  in  the  absence  of 
either  from  meetings  of  the  committee,  a temporary  chairman  and 
secretary  can  be  chosen  by  the  committee  to  act.  The  auditing  com- 
mittee shall  hold  stated  meetings  once  in  each  month,  and  can  adjourn 
from  time  to  time.  It  shall  be  the  duty  of  this  committee  to  examine 
and  allow  or  reject  and  disallow  all  claims  and  demands  of  whatever 
nature,  except  salaries  of  city  officers  as  fixed  by  this  charter,  and  dues 
for  labor  done  under  the  direction  of  the  Board  of  Public  Works  or 
the  Park  Commission,  duly  certified  by  the  chairman  of  such  board 
or  commission,  which  may  he  presented  against  the  city,  and  the 
City  Comptroller  shall  not  draw  a warrant  for  any  ciaim  or  demand, 
except  such  salaries  and  dues,  unless  the  same  has  been  approved  by  a 
majority  of  the  whole  auditing  committee. 

Sec.  198.  All  demand  bills  and  claims  which  may  arise  against  the 
city,  including  the  payment  of  all  the  employes  of  the  city,  whether 
under  regular  monthly  salary  or  not  (except  salaries  of  city  officers 
as  fixed  by  this  charter  and  dues  for  labor  done  under  the  direction 
of  the  Board  of  Public  Works  or  the  Park  Commission,  duly  certified 
by  the  chairman  of  such  board  or  commission)  shall  be  duly  verified  as 
hereinafter  provided  and  be  filed  with  the  secretary  of  the  auditing 
committee,  who  shall  file  and  number  the  same  in  the  order  of  presen- 
tation and  refer  same  to  auditing  committee  for  action,  whose  duty  it 
shall  be  to  allow  or  reject  the  same  in  whole  or  in  part,  and  if  allowed, 
designate  particular  fund  from  which  they  are  to  be  paid  and  indorse 
upon  the  back  of  each  claim  or  demand  the  date  of  its  allowance  or 
rejection,  the  amount  allowed  and  also  the  section  of  Ihe  term, 
number  of  ordinance,  number  of  contract,  resolution  or  other  order 
under  which  the  said  claim  or  demand  was  authorized  or  contracted 
for.  These  indorsements  shall  be  verified  by  the  signatures  of  the 
chairman  and  secretary  of  the  auditing  committee.  All  claims  or 
demands,  after  being  allowed  or  disallowed,  shall  be  forthwith  reported 
to  the  City  Council  for  final  action. 

Sec.  199.  All  demands  and  claims  against  the  city  hereinbefore 
required  to  be  verified  shall  be  subscribed  and  sworn  to  before  the 
City  Comptroller  or  some  officer  authorized  to  administer  oaths.  Each 
claim  or  demand  must  be  accompanied  by  detailed  statement  of  the 
items,  which  shall  be  attached  thereto  and  made  a part  thereof. 

Sec.  200.  The  secretary  of  the  auditing  committee  shall  attend  all 
meetings  of  said  committee  and  keep  a correct  record  or  journal  of  the 
proceedings  of  said  committee. 


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Sec.  201.  The  following  funds  are  hereby  established: 

First.  City  Park  fund,  from  which  shall  be  paid  the  expenditures 
for  purchase  of  land  for  parks,  the  construction  and  repair  of  build- 
ings therein,  and  the  construction  and  building  of  drives  and  boule- 
vards, and  the  planting  of  trees,  ornamentation  and  other  improve- 
ments pertaining  to  the  public  parks  of  the  city. 

Second.  Library  fund,  from  which  shall  be  paid  all  expenditures 
made  and  ordered  by  the  library  commission  of  the  Public  Library. 

Third.  General  fund,  from  which  must  be  paid  all  appropriations, 
claims,  demands  and  other  expenses  not  payable  from  other  funds. 

The  City  Council  may,  from  time  to  time,  establish  such  other  funds 
as  they  may  deem  necessary,  and  shall  continue  in  force  all  interest 
funds,  bond  funds,  bond  redemption  funds  and  other  funds  now  or 
hereafter  established  for  the  payment  of  all  interest  upon  all  bonded 
indebtedness  of  said  city;  and  the  percentage  of  each  annual  tax  levy 
shall  be  named  for  each  fund,  and  the  whole  amount  of  taxes  and 
revenue  of  the  city  appropriated  to  said  several  funds,  accordingly; 
and  no  transfer  shall  be  made  from  one  fund  to  another  except  as 
otherwise  provided  in  this  charter,  unless  by  an  affirmative  vote  of 
two-tliirds  of  all  members  of  the  city  council,  by  yeas  and  nays,  re- 
corded in  the  journal  of  proceedings;  and  in  no  case  shall  any  moneys 
be  transferred  from  any  fund  provided  for  the  payment  of  any  interest 
or  principal  of  any  bonded  indebtedness  then  existing,  nor  from  the 
library  fund,  to  any  other  fund.  All  moneys  in  the  funds  heretofore 
known  as  the  fire  department,  salary,  police  department,  street,  sewer 
and  drainage,  street  light,  public  health  and  public  building  funds 
(which  charter  funds  are  hereby  abolished)  shall  be  transferred  to  the 
general  fund. 

As  amended  by  amendment  No.  53,  approved  and  adopted  by  the 
people  at  an  election  held  May  7,  1901. 

Sec.  202.  The  City  Council,  except  as  otherwise  provided  in  this 
charter,  may  by  ordinance  determine  and  designate  to  what  funds 
shall  be  apportioned  all  moneys  accruing  to  or  belonging  to  the  city. 

Sec.  203.  The  City  Council  shall  have  power  to  provide  for  the 
assessment,  levy  and  collection  of  taxes  on  all  real  estate  and  personal 
property  for  the  payment  of  the  debts  and  expenses  of  the  corporation; 
but  all  taxes  levied  as  aforesaid  shall  not  in  any  one  year  exceed  seven- 
tenths  of  one  per  centum  of  the  property  assessed;  but  the  city  shall 
have  power  to  make  a levy  in  excess  of  seven-tenths  of  one  per  centum 
per  annum  for  the  purpose  of  paying  judgments  against  the  city,  and 
of  paying  interest  on  the  bonded  indebtedness,  and  providing  moneys 
for  the  redemption  and  settlement  of  warrants  issued  heretofore  for  the 
improvement  or  repair  of  streets  and  alleys,  including  sewers  and  side- 
walks; but  nothing  in  this  section  shall  be  construed  to  render  the 
city  liable  for  the  payment  of  warrants  issued  for  local  improvements. 
And  provided  further  that  the  city  council  shall  have  the  power  to  pro- 
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five  years  prior  to  the  maturity  of  the  bonds  of  the  city  for  the  purpose 
of  creating  a sinking  fund  for  the  retirement  of  such  bonds  as  herein- 
after provided.  And  provided  further,  that  all  warrants  issued  by  the 
city  for  the  redemption  and  settlement  of  local  improvement  warrants, 
as  provided  herein,  and  for  the  purpose  of  paying  judgments,  shall  be 
drawn  on  a fund  to  be  known  as  the  redemption  and  judgment  fund, 
and  not  otherwise. 

As  amended  by  amendment  No.  53,  approved  and  adopted  by  the 
people  at  an  election  held  May  7,  1901. 

Sec.  204.  To  provide  for  the  assessment  and  collection  of  a road 
poll  tax,  not  exceeding  $4  per  poll,  on  all  male  inhabitants  between  the 
ages  of  21  and  50  years,  inclusive. 

Sec.  205.  The  City  Council  shall  make  no  appropriations  in  aid  of 
any  corporation,  person  or  society  unless  expressly  authorized  by  this 
charter  or  the  laws  of  the  state. 

Sec.  206.  The  City  Council,  after  taxes  have  been  levied  in  any 
year,  shall  have  the  power  to  make  temporary  loans  in  anticipation  of 
the  collection  of  such  taxes,  such  loans  to  be  applied  to  the  purposes, 
for  which  such  taxes  have  been  levied,  and  to  no  other  purposes,  and 
such  taxes  shall  be  inviolably  applied  to  pay  such  loans. 

Sec.  207.  When  loans  shall  be  created  exceeding  iy2  per  centum 
of  the  taxable  property  of  the  city,  and  bonds  therefor  issued  by  the 
city  under  this  charter,  the  City  Council  in  authorizing  and  providing 
for  the  same,  shall  direct  the  time  and  manner  of  payment  and  rates 
of  interest,  but  no  such  bonds  shall  be  issued  except  as  provided  by  law, 
nor  unless  the  proposition  for  creating  such  indebtedness  shall  have 
been  previously  submitted  to  the  electors  of  the  city  at  a regular, 
general  or  special  election,  of  which  thirty  days’  notice  shall  have  been 
published  in  the  city  official  newspapers  and  such  proposition  shall 
have  then  received  the  assent  of  three-fifths  of  the  voters  voting  at  such 
election.  The  mode  and  manner  of  submitting  such  proposition  to  the 
voters  shall  be  prescribed  by  the  ordinance.  And  in  case  such  three- 
fifths  of  the  voters  voting  at  such  election  are  in  favor  of  such  loan, 
the  City  Council  may,  after  such  election,  by  ordinance  confirm  the 
loan,  but  no  bond  shall  be  issued  therefor  until  after  such  confirma- 
tion, nor  until  the  City  Council  shall  ha.ve  made  specific  provisions  for 
payment  annually  of  interest  on  such  bonds,  and  for  a fund  to  pay  the 
interest  on  such  bonds  and  a sinking  fund  to  be  raised  by  annual  tax 
at  least  five  years  before  the  bonds  are  due,  sufficient  to  pay  and  dis- 
charge such  bonds  at  maturity,  and  the  faith  and  property  of  the  city 
shall  be  and  is  hereby  pledged  for  the  final  payment  of  any 
and  all  such  loans.  The  City  Council  may  refund  any  indebtedness  at 
such  times  and  upon  such  terms  as  they  may  see  fit;  provided , that 
the  rate  of  interest  upon  such  refunded  bonds  shall  never  exceed  that 
of  the  bonds  to  pay  which  they  were  issued. 

Sec.  208.  No  debt  or  obligation  of  any  kind  against  the  city  shall 
be  created  by  the  City  Council  except  by  ordinance  specifying  the 
amount  and  object  of  such  expenditure. 


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Sec.  209.  The  City  Council  shall,  once  in  each  year,  and  not  less 
than  twenty  nor  more  than  sixty  days  before  the  annual  election, 
cause  to  be  printed  in  pamphlet  form  a full  and  intelligent  statement 
of  all  the  receipts  and  expenditures  of  every  description  for  the  fiscal 
year  ending  on  the  31st  day  of  December  next  preceding  such  state- 
ment, including  all  the  moneys  which  have  passed  through  the  hands 
of  the  Treasurer  for  any  purposes  whatever,  together  with  the  different 
sources  of  revenue,  the  amount  received  from  each,  the  several  appro- 
priations made  by  the  City  Council,  the  objects  for  which  the  same 
were  made  and  the  sums  expended  for  each,  and  any  money  borrowed 
upon  the  credit  of  the  city,  whether  by  temporary  loans  or  the  issue 
of  bonds,  the  terms  upon  whfch  it  was  obtained,  the  authority  under 
which  it  was  borrowed,  and  the  purpose  to  which  it  was  applied,  and 
how  much  of  the  same  or  other  city  indebtedness  has  been  paid,  and  by 
what  means.  A copy  of  which  statement  shall  be  supplied  to  every 
citizen  of  the  age  of  21  years  and  upward  making  application  therefor. 
The  statement  shall  also  include  a detailed  account  of  city  property, 
personal  and  real,  its  value,  and  if  rented,  to  whom  and  on  what 
terms,  and  of  existing  debts  of  every  description,  and  of  the  condition 
of  the  sinking  fund,  with  all  other  information  necessary  for  a full 
understanding  of  the  financial  concerns  of  the  city. 


ARTICLE  XIII. 

THE  DEPARTMENT  OF  PARKS. 

Section  210.  The  city  park  fund  shall  consist  of: 

First.  The  proceeds- from  the  sale  of  bonds  hereinafter  provided  for. 

Second.  Such  gifts,  bequests  and  devises  as  may  be  given,  be- 
queathed or  devised  to  the  City  of  Spokane  Falls  for  the  purpose  of  a 
park  or  parks. 

Third.  Any  appropriations  that  the  City  Council  may  make  for  said 
funds  from  time  to  time. 

Sec.  211.  The  City  Council  may,  subject  to  the  provisions  of  the 
constitution  and  laws  of  this  state,  issue  bonds  of  the  city  for  the 
payment  thereof,  but  not  to  exceed  in  any  one  year  $100,000,  payable 
at  such  period  as  shall  be  fixed  by  the  City  Council,  not  exceeding 
twenty  years  after  the  date  thereof,  with  interest  not  to  exceed  5 per  cent 
per  annum,  with  such  further  terms  and  conditions  as  the  City  Council 
shall  by  ordinance  prescribe,  to  be  denominated  public  park  bonds  of  the 
City  of  Spokane  Falls,  and  shall  sell  the  same  to  the  highest  bidder, 
but  at  not  less  than  their  par  value,  and  the  proceeds  thereof  shall  be 
paid  to  the  City  Treasurer  and  be  a portion  of  the  city  park  fund,  cre- 
ated at  section  one  [210]  of  this  article.  Not  to  exceed  50  per  cent,  of 
such  proceeds  may  be  used  in  the  purchase  of  land  for  a park  or  parks, 
and  the  remainder  thereof  shall  be  used  for  the  improvement  of  parks, 
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drives  and  boulevards,  the  planting  of  trees,  shrubs  and  flowers,  and 
for  other  ornamentation  and  improvements  in  the  parks  of  the  city. 

Sec.  212.  The  management  and  control  of  said  fund  and  all  the 
public  parks  of  the  city  shall  be  and  is  hereby  vested  in  a park  com- 
mission, to  consist  of  the  Mayor,  the  President  of  the  City  Council  and 
City  Engineer,  without  additional  salary. 

Sec.  213.  The  City  Clerk,  in  person  or  by  deputy,  shall  perform  the 
clerical  work  of  the  Park  Commission,  shall  attend  their  meetings  and 
perform  such  other  duties  as  they  shall  require. 

Sec.  214.  After  any  land  for  park  purposes  has  become  or  is  the 
property  of  the  city,  the  Park  Commission  shall  proceed  to  the  survey- 
ing, improvement  and  ornamentation  of  the  same,  the  erection  thereon 
of  such  building  or  buildings  as  they  may  deem  proper  and  best,  and 
for  these  purposes  may  call  to  their  assistance  such  experts  as  they 
may  require;  provided,  that  at  no  time  shall  any  debt  be  made  or 
incurred  by  said  Park  Commission  for  such  purposes  until  there  is  a 
sufficient  sum  of  money  of  the  city  park  fund  in  the  city  treasury  which 
may  be  available  to  pay  the  same. 

Sec.  215.  An  annual  tax  of  not  more  than  one  mill  on  the  dollar 
of  the  assessed  valuation  of  the  property  of  the  city  shall  be  levied, 
the  proceeds  thereof  to  be  a part  of  the  public  park  fund,  and  to  be 
used  in  the  construction  and  building  of  drives  and  boulevards,  the 
planting  of  trees,  shrubs  and  flowers,  and  any  other  improvements  that 
may  by  the  Park  Commission  be  deemed  necessary  or  proper  for  the 
ornamentation  or  beautifying  of  the  public  parks  of  the  city. 

As  amended  by  amendment  No.  58,  approved  and  adopted  by  the 
people  at  an  election  held  May  5,  1903. 

Sec.  216.  The  Park  Commission  shall  have  the  full  and  exclusive 
power  to  control,  manage  and  supervise  the  public  parks  of  the  city, 
to  carry  out  and  regulate  the  same,  and  shall  alone  have  authority  to 
spend  the  public  park  fund,  except  as  otherwise  provided  in  this  char- 
ter, and  the  commission  shall  certify  every  such  expenditure  to  the 
City  Comptroller,  who  shall  issue  his  warrant  to  the  City  Treasurer 
therefor,  and  the  same  shall  be  paid  by  the  City  Treasurer  out  of  any 
money  in  the  city  park  fund  not  otherwise  appropriated. 

The  City  Park  Commission  may  at  such  times  as  they  see  fit,  by 
and  with  the  consent  of  the  City  Council,  appoint  a Superintendent  of 
Public  Parks  and  such  assistants  as  may  be  required,  provided  said 
commission  shall  make  expenditures  of  the  park  fund  in  the  different 
public  parks  of  the  city  as  nearly  as  may  be  in  proportion  to  the  areas 
thereof,  and  should  at  any  time  the  Park  Commission  consider  that  the 
fund  available  should  be  expended  in  any  different  proportion,  they 
shall,  by  and  with  the  consent  of  the  City  Council,  so  provide. 

Sec.  217.  The  Park  Commission  shall  annually,  on  or  before  the 
first  day  of  July  of  each  year,  transmit  to  the  Mayor  an  itemized  esti- 
mate in  writing  of  the  amount  of  money  that  will  be  required  for  the 
improvement,  maintenance  and  government  of  the  parks  of  the  city 


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during  the  coming  year,  and  an  itemized  account  of  all  receipts  and 
expenditures  received  or  made  by  them,  and  a detailed  report  of  all 
work  and  improvements  made  during  the  year  expiring. 


ARTICLE  XIV. 

MISCELLANEOUS. 

Section  218.  Repealed  by  amendment  No.  59,  approved  and  adopted 
by  the  people  at  an  election  held  May  5,  1903. 

Sec.  219.  All  officers  now  in  office  shall  be  and  remain  in  office 
after  the  adoption  of  this  charter,  only  until  their  successors  are 
elected  or  appointed  and  qualified,  and  all  officers  created  or  named  by 
any  former  charters,  not  provided  for  in  this  charter,  shall  become 
vacated  and  no  longer  exist. 

Sec.  220.  Subdivision  1.  The  City  of  Spokane  shall  not  be  liable 
for  any  damage  or  injury  sustained  by  any  person  or  property  in  con- 
sequence of  any  street,  highway,  bridge,  culvert,  sidewalk  or  crosswalk 
in  said  city  being  out  of  repair,  unsafe,  dangerous  or  obstructed  from 
any  cause  in  any  manner,  including  the  existence  of  snow  or  ice 
thereon,  unless  actual  notice  of  the  defective,  unsafe,  dangerous  or  ob- 
structed condition  of  said  street,  highway,  bridge,  culvert,  sidewalk  or 
crosswalk  shall  have  been  given  to  the  council,  or  the  Superintendent 
of  streets  of  said  city  at  least  twenty-four  hours  previous  to  such  dam- 
age or  injury.  All  claims  for  damages  for  personal  injuries  or  for 
injuries  to  property  alleged  to  have  been  sustained  by  reason  of  the 
negligence  of  the  city,  or  any  officer,  agent,  servant  or  employe  thereof, 
must  be  presented  to  the  city  council  within  one  month  after  any  such 
injuries  shall  have  been  received  in  the  manner  hereinafter  in  this  sec- 
tion provided;  provided,  however,  that  in  addition  to  the  filing  of  the 
claim  as  hereinabove  provided,  where  such  injuries  are  alleged  to  have 
been  caused  by  the  existence  of  snow  or  ice,  on  a street,  highway,  side- 
walk, bridge  or  crosswalk,  notice  of  such  injury,  in  writing,  signed  by 
the  person  injured,  or  the  owner  of  the  property  injured,  or  by  some  one 
on  his  or  her  behalf,  must  be  filed  with  the  city  clerk  within  three  days 
after  said  injury  shall  have  been  sustained.  Said  notice  shall  describe 
the  injury,  the  cause  thereof  and  the  nature  and  place  of  the  snow  or 
ice  causing  the  injury.  All  claims  for  injuries  to  person  or  property, 
and  all  notices  of  such  claims  herein  required,  shall  be  in  waiting  and 
shall  state  the  time  when  and  the  place  where  such  Injuries  were  re- 
ceived and  must  also  state  the  cause,  nature  and  extent  of  the  same,  the 
amount  of  damage  sustained  thereby  and  the  amount  for  which  the 
claimant  will  settle  the  same,  and  must  be  verified  by  his  or  her  affidavit, 
in  proper  form,  to  be  true;  and  the  refusal  or  omission  to  present  such 
claim  and  give  notice  where  notice  is  required,  in  the  manner  and  within 
the  time  in  this  section  required  shall  be  taken  to  be,  and  shall  be,  a 
waiver  of  any  and  all  damages  on  account  of  such  injuries  and  shall  be  a 


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bar  to  any  suit  or  action  against  the  city  to  recover  the  same,  or  any  part 
thereof;  provided , the  amount  for  which  any  such  claimant  offers  to 
settle  shall  not  be  used  as  evidence  in  any  suit  instituted  by  Said 
claimant  against  the  city  to  recover  damages  for  the  alleged  injury, 
after  a failure  to  settle  without  suit. 

As  amended  by  amendment  No.  47,  approved  and  adopted  by  the 
people  at  an  election  held  May  2,  1899. 

Sub.  2.  In  case  any  injuries  shall  have  happened  or  be  caused  by 
reason  of  any  sidewalk  being  out  of  repair,  or  by  not  being  properly 
guarded  by  railings  when  the  abutting  lots,  blocks  or  property  is  be- 
low grade,  the  abutting  lot,  block  or  property  to  said  sidewalk  where 
said  injuries  were  received  and  the  owner  or  owners  thereof  shall  be 
liable  for  all  damages,  which  may  be  sustained  by  reason  of  such  want 
of  repair  or  of  railings;  provided,  the  Superintendent  of  Streets  shall 
have  notified  in  writing  said  owner  or  owners,  or  the  agent  or  agents 
of  said  owner  or  owners,  if  any  of  them  be  known,  at  least  15  days 
before  said  injuries  shall  have  occurred,  of  such  want  of  repair  or  rail- 
ing, and  that  he,  she,  they  or  it  will  be  held  liable  for  all  injuries 
which  may  be  sustained  by  reason  of  such  want  of  repair  or  railing, 
and  in  case  said  owner  or  owners  are  not  known,  or  have  no  known 
agent  or  agents  within  the  City  of  Spokane,  or  if  said  owner  or  owners 
are  not  residents  of  the  City  of  Spokane,  such  notice  may  be  put  upon 
some  conspicuous  place  upon  such  lot,  block  or  property. 

As  amended  by  amendment  No.  35,  approved  and  adopted  by  the 
people  at  an  election  held  May  7,  1895. 

Sec.  221.  All  valid  ordinances  of  the  City  of  Spokane  Falls  are  in 
force  and  effect  after  the  adoption  of  this  charter,  and  until  such  ordi- 
nances are  repealed,  and  no  rights  vested  or  liabilities  incurred,  when 
this  charter  shall  be  adopted,  shall  be  thereby  lost,  impaired  or  dis- 
charged. 

Sec.  222.  All  acts  and  parts  of  acts  relating  to  the  incorporation 
of  the  City  of  Spokane  Falls,  heretofore  passed,  are  hereby  repealed. 

Sec.  223.  The  following  named  officers  shall  receive  as  full  com- 
pensation for  all  services  of  every  kind  rendered  by  them  the  following 
salaries,  payable  in  city  warrants  at  the  end  of  each  calendar  month: 
The  Mayor,  twenty-five  hundred  dollars  ($2500)  per  annum.  Each 
Councilman,  six  hundred  dollars  ($600)  per  annum;  provided,  that  ten 
dollars  ($10)  shall  be  deducted  from  the  salary  of  any  member  for 
each  failure  to  attend  a regular  meeting  of  the  Council,  unless  excused 
from  such  attendance.  The  City  Comptroller,  eighteen  hundred  dollars 
($1800)  per  annum.  The  City  Treasurer,  eighteen  hundred  dollars 
($1800)  per  annum.  The  Corporation  Counsel,  twenty-four  hundred 
dollars  ($2400)  per  annum;  provided,  that  all  appearance  fees  collected 
by  the  Corporation  Counsel  in  any  case  wherein  an  appearance  fee  is 
taxed  and  allowed  to  the  city  shall  be  paid  into  the  city  treasury  for 
the  use  of  the  city.  The  City  Clerk,  fifteen  hundred  dollars  ($1500) 
per  annum.  The  Chief  of  Police  and  Chief  of  the  Fire  Department 


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shall  each  receive  such  salary  as  the  City  Council  may,  by  ordinance, 
fix.  All  other  officers  of  the  city,  except  as  provided  in  this  charter, 
shall  receive  as  compensation  for  all  services  rendered  by  them  of  every 
kind  such  amounts  as  may  be  fixed  by  ordinance. 

As  amended  by  amendment  No.  60,  approved  and  adopted  by  the 
people  at  an  election  held  May  5,  1903. 

Sec.  224.  The  City  Council  may  by  ordinance  alter  the  salaries  of 
the  officers  as  herein  designated,  and  all  other  officers,  but  no  salary 
shall  be  increased  or  decreased  during  the  term  of  office  of  any  in- 
cumbent therein. 

Sec.  225.  Any  amendment  or  amendments  to  this  charter  may  be 
proposed  by  the  City  Council,  upon  a vote  of  two-thirds  of  all  the  mem- 
bers thereof  concurring  therein. 

When  such  amendment  or  amendments  shall  be  proposed,  the  same 
shall  be  entered  upon  the  record  of  the  proceedings,  and  at  the  second 
regular  meeting  of  the  Council  thereafter  shall  be  again  submitted  to  a 
vote  of  the  Council,  and  if  upon  such  resubmission  two-thirds  of  all  the 
members  of  the  City  Council  concur  therein,  such  amendment  or  amend- 
ments shall  be  submitted  to  the  qualified  electors  for  their  adoption  at 
the  next  general  municipal  election,  and  if  a majority  of  all  the  votes 
cast  upon  the  subject  shall  be  in  favor  of  adoption,  the  same  shall 
thereby  become  a part  of  the  City  Charter.  Every  proposed  amendment 
shall  be  published  in  two  newspapers,  one  of  which  shall  be  the  official 
newspaper,  30  days  next  preceding  the  day  of  election  at  which  the 
same  is  submitted  to  the  electors. 

As  amended  by  amendment  No.  26,  approved  and  adopted  by  the 
people  at  an  election  held  May  2,  1893. 

Sec.  225%.  Whenever  45  per  centum  of  the  qualified  voters  of  the 
City  of  Spokane,  who  actually  voted  at  the  last  general  municipal  elec- 
tion next  before  the  presentation  of  the  proposition  hereinafter  men- 
tioned, according  to  the  registration  and  poll  books  used  at  said  general 
election,  and  at  the  time  of  signing  said  proposition  shall  be  actually 
registered  in  the  list  of  qualified  voters  of  said  city,  and  20  per  centum 
of  whom  are  freeholders  in  the  City  of  Spokane,  and  were  such  free- 
holders at  least  six  months  before  signing  said  proposition,  shall  present 
to  the  City  Council  a proposition  to  amend, the  City  Charter,  setting 
forth  the  proposed  amendment  in  proper  form  to  be  submitted,  the  City 
Council  shall  submit  said  amendment  without  change,  to  the  qualified 
voters  of  the  city  for  their  ratification  or  rejection,  at  the  next  general 
election,  which  shall  be  held  at  least  four  months  after  the  presentation 
of  such  proposition  and  amendment  to  the  City  Council;  provided, 
every  signature  attached  to  any  such  proposition  shall  be  proved  to  be 
the  true  signature  of  the  person  purporting  to  sign  the  same  and  to 
have  been  actually  signed  by  such  person,  by  the  affidavit  of  some  quali- 
fied voter  of  said  city,  who  saw  him  sign  the  same;  said  affidavit  shall 
be  made  before  one  of  the  judges  of  the  superior  court  of  Spokane 
county  and  have  the  seal  of  said  court  thereto  attached,  and  any  person 


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or  persons  presenting  any  such  proposition  and  amendment,  in  addition 
to  the  proof  of  the  signatures,  must  furnish  such  evidence  touching  the 
qualifications  as  voters  and  freeholders  of  the  signers  thereof,  as  the 
City  Council  may  require. 

The  City  Council  shall  provide  by  ordinance  for  punishing  persons 
for  signing  any  such  proposition  and  amendment  without  the  qualifica- 
tions as  aforesaid,  and  also  to  punish  any  one  who  may  write  or  attach 
the  signature  of  any  person,  other  than  his  own,  to  any  such  proposi- 
tion. 

Added  to  Article  XIV  by  amendment  No.  37,  approved  and  adopted 
by  the  people  at  an  election  held  May  7,  1895. 


ARTICLE  XV. 

The  name  of  the  municipal  corporation,  now  existing,  and  known  as 
the  City  of  Spokane  Falls,  shall  be  and  is  hereby  changed  to  the  name 
of  the  City  of  Spokane. 

Wherever,  in  this  charter,  in  any  ordinance,  suit,  proceeding,  con- 
tract, or  otherwise,  said  corporation  is  designated  by  the  name  of  Spo- 
kane Falls,  the  same  shall  be  taken  and  construed  with  the  same  effect 
as  though  the  same  were  originally  designated  as  Spokane. 

The  form  of  ballot  to  be  used  in  voting  for  or  against  said  article: 

“For  separate  Article  No.  XV.” 

Against  separate  Article  No.  XV.” 

If  a majority  of  the  ballots  cast  upon  said  subject  be  for  said  separate 
article,  then  the  same  shall  be  part  of  this  charter;  otherwise  it  shall  be 
rejected. 


FINAL  CERTIFICATE. 

State  of  Washington, 

County  of  Spokane,  l>ss. 

City  of  Spokane  Falls.  J 

This  certifies,  that  at  an  election  held  in  the  said  City  of  Spokane 
Falls  on  the  27th  day  of  September,  1890,  under  the  provisions  of  an 
ordinance  duly  passed  by  the  legislative  authority  of  said  city  (said 
city  then  and  there  containing  a population  of  more  than  20,000  in- 
habitants, as  ascertained  by  a census  thereof,  theretofore  taken 
as  provided  by  law)  and  under  and  in  accordance  with  the  provisions 
of  section  10,  Article  XI,  of  the  constitution  of  this  state,  and  of  an  act 
of  the  legislature  of  the  State  of  Washington,  approved  March  24,  1890, 
entitled  “An  act  to  provide  for  the  government  of  cities  having  a popu- 
lation of  20,000  or  more  inhabitants,  and  declaring  an  emergency  to 
exist,”  the  qualified  electors  of  said  city  did  elect  15  freeholders  of 
said  city,  who  had  severally  been  residents  of  said  city  for  a period  of 
at  least  two  years  preceding  the  date  of  said  election,  and  who  were 
each  qualified  electors  of  said  city,  at  the  date  of  said  election,  as  a 


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commission  of  15  freeholders  to  prepare  and  frame  a charter  for 
said  City  of  Spokane  Palls.  That  said  15  freeholders  did  convene  for 
said  purpose  within  10  days  after  their  election  and  proceed  to  and  did 
frame  the  foregoing  as  such  charter,  and  the  same  being  so  prepared 
and  framed  by  said  freeholders,  we,  the  undersigned,  being  a majority 
of  said  15  freeholders  so  elected  as  aforesaid,  do  now  propose  and 
submit  to  the  legislative  authority  of  said  city  the  foregoing  as  a 
charter  for  the  City  of  Spokane  Falls. 

In  witness  whereof  we  hereto  set  our  hands  this  15th  day  of  Jan- 
uary, one  thousand  eight  hundred  and  ninety-one. 

David  P.  Jenkins. 

A.  M.  Cannon. 

H.  E.  Houghton. 

I.  S.  Kaufman. 

Prank  A.  Bettis. 

James  N.  Glover. 

George  H.  Leonard. 

E.  J.  Webster. 


State  of  Washington, 

County  of  Spokane,  l.ss. 

City  of  Spokane  Falls.  J 

I,  C.  O.  Downing,  being  the  duly  elected  and  qualified  Clerk  of  the 
city  aforesaid,  do  hereby  certify  that  the  above  and  foregoing  is  a true, 
correct  and  complete  copy  of  the  proposed  charter  of  the  City  of  Spo- 
kane Palls,  as  submitted  by  the  charter  commission  to  the  City  Council 
of  the  aforesaid  city  on  the  15th  day  of  January,  A.  D.  1891,  and  by  the 
aforesaid  City  Council  ordered  published  according  to  law  on  the  17th 
day  of  January,  1891. 

In  testimony  whereof  I have  hereunto  set  my  hand  and  caused  the 
seal  of  the  city  to  be  affixed  this  20th  day  of  January,  A.  D.  1891. 

[Seal.]  C.  0.  Downing,  City  Clerk,. 


MAYOR’S  CERTIFICATE. 

I,  C.  P.  Clough,  Mayor  of  the  City  of  Spokane  Falls,  do  hereby 
certify,  that  in  accordance  with  the  terms  and  provisions  of  section  10 
of  Article  XI  of  the  constitution,  and  of  Chapter  IV,  and  also  pursuant 
to  “An  act  to  provide  for  the  government  of  cities  having  a population 
of  20,000  or  more  inhabitants,  and  declaring  an  emergency  to  exist,” 
approved  March  24,  1890,  of  the  laws  of  said  state,  the  City  Council  of 
the  City  of  Spokane  Palls,  duly  caused  a special  election  to  be  held  on 
the  27th  day  of  September,  1890,  for  the  purpose  of  electing  15  free- 
holders to  prepare  a charter  for  the  City  of  Spokane  Falls;  that  due 


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notice  of  such  election  was  given  in  the  manner  provided  by  law;  that 
on  the  27th  day  of  September,  1890,  said  election  was  held,  and  the 
votes  cast  thereat  were  duly  canvassed  by  the  legislative  authority  of 
said  city,  and  the  following  named  persons  were  declared  duly  elected 
to  prepare  and  propose  a charter  for  said  city,  to-wit:  Albert  Allen, 
F.  A.  Bettis,  A.  M.  Cannon,  James  Glispin,  J.  N.  Glover,  H.  E.  Houghton, 
D.  P.  Jenkins,  I.  S.  Kaufman,  G.  H.  Leonard,  R.  Russell,  C.  R.  Burns,  E. 
J.  Webster,  A.  Munter,  James  Monaghan  and  F.  H.  Mason.  That  there- 
after, to-wit:  on  the  15th  day  of  January,  1891,  said  board  of  freehold- 
ers duly  returned  a proposed  charter  for  the  City  of  Spokane  Falls, 
signed  by  the  following  members  thereof,  to-wit:  Frank  A.  Bettis,  A. 
M.  Cannon,  James  N.  Glover,  H.  E.  Houghton,  D.  P.  Jenkins,  I.  S.  Kauf- 
man, G.  H.  Leonard  and  E.  J.  Webster.  That  thereafter  such  proposed 
charter  was  duly  published  in  two  daily  newspapers  in  said  city  of 

general  circulation  therein,  to-wit:  The  Spokane  Falls  Review  and 

Spokane  Falls  Chronicle , for  a period  of  30  days,  said  publication  in 
each  of  said  papers  commencing  on  the  24th  day  of  January,  1891.  That 
thereafter,  on  the  24th  day  of  March,  1891,  at  a special  election  duly 
called  by  the  legislative  authority  of  said  city  the  proposed  charter  was 
submitted  to  the  qualified  electors  thereof,  and  the  returns  of  such  elec- 
tion were  duly  canvassed  by  the  legislative  authority  thereof  at  a 
meeting  held  on  the  25th  day  of  March,  1891,  and  the  result  of  said 
election  was  found  to  be  as  follows:  For  said  proposed  charter,  2045 

votes;  against  said  proposed  charter,  312  votes;  majority  for  said  pro- 

posed charter,  1733  votes.  For  separate  Article  XV,  1129  votes;  against 
separate  Article  XV,  513  votes;  majority  for  separate  Article  XV,  616 
votes.  Whereupon  the  said  charter  was  declared  duly  ratified  by  a ma- 
jority of  the  qualified  electors  voting  at  said  election.  And  I further 
certify  that  the  foregoing  is  a full,  true  and  complete  copy  of  the  pro- 
posed charter  so  voted  upon  and  ratified  as  aforesaid. 

In  testimony  whereof  I hereunto  set  my  hand  and  affix  the  corporate 
seal  of  said  city  at  my  office  this  1st  day  of  April,  1891. 

C.  F.  Clough, 

[Seal.]  Mayor  of  the  City  of  Spokane  Falls. 

Attest : 

C.  O.  Downing,  ' 

Clerk  of  the  City  of  Spokane  Falls. 


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The  Code  of  the  City  of  Spokane. 


CHAPTER  I. 


City  Government  and  Officials. 


ORDINANCE  NO.  Al. 

AN  ORDINANCE  ADOPTING  A COMMON  SEAL. 

The  City  of  Spokane  does  ordain  as  follows: 

Section  1.  A seal  two  inches  in  diameter,  having  a device  repre- 
senting the  falls  of  the  Spokane  river  at  SpoKane,  with  the  words  “City 
of  Spokane”  on  the  curved  line  above  and  the  word  “Washington”  on 
the  curved  line  below  said  device,  shall  be  and  is  hereby  adopted  as  the 
corporate  common  seal  of  the  City  of  Spokane. 

Sec.  2.  This  ordinance  shall  take  effect  and  be  in  force  10  days 
after  its  passage. 

Passed  the  City  Council  April  21,  1891. 


ORDINANCE  NO.  A828. 

AN  ORDINANCE  FIXING  THE  OFFICE  HOURS  OF  THE  VARIOUS  OFFICERS  OF  THE 

CITY  OF  SPOKANE. 

The  City  of  Spokane  does  ordain  as  folloios: 

Section  1.  That  each  and  every  office  of  the  City  of  Spokane  shall 
he  opened  and  kept  open  for  business  on  each  and  every  day  (Sundays 
;and  legal  holidays  excepted)  from  the  hour  of  8 o’clock  a.  m.  until  the 
hour  of  5 o’clock  p.  m.,  continuously,  excepting  Saturdays,  when  said 
offices  shall  be  kept  open  from  the  hour  of  8 o’clock  a.  m.  until  the  hour 
of  3 o’clock  p.  m.,  continuously;  provided,  however,  the  office  of  the 
register  and  collector  of  water  rates  shall  be  kept  open  on  the  Saturday 
occurring  in  the  first  seven  days  of  each  month  until  5 o’clock  p.  m., 
and  during  said  hours  all  public  records  of  the  city  shall  be  open  to  in- 
spection, under  the  inspection  and  direction  of  the  officer  having  charge 
thereof. 

Sec.  2.  All  ordinances  and  parts  of  ordinances  in  conflict  herewith 
are  hereby  repealed. 

Sec.  3.  This  ordinance  shall  take  effect  and  be  in  force  10  days  after 
its  passage. 

Passed  the  City  Council  May  19,  1899. 


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ORDINANCE  *NO.  A602. 

AN  ORDINANCE  TO  PROVIDE  FOR  REMOVING  ELECTIVE  OFFICERS  FOR  MISCONDUCT 
OR  MALFEASANCE  IN  OFFICE. 

The  City  of  Spokane  does  ordain  as  follows: 

Section  1.  That  any  elective  officer  of  the  City  of  Spokane  may  be 
removed  upon  charges  of  misconduct  or  malfeasance  in  office  by  the 
City  Council,  three-fifths  of  all  the  members  of  the  Council  concurring 
therein. 

Sec.  2 The  Mayor,  Board  of  Police,  or  any  one  or  more  citizens  of 
the  City  of  Spokane  may  prefer  charges,  in  writing,  under  oath,  against 
any  of  said  officers,  guilty  of  misconduct  or  malfeasance  in  office,  stating 
the  act  or  acts  of  such  misconduct  or  malfeasance  in  office,  as  nearly 
as  may  be,  and  in  as  plain  and  concise  language  as  may  be,  and  sworn 
to  be  one  or  more  of  the  persons  making  said  charges,  to  the  effect  that 
he  or  they  believe  the  same  to  be  true,  and  depositing  the  same  with 
the  City  Clerk  with  a written  request  that  the  City  Council  remove  said 
officer. 

Sec.  3.  Whenever  any  charges  shall  be  deposited  with  the  City 
Clerk,  he  shall  immediately  file  the  same,  and  shall  forthwith  issue  a 
citation  or  notice  to  the  officer  or  officers  accused,  citing  them  to  appear 
before  the  City  Council  at  its  next  meeting  to  answer  the  said  charges, 

which  notice  shall  be  substantially  as  follows:  To : 

You  are  hereby  notified  that  you  have  been  charged  with  misconduct 
(or  malfeasance,  as  the  case  may  be)  in  office  upon  the  oath  of 

as  follows,  to-wit:  (State  the  charges.) 

Now.  therefore,  you  are  directed  to  be  and  appear  before  the  City  Coun- 
cil, in  the  council  chamber  at  the  City  Hall,  in  the  City  of  Spokane,  on 

the  day  of . . . .,  A.  D.  189. .,  at  the 

hour  of in  the noon  of  said  day,  to  answer  said 

charges,  and  in  case  of  your  failure  so  to  appear,  the  Council  will  pro- 
ceed to  hear  and  determine  said  charges,  and  will  remove  you  from 
your  said  office  if  the  same  shall  be  proven  to  be  true  to  its  satisfaction. 

(Said  notice  must  state  the  style  of  officer  or  officers  accused,  and 
shall  be  signed  by  the  President  of  the  Council  and  attested  by  the 
Clerk,  and  have  the  seal  of  the  city  attached.) 

Sec.  4.  Said  notice  may  be  served  by  any  police  officer  or  by  any 
male  citizen  of  the  United  States  above  the  age  of  21  years,  by  deliver- 
ing a copy  thereof,  certified  to  be  a true  copy  by  the  City  Clerk,  to  said 
officer  personally  within  the  City  of  Spokane,  if  he  can  be  found,  or  by 
leaving  such  copy  at  his  place  of  abode  with  some  suitable  person  living 
in  or  occupying  the  same  house  with  said  officer,  if  said  officer  can  not 
be  found  in  the  City  of  Spokane,  at  least  three  days  before  the  time  fixed 
for  him  to  appear  before  the  City  Council  for  trial,  and  shall  make  re- 
turn of  service  in  the  same  manner  as  is  required  by  law  to  make  return 
of  summons  in  the  superior  court  of  the  State  of  Washington;  and  in 
case  said  citation  can  not  be  served  in  time,  the  Clerk  shall  renew  the 
same  from  time  to  time  till  the  same  is  served. 


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Sec.  5.  If  the  accused  appear  on  the  day  fixed  for  appearance,  he 
shall  be  allowed  at  least  three  days  to  prepare  for  trial,  and  the  Council 
shall,  on  the  appearance  day,  designate  some  day  for  hearing  the  same, 
which  day  shall  not  be  less  than  three  or  more  than  10  days  from  said 
appearance  day. 

Sec.  G.  The  accused  may  answer  said  charges  by  general  denial  and 
by  such  other  pleas  as  he  may  deem  necessary,  but  no  demurrer  or  dila- 
tory motion  shall  be  entertained.  The  general  denial  shall  put  in  issue 
every  question  of  law. 

Sec.  7.  Such  witnesses  may  be  examined  as  may  be  produced,  for 
or  against  the  accused,  as  the  City  Council  may  determine  to  hear; 
provided,  the  President  or  President  pro  tem.  of  the  City  Council  shall 
administer  all  necessary  oaths. 

Sec.  8.  All  objections  to  testimony  and  the  competency  of  witnesses 
and  all  other  matters  arising  during  the  hearing  shall  be  decided  by  a 
majority  vote  of  the  members  of  the  City  Council. 

Sec.  9.  Either  side  may  be  represented  by  an  attorney  or  attorneys; 
provided,  that  the  prosecution  shall  be  conducted  by  the  Corporation 
Counsel,  but  only  one  attorney  on  a side  shall  address  the  Council  upon 
any  objection  or  question  arising  during  the  progress  of  the  trial,  and 
only  15  minutes  shall  be  allowed  either  attorney  to  address  the  Council 
upon  any  such  objection  or  proposition;  the  objector  or  proposer  shall 
be  heard  first,  and  the  other  side  may  reply,  and  if  the  said  objector  or 
proposer  does  not  consume  all  of  his  15  minutes  in  opening,  he  may 
reply  to  the  extent  of  the  portion  thereof  not  consumed  in  his  opening 
address.  When  a witness  is  produced  the  attorney  who  begins  his  ex- 
aminations, whether  in  chief  or  cross-examination,  must  finish  the  same 
and  make  all  objections,  and  no  other  attorney  will  be  permitted  to  pro- 
pound any  questions  to  said  witness  or  to  make  any  objection  during 
said  examination.  The  attorney  representing  the  accuser  shall  have  the 
opening  and  closing  of  the  testimony,  but  the  testimony  offered  after 
the  accused  shall  have  closed  must  be  strictly  in  rebuttal,  and  said  at- 
torneys shall  have  the  opening  and  closing  in  the  argument  on  the 
merits,  and  each  side  shall  be  allowed  to  address  the  Council  on  the 
merits  for  three  hours  only,  and  the  respective  attorneys  may  divide 
said  time  between  them  as  they  may  see  fit,  and  as  many  attorneys  may 
speak  on  the  merits  as  may  wish;  provided,  that  not  more  than  three 
hours  are  consumed  on  a side  in  said  arguments;  provided,  that  when 
more  than  one  officer  is  tried  at  a time  or  more  than  one  prefers  charges, 
for  the  purpose  of  construing  this  section,  they  shall  be  deemed  as  one. 

Sec.  10.  If  any  accused  shall  fail  to  appear  and  defend  the  charges 
preferred,  the  City  Council  shall  enter  said  failure  upon  its  minutes, 
and  a general  denial,  and  proceed  to  hear  and  determine  the  same  in 
the  same  manner,  as  near  as  may  be,  as  if  the  accused  had  appeared 
and  answered. 

Sec.  11.  After  the  close  of  the  arguments,  the  City  Council  shall 
clear  its  chamber  of  all  persons  not  members,  or  officers,  and  proceed 


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to  decide  the  same,  and  may  adjourn  from  day  to  da^  until  a final  judg- 
ment is  reached. 

Sec.  12.  If  the  City  Council  shall  by  a vote  of  three-fifths  of  all  the 
members  thereof,  voting  in  the  affirmative,  find  the  accused  guilty  of 
misconduct  or  malfeasance  in  office,  as  the  case  may  be,  it  shall  cause 
the  same  to  be  entered  upon  its  minutes,  and  shall  by  resolution,  declare 
the  said  officer  or  officers  removed,  and  his  or  their  office  to  be  vacant. 

Sec.  13.  Said  office  or  offices  shall  be  vacant  from  and  after  the  said 
entry  shall  have  been  made,  and  said  officer  or  officers  shall,  from 
thenceforth,  cease  to  be  an  officer  of  said  city,  and  any  and  all  acts  of 
said  officer  or  officers  thereafter  performed  or  attempted  to  be  per- 
formed shall  be  null  and  void. 

Sec.  14.  All  rules  of  the  City  Council,  not  in  conflict  with  this  ordi- 
nance, that  may  be  applicable,  shall  be  in  force  during  any  trial  here- 
under. 

Sec.  15.  This  ordinance  shall  take  effect  and  be  in  force  10  days 
after  its  passage. 

Passed  the  City  Council  the  24th  day  of  September,  1895. 


ORDINANCE  NO.  A15. 

AN  ORDINANCE  PROVIDING  FOR  PAYROLLS  AND  FOR  THE  MANNER  AND  METHOD 
OF  THE  PAYMENT  THEREOF. 

The  City  of  Spokane  does  ordain  as  follows: 

Section  1.  All  officers  and  employes  of  the  city  shall  be  paid  from 
payrolls.  Such  payrolls  shall  be  made  in  duplicate  and  certified  by  the 
heads  of  the  several  departments  in  which  service  for  which  payment 
is  to  be  made  has  been  rendered,  and  approved  by  tho  chairman  of  the 
board  having  control  of  such  department,  and  allowed  by  the  Auditing 
Committee  (excepting  as  provided  by  section  197  of  the  charter),  except 
as  hereinafter  provided. 

Sec.  2.  Repealed. 

Sec.  3.  The  payrolls  for  the  salaries  of  city  officers,  fixed  by  the 
charter  or  ordinance,  shall  be  certified  by  the  City  Comptroller. 

Sec.  4.  Employes  who  shall  be  discharged  or  whose  time  of  service 
shall  expire  prior  to  the  last  day  of  any  month  shall  be  issued  an  order 
for  time  certificate,  given  by  the  foreman  and  countersigned  by  the  head 
of  the  department.  This  shall  then  be  presented  to  the  clerk  of  the 
Board  of  City  Commissioners,  whose  duty  it  shall  be  to  issue  on  the 
Comptroller  a time  certificate,  which  shall  be  approved  by  the  President 
of  the  Board  of  City  Commissioners,  in  whose  department  the  labor 
shall  have  been  performed.  Upon  the  filing  of  such  time  certificate  the 
Comptroller  shall  forthwith  issue  time  checks,  which  shall  be  paid 
by  the  City  Treasurer  in  the  same  manner  as  pay  checks. 

As  amended  by  Ordinance  No.  A348,  passed  the  City  Council  August 
29,  1893. 


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Sec.  5.  The  payrolls  of  all  employes  not  herein  otherwise  provided 
for  shall  be  certified  by  the  chairman  of  the  Board  of  Public  Works. 

Sec.  6.  All  payrolls  herein  provided  for  shall  be  filed  with  the  City 
Comptroller  on  the  first  day  of  each  calendar  month,  and  all  sums 
due  upon  such  payrolls  shall  be  paid  by  pay  check  of  the  City  Comp- 
troller upon  the  appropriate  fund  of  the  city  treasury. 

Sec.  7.  This  ordinance  shall  take  effect  ten  days  after  its  passage. 

Passed  the  City  Council  May  23,  1891. 


ORDINANCE  NO.  A32. 

AN  ORDINANCE  PROVIDING  FOR  A PURCHASING  AGENT. 

The  City  of  Spokane  does  ordain  as  follows: 

Section  1.  There  shall  be  a Purchasing  Agent  for  the  city,  who  shall 
be  appointed  by  resolution  of  the  City  Council  and  serve  during  the 
pleasure  of  the  Council.  His  duties  shall  be  to  purchase  all  supplies  and 
material  for  the  city,  excepting  such  as  are  purchased  upon  bids  under 
advertisement  by  some  board  of  the  city.  Purchases  shall  be  made  un- 
der the  following  regulations:  For  supplies  for  the  City  Council,  com- 
mittees of  the  City  Council  and  the  City  Clerk  there  shall  be  a requisi- 
tion for  the  same,  which  shall  originate  with  the  City  Clerk  and  be  ap- 
proved by  the  President  of  the  Council.  For  supplies  for  the  executive 
and  legal  department  a requisition  shall  originate  with  the  City  Clerk, 
to  be  approved  by  the  Mayor.  For  supplies  for  the  Board  of  Health  and 
Health  Officer  a requisition  from  the  secretary  of  the  board,  to  be  ap- 
proved by  the  Mayor.  For  supplies  for  the  Board  of  Public  Works  a 
requisition  from  sa!id  board,  to  be  approved  by  the  Mayor.  For  supplies 
for  the  City  Assessor;  City  Treasurer  and  City  Comptroller  a requisition 
from  the  officer  requiring  the  same  to  be  approved  by  the  Mayor.  For 
supplies  for  the  police  department  a requisition  from  the  Board  of  Po- 
lice, to  be  approved  by  the  Mayor.  For  supplies  for  the  fire  department 
a requisition  from  the  Board  of  Fire  Commissioners,  approved  by  the 
Mayor.  For  supplies  for  the  engineering  department  a requisition  from 
the  City  Engineer/approved  by  the  President  of  the  Board  of  Public 
Works  and  the  Mayor.  All  requisitions  after  approval  shall  be  filed  with 
the  Purchasing  Agent,  who  shall  purchase  the  articles  required  and  see 
that  they  are  delivered  as  directed,  bills  for  the  same  to  be  sent  to  the 
Purchasing  Agent,  who  shall  certify  that  they  are  correct  as  to  price  and 
forward  them  to  the  party  to  whom  the  goods  were  delivered,  who 
shall  certify  to  the  receipt  of  the  goods  and  return  the  bills  to  the  Comp- 
troller to  be  vouchered.  When  vouchered  and  passed  upon  by  the 
Auditing  Committee,  they  shall  go  to  the  City  Council  for  final  approval. 
When  approved  the  City  Clerk  shall  return  the  voucher  to  the  Comp- 
troller, who  shall  issue  a warrant  for  the  same  and  charge  to  the  proper 
account. 

Sec.  2.  The  Purchasing  Agent  shall  require  bids  on  all  supplies  and 
material  the  cost  of  which  shall  exceed  two  hundred  dollars  ($200). 


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Sec.  3.  This  ordinance  shall  take  effect  ten  days  after  its  passage. 
Passed  the  City  Council  June  25,  1891. 


^ORDINANCE  NO.  A857. 

AN  ORDINANCE  FIXING  THE  SALARIES  OF  THE  OFFICERS  AND  EMPLOYES  OF 
THE  CITY  OF  SPOKANE. 

The  City  of  Spokane  does  ordain  as  follows: 

Section  1.  That  on  and  after  the  15th  day  of  August,  1899,  the  fol- 
lowing named  officers  and  employes  of  the  City  of  Spokane  shall  receive 
in  full  compensation  for  all  services  of  every  kind  rendered  by  them  the 
following  salaries,  payable  in  city  "warrants  at  the  end  of  each  month. 


to-wit : 

Janitor  55.00 

City  Engineer,  who  shall  act  as  Superintendent  of  Sewers  with- 
out extra  cost  to  the  city 150.00 

Assistant  engineers,  each  100.00 

Foreman  or  Superintendent  of  Streets 90.00 


Sec.  2.  All  ordinances,  parts  of  ordinances  and  resolutions  in  con- 
flict with  this  ordinance  are  hereby  repealed. 

Sec.  3.  This  ordinance  shall  take  effect  and  be  in  force  ten  days 
after  its  passage. 

Passed  the  City  Council  August  1,  1899. 


ORDINANCE  NO.  A1399. 

AN  ORDINANCE  FIXING  THE  SALARIES  OF  CERTAIN  OFFICERS  AND  EMPLOYES 
OF  THE  CITY  OF  SPOKANE. 

The  City  of  Spokane  does  ordain  as  follows: 

Section  1.  That  on  and  after  the  1st  day  of  July,  A.  D.  1903,  the 
following  named  officers  and  employes  of  the  City  of  Spokane  shall 
receive  in  full  compensation  for  all  services  of  every  kind  rendered  by 
them,  the  following  salaries,  payable  in  city  warrants  at  the  end  of 
each  month: 

per  month. 


First  deputy,  Comptroller’s  office * $100.00 

Second  deputy,  Comptroller’s  office 85.00 

First  deputy,  Treasurer’s  office 100.00 

Second  deputy,  Treasurer’s  office 100.00 

Third  deputy,  Treasurer’s  office 85.00 

Fourth  deputy,  Treasurer’s  office 85.00 


* Several  provisions  of  this  ordinance  repealed  by  new  ordinances. 
See  departments  for  salaries  of  officers. 


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Provided,  that  the  salaries  of  the  second  and  third  deputies  in  the 
Treasurer’s  office  be  charged  to  the  water  fund  of  the  City  of  Spokane. 


PEE  MONTH. 

First  deputy  Clerk $100.00 

Second  deputy  clerk 80.00 

Assistant  Corporation  Counsel  and  Stenographer,  appointed  under 
ordinance  No.  A1063,  passed  June  18,  1901: 

PEE  MONTH. 

Assistant  Corporation  Counsel $100.00 

Stenographer  75.00 

Assistant  Corporation  Counsel,  appointed  under  ordinance  No. 
A1174,  passed  June  17,  1902: 

PEE  MONTH. 

Assistant  Corporation  Counsel $100.00 


Sec.  2.  All  ordinances  or  parts  of  ordinances  in  conflict  herewith, 
be  and  the  same  are  hereby  repealed. 

Sec.  3.  This  ordinance  shall  take  effect  and  be  in  force  10  days  after 
its  passage. 

Passed  the  City  Council  June  18,  1903. 


ORDINANCE  NO.  A1404. 

AN  OEDINANCE  FIXING  THE  SALAEY  OF  THE  CITY  COMMISSIONEBS  OF  THE 

CITY  OF  SPOKANE. 

The  City  of  Spokane  does  ordain  as  follows: 

Section  1.  That  on  and  after  the  first  day  of  July,  A.  D.  1903,  each 
City  Commissioner  shall  receive  in  full  compensation  for  all  services 
of  any  kind  rendered  by  him,  the  salary  of  one  hundred  and  fifty 
dollars  ($150.00)  per  month,  payable  in  city  warrants,  at  the  end  of 
each  month. 

Sec.  2.  This  ordinance  shall  take  effect  and  be  in  force  ten  days 
after  its  passage. 

Passed  by  the  City  Council  June  30,  1903. 


ORDINANCE  NO.  A1215. 

AN  OEDINANCE  FIXING  THE  SALAEY  OF  THE  ASSISTANT  LINEMAN  OF  THE 
WATEE  DEPAETMENT. 

The  City  of  Spokane  does  ordain  as  follows: 

Section  1.  That  on  and  after  the  first  day  of  September,  A.  D.  1902, 
the  salary  of  the  assistant  lineman  of  the  water  department  shall  be 
ninety  dollars  per  month,  payable  in  city  warrants  at  the  end  of  each 
month. 

Sec.  2.  All  ordinance^  or  parts  of  ordinances  in  conflict  with  this 
ordinance  are  hereby  repealed. 


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Sec.  3.  Whereas  an  emergency  exists,  this  ordinance  shall  take  effect 
and  be  in  force  from  and  after  its  passage. 

Passed  the  City  Council  September  2,  1902. 


ORDINANCE  NO.  A609. 

AN  ORDINANCE  TO  AUTHORIZE  THE  CORPORATION  COUNSEL  TO  EMPLOY  AN  AS- 
SISTANT, PRESCRIBING  HIS  DUTIES  AND  FIXING  HIS  COMPENSATION. 

The  City  of  Spokane  does  ordain  as  follows : 

Section  1.  That  the  Corporation  Counsel  be  and  he  is  hereby  au- 
thorized to  appoint  an  assistant,  who  shall  hold  office  during  the  pleas- 
ure of  the  City  Council  or  the  Corporation  Counsel;  and  in  case  said 
assistant  is  removed  from  office  by  the  Corporation  Counsel,  or  his  suc- 
cessor appointed,  the  Corporation  Counsel  shall  report  his  action  therein 
to  the  City  Council  at  its  next  meeting. 

Sec.  2.  It  shall  be  the  duty  of  said  assistant,  subject  to  the  direction 
of  the  Corporation  Counsel,  to  conduct  all  prosecutions  for  public  of- 
fenses committed  in  violation  of  any  of  the  ordinances  of  the  city,  and 
to  appear  for  that  purpose  in  any  court  wherein  the  same  may  be  pend- 
ing. Said  assistant  shall  perform  such  other  duties  as  the.  Corporation 
Counsel  may  think  proper  in  carrying  out  the  provisions  of  the  laws 
and  ordinances  of  the  city. 

Sec.  3.  Repealed. 

Sec.  4.  All  ordinances  or  parts  of  ordinances  in  conflict  herewith  are 
hereby  repealed. 

Sec.  5.  This  ordinance  shall  take  effect  and  be  in  force  ten  days 
after  its  passage. 

Passed  the  City  Council  October  25,  1895. 


ORDINANCE  NO.  A1063. 

AN  ORDINANCE  TO  REPEAL  ORDINANCE  NO.  A770,  PASSED  JULY  8.  1898,  EN- 
TITLED “AN  ORDINANCE  AUTHORIZING  THE  CORPORATION  COUNSEL  TO  EM- 
PLOY AN  ASSISTANT,  PRESCRIBING  HIS  DUTIES  AND  FIXING  HTS  COMPEN- 
SATION;” AND  AMENDING  SECTION  1 OF  ORDINANCE  NO.  A833,  ENTITLED 
“AN  ORDINANCE  FIXING  THE  SALARY  OF  THE  CORPORATION  COUNSEL  AND 
HIS  ASSISTANTS,”  PASSED  MAY  23,  1899. 

The  City  of  Spokane  does  ordain  as  follows: 

Section  1.  That  ordinance  No.  A770,  passed  July  8,  1898,  and  en- 
titled “An  ordinance  authorizing  the  Corporation  Counsel  to  employ  an 
assistant,  prescribing  his  duties  and  fixing  his  compensation,”  be  and 
the  same  is  hereby  repealed. 

Sec.  2.  That  section  1 of  ordinance  No.  A833,  passed  May  23,  1899, 
and  entitled  “An  ordinance  fixing  the  salary  of  the  Corporation  Coun- 
sel and  his  assistants,”  be  and  the  same  is  hereby  amended  to  read  as 


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follows,  to-wit:  Section  1.  Commencing  July  1,  1901,  the  Corporation 
Counsel  and  his  assistants  shall  receive  as  full  compensation  for  all 
services  rendered  by  them  the  following  salaries,  to-wit:  The  Corpora- 
tion Counsel,  two  hundred  dollars  ($200)  per  month.  (See  ordinance 
No.  A1399,  passed  June  18,  1903.) 

Sec.  3.  The  Assistant  Corporation  Counsel  shall  have  all  the  general 
powers  of  the  Corporation  Counsel,  and  shall  perform  his  duties  under 
the  direction  of  the  Corporation  Counsel. 

Sec.  4.  This  ordinance  shall  take  effect  and  be  in  force  ten  days 
after  its  passage. 

Passed  the  City  Council  June  18,  1901. 


ORDINANCE  NO.  A1174. 

AN  ORDINANCE  AUTHORIZING  THE  CORPORATION  COUNSEL  TO  EMPLOY  AN 

ASSISTANT. 

Whereas,  Large  sums  of  money  are  due  to  the  City  of  Spokane  for 
taxes  assessed  from  the  year  1886  to  the  year  1893;  and 

Whereas,  The  Supreme  Court  of  the  state  has  recently  decided  that 
the  statutes  of  limitation  do  not  run  against  such  delinquent  taxes;  and 

Whereas,  Large  sums  of  money  are  due  the  City  of  Spokane  on 
assessments  for  the  improvement  of  streets,  the  construction  of  sewers 
and  sidewalks,  which  have  been  delinquent  for  more  than  five  years; 
and 

Whereas,  Payment  of  said  taxes  should  be  enforced  by  suits  in  the 
Superior  Court;  and 

Whereas,  The  Corporation  Counsel  has  not  sufficient  assistance  to 
prosecute  such  suits;  therefore 
The  City  of  Spokane  does  ordain  as  follows: 

Section  1.  That  the  Corporation  Counsel  of  the  City  of  Spokane  is 
hereby  authorized  to  employ  an  assistant  at  a salary  of  one  hundred 
dollars  per  month. 

Sec.  2.  That  the  Assistant  Corporation  Counsel  so  employed  shall 
devote  his  entire  time  to  the  collection  of  the  city’s  delinquent  taxes, 
and  the  service  of  the  city,  under  the  direction  of  the  Corporation 
Counsel. 

Sec.  3.  That  such  Assistant  Corporation  Counsel  may  be  removed 
at  any  time  when,  in  the  judgment  of  the  City  Council,  his  services  are 
no  longer  necessary. 

Sec.  4.  This  ordinance  shall  take  effect  and  be  in  force  ten  days 
after  its  passage. 

Passed  the  City  Council  June  17,  1902. 


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ORDINANCE  NO.  A201. 

AN  ORDINANCE  REQUIRING  THE  CERTIFICATE  OF  THE  CORPORATION  COUNSEL  TO 
ALL  BONDS  WHICH  MAY  BE.  REQUIRED  BY  THE  CHARTER  OR  ANY  ORDI- 
NANCES OF  THE  CITY  OF  SPOKANE. 

The  City  of  Spokane  does  ordain  as  follows: 

Section  1.  All  bonds  required  to  be  given  to  the  City  of  Spokane,  by 
either  the  charter  or  any  ordinance  of  the  city,  shall,  before  the  same 
is  approved  by  the  Mayor,  have  attached  the  certificate  of  the  Corpora- 
tion Counsel  stating  that  he  has  examined  such  bonds  and  finds  that 
the  same  has  been  properly  and  legally  executed  and  is  in  accordance 
with  the  provisions  of  the  charter  or  the  ordinances  requiring  such 
bond. 

Sec.  2.  This  ordinance  shall  take  effect  ten  days  after  its  passage. 
Passed  the  City  Council  May  10,  1892. 


ORDINANCE  NO.  A824. 

AN  ORDINANCE  PROVIDING  FOR  AND  FIXING  THE  SALARY  OF  THE  POLICE 

JUSTICE. 

Whereas,  The  legislature  of  the  State  of  Washington  has  provided 
for  the  appointment  of  a Police  Justice  in  cities  of  the  first  class;  and 

Whereas,  The  Mayor  has  appointed  such  Police  Justice  for  the  City 
of  Spokane;  now  therefore 
The  City  of  Spokane  does  ordain  as  follows: 

Section  1.  That  the  Police  Justice  shall  receive,  as  full  compensa- 
tion for  all  services  rendered  by  him  as  such  police  justice  the  sum  of 
one  hundred  dollars  ($100.00)  per  month,  commencing  with  the  1st 
day  of  May,  1899,  and  shall  before  entering  upon  the  duties  of  his  office 
give  a good  and  sufficient  bond  to  the  city  in  the  sum  of  $2,500.00,  to  be 
approved  by  the  Mayor,  conditioned  for  the  faithful  performance  of 
his  duties. 

Sec.  2.  All  ordinances  or  parts  of  ordinances  in  conflict  herewith 
are  hereby  repealed. 

Sec.  3.  This  ordinance  shall  take  effect  and  be  in  force  ten  days 
after  its  passage. 

Passed  the  City  Council  May  9,  1899. 


ORDINANCE  NO.  A1287. 

AN  ORDINANCE  PROVIDING  A SALARY  FOR  THE  CLERK  TO  THE  POLICE  JUSTICE 
AND  FIXING  HIS  BOND. 

The  City  of  Spokane  does  ordain  as  follows: 

Section  1.  That  the  salary  of  the  clerk  to  the  Police  Justice  shall 
be  eighty  dollars  per  month,  to  be  paid  by  the  city  from  and  after 
November  11,  1902. 


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Sec.  2.  That  the  clerk  to  the  Police  Justice  shall  enter  into  a bond 
to  the  City  of  Spokane  in  the  sum  of  twenty-five  hundred  dollars,  con- 
ditioned that  he  will  faithfully  perform  the  duties  of  his  office,  and  pay 
to  the  City  Treasurer  once  a week  all  moneys  received  by  him  as  such 
clerk,  which  belongs  to  the  City  of  Spokane. 

Sec.  3.  This  ordinance  shall  take  effect  and  be  in  force  ten  days 
after  its  passage. 

Pa.ssed  the  City  Council  January  20,  1903. 


ORDINANCE  NO.  A735. 

AN  ORDINANCE  ESTABLISHING  A POLICE  COURT  FUND,  PROVIDING  WHAT  MON- 
EYS SHALL  BE  PAID  INTO  THE  SAME  AND  WHAT  SHALL  BE  PAID  THERE- 
FROM. 

The  City  of  Spokane  does  ordain  as  follows: 

Section  1.  There  is  hereby  established  a fund  to  be  known  as  a 
Police  Court  Fund. 

Sec.  2.  There  shall  be  paid  into  said  fund  all  moneys  arising  from 
costs,  fines,  forfeited  bonds,  jury  and  witness  fees,  and  all  other  sources 
arising  in  the  court  presided  over  by  the  Police  Justice. 

Sec.  3.  Witnesses  and  jurors  duly  in  attendance  upon  said  court, 
and  while  the  same  is  convened  by  said  Police  Justice,  shall  be  paid 
from  said  fund.  Said  Police  Justice  shall,  on  the  first  and  third  Mon- 
day of  each  month,  file  with  the  City  Comptroller  a complete  and  de- 
tailed statement  containing  the  names  of  such  witnesses  and  jurors  as 
may  be  entitled  to  fees  for  attendance  upon  said  court,  and  the  respec- 
tive amounts  due  same,  which  certificate  shall  be  transmitted  by  the 
Comptroller  to  the  City  Council  for  final  action. 

Sec.  4.  Witnesses  subpoened  by  the  city  duly  in  attendance  upon  the 
Superior  Court  of  this  county  in  cases  upon  appeal  from  the  police  court 
may  be  paid  from  said  sum  upon  a certificate  from  the  County  £lerk 
containing  the  names  and  amounts  due  such  witnesses,  and  upon  same 
being  approved  by  the  Corporation  Counsel,  or  his  assistant,  said  cer- 
tificate shall  be  filed  with  the  City  Comptroller,  who  shall  transmit  same 
to  the  City  Council  for  final  action. 

Sec.  5.  After  the  favorable  action  of  the  City  Council  upon  the  cer- 
tificates mentioned  in  sections  3 and  4,  the  Comptroller  shall  issue  a pay 
check  upon  said  Police  Court  Fund,  which  shall  be  paid  by  the  Treas- 
urer. 

Sec.  6.  Any  surplus  moneys  accruing  to  said  Police  Court  Fund 
may  be  transferred  to  other  funds  by  action  of  the  City  Council,  as 
provided  by  law. 

Sec.  7.  This  ordinance  shall  take  effect  and  be  in  force  ten  days 
after  its  passage. 

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ORDINANCE  NO.  A10. 

AN  ORDINANCE  CREATING  THE  OFFICE  OF  CITY  ENGINEER  AND  PRESCRIBING 

HIS  DUTIES. 

The  City  of  Spokane  does  ordain  as  follows: 

Section  1.  The  office  of  City  Engineer  is  hereby  created  and  es- 
tablished. 

Sec.  2.  Repealed  by  Ordinance  A466,  passed  June  26,  1894. 

Sec.  3.  The  City  Engineer  shall  devote  his  entire  time  to  the  duties 
of  his  office,  and  must  be  a practical  surveyor  and  civil  engineer  of  skill 
and  learning  in  his  profession.  He  shall,  in  addition  to  the  duties  pre- 
scribed by  the  charter,  perform  such  services  and  duties  as  may  be  pre- 
scribed or  directed  from  time  to  time  by  the  Board  of  Public  Works. 
He  may  be  removed  from  office  upon  recommendation  of  the  Mayor  or 
Board  of  Public  Works,  with  a concurrence  of  a majority  of  all  the 
members  of  the  City  Council,  or  he  may  be  removed  without  recom- 
mendation from  the  Mayor  or  Board  of  Public  Works  by  a three-fifths 
vote  of  all  the  members  of  the  City  Council. 

Sec.  4.  This  ordinance  shall  take  effect  and  be  in  force  ten  days 
after  its  passage. 

Passed  the  City  Council  May  11,  1891. 


ORDINANCE  NO.  A506. 

AN  ORDINANCE  REQUIRING  BONDS  FROM  CERTAIN  OFFICERS. 

The  City  of  Spokane  does  ordain  as  folloios: 

Section  1.  That  the  Chief  of  Police  and  the  City  Engineer  shall  each 
give  a bond  to  the  City  of  Spokane  in  the  penal  sum  of  one  thousand 
dollars  ($1,000)^  with  two  sureties,  conditioned  for  the  faithful  per- 
formance of  his  duties,  and  to  faithfully  and  punctually  pay  over  all 
moneys  coming. into  his  hands  belonging  to  the  city  to  the  City  Treas- 
urer, and  to  carefully  keep  and  preserve  all  property  belonging  to  the 
city  coming  into  his  hands  or  custody,  and  to  faithfully  and  punctually 
deliver  the  same  to  his  successor  in  as  good  condition  as  received,  wear 
and  tear  by  use  excepted,  before  entering- upon  the  duties  of  his  office; 
provided,  that  the  present  Chief  of  Police  and  City  Engineer  shall  each 
enter  into  a bond  as  provided  herein  within  ten  days  after  the  passage 
of  this  ordinance. 

Sec.  2.  This  ordinance  shall  take  effect  and  be  in  force  ten  days 
after  its  passage. 

Passed  the  City  Council  December  4.  1894. 


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ORDINANCE  NO.  A1197. 

AN  ORDINANCE  FIXING  THE  WAGES  TO  BE  PAID  FOR  THE  USE  OF  TEAMS  BY 
THE  CITY  OF  SPOKANE. 

The  City  of  Spokane  does  ordain  as  follows: 

Section  1.  That  teams,  including  the  drivers,  employed  by  the  City 
shall  be  paid  four  dollars  ($4.00)  per  day. 

Sec.  2.  That  whenever  sprinklers  are  called  out  for  any  part  of  a 
forenoon  or  afternoon  they  shall  receive  pay  for  one-half  ( y2 ) a day. 

Sec.  3.  That  ail  ordinances  or  parts  of  ordinances  in  conflict  here- 
with are  hereby  repealed. 

Sec.  4.  Whereas  an  emergency  exists,  therefore  this  ordinance  shaft" 
take  effect  and  be  in  force  from  and  after  its  passage. 

Passed  the  City  Council  August  5,  1902. 


ORDINANCE  NO.  A1114. 

AN  ORDINANCE  TO  ESTABLISH  THE  HOURS  TO  CONSTITUTE  A DAY’S  WORK  ON 
ALL  MUNICIPAL  CONSTRUCTION,  OR  SUCH  WORK  DONE  BY  CONTRACT  OR  SUB- 
CONTRACT, AND  PROVIDING  FOR  THE  WAGES  TO  BE  PAID  LABORERS  EMPLOYED 
v IN  DOING  THE  SAME,  AND  PROVIDING  PENALTIES  FOR  ITS  VIOLATION. 

The  City  of  Spokane  does  ordain  as  folloivs: 

Section  1.  Hereafter  eight  hours  in  any  calendar  day  shall  consti- 
tute a day’s  work  on  any  work  done  for  the  City  of  Spokane,  subject  to 
the  conditions  hereinafter  provided. 

Sec.  2.  Hereafter  all  laborers  employed  by  the  day  on  municipal 
work,  either  directly  by  the  city  or  by  contractors  or  subcontractors,  on 
all  work  for  the  city,  shall  receive  and  be  paid  not  less  than  two  dollars 
and  twenty-five  cents  for  a calendar  day’s  work  of  eight  hours. 

As  amended  by  ordinance  No.  A1342,  passed  April  28,  1903. 

Sec.  3.  All  work  done  by  contract  or  subcontract  on  any  building  or 
improvements,  or  work  on  roads,  bridges,  streets,  alleys  or  buildings  for 
the  City  of  Spokane  shall  be  done  under  the  provisions  of  this  ordi- 
nance; provided , that  in  cases  of  extraordinary  emergency,  such  as 
danger  to  life  or  property,  the  hours  for  work  may  be  extended;  but 
in  such  case  the  rate  of  pay  for  time  employed  in  excess  of  eight  hours 
of  each  calendar  day  shall  be  one  and  one-half  times  the  rate  of  pay 
allowed  for  the  same  amount  of  time  during  eight  hours’  service.  And 
for  this  purpose  this  ordinance  is  made  a part  of  all  contracts,  subcon- 
tracts or  agreements  for  work  done  for  the  City  of  Spokane. 

Sec.  4.  Any  contractor,  subcontractor  or  agent  of  contractor,  fore- 
man or  employer,  who  shall  violate  the  provisions  of  this  ordinance 
shall  be  deemed  guilty  of  a misdemeanor,  and  upon  conviction  shall  be 
fined  in  a sum  not  less  than  twenty-five  dollars  nor  more  than  two  hun- 
dred dollars,  or  by  imprisonment  in  the  city  jail  for  a period  not  less 


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than  ten  days  nor  more  than  ninety  days,  or  both  such  fine  and  impris- 
onment, at  the  discretion  of  the  Court. 

Sec.  5.  This  ordinance  shall  take  effect  and  be  in  force  ten  days 
after  its  passage. 

Passed  the  City  Council  January  7,  1902. 


ORDINANCE  NO.  A41. 

AX  ORDIXAXCE  PROVIDING  FOR  PAYMENT  OF  RECEIPTS  FROM  LICENSES  INTO  THE 

SALARY  FUND. 

The  City  of  Spokane  does  ordain  as  follows: 

Section  1.  All  receipts  of  money  by  the  city  from  all  licenses  issued 
thereby  shall  be  paid  into  the  salary  fund. 

Sec.  2.  This  ordinance  shall  take  effect  ten  days  after  its  passage. 
Passed  the  City  Council  July  9,  1891. 


ORDINANCE  NO.  A12. 

AN  ORDINANCE  CREATING  A SPECIAL  SUPPLIES  FUND. 

The  City  of  Spokane  does  ordain  as  follows: 

Section  1.  There  is  hereby  created  and  established  a Special  Sup- 
plies Fund. 

Sec.  2.  This  ordinance  shall  take  effect  ten  days  after  its  passage. 
Passed  the  City  Council  May  19,  1891. 


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CHAPTER  II. 


Local  Improvements  and  Public  Work. 


ORDINANCE  NO.  A1088. 

AN  ORDINANCE  RELATING  TO  THE  MAKING  OF  LOCAL  IMPROVEMENTS,  TO  BE 
PAID  FOR,  IN  WHOLE  OR  IN  PART,  DIRECTLY  OR  INDIRECTLY,  BY  ASSESS- 
MENTS UPON  THE  LOTS  OR  PARCELS  OF  LAND  ABUTTING  UPON,  ADJACENT 
OR  PROXIMATE  TO  SUCH  IMPROVEMENT,  PRESCRIBING  THE  MODE  IN 
WHICH  THE  CHARGE  UPON  THE  RESPECTIVE  LOTS  AND  PARCELS  OF  LAND 
SHALL  BE  ASSESSED  AND  DETERMINED,  AND  CREATING  A LIEN  TO  SECURE 
THE  PAYMENT  OF  SUCH  ASSESSMENTS. 

The  City  of  Spokane  does  ordain  as  follov>s: 

Section  1.  All  petitions  for  the  sidewalking,  curbing,  recurbing, 
grading,  regrading,  paving,  repaving,  planking,  replanking,  macadamiz- 
ing, remacadamizing,  guttering  and  reguttering  of  any  street,  avenue, 
public  way  or  alley,  or  any  part  of  such  street,  avenue,  public  way  or 
alley,  shall  be  filed  with  the  Board  of  Public  Works. 

No  improvement  where  the  whole  or  any  portion  of  the  cost  and 
expense  thereof  is  to  be  defrayed  by  the  collection  of  special  assessments 
upon  the  lots  or  parcels  of  land  abutting  upon,  adjacent  or  proximate  to 
the  portion  of  the  street,  avenue,  public  way  or  alley  to  be  improved 
shall  be  ordered,  except  by  an  ordinance  which  shall  have  passed  by  a 
vote  of  at  least  two-thirds  of  the  whole  Council;  provided,  that  when- 
ever the  owners  of  at  least  one-half  of  the  property  subject  to  contribute 
to  such  improvement  shall  file  a petition  therefor,  such  improvement  may 
be  ordered  by  ordinance  passed  by  a majority  vote  of  the  members  pres- 
ent; provided  further,  that  the  legal  representatives  of  such  owners  may 
sign  such  petition  for  and  on  behalf  of  the  owners. 

Sec.  2.  Whenever  a petition  for  such  improvement  shall  be  filed 
with  the  Board  of  Public  Works,  the  board  shall  ascertain  if  the  signers 
thereof  are  the  owners  of  at  least  one-half  of  the  property  subject  to 
contribute  to  such  improvement;  and  if  they  find  such  to  be  the  fact, 
they  shall  report  such  petition  to  the  City  Council,  with  their  recom- 
mendation as  to  the  granting  of  the  same. 

Such  report  shall  contain  a statement  of  the  assessed  valuation  of 
the  property  which  in  their  judgment  should  be  assessed  for  improve- 
ment according  to  the  last  assessment  thereof,  a statement  of  the  area 


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of  the  property  which  should  be  assessed,  a statement  of  the  area  and 
assessed  valuation  of  the  property  owned  by  the  parties  signing  the 
petition,  and  an  estimate  of  the  cost  of  such  improvement.  Such  report 
shall  further  set  forth  the  reasons  for  the  recommendations  of  the  Board 
with  respect  to  granting  or  refusing  the  prayer  of  the  petition,  and  a 
statement  of  all  of  the  facts  necessary  to  enable  the  Council  to  act  in- 
telligently upon  said  petition.  If  the  recommendation  of  the  Board  of 
Public  Works  be  that  the  prayer  of  such  petition  be  granted,,  such  Board 
shall  transmit  with  such  report  plans  and  specifications  for  the  pro- 
posed improvement. 

Whenever  in  the  absence  of  any  petition  the  Council  shall  desire  to 
make  any  improvement,  it  shall,  by  resolution,  direct  the  Board  of  Pub- 
lic Works  to  prepare  and  transmit  a report  on  such  work;  and  said 
Board  shall  thereupon  prepare  and  transmit  to  the  Council  such  report, 
plans  and  specifications,  in  the  same  manner  as  if  there  had  been  a pe- 
tition for  such  work  and  a favorable  report  by  the  Board. 

Sec.  3.  Whenever  the  City  of  Spokane  shall  decide  to  improve  any 
street,  avenue,  public  way  or  alley,  or  any  part  thereof,  and  to  pay  for 
the  cost  of  such  improvement,  in  the  whole  or  in  part,  directly  or  in- 
directly, by  the  levy  of  a special  tax  or  assessment  upon  th^  lots  and 
parcels  of  land  abutting  upon,  adjacent  or  proximate  to  the  portion  of 
the  street,  avenue,  public  way  or  alley  so  improved,  it  shall,  by  ordi- 
nance, create  an  assessment  district,  which  shall  include  the  lots  and 
parcels  of  land  benefited  by  said  improvement;  provided,  however,  that 
such  assessment  district  shall  be  coterminous  with  the  portion  of  the 
street,  avenue,  public  way  or  alley  improved,  and  the  side  lines  of  said 
district  shall  in  no  event  be  distant  more  than  one  hundred  and  fifty 
(150)  feet  from  the  nearest  side  line  of  the  street,  avenue;  public  way  or 
alley  improved. 

The  cost  and  expense  of  said  improvement,  together  with  any  inter- 
est that  may  lawfully  accrue  thereon,  to  be  assessed  upon  the  lots  and 
parcels  of  land  in  said  assessment  district,  shall  be  apportioned  upon 
said  lots  and  parcels  of  land  included  in  said  assessment  district  (except 
streets,  avenues,  public  ways  and  alleys)  in  proportion  to  the  valuation 
of  such  lots  and  parcels  of  land,  as  shown  by  the  last  equalized  county 
assessment  roll;  provided,  however,  that  in  such  apportionment  the  val- 
uation of  the  land  only  shall  be  considered,  excluding  all  improvement, 
whether  affixed  to  the  land  or  not;  and  provided  further,  that  if  the  par- 
cel of  land  to  be  assessed  for  such  improvement  is  not  separately  as- 
sessed upon  tjie  county  assessment  roll,  such  tract  shall  be  valued  at 
such  sum  as  bears  the  same  proportion  to  the  county  assessment  of  such 
tract  and  such  other  land  as  may  be  assessed  with  it  as  the  area  of  such 
tract  bears  to  the  area  of  the  parcel  described  in  the  county  roll;  and 
such  apportionment  shall  be  ascertained  and  made  in  the  manner  here- 
inafter provided. 

Sec.  4.  As  soon  as  possible  after  the  taking  effect  of  an  ordinance 
providing  for  any  of  the  improvements  herein  contemplated,  and  as 


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soon  as  the  Board  of  Public  Works  can  ascertain  the  cost  and  expense 
thereof,  such  board  shall  make  out  and  certify  to  the  City  Council  an 
assessment  roll,  which  shall  exhibit  in  separate  columns:  First,  the 
owner,  or  reputed  owner,  of  each  lot  or  parcel  of  land  separately  as- 
sessed, if  known  to  said  board,  and  if  the  name  of  the  owner  be  un- 
known, the  word  “unknown”  shall  be  written  opposite  the  description 
of  such  lot  or  parcel  of  land;  second,  a brief  description,  by  lot,  block 

or  otherwise,  of  such  lot  or  parcel  of  land  assessed;  third,  the  assess- 
ment number  of  eacn  lot  or  parcel  of  land  separately  assessed;  fourth, 

the  valuation  of  such  lot  or  parcel  of  land,  ascertained  as  hereinbefore 

provided;  fifth,  the  amount  assessed  to  each  of  said  lots  or  parcels  of 
land.  Said  assessment  roll  shall  also  contain,  or  have  annexed  thereto, 
a diagram  or  map  of  the  assessment  district,  showing  the  lots  or  parcels 
of  land  to  be  assessed  for  such  improvement  district,  showing  the  lots  or 
parcels  of  land  to  be  assessed  for  such  improvement;  and  the  lots  or 
parcels  of  land  shown  on  said  diagram  or  map  shall  be  marked  with 
numbers  corresponding  with  the  numbers  of  like  lots  or  parcels  of  land, 
as  shown  on  the  list  of  assessed  lands. 

Sec.  5.  The  cost  and  expense  of  any  improvement  not  to  be  paid  by 
special  assessments  shall  be  prescribed  by  ordinance  and  shall  be  paid 
out  of  the  general  fund. 

Sec.  6.  Upon  receiving  said  assessment  i oil,  the  City  Clerk  shall 
give  notice  by  five  successive  publications  (Sundays  excluded)  in  the 
official  newspaper  of  the  city  that  such  assessment  loll  is  on  file  in  his 
office,  the  date  of  filing  the  same,  and  that  the  same  is  open  for  public 
inspection.  Said  notice  shall  state  a time,  not  less  than  twenty  days 
after  the  first  publication  of  said  notice,  at  which  the  Council  will  hear 
and  consider  objections  to  said  assessment  roll  by  any  parties  claiming 
to  be  aggrieved  by  any  assessment. 

Sec.  7.  Any  party  claiming  to  be  aggrieved  by  any  assessment  ap- 
pearing in  said  roll,  whether  named  in  the  assessment  roll  or  not,  may, 
at  any  time  after  the  first  publication  of  said  notice  and  prior  to  the 
day  preceding  the  day  fixed  for  such  hearing,  file  with  the  City  Clerk 
objections  to  or  protests  against  such  assessment  roll.  Such  protests  or 
objections  shall  state  clearly  the  grounds  of  the  objection  or  protest, 
and  objections  to  such  assessment  roll  or  to  the  assesment  proceedings 
not  made  before  the  City  Council  as  aforesaid  shall  be  conclusively  pre- 
sumed to  have  been  waived. 

Sec.  8.  At  the  time  appointed  for  hearing  objections  to  such  assess- 
ment the  Council  shall  hear  and  determine  the  objections  which  have 
been  filed  by  any  party  interested,  to  the  regularity  of  the  proceedings 
in  making  such  assessment  and  to  the  correctness  of  the  amount  of  such 
assessment,  or  of  the  amount  levied  upon  any  particular  lot  or  parcel  of 
land;  and  the  council  may  adjourn  such  hearing  from  time  to  time,  and 
shall  confirm,  revise,  correct,  change  or  modify  such  roll,  or  any  part 
thereof,  and  confirm  the  same  as  corrected,  or  set  aside  such  roll,  and 
order  that  said  assessment  be  made  de  novo,  or  refuse  to  confirm  such 


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roll,  as  to  the  Council  shall  appear  equitable  and  just.  All  orders  of 
confirmation  shall  be  by  ordinance. 

Sec.  9.  The  ordinance  of  confirmation  shall  prescribe  within  what 
time,  or  times,  such  assessments,  or  the  installments  thereof,  shall  be 
paid,  and  shall  provide  for  the  payment  and  collection  of  interest  at  a 
rate  not  exceeding  eight  per  cent,  per  annum  upon  all  unpaid  install- 
ments, and  the  rate  of  interest  and  penalty  which  delinquent  install- 
ments shall  bear. 

Sec.  10.  All  assessments  for  local  improvements  shall  be  paid  to 
the  City  Treasurer  in  lawful  money  of  the  United  States. 

Sec.  11.  The  City  Clerk  shall,  within  five  days  after  confirmation  of 
any  assessment  for  local  improvements,  certify  and  annex  to  the  assess- 
ment roll  a copy  of  the  order  of  confirmation,  and  shall  make  and  annex 
to  said  roll  a warrant  directing  the  City  Treasurer  to  receive  and  collect 
the  assessments  named  therein,  and  shall  deliver  the  same  to  the  City 
Treasurer,  and  shall  also  certify  the  amount  of  such  roll  to  the  City 
Comptroller.  The  Treasurer  shall  forthwith  give  notice,  by  three  week* 
ly  insertions  in  the  official  newspaper  of  the  city,  that  such  assessment 
roll  is  in  his  hands,  that  the  assessments  are  payable,  and  the  date  when 
the  same  become  delinquent,  if  unpaid.  Such  notice  shall  be  a suf- 
ficient demand  for  payment,  and  it  shall  be  the  duty  of  any  person 
whose  property  is  assessed  for  improvements,  as  herein  provided,  to  pay 
all  such  assessments  before  the  same  become  delinquent. 

Sec.  12.  The  City  Treasurer  shall,  upon  the  receipt  of  the  amount 
due  upon  any  assessment  or  installment  thereof,  make  out  a duplicate 
receipt  therefor,  specifying  therein  the  lot  and  parcel  of  land  on  which 
the  assessment  or  installment  so  paid  was  levied,  according  to  its  de- 
scription on  the  assessment  roll.  Such  receipts  shall  be  numbered  and 
shall  contain  the  name  of  the  party  paying  with  the  amount  and  date 
of  payment  and  the  description  of  the  property  paid  on.  The  Treasurer 
shall  immediately  enter  upon  the  assessment  roll,  opposite  the  descrip- 
tion of  the  lot  or  parcel  of  land  so  paid,  upon  the  number  of  the  receipt, 
the  name  of  the  party  paying  and  the  amount  and  date  of  payment.  One 
of  such  receipts  shall  be  given  to  the  person  paying  the  assessment  or 
installment;  the  other  shall  remain  in  said  receipt  book,  and  the  Treas- 
urer shall,  within  twenty-four  hours  after  the  making  and  giving  of 
such  receipt,  submit  such  receipt  book  to  the  City  Comptroller,  who  shall 
check  up  all  receipts  so  given,  and  shall  charge  the  Treasurer  with  the 
amount  received  on  account  of  any  assessment  or  installment  thereof. 
The  Treasurer  shall  also  post  such  collection  in  his  cash  or  collection 
register  provided  for  that  purpose,  and  in  his  ledger. 

Within  thirty  days  after  the  date  of  delinquency  the  Treasurer  shall 
make  out  and  file  with  the  City  Clerk  an  abstract  of  all  delinquent  as- 
sessments or  installments  thereof,  arid  such  delinquent  assessments  or 
installments  thereof  shall  thereafter  be  collected  in  such  manner  as  the 
city  may  by  ordinance  prescribe. 


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Sec.  13.  This  ordinance  shall  take  effect  and  be  in  force  ten  days 
after  its  passage. 

Passed  the  City  Council  September  3,  1901. 


ORDINANCE  NO.  A831. 

AN  ORDINANCE  PROVIDING  A METHOD  OF  ASSESSING  REAL  ESTATE  FOR  LOCAL 

IMPROVEMENT,  OTHER  THAN  SIDEWALKS,  AND  CREATING  A LIEN  TO  SECURE 

THE  PAYMENT  OF  SUCH  ASSESSMENTS. 

The  City  of  Spokane  does  ordain  as  follows: 

Section  1.  Whenever  the  City  of  Spokane  shall  decide  to  improve 
any  street  or  streets,  highway  or  highways,  therein  by  curbing,  grading, 
paving,  planking,  macadamizing,  guttering  or  sewering,  the  cost  and 
expenses  of  such  improvement  may  be  assessed  and  charged  against 
the  land  in  the  assessment  district  created  for  such  improvement  to  the 
extent  of  the  benefits  received  by  the  respective  lots,  pieces  or  parcels  of 
such  land,  and  such  benefits  and  the  assessments  therefor  shall  be  as- 
certained and  made  in  the  manner  hereinafter  provided.  Such  assess- 
ment district  shall  be  created  in  the  manner  now  or  hereafter  provided 
by  the  charter,  and  such  assessments  shall  be  a lien  upon  the  property 
assessed  from  the  time  when  they  are  confirmed,  which  lien  shall  be 
paramount  and  superior  to  any  other  lien  heretofore  or  hereafter 
created,  whether  by  mortgage  or  otherwise,  except  a lien  for  prior  as- 
sessments and  for  general  taxes,  and  shall  be  payable  at  such  times, 
and,  when  delinquent,  shall  bear  such  interest  and  penalty  as  shall  be 
prescribed  by  ordinance. 

Sec.  2.  After  the  taking  effect  of  the  ordinance  providing  for  any  of 
the  improvements  herein  provided  for,  and  as  soon  as  the  Board  of  Pub- 
lic Works  can  ascertain  the  cost  and  expenses  thereof,  such  board  shall 
make  out  and  certify  to  the  City  Council  an  assessment  roll,  which 
shall  exhibit  in  separate  columns:  First,  the  name  of  the  owner,  or  re- 
puted owner,  of  each  separate  lot,  piece,  parcel  or  subdivision  of  land 
separately  assessed,  if  known  to  said  board,  and  if  the  name  of  the  own- 
er be  unknown,  the  word  “UNKNOWN”  shall  be  written  opposite  the 
description  of  such  land;  second,  a brief  description  by  lot,  block,  or 
otherwise,  of  such  subdivision  of  land  assessed;  third,  the  assessment 
number  of  each  subdivision  of  land  separately  assessed;  fourth,  the 
amount  asessed  separately  to  such  subdivision.  Said  assessment  roll 
shall  also  contain,  or  have  annexed  thereto,  a diagram  or  map  of  the 
assessment  district  showing  the  lots  or  parcels  of  land  to  be  assessed 
for  such  improvement,  and  the  lots  or  parcels  of  land  shown  on  said 
diagram  or  map  shall  be  marked  with  numbers  corresponding  with  like 
lots  or  parcels  of  land  as  shown  on  the  list  of  assessed  lands. 

Sec.  3.  In  assessing  the  respective  lots,  pieces  or  parcels  of  land  in 
said  assessment  district,  the  Board  of  Public  Works  shall  ascertain  the 
amount  of  benefit  received  by  the  same,  and  the  amount  of  benefit  so 


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determined  shall  he  the  amount  to  he,  and  shall  be,  assessed  to  and 
against  such  lot,  piece  or  parcel  of  land;  provided , however,  that  in  case 
the  benefits  assessed  to  and  against  the  entire  assessment  district  shall 
exceed  the  total  amount  of  the  cost  or  expenses  of  such  improvement, 
such  excess  shall  be  deducted  from  the  assessments  against  the  differ- 
ent pieces  and  parcels  of  land  in  equal  proportion,  and  the  respective 
assessments  shall  so  stand  as  reduced. 

Sec.  4.  In  event  the  total  amount  of  the  assessments  as  made  in 
the  above  manner  shall  not  be  sufficient  to  pay  the  cost  and  expenses  of 
said  improvement,  the  difference  between  said  assessments  and  such 
cost  and  expenses  shall  be  borne  by  the  city  at  large,  and  the  ordinance 
confirming  such  assssment  roll  shall  name  the  fund  from  which  such 
part  to  be  borne  by  the  city  at  large  shall  be  paid. 

Sec.  5.  Upon  receiving  the  said  assessment  roll,  the  City  Clerk  shall 
give  notice,  by  five  successive  publications  (Sundays  excluded)  in  the 
official  newspaper  of  the  city,  that  such  assessment  roll  is  on  file  in  his 
office,  the  date  of  filing  the  same,  and  said  notice  shall  state  a time  at 
which  the  Council  will  hear  and  consider  objections  to  said  assessment 
roll  by  the  parties  aggrieved  by  such  assessment.  The  owner,  or  owners, 
of  any  property  which  is  assessed  in  such  assessment  roll,  or  any  per- 
son interested  therein,  whether  named  therein  or  not,  may  file  with  the 
Clerk  his  objections,  in  writing,  to  said  assessment.  Any  objections 
shall  state  clearly  and  separately  the  grounds  of  objection,  and  no  ob- 
jector shall  be  thereafter  allowed  to  raise  objections  not  made  before 
the  Council. 

Sec.  6.  That  at  the  time  appointed  for  hearing  objections  to  such 
assessment  the  Council  shall  hear  and  determine  all  objections  which 
have  been  filed  by  any  party  interested  to  the  regularity  of  the  proceed- 
ings in  making  such  assssment,  and  to  the  correctness  of  the  amount 
of  such  assessment,  or  of  the  amount  levied  upon  any  particular  lot  or 
parcel  of  land;  and  the  Council  shall  have  the  power  to  adjourn  such 
hearing  from  time  to  time,  and  shall  have  power,  in  their  discretion,  to 
revise,  correct,  confirm  or  set  aside,  and  to  order  that  such  assessment 
be  made  de  novo,  and  such  Council  shall  pass  an  order  approving  and 
confirming  said  proceedings  and  said  assessment,  as  corrected  by  them, 
and  their  decision  and  order  shall  be  a final  determination  of  the  regu- 
larity, validity  and  correctness  of  said  assessment  to  the  amount  thereof 
levied  on  each  lot  or  parcel  of  land. 

Sec.  7.  Any  person  who  has  filed  objections  to  such  assessment,  as 
hereinbefore  provided,  shall  have  the  right  of  appeal  to  the  Superior 
Court,  and  thence  to  the  Supreme  Court,  in  the  same  manner  as  is  now 
provided  for  appeals  from  assessments  in  an  act  of  the  legislature  of  the 
State  of  Washington  entitled  “An  act  relating  to  and  authorizing  the 
collection  of  assessments  for  local  improvements  by  a new  assessment, 
or  reassessment,  of  the  cost  and  expenses  of  making  same  in  cities  and 
towns,  and  declaring  an  emergency,”  approved  March  9,  1893,  as  the 
same  stands  at  the  time  of  the  adoption  of  this  ordinance;  and  such  ap- 


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peal,  and  all  proceedings  thereunder,  shall  he  conducted  as  in  said  act 
prescribed,  and  said  act  shall  govern  said  appeal  in  every  respect. 

Sec.  8.  The  Council  shall  provide  in  the  order  confirming  said  as- 
sessments and  assessment  roll  at  what  time  and  in  what  manner  the 
same  shall  be  paid  to  the  City  Treasurer,  or  other  collecting  officer,  and 
when  the  same,  or  the  installments  thereof,  will  become  delinquent,  and 
the  rate  of  interest  which  the  same  will  bear. 

Sec.  9.  The  City  Clerk  shall,  within  five  days  after  any  assessment 
roll  is  confirmed,  or  as  soon  thereafter  as  is  possible,  certify  and  annex 
to  said  assessment  roll  a copy  of  the  order  of  confirmation,  and  issue  and 
annex  to  said  roll  a warrant  directed  to  the  City  Treasurer,  or  other 
collecting  officer,  to  receive  and  collect  the  assessments  named  therein, 
and  shall  deliver  the  same  to  the  said  officer,  and  shall  certify  the 
amount  of  such  roll  to  the  City  Comptroller.  The  collecting  officer 
shall  forthwith  give  notice,  by  three  weekly  insertions  in  the  official 
newspaper  of  the  city,  that  such  assessment  roll  is  in  his  hands,  that 
the  assessments  are  payable,  and  the  date  at  which  interest  accrues,  if 
they  remain  unpaid. 

Sec.  10.  If,  for  any  reason,  the  city  has  no  official  newspaper  at  the 
time  any  notice  herein  required  should  be  published,  then  and  in  that 
event  it  shall  be  sufficient  to  publish  said  notice  in  any  newspaper  of 
general  circulation  published  in  said  city. 

Sec.  11.  All  ordinances  or  parts  of  ordinances  in  conflict  herewith 
are  hereby  repealed. 

Sec.  12.  This  ordinance  shall  take  effect  and  be  in  force  ten  days 
after  its  passage. 

Passed  the  City  Council  May  19,  1899. 


ORDINANCE  NO.  A691. 

AN  ORDINANCE  PROVIDING  FOR  THE  ASSESSMENT  AND  COLLECTION  OF  THE  COST 
OF  IMPROVING  STREET  INTERSECTIONS,  FORMING  A PART  OF  ANY  LOCAL 
IMPROVEMENT  IN  THE  CITY  OF  SPOKANE,  UPON  THE  PROPERTY  INCLUDED 
IN  THE  DISTRICT  ESTABLISHED  FOR  THE  PAYMENT  OF  THE  COST  OF  SUCH 
LOCAL  IMPROVEMENT,  AND  DECLARING  IT  TO  BE  THE  INTENTION  OF  THE 
CITY  OF  SPOKANE  TO  MAKE  LOCAL  IMPROVEMENTS  UNDER  THE  PROVISIONS 
OF  AN  ACT  OF  THE  LEGISLATURE  OF  THE  STATE  OF  WASHINGTON,  ENTITLED, 
“AN  ACT  PROVIDING  FOR  THE  ASSESSMENT  AND  COLLECTION  OF  THE  COST 
OF  IMPROVING  STREET  INTERSECTIONS  FORMING  A PART  OF  ANY  LOCAL 
IMPROVEMENT  IN  ANY  INCORPORATED  CITY  OR  TOWN,  UPON  THE  PROPERTY 
INCLUDED  IN  THE  DISTRICT  ESTABLISHED  FOR  THE  PAYMENT  OF  THE  COST 
OF  SUCH  LOCAL  IMPROVEMENT,  AND  DECLARING  AN  EMERGENCY,”  PASSED 
AT  THE  SESSION  OF  TIIE  LEGISLATURE  OF  1897. 

The  City  of  Spokane  does  ordain  as  follows: 

Section  1.  That  whenever  any  local  improvement  is  ordered  to  be 
made  in  the  City  of  Spokane,  the  cost  of  which  is  payable  in  whole  or 


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in  part  by  an  assessment  upon  the  property  abutting  or  approximate 
thereto,  a like  proportion  of  the  cost  of  that  portion  of  said  improve- 
ment included  within  the  limits  of  any  street  intersection,  space  or 
spaces,  shall  be  included  in  the  amount  of  total  cost  to  be  assessed 
and  levied  upon,  and  collected  from  the  property  included  within  the 
local  improvement  district,  established  for  the  purpose  of  providing  the 
cost  of  such  local  improvement.  For  the  purposes  of  this  ordinance  any 
improvement  made  either  upon  or  under  the  surface  of  any  street, 
avenue,  alley,  square  or  other  public  place,  the  cost  of  which  is  payable 
in  whole  or  in  part  by  an  assessment  upon  the  property  abutting  or 
proximate  thereto  shall  be  deemed  to  be  a local  improvement. 

Sec.  2.  The  City  of  Spokane  does  hereby  declare  it  to  be  the  inten- 
tion of  said  city  to  make  improvements  of  the  character  herein  de- 
scribed under  the  provisions  of  an  act  of  the  legislature  of  the  State 
of  Washington,  entitled  “An  act  providing  for  the  assessment  and  collec- 
tion of  the  cost  of  improving  street  intersections  forming  a part  of  any 
local  improvement  in  any  incorporated  city  or  town  upon  the  property 
included  in  the  district  established  for  the  payment  of  the  cost  of  such 
local  improvement,  and  declaring  an  emergency,”  passed  at  the  session 
of  the  legislature  of  1897. 

Sec.  3.  All  ordinances  and  parts  of  ordinances  in  conflict  with  the 
provisions  of  this  ordinance  are  hereby  repealed. 

Passed  the  City  Council  lyiay  IT,  1897. 


ORDINANCE  NO.  A842. 

AN  ORDINANCE  PROVIDING  A METHOD  FOR  CREATING  ASSESSMENT  DISTRICTS 
AND  ASSESSING  REAL  ESTATE  THEREIN  FOR  THE  CONSTRUCTION  OF  SIDE- 
WALKS, AND  CREATING  A LIEN  TO  SECURE  THE  PAYMENT  OF  SUCH  ASSESS- 
MENTS. 

The  City  of  Spokane  does  ordain  as  follows: 

Section  1.  Whenever  the  City  of  Spokane  shall  decide  to  improve 
any  street  or  streets,  highway  or  highways,  therein,  by  constructing  a 
sidewalk  thereon,  the  cost  and  expenses  of  constructing  such  sidewalk 
may  be  assessed  to  and  charged  against  the  land  in  the  assessment 
district  created  as  hereinafter  provided  for  such  improvement  to  the 
extent  of  the  benefit  derived  by  the  respective  lots,  pieces  or  parcels 
of  land  from  such  improvement,  and  such  benefits  and  the  assessments 
therefor,  shall  be  ascertained  and  made  in  the  manner  hereinafter 
provided,  and  such  assessments  shall  be  a lien  upon  the'  property 
assessed  from  the  time  when  they  are  confirmed,  which  lien  shall  be 
paramount  and  superior  to  any  other  lien  created  subsequent  thereto, 
whether  by  mortgage  or  otherwise,  except  a lien  for  general  taxes,  and 
shall  be  payable  at  such  time,  and  when  delinquent  shall  bear  such 
interest  and  penalty  as  shall  be  prescribed  by  ordinance 

Sec.  2.  An  assessment  district  for  the  purpose  of  constructing  side- 


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walks  under  this  ordinance  shall  contain  the  same  limits  and  include 
the  same  property  as  is  prescribed  by  the  charter  for  other  street 
improvements;  provided,  however,  that  where  the  said  sidewalk  is  con- 
structed only  on  one  side  of  a street,  then  and  in  that  event  the  said 
assessment  district  shall  only  include  the  land  upon  that  side  of  the 
street  upon  which  said  sidewalk  is  constructed,  the  limits  of  said 
district  to  he  ascertained,  however,  in  the  same  manner  in  which  they 
would  be  ascertained  on  such  side  of  said  street  if  both  sides  were  to  be 
so  improved. 

Sec.  3.  Whenever  the  entire  street  is  to  be  improved  otherwise 
than  by  sidewalking  in  a uniform  manner,  and  there  are  no  sidewalks 
on  either  side  of  the  portion  of  the  street  to  be  improved,  as  aforesaid, 
then  the  ordinance  providing  for  such  improvement  may  include  side- 
walking each  side  of  said  street  so  otherwise  improved,  and  the 
entire  improvement,  sidewalking  included,  shall  be  considered  as  a 
single  improvement,  and  the  entire  cost  thereof  be  assessed  against 
the  property  within  the  assessment  district  created  for  the  payment  of 
such  improvement,  in  the  manner  provided  by  the  charter  for  creating 
assessment  districts  for  local  improvements  other  than  sidewalking. 

Sec.  4.  The  method  of  making  said  assessments  to  pay  for  the  con- 
struction of  sidewalks,  as  herein  provided,  the  manner  of  contesting  the 
same  and  objecting  thereto,  and  all  other  procedure  concerning  said 
assessments  for  constructing  sidewalks,  not  herein  particularly  pro- 
vided for,  or  otherwise  ordered,  shall  be  made  in  the  same  manner  as  is 
provided  by  ordinance  No.  A831,  entitled,  “An  ordinance  providing  a 
method  of  assessing  real  estate  for  local  improvements  other  than  side- 
walks, and  creating  a lien  to  secure  the  payment  of  such  assessments,” 
passed  May  19,  1899. 

Sec.  5.  All  ordinances  or  parts  of  ordinances  in  conflict  herewith  are 
hereby  repealed. 

Sec.  6.  This  ordinance  shall  take  effect  and  be  in  force  ten  days 
after  its  passage. 

Passed  by  the  City  Council  June  20,  1899. 


ORDINANCE  NO.  A85. 

AN  ORDINANCE  RELATING  TO  THE  PAYMENT  OF  SPECIAL  TAXES  LEVIED  AND 
ASSESSED  FOR  THE  CONSTRUCTION  OF  SIDEWALKS. 

The  City  of  Spokane  does  ordain  as  follows: 

Section  1.  Whenever  any  special  tax  shall  be  levied  for  the  purpose 
of  paying  the  expenses  of  constructing  sidewalks,  and  it  shall  appear  by 
the  certificate  of  the  Superintendent  of  Streets  that  a sidewalk  con- 
forming to  the  requirements  of  the  ordinances  of  the  city  has  been 
constructed  in  front  of  any  lot  or  parcel  of  land  by  tne  owner  thereof, 
the  City  Treasurer  shall  upon  presentation  of  such  certificate  cancel 
as  “paid  by  building  of  walk”  so  much  of  said  special  tax  as  was  levied 


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and  assessed  upon  the  said  property  in  front  of  which  said  walk  shall 
be  shown  to  have  been  built. 

Sec.  2.  This  ordinance  shall  take  effect  ten  days  after  its  passage. 
Passed  by  the  City  Council  September  1,  1891. 


ORDINANCE  NO.  A1080. 

AN  ORDINANCE  RELATING  TO  THE  CONSTRUCTION  OF  SEWERS  AND  SUBSEWERS 
TO  BE  PAID  FOR  IN  WHOLE  OR  IN  PART,  DIRECTLY  OR  INDIRECTLY,  BY  AS- 
SESSMENTS UPON  THE  LOTS  OR  PARCELS  OF  LAND  BENEFITTED  THEREBY; 
PROVIDING  FOR  THE  CREATION  pF  SEWER  DISTRICTS,  PRESCRIBING  THE  MODE 
IN  WHICH  THE  CHARGE  UPON  THE  RESPECTIVE  LOTS  AND  PARCELS  OF  LAND 
IN  THE  SEWER  OR  SUBSEWER  DISTRICT  SHALL  BE  ASSESSED  AND  DETER- 
MINED; PROVIDING  FOR  THE  FILING  OF  OBJECTIONS  TO  THE  ASSESSMENT 
ROLL  AND  A HEARING  UPON  SUCH  OBJECTIONS  BEFORE  THE  CITY  COUNCIL, 
AND  PRESCRIBING  THE  MANNER  AND  TO  WHOM  SUCH  ASSESSMENTS  SHALL 
BE  PAID,  AND  CREATING  A LIEN  TO  SECURE  THE  PAYMENT  OF  SUCH  ASSESS- 
MENTS. 

The  City  of  Spokane  does  ordain  as  follows: 

Section  1.  All  petitions  for  the  construction  of  main  or  trunk  sew- 
ers shall  be  filed  with  the  Board  of  Public  Works. 

The  construction  of  a main  or  trunk  sewer,  or  sub-sewer,  where  the 
whole  or  any  portion  of  the  cost  and  expense  thereof  is  to  be  defrayed 
by  the  collection  of  special  assessments  upon  the  lots  or  parcels  of 
land  benefited  thereby,  shall  not  be  ordered,  except  by  an  ordinance 
which  shall  have  passed  by  a vote  of  at  least  two-thirds  of  the  whole 
Council;  provided,  that,  whenever  the  owners  of  at  least  one-half  of  the 
property  subject  to  contribute  to  the  cost  of  constructing  said  sewer 
shall  file  a petition  therefor,  such  construction  may  be  ordered  by 
ordinance  passed  by  a majority  of  the  members  present;  provided 
further,  that  the  legal  representatives  of  such  owners  may  sign  such 
petition  for  and  on  behalf  of  the  owners. 

Sec.  2.  Whenever  a petition  for  the  construction  of  a main  or  trunk 
sewer  or  sub-sewer  shall  be  filed  with  the  Board  of  Public  Works  the 
Board  shall  ascertain  if  the  signers  thereof  are  the  owners  of  at  least 
one-half  of  the  property  subject  to  contribute  to  such  improvement;  and 
if  they  find  such  to  be  the  fact,  they  shall  report  such  petition  to  the 
City  Council  with  their  recommendation  as  to  the  granting  of  the  same. 
Such  report  shall  contain  a statement  of  the  assessed  valuation  of  the 
property  owned  by  the  parties  signing  the  petition  and  an  estimate 
of  the  cost  of  such  improvement.  Such  report  shall  further  set  forth 
the  reasons  for  the  recommendations  of  the  Board  with  respect  to 
granting  or  refusing  the  prayer  of  the  petition.  If  the  recommendation 
. of  the  Board  of  Public  Works  be  that  the  prayer  of  the  petition  be 
granted,  such  Board  shall  transmit  with  such  report  a map,  plans  and 
specifications  for  the  proposed  sewer. 


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Whenever,  in  the  absence  of  any  petition,  the  Council  shall  desire 
to  order  any  main  or  trunk  sewer  or  sub-sewer  constructed,  it  shall, 
by  resolution,  direct  the  Board  of  Public  Works  to  prepare  and  transmit 
a report  on  such  work,  and  said  Board  shall,  thereupon,  prepare  and 
transmit  to  the  Council  such  report,  map,  plans  and  specifications,  in  the 
same  manner  as  if  there  had  been  a petition  for  such  work  and  a 
favorable  report  by  the  Board. 

Sec.  3.  Whenever  the  City  of  Spokane  shall  decide  to  construct  any 
main  or  trunk  sewer  or  sub-sewer  and  to  pay  for  the  cost  and  expense 
thereof  in  whole  or  in  part,  directly  or  indirectly,  by  the  levy  of  a 
special  tax  or  assessment  upon  the  lots  and  parcels  of  land  to  be  bene- 
fited thereby,  it  shall  by  ordinance  adopt  a map,  plans  and  specifica- 
tions therefor,  create  an  assessment  district,  which  shall  include  the 
lots  and  parcels  of  land  which  can  be  conveniently  sewered  or  drained 
by  such  main  or  trunk  sewer  or  sub-sewer,  the  cost  and  expense  of  said 
improvement,  or  so  much  thereof  as  the  said  City  Council  shall  by  ordi- 
nance prescribe,  together  with  any  interest  that  may  lawfully  accrue 
thereon,  to  be  assessed  upon  lots  and  parcels  of  land  in  said  assessment 
district  (except  streets,  avenues,  public  ways  and  alleys),  as  follows: 
One-half  in  proportion  to  the  area  of  such  lots  and  parcels  of  land,  and 
one-half  thereof  in  proportion  to  the  valuation  of  said  lots  and  parcels 
of  land,  as  shown  by  the  last  equalized  county  assessment  roll;  pro- 
vided, however,  that  in  such  apportionment  the  valuation  of  the  land 
only  shall  be  considered,  excluding  all  improvements  thereon,  whether 
the  same  be  affixed  to  the  land  or  not;  and,  provided  further,  that  if 
the  parcel  of  land  to  be  assessed  for  such  improvement  is  not  separately 
assessed  upon  the  county  assessment  roll,  such  tract  shall  be  valued  at 
such  sum  as  bears  the  same  proportion  to  the  county  assessment  of 
such  tract  and  such  other  land  as  may  be  assessed  with  it  as  the  area  of 
such  tract  bears  to  the  area  of  the  parcel  described  in  the  county  assess- 
ment roll.  Such  apportionment  shall  be  ascertained  and  made  in  the 
manner  hereinafter  provided. 

Sec.  4.  As  soon  as  possible  after  the  taking  effect  of  an  ordinance 
providing  for  the  construction  of  a main  or  trunk  sewer  or  sub-sewer, 
and  as  soon  as  the  Board  of  Public  Works  can  ascertain  the  cost  and 
expense  thereof,  such  Board  shall  make  out  and . certify  to  the  City 
Council  an  assessment  roll,  which  shall  exhibit,  in  separate  columns; 
first,  the  owner,  or  reputed  owner,  of  each  lot  or  parcel  of  land  sepa- 
rately assessed,  if  known  to  said  board,  and,  if  the  name  of  the  owner 
be  unknown,  the  word  “unknown”  shall  be  written  opposite  the  descrip- 
tion of  such  lot  or  parcel  of  land;  second,  a brief  description  by  lot, 
block  or  otherwise  of  such  lot  or  parcel  of  land  assessed;  third,  the 
assessment  number  of  each  lot  or  parcel  of  land  assessed;  fourth,  the 
area  in  square  feet  of  such  lot  or  parcel  of  land,  provided,  that  any  frac- 
tion of  a square  foot  in  excess  of  one-half  shall  be  counted  as  one  square 
foot,  and  any  fraction  of  a square  foot  less  than  one-half  shall  be  dis- 
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land;  sixth,  the  valuation  of  such  lot  or  parcel  of  land,  ascertained  as 
hereinbefore  provided;  seventh,  the  amount  assessed  upon  each  of  said 
lots  or  parcels  of  land  upon  an  ad  valorem  basis;  eighth,  the  total 
amount  assessed  upon  each  of  said  lots  or  parcels  of  land.  Such  assess- 
ment roll  shall  also  contain  or  have  annexed  thereto  a diagram  or  map 
of  the  assessment  district  showing  the  lots  or  parcels  of  land  to  be 
assessed  for  such  cost  and  expense  of  such  work,  and  the  lots  or  par- 
cels of  land  shown  on  said  diagram  or  map  shall  be  marked  with  num- 
bers corresponding  with  the  numbers  of  the  same  lots  or  parcels  of  land 
as  shown  on  the  list  of  assessed  lands. 

Sec.  5.  The  cost  and  expense  of  any  sewer  not  to  be  paid  by  special 
assessments  shall  be  prescribed  by  ordinance  and  shall  be  paid  out  of 
the  general  fund. 

Sec.  6.  Upon  receiving  said  assessment  roll,  the  City  Clerk  shall 
give  notice  by  five  successive  publications  (Sundays  excluded)  in  the 
official  newspaper  of  the  city  that  such  assessment  roll  is  on  file  in  his 
office,  the  date  of  filing  the  same,  and  that  the  same  is  open  for  public 
inspection.  Said  notice  shall  state  a time  when,  not  less  than  twenty 
days  after  the  first  publication  of  said  notice,  at  which  the  Council  will 
hear  and  consider  objections  to  said  assessment  roll  by  the  parties 
claiming  to  be  aggrieved  by  said  assessment. 

Sec.  7.  Any  party  claiming  to  be  aggrieved  by  any  assessment 
appearing  in  said  roll,  whether  named  in  the  assessment  roll  or  not, 
may,  at  any  time  after  the  first  publication  of  said  notice  and  prior  to 
the  day  preceding  the  day  fixed  for  such  hearing,  file  with  the  City 
Clerk  objections  to,  or  protests  against,  such  assessment  roll.  Such 
protests  or  objections  shall  state  clearly  the  grounds  of  the  objec- 
tion or  protest,  and  objections  to  such  assessment  roll  or  to  the  assess- 
ment proceedings  not  made  before  the  City  Council  as  aforesaid  shall 
be  conclusively  presumed  to  have  been  waived. 

Sec.  8.  At  the  time  appointed  for  hearing  objections  to  such  assess- 
ment, the  Council  shall  hear  and  determine  the  objections  which  have 
been  filed  by  any  party  interested  to  the  regularity  of  the  proceedings  in 
making  such  assessment  and  to  the  correctness  of  the  amount  of  such 
assessment,  or  of  the  amount  levied  upon  any  particular  lot  or  parcel 
of  land,  and  the  Council  may  adjourn  such  hearing  from  time  to  time, 
and  shall  confirm,  revise,  correct,  change  or  modify  such  roll,  or  any 
part  thereof,  and  confirm  the  same  as  corrected,  or  set  aside  such  roll 
and  order  that  said  assessment  be  made  de  novo,  or  refuse  to  confirm 
such  roll,  as  to  the  Council  shall  appear  equitable  and  just.  All  orders 
of  confirmation  shall  be  by  ordinance. 

Sec.  9.  The  ordinance  of  confirmation  shall  prescribe  the  time,  or 
times,  when  such  assessments,  or  installments  thereof,  shall  be  pai'd, 
and  shall  provide  for  the  payment  and  collection  of  interest  at  a rate 
not  exceeding  eight  per  cent,  per  annum  upon  all  unpaid  installments, 
and  the  rate  of  interest  and  penalty  which  delinquent  installments 
shall  bear. 


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Sec.  10.  All  assessments  for  the  construction  of  sewers  shall  be  paid 
to  the  City  Treasurer  in  lawful  money  of  the  United  States. 

Sec.  11.  The  City  Clerk  shall,  within  five  days  after  the  confirma- 
tion of  any  assessment  for  the' construction  of  sewers,  certify  and  annex 
to  the  assessment  roll  a copy  of  the  order  of  confirmation,  and  shall 
make  and  annex  to  said  roll  a copy  of  the  order  of  confirmation,  and 
shall  make  and  annex  to  said  roll  a warrant  directing  the  City  Treas- 
urer to  receive  and  collect  the  assessments  named  therein,  and  shall 
deliver  the  same  to  the  City  Treasurer,  and  shall  also  certify  to  the 
amount  of  such  roll  to  the  City  Comptroller.  The  Treasurer  shall  forth- 
with give  notice,  by  three  weekly  insertions  in  the  official  newspaper 
of  the  city,  that  such  assessment  roll  is  in  his  hands,  that  the  assess- 
ments are  payable,  and  the  date  when  the  same  become  delinquent,  if 
unpaid.  Such  notices  shall  be  sufficient  demand  for  payment,  and  it 
shall  be  the  duty  of  any  person  whose  property  is  assessed  for  the 
construction  of  any  sewer,  as  herein  provided,  to  pay  all  such  assess- 
ments before  the  same  become  delinquent. 

Sec.  12.  The  City  Treasurer  shall,  upon  receipt  of  the  amount  due 
upon  any  assessment,  or  installment  thereof,  make  a duplicate  receipt 
therefor,  specifying  therein  the  lot  and  parcel  of  land  on  which  the 
assessment  or  installment  so  paid  was  levied,  according  to  the  descrip- 
tion on  the  assessment  roll.  Such  receipts  shall  be  numbered  and  shall 
contain  the  name  of  the  party  paying,  with  the  amount  and  date  of 
payment  and  a description  of  the  property  paid  upon.  The  Treasurer 
shall  immediately  enter  upon  the  assessment  roll  opposite  the  descrip- 
tion of  the  lot  or  parcel  of  land  so  paid,  upon  the  number  of  the  receipt, 
the  name  of  the  party  paying  and  the  amount  and  date  of  payment. 
One  of  such  receipts  shall  be  given  to  the  person  paying  the  assessment 
or  installments;  and  the  other  shall  remain  in  the  receipt  book,  and  the 
Treasurer  shall,  within  twenty-four  hours  after  the  making  and  giving 
of  such  receipt,  submit  such  receipt  book  to  the  City  Comptroller,  who 
shall  check  up  all  receipts  so  given,  and  shall  charge  the  Treasurer 
with  the  amount  received  on  account  of  any  assessment  or  install- 
ment thereof.  The  Treasurer  shall  also  post  such  collections  in  his 
cash  or  collection  register,  provided  for  that  purpose,  and  in  his  ledger. 

Within  thirty  days  after  the  date  of  delinquency,  the  Treasurer  shall 
make  out  and  file  with  the  City  Clerk  an  abstract  of  all  delinquent 
assessments  or  installments  thereof,  and  such  delinquent  assessments 
or  installments  thereof  shall  thereafter  be  collected  in  such  manner 
as  the  city  may  by  ordinance  prescribe. 

Sec.  13.  This  ordinance  shall  take  effect  and  be  in  force  ten  days 
after  its  passage. 

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ORDINANCE  NO.  A1031. 

AN  ORDINANCE  RELATING  TO  CONTRACTS  FOR  PUBLIC  WORKS,  AND  REPEALING 

ORDINANCE  NO.  A203,  ENTITLED  “AN  ORDINANCE  RELATING  TO  CONTRACTS 

FOR  PUBLIC  WORKS,”  PASSED  MAY  2,  1892,  AS  HERETOFORE  AMENDED. 

The  City  of  Spokane  does  ordain  as  follows: 

Section  1.  When  it  shall  he  decided  to  do  work  by  contract,  the 
Board  of  Public  Works  shall  advertise  for  bids  as  required  by  the  City 
Charter.  Such  advertisement  shall  require  that  all  bids  filed  be 
accompanied  with  a certified  check  upon  some  Spokane  bank  in  good 
standing,  payable  to  the  order  of  the  President  of  the  Board  of  Public 
Works,  in  an  amount  to  be  fixed  by  the  board  and  named  in  said 
advertisement,  not  exceeding  ten  per  cent,  of  the  estimated  cost  of  the 
work,  which  check  shall  be  forfeited  to  the  city  in  the  event  that  the 
bidder  shall  neglect  or  refuse  to  enter  into  a contract  (with  approved 
sureties)  to  execute  the  work  for  the  price  mentioned  in  his  bid  and 
according  to  the  plans  and  specifications,  in  case  the  contract  shall  be 
awarded  to  him.  The  board  shall  reserve  the  right  to  reject  any  and  all 
bids. 

Sec.  2.  No  proposals  or  bids  shall  be  advertised  for  any  public 
works  or  material  without  the  plan  or  profile  of  the  work  to  be  done, 
accompanied  with  specifications  for  doing  the  same,  or  specifications  for 
the  material  or  supplies  to  be  furnished,  being  on  file  in  the  office  of 
the  city  engineer,  which  said  plan,  profile  and  specifications  shall,  at  all 
times,  be  open  for  public  inspection. 

Sec.  3.  All  contracts  for  work,  material  or  supplies  relating  to  any 
of  the  matters  under  the  control  of  the  Board  of  Public  Works  shall 
be  let  by  the  said  Board  of  Public  Works.  All  contracts,  whether  for 
public  works,  supplies  or  other  purposes,  shall  be  executed  in  triplicate 
by  the  proper  officers  of  the  city  on  the  part  of  the  corporation,  and  by 
the  contractor.  One  original  copy  so  executed  shall  be  kept  on  file  in 
the  office  of  the  Secretary  of  the  Board  of  Public  Works,  one  shall  be 
filed  in  the  office  of  the  City  Comptroller,  and  the  third  shall  be  given 
to  the  contractor.  All  contracts  and  bonds  shall  be  in  the  name  of 
and  run  to  the  City  of  Spokane. 

Sec.  4.  All  contracts  executed  by  the  said  Board  of  Public  Works 
on  behalf  of  the , city  shall  contain  a provision  that  the  Board  of 
Public  Works  shall  decide  every  question  which  can  or  may  arise  be- 
tween the  parties  relative  to  the  construction  of  said  contract,  and  to 
the  performance  thereof,  including  all  questions  as  to  the  quality, 
quantity  and  amount  of  the  several  kinds  of  work  which  may  be  per- 
formed, or  material  furnished  under  such  contract,  and  the  prices 
thereof,  and  that  such  determination  shall  be  conclusive  upon  the 
parties;  also,  that  in  case  of  improper  construction  or  noncompliance 
with  the  contract  in  any  manner,  the  said  board  may  suspend  said  work 
at  any  time,  or  order  a partial  or  complete  reconstruction  of  the  same, 
if  improperly  done,  or  to  declare  the  contract  forfeited  and  to  re-let  the 


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same.  All  contracts  entered  into  on  the  part  of  the  city  shall  provide 
that,  in  event  the  contractor,  or  contractors,  shall  violate  any  of  the 
provisions  of  such  contract,  the  Board  of  Public  Works  shall  ascertain 
and  determine  the  amount  of  damages  resulting  from  such  violation, 
which  determination  shall  be  conclusive,  and  that  the  contractor,  or 
contractors,  shall  pay  to  the  city  the  amount  of  such  damages  as  ascer- 
tained and  determined. 

Sec.  5.  All  contracts  shall  contain  a provision  that,  if  the  work  is 
not  completed  within  the  time  specified,  the  contractor  must  pay  to 
the  City  of  Spokane  an  amount  which  the  board  may  determine,  not 
less  than  ten  dollars  per  day  for  each  and  every  day  that  said  work 
remains  uncompleted.  Such  amount  to  be  deducted  by  the  city  from  the 
final  estimate  allowed  the  contractor. 

Sec.  6.  All  contracts  under  which  the  contractor,  or  contractors, 
are  to  be  paid  from  special  assessments  shall  contain  covenants  to  the 
effect  that  the  city  shall  not  be  liable  for  the  assessment  fund,  or  for 
any  claims  or  demands  whatsoever  against  such  fund,  except  as  trustee 
thereof;  and  that  the  contractor,  or  contractors,  shall  look  only  to 
such  fund  for  the  payment  for  the  performance  of  such  contract,  and 
shall  have  no  claim  against  the  city  therefor,  except  from  such  fund. 
No  liability  of  any  kind  shall  attach  to  the  city  by  reason  of  entering 
into  such  contract,  except  as  specially  provided  in  the  contract. 

Sec.  7.  Whenever  the  Board  of  Public  Works,  or  any  other  city 
officer,  shall  let  any  work  or  improvement  which  shall  require  the 
digging  up,  use  or  occupancy  of  any  street,  avenue,  public  way,  alley 
or  public  grounds  of  said  city,  there  shall  be  inserted  for  the  same 
substantial  covenants  requiring  the  contractor  to  erect  and  maintain, 
during  the  night  time,  such  barriers  and  lights  as  will  effectually  pre- 
vent the  happening  of  any  accident  in  consequence  of  such  digging  up, 
use  or  occupancy  of  such  street,  avenue,  public  way,  alley  or  public 
grounds,  for  which  the  city  might  be  liable;  and  also  such  other  cove- 
nants and  conditions  as  experience  may  prove  necessary  to  save  the 
city  harmless  from  damages;  and  such  contracts  shall  contain  cove- 
nants upon  the  part  of  the  contractor,  or  contractors,  to  save,  indemnify 
and  keep  harmless  the  said  city  against  all  liabilities,  judgments,  costs 
and  expenses  which  may  in  any  wise  accrue  against  said  city  in  con- 
sequence of  the  failure  of  said  contractor,  or  contractors,  to  perform 
such  contracts  in  accordance  with  the  terms  and  conditions  thereof, 
or  which  may  in  any  wise  result  from  the  carelessness  or  neglect  of 
such  contractor,  or  contractors,  or  his,  their  or  its  agents,  employees  or 
workmen,  in  any  respect  whatsoever;  and  that,  when  any  judgment  is 
recovered  against  said  city  for  any  such  liability,  costs  or  expenses, 
such  judgment  shall  be  conclusive  against  said  contractor,  or  con- 
tractors, and  his,  their  or  its  sureties,  not  only  as  to  the  amount  of 
damages,  but  also  as  to  their  liabilities;  provided,  reasonable  notice  has 
been  given  of  the  pendency  of  such  suit  to  such  contractor,  or  con- 
tractors, and  his,  their  or  its  sureties.  Such  contract  shall  provide  that 


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all  work  must  be  done  with  the  least  possible  inconvenience  to  the 
public,  and  shall  contain  such  provisions  as  may  be  best  adapted  to 
secure  this  end. 

Sec.  8.  There  shall  be  inserted  in  every  contract  by  the  city  with 
every  contractor  for  public  works  a provision  that,  in  case  such  con- 
tractor shall  discharge  any  employee  (or  such  employees  shall  cease 
to  work)  and  give  his  time-check,  showing  the  amount  of  labor  per- 
formed and  the  amount  due,  such  employee  may  file  such  time-check 
with  the  City  Comptroller,  and  the  amount  due  upon  such  time-check 
may  be  paid  the  owner  thereof  from  proceeds  due  such  contractor  upon 
the  next  succeeding  estimate  allowed  upon  the  contract  under  which 
the  work  represented  by  such  time-check  was  performed.  Every  such 
contract  shall  provide  that  a certain  per  centage  (not  less  than  ten  per 
centum)  be  reserved  out  of  the  moneys  earned  upon  said  contract, 
and  that  said  percentage  shall  not  be  payable  until  such  contractor 
shall  satisfy  such  board,  or  officer  letting  such  contract,  that  all  work- 
men have  been  fully  paid. 

Sec.  9.  Whenever  the  Board  of  Public  Works  shall  notify  the  con- 
tractor, by  notice  personally  served,  or  by  leaving  a copy  thereof  at 
the  contractor’s  last  place  of  abode,  that  no  further  vouchers  or  esti- 
mates will  be  issued,  or  payments  made  on  the  contract,  until  the 
workmen  and  employes  have  been  paid,  and  the  contractor  shall  neglect 
or  refuse  for  the  space  of  ten  days  after  such  notice  shall  have  been 
served  to  pay  such  workmen  or  employees,  it  shall  and  may  be  lawful 
for  the  city  to  apply  any  money  due,  or  that  may  become  due,  under  the 
contract,  to  the  payment  of  said  workmen  and  employes  without  other 
or  further  notice  to  said  contractor;  but  the  failure  of  the  city  to 
retain  and  apply  any  of  such  moneys,  or  of  the  board,  or  other  officer, 
to  order  to  direct  that  no  vouchers  or  estimates  shall  issue,  or  further 
payments  be  made,  shall  not,  nor  shall  the  paying  over  of  such 
reserved  percentages  without  such  workmen  or  employes  being  first 
paid,  in  any  way  affect  the  liability  of  the  contractor  or  of  his  sureties 
to  the  city,  or  to  any  workman  or  employe  or  material  men,  upon  any 
bond  given  in  connection  with  such  contract. 

Sec.  10.  In  cases  where  the  contractor,  or  contractors,  shall  proceed 
to  properly  perform  and  complete  their  said  contracts,  the  said  board 
may,  from  time  to  time,  as  the  work  progresses,  grant  to  said  contractor, 
or  contractors,  an  estimate  of  the  amount  already  earned,  reserving  ten 
per  centum  therefrom,  which  shall,  when  approved  by  the  Auditing 
Committee  and  the  City  Council,  entitle  the  holder  or  holders  to  receive 
the  amount  that  may  be  due  thereon. 

Sec.  11.  In  case  the  prosecution  of  any  work  be  suspended  in 
consequence  of  the  fault  of  any  contractor,  or  contractors,  or  in  case 
the  bids  for  doing  such  work  shall  be  deemed  excessive,  or  the  persons 
or  persons  making  proposals  are  not,  in  the  opinion  of  said  board, 
responsible  or  fit  to  be  entrusted  with  its  performance,  the  said  Board 
of  Public  Works  may,  with  the  approval  of  the  City  Council  and  the 


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Mayor,  where  the  emergency  of  the  case  and  the  interests  of  the  city 
require,  employ  workmen  to  perform  or  complete  any  improvement 
ordered  by  the  City  Council;  provided,  that  the  cost  and  expense 
thereof  shall  in  no  case  exceed  the  amount  assessed  or  the  sum  appro- 
priated, for  completing  the  same. 

Sec.  12.  Whenever,  in  the  judgment  of  the  Board  of  Public  Works, 
it  shall  be  necessary  to  retain  a portion  of  the  sum  agreed  to  be  paid 
the  contractor  for  any  period  after  the  completion  of  the  work  and 
acceptance  by  the  city,  the  said  board  may  so  provide  in  the  contract. 

Sec.  13.  Whenever  any  work  or  improvement  is  let  by  contract  to 
any  person  or  persons,  firm  or  corporation,  the  officers  of  the  city 
letting  the  same  shall,  in  all  cases,  take  a bond  from  such  person,  firm 
or  corporation,  with  some  surety  company  authorized  by  the  laws  of 
the  State  of  Washington,  to  become  surety  upon  such  bonds,  as  surety 
thereon,  in  an  amount  not  less  than  the  contract  price  to  be  paid  for  the 
performance  of  such  contract.  Such  bond  shall  be  conditioned  upon  the 
faithful  performance  of  the  contract,  in  the  time  and  manner  therein 
required,  and  the  faithful  compliance  with  all  the  terms  and  provisions 
thereof;  also  to  save,  indemnify  and  keep  harmless  the  said  city  against 
all  liabilities,  judgments,  costs  and  expenses  which  may,  in  any 
wise,  accrue  against  said  city  in  consequence  of  the  failure  of 
said  contractor  or  contractors  to  perform  such  contract  in  accord- 
ance with  the  terms  and  conditions  thereof  and  to  comply  with  the 
covenants  and  agreements  therein  contained,  or  which  may  in  any 
wise  result  from  the  carelessness  or  neglect  of  such  contractor  or 
contractors,  or  his,  their  or  its  agents,  employes  or  workmen,  in  any 
respect  whatsoever;  such  bond  shall  further  contain  a covenant  that, 
whenever  any  judgment  is  recovered  against  said  city  for  any  such 
liability,  costs  or  expenses,  such  judgment  shall  be  conclusive  against 
the  principal  and  sureties  upon  said  bond,  not  only  as  to  the  amount 
of  the  damages,  but  also  as  to  their  liability;  provided  reasonable  notice 
has  been  given  to  such  parties  of  the  pendency  of  such  action.  Such 
contractor  or  contractors  shall  also  make  and  file  such  bond  or  bonds 
for  the  protection  of  the  pay  of  all  laborers,  mechanics,  material  men, 
&nd  others,  as  are,  or  may  be,  provided  by  law. 

Sec.  14.  The  bonds  required  by  this  ordinance  shall  be  submitted 
to  the  Corporation  Counsel  for  examination  and  certificate  to  their 
proper  and  legal  execution.  They  shall,  before  acceptance,  be  approved 
by  the  Mayor.  No  contract  shall  take  effect  until  the  bonds  required 
by  this  ordinance,  certified  by  the  Corporation  Counsel  and  approved 
by  the  Mayor,  shall  have  been  filed. 

Sec.  15.  All  contracts  shall  contain  a provision  that  the  same  is 
accepted,  subject  to  all  the  conditions  and  requirements  of  this  ordi- 
nance. 

Sec.  16.  That  ordinance  No.  A203,  entitled  “An  ordinance  relating  to 
contracts  for  public  works,”  passed  May  2,  1892,  and  all  amendments 
thereto,  be,  and  the  same  is  hereby  repealed. 


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Sec.  17.  This  ordinance  shall  take  effect  and  be  in  force  ten  days 
after  its  passage. 

Passed  the  City  Council  February  19,  1901. 


ORDINANCE  NO.  A1082. 

AN  ORDINANCE  PROVIDING  FOR  THE  FORECLOSURE  OF  LIENS,  CREATED  BY 
SPECIAL  ASSESSMENTS  FOR  LOCAL  IMPROVEMENTS. 

The  City  of  Spokane  does  ordain  as  follows: 

Section.  1.  That  whenever  any  special  assessment  or  installation 
thereof  for  local  improvements  heretofore,  or  hereafter  assessed,  is 
delinquent,  an  action  may  be  brought  in  the  name  of  the  City  of 
Spokane  in  the  Superior  Court  to  foreclose  the  lien  created  by  such 
special  assessment  and  improvement,  in  the  manner  provided  for  the 
foreclosure  of  liens,  by  the  laws  of  the  State  of  Washington. 

Sec.  2.  In  such  suits  all  owners  of  property  upon  which  there  are 
delinquent  assessments  or  installments  thereof  due,  arising  under  a 
single  roll,  or  one  assessment  district,  may  be  joined  as  defendants, 
and  all  liens  for  such  assessments  may  be  foreclosed  in  such  action. 

Sec.  3.  In  such  proceedings  it  shall  be  sufficient  to  allege  the 
passage  of  the  assessment  ordinance  for  the  improvement  to  be  made, 
the  assessment,  the  confirmation  thereof,  the  amount  due  thereon  from 
each  person,  firm  or  corporation,  upon  each  lot,  lots,  block,  or  parcel 
of  land,  the  date  of  delinquency,  and  the  failure  to  pay  for  the  same. 

Sec.  4.  That  the  assessment  roll  and  the  order  of  confirmation  or 
unauthenticated  copies  thereof,  shall  be  prim, a facie  evidence  of  the 
regularity  and  validity  of  the  proceedings  connected  therewith,  and  the 
amount  due  from  each  owner  of  the  lot,  or  parcel  of  land  thereon 
described,  and  the  failure  to  pay  the  same  within  the  time  prescribed, 
and  if  in  such  proceeding  the  court  shall  find  that  there  is  any  amount 
properly  chargeable  to  any  of  the  lots  or  parcels  of  land  included  in 
the  assessment  roll  for  the  making  of  the  said  improvement,  it  shall 
enter  judgment  for  the  whole  amount  as  shown  by  the  assessment  roll 
and  for  all  costs  against  such  lot  or  parcel  of  land,  and  shall  by  decree 
direct  that  such  land  be  sold  in  the  manner  provided  by  law  for  the  sale 
of  land  in  foreclosure  proceedings,  and  executions  shall  issue  to  enforce 
such  decree. 

Provided,  that  in  all  cases  where  such  assessments  are  by  ordinance 
payable  in  installments,  executions  shall  issue  on  such  decree  only, 
as  such  installments  are  due,  or  as  they  become  due  and  payable. 

And,  provided  further,  that  the  purchaser  at  said  sale  may  pay  to  the 
City  Treasurer  any  and  all  subsequent  payments  as  they  fall  due  and 
delinquent,  and  upon  his  failure  to  make  such  payments  when  the  same 
becomes  due  and  delinquent,  that  then  execution  may  be  issued  for  the 
amount  then  due,  and  the  purchaser  shall  take  said  property  free  from 
any  claim,  right,  title  or  interest  acquired  by  the  first  purchaser,  except 
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Sec.  5.  That  in  all  cases  where  property  is  sold  under  the  provisions 
' of  this  ordinance  when  there  are  no  bidders,  the  property  shall  be  sold 
to  the  city,  which  property  shall  be  held  by  the  city  as  trustee,  for  the 
benefits  of  all  persons  having  or  holding  bonds  or  warrants,  payable 
out  of  the  fund  created  to  pay  the  cost  and  expense  of  making  the  im- 
provements for  which  the  assessment  was  made.  That  the  owner  or 
owners  of  property  sold  to  the  city  as  herein  provided,  may  at  any 
time  before  the  execution  and  delivery  of  the  deed  hereinafter  provided 
for,  redeem  said  property  by  paying  the  amount  assessed  upon  such 
property,  together  with  interest  thereon  at  the  rate  of  fifteen  per  cent 
per  annum  from  the  date  of  the  sale  and  the  equal  and  rateable  portion 
of  the  costs  incurred  by  the  city  in  the  prosecution  of  the  suit,  and 
allowed  by  the  court  in  the  action  to  foreclose  said  lien. 

Sec.  6.  That  the  owners  of  all  the  property  sold  under  the  provi- 
sions of  this  ordinance,  may  redeem  the  same  or  any  separate  part 
thereof,  by  paying  to  the  City  Treasurer  the  amount  assessed  upon  such 
property,  together  with  the  interest  thereon,  at  the  rate  of  fifteen  per 
cent  per  annum  from  and  after  the  day  of  delinquency,  and  the  costs 
incurred  in  foreclosing  said  assessment  lien,  at  any  time  within  one 
year  from  and  after  the  day  of  sale,  to  enforce  the  payment  of  the  last 
installment  due. 

Sec.  7.  That  it  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  City  Treasurer  to  execute 
and  deliver  to  all  purchasers  deeds  conveying  to  them  all  property  sold 
under  the  provisions  of  this  ordinance,  which  is  not  redeemed  within 
the  time  and  manner  herein  described.  Such  deed  shall  be  prima  facie 
evidence  in  all  controversies  and  suits  in  relation  to  the  rights  of  the 
purchaser,  his  heirs  and  assigns,  to  the  real  estate  thereby  conveyed  of 
the  following  facts: 

First.  That  the  land  conveyed  was  within  the  improvement  dis- 
trict, and  was  subject  to  assessment  for  said  improvement,  and  that  it 
was  assessed  in  the  manner  provided  by  law. 

Second.  That  the  said  assessment  was  not  paid. 

Third.  That  the  land  had  not  been  redeemed  from  the  sale  at  the 
date  of  the  deed. 

Fourth.  That  the  land  was  sold  for  special  improvement  assess- 
ments, penalties  and  costs,  as  stated  in  the  deed. 

Fifth.  That  the  grantee  in  the  deed  was  the  purchaser  or  assignee 
of  the  purchaser,  and  that  the  same  was  conducted  in  the  manner 
provided  by  law. 

Sec.  8.  This  ordinance  shall  take  effect,  and  be  in  force  ten  days 
after  its  passage. 

Passed  by  the  City  Council  September  3,  1901. 


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ORDINANCE  NO.  A1402. 

AN  ORDINANCE  PROVIDING  FOR  THE  COLLECTION  OF  LOCAL  IMPROVEMENT 

ASSESSMENTS. 

The  City  of  Spokane  does  ordain  as  follows: 

Section  1.  That  when  any  local  improvement  assessment  becomes 
delinquent  it  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  City  Treasurer  to  transmit  to 
the  Corporation  Counsel,  a statement  containing  the  name  of  the  street 
and  the  points  thereon,  between  which  the  improvements  were  made; 
the  number  of  the  improvement  district;  the  number  of  the  ordinance 
under  which  the  improvement  was  made;  the  date  when  the  assess- 
ment became  delinquent;  the  amount  of  principal  and  interest  due; 
a description  of  the  property  on  which  the  assessment  is  delinquent, 
and  the  name  of  the  owner  of  such  property. 

Sec.  2.  That  upon  the  receipt  of  such  statement,  the  Corporation 
Counsel  shall  at  once  proceed  to  collect  such  delinquent  assessment  by 
suit  or  otherwise,  and  in  the  manner  required  by  law. 

Sec.  3.  That  when  any  annual  installment  or  payment  remains  due 
and  unpaid  for  the  period  of  30  days  after  it  becomes  delinquent,  that 
thereupon  the  whole  amount  assessed  against  any  property  shall  be- 
come delinquent,  and  shall  draw  interest  at  the  rate  of  8 per  cent,  per 
annum;  and  that  in  any  suit  or  action  for  the  recovery  of  the  amount 
due  the  whole  amount,  then  unpaid,  together  with  the  interest  thereon, 
shall  be  included  in  the  said  suit  or  action. 

Sec.  4.  This  ordinance  shall  take  effect  and  be  in  force  10  days 
after  its  passage. 

Passed  the  City  Council  June  18,  1903. 


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CHAPTER  III. 


Bonds  and  Warrants. 


ORDINANCE  NO.  A695. 

AN  OEDINANCE  CREATING  A REDEMPTION  AND  JUDGMENT  FUND,  PROVIDING 
FOR  THE  REDEMPTION  OF  WARRANTS  ISSUED  FOR  LOCAL  IMPROVEMENTS 
PRIOR  TO  THE  YEAR  1895,  AND  PROVIDING  FOR  TRANSFERS  OF  MONEYS  FROM 
LOCAL  IMPROVEMENT  FUNDS  TO  THE  REDEMPTION  AND  JUDGMENT 
FUND,  AND  AUTHORIZING  THE  REDEMPTION  OF  GENERAL  FUND  WARRANTS 
HERETOFORE  ISSUED  TO  REDEEM  LOCAL  IMPROVEMENT  WARRANTS. 

The  City  of  Spokane  does  ordain  as  follows: 

Section  1.  That,  pursuant  to  the  amendment  No.  40  to  the  City 
Charter,  adopted  by  the  qualified  electors  May  4,  1897,  there  is  created 
a fund  designated  as  the  Redemption  and  Judgment  Fund. 

Sec.  2.  All  warrants  issued  by  the  city  for  the  construction  of  side- 
walks and  sewers  and  the  grading  of  streets  under  the  “special  assess- 
ment plan”  prior  to  the  year  1895,  which  have  not  heretofore  been 
redeemed,  shall  be  paid,  satisfied,  discharged  and  redeemed  by  the  issu- 
ance in  lieu  thereof  of  warrants  of  the  City  of  Spokane,  on  the  Re- 
demption and  Judgment  Fund. 

Sec.  3.  All  or  any  general  fund  warrants  which  have  been  hereto- 
fore issued  to  redeem  warrants  issued  for  sidewalking,  sewering  or 
street  grading  under  the  special  assessment  plan,  or  on  judgments 
rendered  in  actions  brought  on  account  of  the  nonpayment  of  any 
such  warrants,  may  be  redeemed  at  the  option  of  the  holders  thereof, 
in  the  order  of  presentation  to  the  Comptroller  by  the  issuance  of  city 
warrants  upon  the  Redemption  and  Judgment  Fund;  and  the  Redemp- 
tion and  Judgment  Fund  warrants  issued  as  provided  in  this  section 
may  bear  the  same  interest  as  the  General  Fund  warrants  presented 
for  such  exchange;  provided  the  holders  of  such  General  Fund  war- 
rants make  application  for  such  exchange  prior  to  October  1,  1897. 

Sec.  4.  Any  and  all  final  judgments  which  may  be  rendered  here- 
after against  the  city  upon  any  of  said  local  improvement  warrants,  and 
all  final  judgments  which  have  been  heretofore  rendered  on  such  war- 
rants and  remain  unsatisfied,  shall  be  paid,  satisfied  and  discharged 
by  the  issuance  of  warrants  upon  said  Redemption  and  Judgment  Fund. 
Sec.  5.  All  warrants  issued  by  the  Redemption  and  Judgment  Fund 


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shall  draw  interest  at  the  rate  of  six  per  cent  per  annum,  and  no  more, 
except  as  otherwise  provided  in  this  ordinance. 

Sec.  6.  Whenever  any  local  improvement  fund  warrants  mentioned 
in  this  ordinance  shall  be  redeemed,  as  herein  provided,  the 
Comptroller  shall  give  the  Treasurer  written  notice  thereof,  who  will 
make  proper  entry  and  record  thereof;  provided,  nothing  contained  in 
this  ordinance  shall  affect  the  liability  or  obligation  of  any  person  to 
pay  any  assessment  shown  to  be  unpaid  upon  any  street  grade,  sewer  or 
sidewalk  assessment  roll,  but  the  city’s  right  to  collect  and  enforce 
such  assessment  shall  remain  inviolate. 

Sec.  7.  Any  and  all  special  assessments  collected  and  paid,  or  which 
may  hereafter  be  collected  and  paid  into  any  local  improvement  fund, 
the  warrants  upon  which  are,  or  may  be  redeemed,  shall  be  immediately 
transferred  to  said  Redemption  and  Judgment  Fund  without  further 
direction  from  the  Council. 

Sec.  8.  Immediately  upon  the  going  into  effect  of  this  ordinance, 
the  City  Comptroller  shall  give  notice  by  publication  in  the  newspaper 
doing  the  city  printing,  each  day  for  one  week,  substantially  as  follows: 

“NOTICE  TO  HOLDERS  OF  STREET  GRADE,  SEWER  AND  SIDEWALK  WARRANTS.” 

“Notice  is  hereby  given  that  upon  presentation  to  the  undersigned,  I 
will  redeem  and  discharge  all  street  grade,  sewer  and  sidewalk  special 
fund  warrants  issued  prior  to  the  year  1895,  as  is  provided  by  law. 

“No  interest  will  be  allowed  upon  any  of  such  warrants  which  may 
accumulate  ten  days  after  the  first  publication  of  this  notice.  First 

publication,  , 189 — . , 

City  Comptroller.” 

Sec.  9.  No  interest  shall  be  allowed  upon  any  such  local  improve- 
ment warrants  which  may  accumulate  ten  days  subsequent  to  the  first 
publication  of  the  above  notice,  and  the  fact  that  any  suit  may  be 
pending  to  enforce  the  payment  of  any  such  warrants  shall  not  operate 
to  prevent  the  redemption  and  payment  of  any  such  warrants,  but  the 
same  shall  be  paid  as  other  such  warrants,  including  any  accrued  costs, 
notwithstanding  the  pending  of  any  such  suit  or  action,  unless  the 
City  Council  should  otherwise  direct. 

Sec.  10.  Immediately  upon  the  going  into  effect  of  this  ordinance 
the  City  Comptroller  shall  also  give  notice  by  publication  in  the  paper 
doing  the  city  printing,  each  day  for  one  week,  substantially  as  follows : 
“notice  to  holders  of  general  fund  warrants. 

“Notice  is  hereby  given  that  upon  presentation,  prior  to  October  1, 
1897,  to  the  undersigned,  I will  exchange  General  Fund  Warrants  Nos. 

by  warrants  drawn  upon  the  Redemption  and  Judgment  Fund, 

as  provided  by  law.  , City  Comptroller.” 

Sec.  11.  All  ordinances  and  parts  of  ordinances  in  conflict  with  the 
provisions  of  this  ordinance  are  hereby  repealed. 

Sec.  12.  This  ordinance  shall  take  effect  and  be  in  force  ten  days 
after  its  passage. 

Passed  the  City  Council  May  25,  1897. 


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ORDINANCE  NO.  A907. 

AN  ORDINANCE  PROVIDING  FOR  ISSUING  SPECIAL  IMPROVEMENT  BONDS  INSTEAD 

OF  SPECIAL  IMPROVEMENT  WARRANTS  FOR  CERTAIN  STREET  IMPROVEMENTS, 

AND  REPEALING  ORDINANCES  IN  CONFLICT  THEREWITH. 

Whereas,  All  of  the  contractors  on  street  improvement  work  where 
it  is  provided  that  the  same  shall  be  paid  from  the  special  improvement 
warrants,  where  payment  has  not  yet  been  made,  are  desirous  of  having 
such  payment  made  to  them  in  special  improvement  bonds  instead  of 
warrants,  as  aforesaid,  and 

Whereas,  Such  change  in  the  manner  of  payment  will  be  for  the  best 
interests  of  all  parties,  now,  therefore, 

The  City  of  Spokane  does  ordain  as  follows: 

Section  1.  That  the  Comptroller  of  the  City  of  Spokane  is  hereby 
authorized  and  directed  to  issue  to  the  respective  contractors,  who  have 
not  yet  received  payment  on  street  improvements  under  their  contracts, 
entitled  to  warrants  in  payment  for  making  street  improvements  to  be 
paid  by  special  assessments,  negotiable  coupon  bonds,  as  provided  by 
an  act  of  the  Legislature  of  the  State  of  Washington,  entitled  “An  act 
authorizing  the  issuance  and  sale  of  bonds  by  cities,  to  pay  for  local 
improvements,  providing  for  the  payment  thereof,  and  declaring  an 
emergency,”  approved  March  14,  1899,  instead  of  issuing  to  such  con- 
tractors warrants  as  provided  by  the  several  ordinances  authorizing  and 
providing  for  such  warrants.  Said  bonds  shall  be  of  the  denomination 
of  two  hundred  dollars  ($200)  each,  except  that  one  of  the  bonds  issued 
for  each  separate  improvement  may  be  for  such  sum  less  than  two 
hundred  dollars  ($200)  as  shall  be  necessary  to  make  the  issue  for  said 
improvement  correspond  with  the  cost  of  that  particular  improvement, 
and  such  bonds  shall  be  issued  to  the  contractors,  as  aforesaid,  at  the 
same  time  and  in  the  same  aggregate  amount  as  heretofore  provided  for 
the  warrants  in  lieu  of  which  said  bonds  shall  be  issued.  Said  bonds 
shall  be  made  payable  to  bearer  as  many  years  after  date  as  there  shall 
be  installments  of  the  special  assessment  levied  upon  and  to  be  collected 
from  the  property  included  in  the  assessment  district  created  and 
established  for  the  purpose  of  making  payment  for  the  improvement, 
and  shall  bear  interest  at  the  rate  of  six  per  cent  per  annum,  payable 
annually;  provided,  the  City  of  Spokane  reserves  the  right  to  call  and 
pay  any  of  said  bonds  according  to  their  numerical  order,  as  provided 
in  the  act  above  referred  to,  whenever  there  shall  be  sufficient  money 
in  any  of  the  funds  against  which  said  bonds  shall  be  issued  to  pay  any 
of  said  bonds.  The  bonds  issued  in  payment  for  the  aforesaid  improve- 
ments, respectively,  shall  be  paid  from  the  funds  heretofore  created 
and  established  for  the  purposes  of  defraying  the  cost  and  expense 
thereof,  and  in  no  event  shall  the  City  of  Spokane  be  liable  for  the 
payment  of  said  bonds,  or  any  part  thereof. 

Sec.  2.  That  it  is  not  intended  by  this  ordinance  to  in  any  wise 
change  the  relations  of  said  respective  contractors  and  the  City  of 


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Spokane,  except  to  substitute  bonds  for  warrants  in  making  the  pay- 
ments for  the  aforesaid  improvements,  respectively,  as  provided  by  the 
contracts  therefor. 

Sec.  3.  This  ordinance  shall  only  apply  to  contracts  of  the  nature 
herein  described,  now  in  force,  and  where  payment  has  not  been  made. 

Sec.  4.  All  ordinances  or  parts  of  ordinances  in  conflict  herewith 
are  hereby  repealed. 

Sec.  5.  Whereas,  An  emergency  exists,  this  ordinance  shall  take 
effect  and  be  in  force  upon  its  adoption. 

Passed  the  City  Council  January  2,  1900. 


ORDINANCE  NO.  A785. 

AN  ORDINANCE  FIXING  THE  RATE  OF  INTEREST  UPON  BONDS,  WARRANTS  AND 
OTHER  EVIDENCE  OF  INDEBTEDNESS  OF  THE  CITY  OF  SPOKANE. 

The  City  of  Spokane  does  ordain  as  follows: 

Section  1.  That  all  bonds,  warrants  and  other  evidence  of  indebt- 
edness, including  local  improvement  bonds  and  warrants,  issued  by  the 
City  of  Spokane,  sjiall  bear  interest  at  the  rate  of  six  per  centum  per 
annum,  which  shall  be  specified  in  such  bonds,  warrants  or  other  evi- 
dence of  indebtedness;  provided,  however,  that  such  interest  may  be 
made  payable  quarterly,  semi-annually  or  annually;  and,  provided  fur- 
ther, that  this  ordinance  shall  not  apply  to  any  existing  obligation  of 
the  City  of  Spokane. 

Sec.  2.  This  ordinance  shall  take  effect  and  be  in  force  ten  days 
after  its  passage. 

Passed  the  City  Council  September  6,  1898. 


ORDINANCE  NO.  A397. 

AN  ORDINANCE  AUTHORIZING  THE  ISSUANCE  OF  NEGOTIABLE  STREET  OR  SEWER 
BONDS  BY  THE  CITY  OF  SPOKANE  FOR  LOCAL  IMPROVEMENTS,  PAYABLE  IN 
WHOLE  OR  IN  PART  BY  SPECIAL  ASSESSMENTS  LEVIED  UPON  THE  ADJOIN- 
ING, CONTIGUOUS  OR  APPROXIMATE  PROPERTY,  AND  PRESCRIBING  THE  FORM 
AND  MANNER  OF  EXECUTION  AND  SALE  OF  SAID  BONDS,  BY  VIRTUE  OF  SEC- 
TION 61  OF  ARTICLE  IV  OF  THE  FREEHOLDERS’  CHARTER,  ADOPTED  MARCH 
24,  A.  D.  1891,  AS  AMENDED  MAY  2,  1893. 

The  City  of  Spokane  does  ordain  as  follows: 

Section  1.  Whenever  the  City  Council  shall  order  or  cause  any 
street,  avenue,  highway  or  alley  in  the  City  of  Spokane  to  be  graded, 
curbed,  guttered,  paved,  repaired  or  macadamized,  or  remacadamized, 
planked  or  replanked,  or  any  sewer,  or  lateral  sewer,  or  connection,  to 
be  constructed,  or  make  or  cause  to  be  made  any  other  local  improve- 
ment, the  cost  and  expense  of  which  is  chargable  in  whole  or  in  part 
to  the  adjoining,  contiguous  or  approximate  property,  or  shall  make, 
or  cause  to  be  made,  any  re-assessment  for  the  costs  and  expenses  of 


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any  of  said  improvements,  or  for  any  part  thereof,  it  may,  in  its 
discretion,  provide  for  the  payment  of  said  costs  and  expenses  assessed 
or  re-assessed,  as  aforesaid,  by  issuing  in  the  name  of  the  City  of 
Spokane,  its  negotiable  coupon  bonds  therefor,  payable  to  bearer  in  not 
more  than  ten  years  after  date,  with  interest  at  n rate  not  exceeding 
eight  per  centum  (8  per  cent.)  per  annum,  payable  annually;  each  bond 
shall  have  a coupon  attached  thereto  for  each  annual  installment  of 
interest. 

As  amended  by  ordinance  No.  A448,  passed  June  26,  1894. 

Sec.  2.  Such  bonds  shall  be  issued  in  such  denominations  as  the 
Council  may  direct,  not  exceeding  five  hundred  dollars  ($500),  and  be 

designated  as  “Special  Improvement  Bonds  for avenue, 

street,  alley  or  sewer  district  No. ,”  as  the  case  may  be,  and  be 

subject  to  annual  call  by  the  City  Treasurer  at  the  expiration  of  any 
year  before  maturity  in  such  manner,  sums  and  amounts  as  the  Treas- 
urer may  have  cash  on  hand  to  pay  the  same,  in  the  avenue,  street,  alley 
or  sewer  fund,  on  which  said  bonds  are  issued  and  payable  from. 

Sec.  3.  The  money  collected  by  the  special  assessment  on  the  lots, 
blocks  or  parcels  of  land  included  in  the  assessment  district  for  which 
such  bonds  shall  be  issued,  shall  be  set  aside  and  kepi:  as  a fund  for  the 
payment  of  such  bonds  and  interest  accruing  thereon. 

Sec.  4.  The  City  Treasurer,  whenever  he  may  have  money  belong- 
ing to  the  said  fund  in  the  treasury,  sufficient  to  pay  any  one  or  more  of 
said  bonds  and  the  annual  interest  on  all  of  said  bonds,  shall  issue  his 
call  for  the  same  in  their  numerical  order,  beginning  with  “No.  1,”  by 
publishing  a notice  in  the  official  newspaper  of  the  City  of  Spokane  for 
at  least  ten  consecutive  issues,  beginning  not  less  than  twenty  days 
before  the  expiration  of  any  year  from  the  date  of  said  bonds,  and  all 
interest  shall  cease  at  the  date  named  in  said  notice  or  call  for  the  pay- 
ment of  such  bonds,  and  shall  be  so  stated  in  said  notice  or  call. 

Sec.  5.  All  such  bonds  must  be  paid  in  their  numerical  order,  be- 
ginning with  “No.  1.” 

Sec.  6.  Each  bond  shall  have  printed  or  written  upon  its  face  the 
terms  of  its  issuance  and  also  the  fund  against  which  it  is  issued,  and 
its  date,  and  the  following  notice:  “N.  B.  This  bond  is  not  a general 
debt  of  the  City  of  Spokane,  and  has  not  been  authorized  by  the  voters 
of  said  city  as  part  of  its  indebtedness.  It  is  in  pursuance  of  section 
61,  Article  IV  of  the  City  Charter,  as  amended  by  amendment  No.  9, 
and  is  a charge  against  the  fund  herein  specified,  and  its  issuance  and 
sale  is  authorized  by  ordinance  No.  A 

Sec.  7.  Said  bonds  shall  be  substantially  as  follows: 

“Special  improvements  bonds  for  District,  No.  

in  the  City  of  Spokc'ne,  State  of  Washington. 

Number.  $ . 

N.  B. — This  bond  is  not  a general  debt  of  the  City  of  Spokane,  and 
has  not  been  authorized  by  the  voters  of  said  city  as  a part  of  its  indebt- 
edness. It  is  in  pursuance  of  section  61  of  Article  IV  of  the  City  Char- 


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ter,  as  amended  by  amendment  No.  9,  and  is  a charge  against  the  fund 
herein  specified,  and  its  issuance  and  sale  is  authorized  by  ordinance 
No.  A . 

The  City  of  Spokane,  a municipal  corporation  of  the  State  of  Wash- 
ington, hereby  promises  to  pay  to  or  bearer 

$ lawful  money  of  the  United  States,  out  of  the  fund 

established  by  ordinance  No. and  known  as District 

No. of  the  City  of  Spokane,  and  not  otherwise.  This  bond  is 

payable  in  years  after  date,  and  is  subject  to  annual  call 

by  the  City  Treasurer  at  the  expiration  of  any  year  before  maturity,  in 
such  manner  and  amounts  as  he  may  have  cash  on  hand  to  pay  out  the 
same  in  the  said  fund  from  which  the  same  is  payable,  and  shall  bear 

interest  at  the  rate  of per  centum  per  annum,  payable  annually, 

both  principal  and  interest  payable  at  the  office  of  said  City  Treas- 
urer. A coupon  is  hereto  attached  for  each  installment  of  interest  to 
accrue  herein,  and  said  interest  shall  be  paid  annually  on  presentation 
and  surrender  of  such  coupon  to  the  City  Treasurer,  but  in  case  this 
bond  is  called  for  payment  before  maturity,  each  and  every  coupon  rep- 
resenting interest  not  accrued  at  the  expiration  of  the  call  shall  be  void. 

The  City  Council  of  said  city,  as  agent  of  said 

District  No.  — — — — , established  by  said  ordinance  No. , 

has  caused  this  bond  to  be  issued  in  the  name  of  said  city,  as  the  bond 
of  said District  No. ; the  proceeds  thereof  to  be  ap- 

plied in  part  payment  of  so  much  of  the  cost  of  the  improvement  of 

-under  said  ordinance  No. as  is  to 

be  borne  by  the  owners  of  property  in  said Dis- 
trict, and  the  said * = District  fund  No. 

of  Spokane  has  been  established  by  ordinance  for  said  purpose,  and 
the  holders  of  this  bond  shall  look  only  to  said  fund  for  the  payment 
of  either  the  principal  or  the  interest  of  this  bond.  The  holder  of  any 
bond  issued  under  authority  of  this  act  (ordinance)  shall  have  no  claim 
therefor  against  the  city,  in  any  event,  except  from  the  collections  of 
the  special  assessment  made  for  the  improvement  for  which  (such) 
this  bond  (was)  is  issued,  but  his  remedy  in  case  of  non-payment  shall 
be  confined  to  the  enforcement  of  such  assessment. 

The  call  for  the  payment  of  this  bond  or  any  bond  issued  on  account 
of  said  improvement  may  be  made  by  the  City  Treasurer,  by  publishing 
the  same  in  the  official  newspaper  of  the  city  for  at  least  ten  (10)  con- 
secutive issues,  beginning  not  less  than  twenty  (20)  days  before  the 
expiration  of  any  year  from  date  hereof,  and  if  such  call  be  made,  in- 
terest on  this  bond  shall  cease  at  the  date  named  in  such  call  for  its 

payment.  This  bond  is  one  of  the  series  of 

bonds,  aggregating  in  all  the  principal  sum  of 

dollars,  issued  for  said District  No. , 

all  of  which  bonds  are  subject  to  the  same  terms  and  conditions  as 
herein  expressed. 

Ix  Witness  Whereof,  The  said  City  of  Spokane  has  executed  these 


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presents,  to  be  signed  by  its  Mayor,  and  countersigned  by  its  City  Comp- 
troller, and  sealed  with  its  corporate  seal,  and  attested  by  its  City  Clerk 

this day  of in  the  year  of  our  Lord, 

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City  of  Spokane, 


Countersigned: 


By 


Mayor. 


City  Comptroller. 


City  Clerk.” 

Sec.  8.  The  City  Comptroller  is  hereby  authorized  and  directed  to 

purchase  for  and  in  behalf  of  the  city blank  bonds, 

lithographed,  in  the  form  hereinbefore  designated,  together  with  the 
lithograph  plates  therefor,  and  said  blanks  shall  be  completed,  executed 
and  issued  for  such  local  improvement  districts,  anu  in  such  amounts 
and  at  such  times  as  shall  be  authorized  oy  ordinance. 

Sec.  9.  Bach  and  every  bond  shall  be  signed  by  the  Mayor  and 
City  Comptroller;  sealed  with  the  corporate  seal,  and  attested  by  the 
City  Clerk,  and  each  of  the  coupons  shall  bear  the  signature  of  the 
City  Comptroller;  and  such  bonds  shall  be  in  the  aggregate  for  the 
amount  assessed  and  levied  upon  the  assessment  district  against  which 
they  are  issued,  and  shall  be  numbered  consecutively  beginning  with 
No.  1.  The  City  Comptroller  shall  keep  in  his  office  a register  of  all 
such  bonds  with  the  date,  amount,  number,  terms  and  times  of  pay- 
ment and  the  assessment  district  against  which  they  are  issued. 

Sec.  10.  Whenever  the  City  Treasurer  shall  issue  his  annual  call 
for  any  bonds  issued  under  this  ordinance,  he  shall  file  a copy  of  the 
notice  calling  for  the  same  with  the  Comptroller,  and  the  Comptroller 
shall  immediately  upon  receipt  of  such  copy  enter  upon  the  register  of 
said  bonds  opposite  the  corresponding  number  of  each  bond  mentioned 
in  such  notice,  “Called  for  payment,”  and  the  date  of  the  call  and  the 
time  to  be  presented;  and  when  any  of  said  bonds  are  paid  by  the 
Treasurer  he  shall  forthwith  notify  the  Comptroller,  stating  the  num- 
ber, date,  amount  and  district  against  which  said  bonds  are  issued,  and 
the  Comptroller  shall  immediately  upon  receipt  of  such  notice  indorse 
in  red  ink  on  the  register  of  such  bonds  opposite  the  corresponding 
number  of  each  of  such  bonds,  “Paid.” 

Sec.  11.  Whenever  any  of  said  bonds  shall  be  called  for  payment 
the  interest  on  each  bond  so  called  shall  cease  on  and  after  the  day 
designated  in  said  call  for  its  payment. 

Sec.  12.  Nothing  herein  shall  be  construed  as  repealing  or  modify- 
ing any  existing  manner  or  method  for  the  City  of  Spokane  to  issue  its 
bonds  for  local  improvements  herein  provided,  but  shall  be  construed 
as  an  additional  and  concurrent  power  and  authority;  and  bonds  may 
be  issued  under  any  ordinance  of  the  City  of  Spokane,  which  pro- 


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vides  for  the  issuance  of  bonds  for  local  improvements  payable  from 
the  proceeds  of  special  assessments,  the  judgment  of  the  City  Council 
may  direct. 

Sec.  13.  A copy  of  section  5 of  Chapter  XCVI  of  the  Session  Laws 
of  1893  of  the  State  of  Washington,  entitled  “An  act  relating  to  in- 
ternal improvements  in  cities,  authorizing  the  issuance  and  collection 
of  bonds  upon  the  property  benefited  by  local  improvements,  and  de- 
claring an  emergency,”  approved  March  9,  1893,  shall  be  plainly  writ- 
ten, printed  or  engraved  on  the  face  of  each  bond  so  issued. 

Sec.  14.  The  Sinking  Fund  Commission  shall  sell  the  bonds  to  the 
highest  bidder,  after  having  first  advertised  for  bids  for  the  same  for 
at  least  twenty  days  preceding  the  day  of  such  sale,  in  the  official  news- 
paper of  said  city;  provided,  that  such  bonds  shall  not  be  sold  for  less 
than  their  par  value  and  accrued  interest,  if  any,  net;  and,  provided 
further,  that  said  bonds  may  be  issued  to  the  contractor  making  the 
improvement  or  doing  the  work,  for  the  payment  of  which  said  bonds 
are  issued,  in  satisfaction  of  the  contract  price,  at  their  par  value  and 
accrued  interest,  if  any,  net. 

As  amended  by  ordinance  No.  A810,  passed  January  6,  1899. 

Sec.  15.  The  proceeds  arising  from  the  sale  of  such  bonds  shall  be 
applied  to  the  payment  of  the  costs  of  performing  the  work  or  improve- 
ment for  which  they  are  issued. 

Sec.  16.  This  ordinance  shall  take  effect  and  be  in  force  ten  days 
after  it  passage. 

Passed  the  City  Council  February  20,  1894. 


ORDINANCE  NO.  A354. 

AX  ORDIXANCE  TO  PROVIDE  FOR  TAE  ISSTJAXCE  OF  STREET  AXD  SEWER  IM- 
PROVEMEXT  BOXDS,  FOR  THE  PAYMENT  OF  THE  COSTS  AXD  EXPENSES  OF 
IMPROVING  ANY  OF  THE  STREETS  BY  GRADING,  PAVING,  ETC.,  AND  THE 
CONSTRUCTION  OF  SEWERS  IN  THE  CITY  OF  SPOKANE,  AXD  TO  PROVIDE 
FOR  THE  PAYMENT  OF  SAID  BOXDS. 

The  City  of  Spokane  does  ordain  as  follows: 

Section  1.  Whenever  any  street,  avenue  or  alley,  or  any  part  of 
any  street,  avenue  or  alley,  shall  be  graded,  cleared,  grubbed,  guttered, 
curbed,  sidewalked,  paved,  repaired,  macadamized  or  remacadamized, 
planked  or  replanked,  or  otherwise  improved,  or  any  sewer  construct- 
ed, within  the  City  of  Spokane,  the  expense  of  which  is  chargeable  to 
the  abutting,  adjoining,  contiguous  or  approximate  property,  the  city 
may  issue  its  negotiable  coupon  bonds  for  the  costs  and  expenses  of 
such  improvement,  payable  to  bearer,  not  later  than  ten  years  from 
the  date  of  such  bonds,  with  interest  at  a rate  not  exceeding  eight  per 
centum  per  annum,  as  shall  be  determined  by  the  City  Council. 

Sec.  2.  Such  bonds  shall  be  made  payable  in  such  annual  install- 
ments, not  exceeding  ten  installments,  as  the  City  Council  may  deter- 


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mine;  and  there  shall  be  attached  to  each  of  such  bonds  a coupon  for 
each  annual  installment  of  the  principal,  together  with  the  interest  on 
all  the  installments  unpaid  for  the  year  such  coupon  is  payable. 

Sec.  3.  Whenever  any  street,  avenue  or  alley,  or  any  part  of  any 
street,  avenue  or  alley  shall  be  ordered  to  be  improved,  or  any  sewer 
is  ordered  to  be  constructed,  as  hereinbefore  provided,  the  City  Coun- 
cil shall,  by  the  ordinance  ordering  such  improvement  or  sewer  to  be 
constructed,  determine  and  designate  the  assessment  district  or  dis- 
tricts liable  to  bear  and  pay  the  costs  and  expenses  of  making  such 
improvements,  or  constructing  said  sewer,  and  the  bonds  to  be  issued 
for  such  improvements  or  sewer  shall  be  known  and  designated  as 
“Improvement  Bond  for  such  District  or  Districts.” 

Sec.  4.  Such  district  shall  include  all  the  adjoining,  contiguous 
and  approximate  property  liable  to  be  assessed  for  such  improvement, 
or  sewer,  according  to  the  charter  of  the  city. 

Sec.  5.  Such  bonds  may  be  issued  to  the  contractor  contracting  for 
such  improvement,  or  sewer,  in  payment  thereof,  in  such  sum  or  sums 
and  at  such  time  or  times  during  the  progress  of  such  work  as  may  be 
determined  by  the  Board  of  Public  Works;  provided,  the  amount  and 
time  of  each  payment  shall  be  expressed  and  stipulated  in  the  con- 
tract with  such  contractor  for  the  work  to  be  performed,  if  such  con- 
tractor shall  elect  to  receive  the  same;  provided,  if  such  contractor 
shall  not  elect  to  receive  such  bonds,  the  Sinking  Fund  Commission  of 
said  city  shall  sell  the  same  after  having  duly  advertised  the  same  for 
sale  at  least  sixty  days  preceding  the  day  of  such  sale;  provided,  that 
such  bonds  shall  not  be  sold  for  less  than  their  par  value  and  accrued 
interest,  if  any,  net. 

Sec.  6.  The  proceeds  arising  from  the  sale  of  such  bonds  shall  be 
applied  to  the  payment  of  the  contractor  performing  the  work. 

Sec.  7.  Such  bonds  shall  not  be  issued  in  any  amount  in  excess 
of  the  contract  price  of  the  work  or  improvements  to  be  done  and  made, 
except  that  the  installment  coupons  shall  include  the  interest  on  such 
installments  to  the  maturity  of  such  bonds;  provided , that  such  bonds 
shall  be  of  such  denomination  as  the  Mayor  and  City  Council  shall 
deem  proper. 

Sec.  8.  Whenever  such  bonds  are  issued,  under  the  provisions  of 
this  ordinance  for  any  work  or  improvements,  the  cost  of  which  is  by 
law  chargeable  by  special  assessment  against  specific  property,  a spe- 
cial assessment  shall  be  levied  each  year  upon  and  against  said  prop- 
erty, sufficient  to  redeem  the  installments  of  such  bonds,  next  there- 
after maturing,  together  with  the  interest  due  on  the  unpaid  install- 
ments to  the  maturity  of  such  bonds  for  such  year,  at  the  rate  fixed  in 
said  bond,  not  exceeding  eight  per  centum  per  annum.  Such  assess- 
ment shall  be  levied  and  collected  in  such  manner  as  may  be  provided 
by  law  and  the  charter  and  ordinances  of  the  City  of  Spokane  for  the 
levy  and  collection  of  special  assessments  for  such  improvements  where 
no  bonds  are  issued;  provided,  the  basis  of  such  assessment  shall  be  re- 


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tained  and  remain  for  assessment  of  all  succeeding  installments  of 
such  bond,  except  as  provided  in  section  three  (3)  of  Chapter  XCVI  of 
the  Session  Laws  of  the  State  of  Washington,  1893,  being  an  act  en- 
titled “An  act  relating  to  internal  improvements  in  cities,”  etc.,  ap- 
proved March  9,  1893. 

Sec.  9.  The  owner  of  any  piece  or  parcel  of  land  liable  to  any  such 
special  assessment  may,  within  thirty  days  before  the  issuance  of  such 
bonds,  redeem  such  piece  or  parcel  of  land  from  such  liability  by  pay- 
ing to  the  City  Treasurer  the  entire  assessment  chargeable  against  the 
same;  provided,  that  any  such  piece  or  parcel  of  land  may  be  redeemed 
from  such  liability  after  the  issuance  of  such  bonds  by  paying  to  said 
Treasurer  all  the  installments  of  such  assessments  which  have  been 
levied,  with  accrued  interest,  if  any,  on  said  installments,  and  also 
the  amount  of  the  unlevied  installments,  with  interest  on  the  latter  at 
such  rate  as  may  oe  fixed  in  such  bond,  not  exceeding  eight  per  centum 
per  annum  from  the  date  of  the  issuance  of  such  bonds  to  the  time  of 
the  maturity  of  the  last  installments;  provided  further,  when  any  such 
piece  or  parcel  of  land  shall  have  been  redeemed  from  the  liability  for 
the  costs  and  expenses  of  any  work  or  improvements  as  herein  pro- 
vided, the  same  shall  not  thereafter  be  liable  for  further  special  assess- 
ment for  such  costs  and  expenses,  except  as  provided  in  section  three 
(3)  of  Chapter  XCVI  of  Session  Laws  of  the  State  of  Washington, 
1893,  being  an  act  entitled  “An  act  relating  to  internal  improvements 
in  cities,”  etc.,  approved  March  9,  1893. 

Sec.  10.  It  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  City  Clerk  to  mail  a written 
or  printed  notice  to  the  owner  or  owners,  if  known,  of  any  piece  or  par- 
cel of  land  liable  to  any  special  assessment  under  the  provisions  of 
this  ordinance  thirty  days  before  the  issuance  of  any  bonds  herein  pro- 
vided for,  which  said  notice  shall  contain  the  date  of  the  issuance  of 
such  bonds,  the  amount  of  the  entire  assessments  chargeable  against 
each  piece  or  parcel  of  land  belonging  to  such  owner  or  owners,  and 
that  the  same  can  be  redeemed  from  all  liability  for  such  assessment 
by  paying  the  entire  assessment  against  the  same  within  the  thirty 
days  prior  to  the  issuance  of  such  bonds. 

Sec.  11.  A true  and  correct  copy  of  section  five  (5)  of  Chapter 
XCVI  of  Session  Laws  of  the  State  of  Washington,  1893,  being  an  act 
entitled  “An  act  relating  to  internal  improvements  in  cities,  authoriz- 
ing the  issuance  and  collection  of  bonds  upon  the  property  benefited  by 
local  improvements,  and  declaring  an  emergency,”  shall  be  plainly 
written,  printed  or  engraved  on  the  face  of  each  and  every  bond  issued 
under  the  provisions  of  this  ordinance. 

Sec.  12.  The  funds  raised  by  assessments  under  this  ordinance 
shall  be  applied  solely  to  the  redemption  of  the  bonds  issued  as  herein 
provided. 

Sec.  13.  The  City  Council  shall  in  the  ordinance  ordering  any  work 
or  improvements  to  be  done  and  made,  for  which  bonds  can  be  issued 
under  the  provisions  of  this  ordinance,  fix  and  determine  the  denomi- 


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nation  of  the  bonds  to  be  issued  for  the  same,  the  number  and  amount 
of  the  annual  installments  in  which  the  same  are  to  be  paid,  not  exceed- 
ing ten  (10)  installments,  the  rate  of  interest  the  same  are  to  bear  not 
exceeding  eight  per  centum  per  annum. 

Sec.  14.  Such  bonds,  when  issued  to  the  contractor  constructing 
the  improvement  in  payment  therefor,  or  when  sold  as  above  provided, 
shall  transfer  to  the  contractor  or  other  owner  or  holder  all  the  right 
and  interest  of  such  city  in  and  with  respect  to  every  such  assessment, 
and  the  lien  thereby  created  against  the  property  of  such  owners 
assessed  as  shall  not  have  availed  themselves  of  the  provisions  of  this 
act  in  regard  to  the  redemption  of  their  property  as  aforesaid,  shall 
authorize  said  contractor  and  his  assigns  and  the  owners  and  holders 
of  said  bonds  to  receive,  sue  for  and  collect  or  have  collected  every 
such  assessment  embraced  in  any  such  bond  by  or  through  any  of  the 
methods  provided  by  law  for  the  collection  of  assessments  for  local 
improvements.  And  if  the  city  shall  fail,  neglect  or  refuse  to  pay  said 
bonds,  or  to  promptly  collect  any  of  such  assessments  when  due,  the 
owner  of  any  such  bonds  may  proceed  in  his  own  name  to  collect  such 
assessment  and  foreclose  the  lien  thereof  in  any  court  of  competent  jur- 
isdiction, and  shall  recover  in  addition  to  the  amount  of  such  bonds 
and  interest  thereon,  five  per  centum,  together  with  the  costs  of  such 
suit.  Any  number  of  holders  of  such  bonds  for  any  single  improve- 
ment may  join  as  plaintiffs,  and  any  number  of  owners  of  the  property 
on  which  the  same  are  a lien  may  be  joined  as  defendants  in  such  suit. 
And  such  bonds  shall  be  equal  liens  upon  the  property  for  the  assess- 
ments represented  by  such  bonds  without  priority  of  one  over  another 
to  the  extent  of  the  several  assessments  against  the  several  lots  and 
parcels  of  land. 

Sec.  15.  All  ordinances  and  parts  of  ordinances  in  conflict  with 
this  ordinance  are  hereby  repealed. 

Sec.  16.  This  ordinance  shall  take  effect  ten  days  from  and  after 
its  passage. 

Passed  the  City  Council  October  3,  1893. 


ORDINANCE  NO.  A600. 

AN  ORDINANCE  WAIVING  THE  RUNNING  OF  THE  STATUTE  OF  LIMITATIONS  ON 
STREET  GRADE  WARRANTS,  AND  PROVIDING  FOR  THE  RE-PRESENTATION  OF 
SAME. 

Whereas,  The  legal  right  to  maintain  suits  upon  a large  number  of 
warrants  which  were  issued  by  the  City  of  Spokane  in  payment  for 
grading  the  streets  of  said  city  are  about  to  and  have  expired  by  the 
running  of  the  statute  prescribing  within  what  time  suits  upon  the 
same  can  be  brought;  and 

Whereas,  The  City  of  Spokane  believes  all  of  these  warrants  should 
be  paid,  where  legally  issued,  out  of  the  funds  from  which  they  were 
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Whereas,  It  is  the  intention  of  the  city  to  do  all  in  its  power  to 
compel  payment  of  all  of  said  warrants  to  be  made  out  of  the  fund 
upon  which  they  were  drawn,  and  to  do  all  in  its  power  to  provide  said 
funds  according  to  law;  and 

Whereas,  The  City  believes  that  its  excellent  credit  should  be  main- 
tained at  all  hazards;  therefore 
The  City  of  Spokane  does  ordain  as  follows: 

Section  1.  That  the  City  of  Spokane  hereby  waives  any  and  all 
rights  which  have  or  may  hereafter  accrue  to  it  by  reason  of  the  run- 
ning of  the  statute  of  limitations  of  the  State  of  Washington  against 
street  grade  warrants  heretofore  issued. 

Sec.  2.  That  all  actions  maintainable  at  law  or  equity  against  the 
city  upon  street  grade  warrants  heretofore  issued,  where  the  right  to 
bring  suit  has  been  or  may  hereafter  be  extinguished  by  the  lapse  of 
time,  may  be  maintained,  notwithstanding  said  lapse  of  time,  or  the 
operation,  running  of,  or  any  effect  of  any  statute  limiting  the  time  in 
which  suits  on  said  warrants  may  be  brought. 

Sec.  3.  That  any  holder  or  holders  of  such  street  grade  warrants 
may  present  to  the  Treasurer  of  said  city  any  such  warrant  or  warrants 
within  two  years  from  the  date  of  the  passage  of  this  ordinance,  and 
although  the  same  may  have  been  endorsed  theretofore  “not  paid  for 
want  of  funds”  by  such  City  Treasurer,  the  Treasurer  of  said  city  is 
hereby  authorized  and  directed  to  again  endorse  said  warrants  “not 
paid  for  want  of  funds”  (in  case  he  has  not  sufficient  moneys  applicable 
thereto  with  which  to  pay  the  same)  in  the  manner  provided  by  law, 
and  such  endorsement  shall  be  deemed  and  treated  by  said  city  as  a 
renewal  of  any  promise  or  obligation  made  or  incurred  in  any  manner 
by  the  execution  of  the  contract  for  doing  the  work  or  authorizing  the 
issuance  of  such  warrant,  or  any  acts  done  by  said  city  or  its  failure 
to  do  any  act  or  thing  in  respect  to  the  subject  matter  thereof,  or  by 
the  execution  or  delivery  of  such  warrants,  either  to  the  holder  of  such 
warrants  or  the  contractor  named  in  such  contract,  or  the  assignor  of 
such  warrants. 

Sec.  4.  All  ordinances  and  parts  of  ordinances  in  conflict  herewith 
are  hereby  repealed. 

Sec.  5.  This  ordinance  to  take  effect  and  be  in  force  ten  days  after 
its  passage. 

Passed  the  City  Council  September  17,  1895. 


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CHAPTER  IV. 


Police  Regulations. 


ORDINANCE  NO.  A706. 

AN  ORDINANCE  TO  PROHIBIT  DRUNKENNESS  AND  FIXING  THE  PUNISHMENT 

THEREFOR. 

The  City  of  Spokane  does  ordain  as  follows: 

Section  1.  Every  person  who  shall  he  found  in  a state  of  intoxica- 
tion upon  any  private  house,  building  or  premises,  not  occupied  by 
said  person  intoxicated,  to  the  annoyance  of  any  other  person,  or 
who  shall  he  found  in  a state  of  intoxication  in  or  upon  any  street, 
avenue,  or  alley  or  public  place,  or  place  open  to  public  view,  shall, 
upon  being  drunk  or  intoxicated,  be  incapable  of  taking  care  of  himself 
or  herself,  shall  be  deemed  guilty  of  a misdemeanor,  and  upon  convic- 
tion thereof  shall  he  fined  not  less  than  one  dollar  nor  more  than  fifty 
dollars. 

Sec.  2.  This  ordinance  shall  take  effect  and  be  in  force  from  and 
after  its  passage  and  publication. 

Passed  the  City  Council  July  20,  1897. 


ORDINANCE  NO.  A1324. 

AN  ORDINANCE  PROHIBITING  DISORDERLY  CONDUCT  AND  PROVIDING  A PENALTY 
FOR  THE  VIOLATION  THEREOF^  AND  REPEALING  ORDINANCE  NO.  A707,  EN- 
TITLED “AN  ORDINANCE  PROHIBITING  DISORDERLY  CONDUCT,  AND  FIXING 
THE  PUNISHMENT  THEREFOR,”  PASSED  JULY  20,  1897, 

The  City  of  Spokane  does  ordain  as  follows: 

Section  1.  Every  person  who  shall,  on  any  street,  sidewalk,  alley 
or  public  place,  or  in  or  upon  any  private  house,  building  or  premises, 
act  in  a noisy,  riotous  or  disorderly  manner,  shall  be  deemed  guilty  of 
a misdemeanor,  and  upon  conviction  thereof  shall  be  fined  in  any  sum 
not  exceeding  one  hundred  dollars  or  imprisonment  in  the  city  jail  for 
thirty  days,  or  both. 

Sec.  2.  That  ordinance  No.  A707,  entitled  “An  ordinance  pro- 
hibiting disorderly  conduct,  and  fixing  the  punishment  therefor,”  pass- 
ed July  20,  1897,  be  and  the  same  is  hereby  repealed. 


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Sec.  3.  This  ordinance  shall  take  effect  and  be  in  force  ten  days 
after  its  passage. 

Passed  the  City  Council  March  24,  1903. 


ORDINANCE  NO.  A697. 

AN  ORDINANCE  DEFINING  VAGRANCY,  AND  PROVIDING  A PENALTY  FOR  THE 
VIOLATION  THEREOF. 

The  City  of  Spokane  does  ordain  as  follows: 

Section  1.  The  following  persons  are  hereby  declared  to  be 
vagrants:  All  persons  who  tell  fortunes,  or  who  keep  houses  where 
lost  or  stolen  goods  may  be  found;  all  common  prostitutes  and  keepers 
of  bawdy  houses,  or  houses  for  the  resort  of  prostitutes;  all  habitual 
drunkards,  gamesters  or  other  disorderly  persons;  all  persons  wander- 
ing about  and  having  no  visible  calling  or  business  to  maintain  them- 
selves; all  persons  going  about  as  collectors  of  alms  for  charitable  in- 
stitutions under  any  false  or  fraudulent  pretense;  all  persons  playing 
or  betting  in  any  street  or  public  or  open  place  at  or  with  any  table  or 
instrument  of  gaming  at  any  game  or  pretended  game  of  chance. 

Sec.  2.  Any  person  found  guilty  of  being  a vagrant  within  the 
meaning  of  section  one  of  this  ordinance  shall  be  punished  by  a fine  not 
exceeding  one  hundred  dollars  or  imprisonment  in  the  city  jail  at  hard 
labor  not  exceeding  ninety  days,  or  both. 

Sec.  3.  That  all  ordinances  and  parts  of  ordinances  in  conflict  with 
the  provisions  of  this  ordinance,  or  pertaining  to  the  subject  matter 
hereof,  be  and  the  same  are  hereby  repealed. 

Sec.  4.  This  ordinance  shall  take  effect  and  be  in  force  ten  days 
after  its  passage. 

Passed  the  City  Council  June  11,  1897. 


ORDINANCE  NO.  A1110. 

AN  ORDINANCE  DEFINING  WHO  ARE  DISORDERLY  PERSONS,  AND  PROVIDING  FOR 
THEIR  PUNISHMENT,  AND  THE  REPEAL  OF  ALL  ORDINANCES  AND  PARTS  OF 
ORDINANCES  IN  CONFLICT  HEREWITH. 

The  City  of  Spokane  does  ordain  as  follows: 

Section  1.  All  persons  who  habitually  frequent  bawdy  houses  and 
gambling  rooms,  all  persons  who  are  steerers,  cappers  or  boosters  for 
any  gambling  game  or  device,  all  bunco-steerers  and  sure-thing  players, 
all  men  living  with  prostitutes,  or  upon  the  earnings  of  fallen  women 
and  prostitutes,  are  hereby  defined  and  classed  as  disorderly  persons. 

Sec.  2.  Any  person  found  guilty  of  being  a disorderly  person,  as  de- 
fined in  section  1 of  this  ordinance,  shall  be  punished  by  a fine  not  ex- 
ceeding one  hundred  dollars,  or  imprisonment  in  the  city  jail  at  hard 
labor  not  exceeding  thirty  days,  or  both. 

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the  provisions  of  this  ordinance,  or  pertaining  to  the  subject  matter 
hereof,  be,  and  the  same  are  hereby  repealed. 

Sec.  4.  This  ordinance  shall  take  effect  and  be  in  force  ten  days 
after  its  passage. 

Passed  by  the  City  Council  December  17,  1901. 


ORDINANCE  NO.  A900. 

AN  ORDINANCE  REGULATING  THE  MANNER  OF  CONDUCTING  SALOONS,  BARS 
AND  SIDEBOARDS  WHERE  MALT  OR  SPIRITUOUS  LIQUORS  OR  BEVERAGES  ARE 
SOLD,  AND  PROVIDING  A PENALTY  FOR  THE  VIOLATION  THEREOF. 

The  City  of  Spokane  does  ordain  as  follows: 

Section  1.  It  shall  be  unlawful  for  any  person,  firm  or  corporation 
owning,  running,  conducting  or  tending  any  saloon,  bar  or  sideboard 
where  malt  or  spirituous  liquors  or  beverages  are  sold  or  given  away, 
in  the  City  of  Spokane,  to  sell  or  give  away  any  malt  or  spirituous 
liquors  or  beverages  therein,  or  in  connection  therewith,  between  the 
hours  of  two  o’clock  a.  m.  and  half  past  five  o’clock  a.  m. 

As  amended  by  ordinance  No.  A906,  passed  January  2,  1902. 

Sec.  2.  Any  person  violating  any  of  the  provisions  of  this  ordi- 
nance shall,  upon  conviction  thereof,  be  punished  by  a fine  of  not  more 
than  one  hundred  dollars,  or  by  imprisonment  for  not  more  than  thirty 
days  in  the  city  jail. 

Sec.  3.  This  ordinance  shall  take  effect  and  be  in  force  ten  days 
after  its  passage. 

Passed  the  City  Council  December  5,  1899. 


ORDINANCE  NO.  A1403. 

AN  ORDINANCE  TO  PREVENT  THE  SALE  OF  INTOXICATING  OR  SPIRITUOUS 
LIQUORS  TO  MINORS,  AND  PROVIDING  A PENALTY  THEREFOR,  AND  REPEAL- 
ING ORDINANCE  NO.  49,  ENTITLED  “AN  ORDINANCE  TO  PREVENT  THE  SALE 
OF  INTOXICATING,  MALT  AND  FERMENTED  LIQUORS,  WINE  AND  BEER  TO 
MINORS,”  PASSED  MAY  — , 1887. 

The  City  of  Spokane  does  ordain  as  follows: 

Section  1.  That  every  person  who  shall  within  the  limits  of  the 
City  of  Spokane,  sell  or  give  to  a minor  intoxicating  or  spirituous 
liquors,  without  the  written  permission  of  the  parent  or  guardian  of 
such  minor,  shall,  on  conviction  thereof  be  fined  in  any  sum  nol  less 
than  twenty-five  dollars,  and  not  more  than  one  hundred  dollars,  or  be 
imprisoned  in  the  city  jail  for  a term  not  exceeding  30  days,  or  by 
both  such  fine  and  imprisonment. 

Sec.  2.  That  ordinance  No.  49,  entitled  “An  ordinance  to  prevent 
the  sale  of  intoxicating,  malt  and  fermented  liquors,  wine  or  beer  to 
minors,”  passed  May  — , 1887,  be  and  the  same  is  hereby  repealed 
Sec.  3.  This  ordinance  shall  take  effect  and  be  in  force  10  days 
after  its  passage. 

Passed  the  City  Council  June  18,  1903. 


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ORDINANCE  NO.  469. 

AN  ORDINANCE  PROHIBITING  ANY  FEMALE  CHILD  UNDER  THE  AGE  OF  EIGHTEEN 
(18)  YEARS  FROM  VENDING  FLOWERS  OR  OTHER  WARES  IN  SALOONS  OR 
PLACES  WHERE  LIQUORS  ARE  SOLD. 

The  City  of  Spokane  does  ordain  as  follows: 

Section  1.  That  any  female  child  under  the  age  of  eighteen  (18) 
years  is  hereby  prohibited  from  selling  or  offering  for  sale  flowers  or 
other  wares  in  any  saloon  in  the  City  of  Spokane  Falls,  or  in  any  other 
place  where  liquors  are  sold. 

Sec.  2.  Any  saloonkeeper  who  permits  a female  child  under  the 
age  of  eighteen  (18)  years  to  enter  his  saloon  for  the  purpose  of  selling 
flowers  or  other  wares,  or  for  any  other  purpose,  shall  be  deemed  guilty 
of  a misdemeanor,  and  shall  be  fined  in  the  sum  of  not  less  than 
twenty  ($20)  dollars  nor  more  than  fifty  ($50)  dollars,  to  be  collected 
by  due  process  of  law. 

Sec.  3.  This  ordinance  shall  be  in  force  and  effect  from  and  after 
its  passage  and  publication. 

Passed  the  City  Council  July  9,  1890. 


ORDINANCE  NO.  A425. 

AN  ORDINANCE  TO  PROHIBIT  THE  EMPLOYMENT  OF  WOMEN  IN  SALOONS  AND 
LIQUOR  STORES,  AND  TO  PROVIDE  A PUNISHMENT  THEREFOR. 

The  City  of  Spokane  does  ordain  as  follows: 

Section  1.  It  shall  be  unlawful  for  any  person,  firm  or  corporation 
owning,  conducting  or  managing  any  saloon,  store  or  any  place  of  busi- 
ness in  the  City  of  Spokane  where  any  vinuous,  alcoholic,  spirituous 
or  fermented  liquors  are  sold  or  given  away,  to  employ  or  permit  any 
woman  in  or  about  said  saloon,  store  or  place  of  business,  as  bartender, 
waitress  or  in  any  capacity  that  would  require  said  woman  to  address, 
talk  to,  solicit  to  drink  or  communicate  with  or  carry  or  deliver  drinks 
to  any  person  or  persons  in  said  saloon,  store  or  place  of  business,  while 
such  person  or  persons  are  in  said  saloon,  store  or  place  of  business,  or 
that  would  require  said  person  or  persons,  or  any  of  them,  to  address, 
talk  to,  order  or  solicit  drinks  from  or  communicate  with  said  woman 
while  in  said  saloon,  store  or  place  of  business. 

Sec.  2.  Any  person,  firm  or  corporation,  or  any  employe  of  aAy 
person,  firm  or  corporation,  who  shall  violate  any  of  the  provisions  of 
section  one  of  this  ordinance,  shall  be  guilty  of  a misdemeanor,  and 
upon  convicition  be  fined  not  more  than  one  hundred  dollars  and  not 
less  than  fifty  dollars,  and  the  costs  of  prosecution,  and  be  committed  to 
jail  until  such  fine  and  costs  are  paid,  allowing  one  dollar  per  day  for 
each  day  confined  in  said  jail. 

Sec.  3.  This  ordinance  shall  take  effect  and  be  in  force  ten  days 
after  its  passage. 

Passed  the  City  Council  May  22,  1894. 


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ORDINANCE  NO.  A1183. 

AN  ORDINANCE  PROHIBITING  THE  SMOKING  OR  INHALING  OF  OPIUM,  AND  THE 
KEEPING  OF  PLACES  WHERE  OPIUM  IS  SMOKED  OR  SOLD,  AND  PROVIDING  A 
PENALTY  FOR  THE  VIOLATION  THEREOF,  AND  REPEALING  ORDINANCE  NO. 
15,  ENTITLED  “AN  ORDINANCE  PROHIBITING  THE  SMOKING  OR  INHALING 
OF  OPIUM,”  PASSED  SEPTEMBER  9,  1885,  AND  ORDINANCE  NO.  320,  EN- 
TITLED “AN  ORDINANCE  PROHIBITING  THE  KEEPING  OF  HOUSES  OR  PREM- 
ISES WHERE  OPIUM  IS  SMOKED  OR  INHALED  IN  THE  CITY  OF  SPOKANE, 
WASHINGTON  TERRITORY,”  PASSED  JULY  17,  1889. 

The  City  of  Spokane  does  ordain  as  follows: 

Section  1.  No  person  or  persons  shall  smoke  or  inhale  opium  in  any 
house,  cellar  or  place,  or  shall  visit  any  house,  cellar  or  other  place  for 
for  the  purpose  of  inhaling  opium,  or  be  in  any  house,  cellar  or  place 
where  opium  is  being  smoked  without  lawful  business. 

Sec.  2.  No  person  or  persons  shall  keep,  set  up,  open,  or  cause  to 
be  opened  a house,  cellar,  or  any  other  place,  in  which  such  person  or 
persons,  or  any  other  person  or  persons,  shall  smoke  or  inhale  opium, 
or  sell  or  furnish  opium  for  the  purpose  of  being  smoked  upon  the 
premises. 

Sec.  3.  It  shall  not  be  necessary,  in  order  to  prove  the  guilt  of  any 
person  or  persons  keeping  such  a house,  cellar  or  other  place  for  smok- 
ing or  inhaling  opium,  that  any  one  should  be  found  smoking  or  in- 
haling therein;  but  the  finding  of  the  pipes,  opium  or  other  appliances 
used  for  the  purpose  of  smoking  or  inhaling  opium  therein  shall  be 
deemed  sufficient  evidence  of  the  violation  of  sections  one  and  two  of 
this  ordinance.  Nor  shall  it  be  deemed  necessary  in  order  to  prove  the 
guilt  or  convict  any  person  or  persons  of  smoking  or  inhaling  opium 
that  they  shall  be  found  in  the  act  of  smoking  or  inhaling;  but  evidence 
that  such  person  or  persons  were  found  in  such  house,  cellar  or  other 
place  in  possession  of  opium  pipes,  or  under  the  influence  of  opium, 
shall  be  deemed  sufficient  evidence  for  conviction. 

Sec.  4.  No  person  or  persons  shall  bargain  for  or  buy  any  opium  in 
any  house  or  place  to  be  smoked  upon  the  premises. 

Sec.  5.  That  ordinance  No.  15,  entitled  “An  ordinance  prohibiting 
the  smoking  or  inhaling  of  opium,”  passed  September  9,  1885,  and  ordi- 
nance No.  320,  entitled  “An  ordinance  prohibiting  the  keeping  of 
houses  or  premises  where  opium  is  smoked  or  inhaled  in  the  City  of 
Spokane  Falls,  Washington  Territory,”  passed  July  17,  1889,  be  and  the 
same  are  hereby  repealed. 

Sec.  6.  Any  person  or  persons  violating  any  of  the  provisions  of 
this  ordinance  shall  be  deemed  guilty  of  a misdemeanor,  and  upon  con- 
viction thereof  shall  be  fined  in  any  sum  not  exceeding  one  hundred 
dollars  or  imprisonment  in  the  city  jail  at  hard  labor  not  exceeding 
thirty  days,  or  both;  and  all  opium  pipes  and  other  apparatus  used  in 
smoking  or  inhaling  opium  that  may  be  taken  by  any  officer  shall,  by 


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order  of  the  police  justice,  be  destroyed  by  the  officer  taking  the  same 
immediately  after  the  trial. 

Sec.  7.  This  ordinance  shall  take  effect  and  be  in  force  ten  days 
after  its  passage. 

Passed  by  the  City  Council  July  8,  1902. 


ORDINANCE  NO.  287. 

AN  ORDINANCE  TO  RESTRAIN  AND  SUPPRESS  HOUSES  OF  ILL-FAME  AND 

PROSTITUTION. 

The  City  of  Spokane  Falls  does  ordain  as  follows: 

Section  1.  That  all  dissolute  women  or  other  disreputable  persons 
found  strolling  or  loitering  about  any  street,  alley  or  public  place  of  the 
city  after  9 o’clock  p.  m.,  and  any  female  who  shall  be  guilty  of  solic- 
iting prostitution  upon  any  of  the  streets,  alleys  or  public  places  within 
the  city,  shall,  upon  conviction,  be  punished  by  a fine  not  less  than  five 
dollars  nor  more  than  one  hundred  dollars  and  the  costs  of  prosecution. 

Sec.  2.  Whoever  shall  keep  or  maintain  within  the  corporate  limits 
of  the  City  of  Spokane  bawdy  houses,  houses  of  ill-fame  or  any  place 
for  the  practice  of  fornication,  or  shall  knowingly  permit  any  building, 
room  or  part  thereof,  or  any  place  owned  by  him  or  her  or  under  his  or 
her  control  to  be  used  for  that  purpose,  shall,  upon  conviction,  be  fined 
in  a sum  not  less  than  five  dollars  nor  more  than  fifty  dollars  and  the 
costs  of  prosecution. 

As  amended  by  ordinance  No.  A347,  passed  August  22,  1893. 

Sec.  3.  All  persons  who  may  be  found  guilty  of  any  offense  under 
this  ordinance  shall  be  confined  in  the  city  jail  until  the  fine  which 
may  be  imposed  and  the  costs  are  paid. 

Sec.  4.  All  ordinances  and  parts  of  ordinances  in  conflict  herewith 
are  repealed;  provided,  that  such  repeal  shall  not  affect  any  actions  al- 
ready pending,  but  that  any  such  actions  shall  continue  and  be  ad- 
judicated under  the  ordinances  as  they  are  now  in  force. 

Sec.  5.  This  ordinance  shall  take  effect  and  be  in  force  five  days 
after  its  passage  and  publication. 

Passed  the  City  Council  May  8,  1889. 


ORDINANCE  NO.  202. 

AN  ORDINANCE  TO  SUPPRESS  AND  RESTRAIN  GAMBLING. 

The  City  of  Spokane  Falls  does  ordain  as  follows: 

Section  1.  Whoever  shall  keep  or  maintain  any  gambling  house 
or  room,  or  any  place  where  betting  is  done  within  the  city,  or  shall 
knowingly  permit  any  such  room  or  place  to  be  so  kept  in  or  upon 
any  building  or  premises  owned  or  controlled  by  him,  or  shall  permit 
any  persons  to  come  together  in  any  house,  room  or  place  owned  or 
controlled  by  him  for  the  purpose  of  gambling,  keep  or  permit  to  be 


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used  therein  any  keno  table,  faro  bank,  shuffle  board,  cards  or  other 
instrument,  device  or  thing  commonly  used  for  the  purpose  of  gam- 
bling, shall  be  punished  by  a fine  not  exceeding  $100  upon  conviction 
thereof. 

Sec.  2.  This  ordinance  shall  take  effect  and  be  in  force  from  and 
after  five  days  after  its  publication. 

Passed  the  City  Council  October  12,  1888. 


ORDINANCE  NO.  A1187. 

AN  ORDINANCE  REGULATING  RIDING  AND  DRIVING  IN  THE  CITY  OF  SPOKANE, 
AND  PROVIDING  A PENALTY  FOR  THE  VIOLATION  THEREOF,  AND  REPEALING 
ORDINANCE  NO.  Al08,  ENTITLED  “AN  ORDINANCE  RELATING  TO  HORSES,” 
PASSED  OCTOBER  7,  1891. 

The  City  of  Spokane  does  ordain  as  follows: 

Section  1.  No  person  or  persons  shall  ride  or  drive  any  horse  or 
horses,  or  other  animal,  on  the  public  streets  of  the  city  of  Spokane, 
within  the  fire  limits,  at  a greater  speed  than  six  miles  an  hour,  and  on 
all  public  streets  outside  of  the  fire  limits  at  a greater  speed  than  ten 
miles  an  hour;  provided,  however,  that  this  section  shall  not  apply  to 
conveyances  carrying  United  States  mail,  or  to  vehicles  use 3 as  ambu- 
lances, or  to  the  fire  department,  or  to  the  police  patrol  of  the  city. 

Sec.  2.  No  person  or  persons  shall  ride  or  drive  an  automobile,  or 
any  other  vehicle  driven  by  motive  power,  on  the  public  streets  of  the 
City  of  Spokane  within  the  fire  limits  at  a greater  speed  than  eight 
miles  an  hour,  and  on  all  public  streets  outside  of  the  fire  limits  at  a 
greater  speed  than  twelve  miles  an  hour. 

Sec.  3.  No  person  or  persons,  upon  turning  the  corner  of  any  street, 
or  crossing  the  intersection  of  any  street  in  the  City  of  Spokane,  shall 
ride  or  drive  any  horse  or  horses,  or  other  animal,  automobile  or  vehi- 
cle with  greater  speed  than  at  the  rate  of  four  miles  an  hour. 

Sec.  4.  No  person  or  persons  shall  ride  or  drive  any  horse  or 
horses  or  other  animal,  automobile  or  vehicle,  in  or  through  any  alley 
in  the  City  of  Spokane,  or  at  the  time  of  issuing  from  or  quitting  such 
alley,  with  a greater  rate  of  speed  than  a walk. 

Sec.  5.  No  person  or  persons  shall  lead,  or  ride,  or  drive  any  horse, 
or  horses  upon  any  sidewalk  in  the  City  of  Spokane. 

Sec.  6.  No  person  or  persons  shall  race  any  horse,  or  horses,  auto- 
mobile or  other  vehicle,  upon  any  public  street  of  the  City  of  Spokane. 

Sec.  7.  No  person  or  persons  shall  leave  any  horse,  horses  or  other 
animal  attached  to  any  carriage,  wagon,  cart,  sleigh,  sled  or  other  vehi- 
cle, in  any  part  of  the  public  streets  of  the  City  of  Spokane  without  se- 
curely fastening  such  horse,  horses  or  other  animal. 

Sec.  8.  It  shall  be  unlawful  for  any  person  to  ride  or  drive  an  auto- 
mobile, or  other  vehicle  driven  by  motive  power,  in  the  City  of  Spokane 
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crossing,  every  person  riding  or  driving  an  automobile,  or  other  vehi- 
cle driven  by  motive  power,  must  sound  the  bell  at  least  thirty  feet 
distant  before  reaching  such  crossing.  It  shall  be  unlawful  for  any 
person  to  ride  or  drive  an  automobile,  or  other  vehicle  driven  by  mo- 
tive power,  after  dark  without  a light. 

Sec.  9.  Every  person  or  persons  driving  an  automobile,  or  other 
vehicle  driven  by  motive  power,  shall,  when  passing  a horse  or  horses 
on  the  street  wrhich  show  fright,  stop,  or  when  receiving  a signal  from 
any  driver  of  a horse  or  horses  that  are  frightened  by  said  automobile, 
or  vehicle,  shall  stop  until  said  horse  or  horses  shall  pass. 

Sec.  10.  Every  person  or  persons  riding  or  driving  a horse  or 
horses,  automobile,  bicycle,  or  other  vehicle,  shall  ride  or  drive  on  the 
right  of  the  center  of  the  street,  and  on  meeting  other  riders  or  drivers 
of  horses,  automobiles,  bicycles,  or  other  vehicles,  shall  turn  to  the 
right  of  the  center  of  the  street. 

Sec.  11.  Every  person  or  persons  riding  or  driving  a horse  or 
horses,  automobile,  bicycle,  or  other  vehicle,  shall,  upon  turning  the 
corner  of  any  street,  leave  a space  of  at  least  six  feet  between  the  curb 
and  the  said  horses,  automobile  or  other  vehicle. 

Sec.  12.  Any  person  or  persons  violating  any  of  the  provisions  of 
this  ordinance  shall,  upon  conviction,  be  deemed  guilty  of  a misdemean- 
or and  fined  in  any  sum  not  exceeding  one  hundred  dollars. 

Sec.  13.  That  ordinance  No.  A108,  entitled  “An  ordinance  relating 
to  horses,”  passed  October  7,  1891,  be  and  the  same  is  hereby  repealed. 

Sec.  14.  This  ordinance  shall  take  effect  and  be  in  force  ten  days 
after  its  passage. 

Passed  the  City  Council  July  15,  1902. 


ORDINANCE  NO.  A234. 

AN  ORDINANCE  RELATING  TO  THE  DISCHARGE  OF  FIREARMS  WITHIN  THE  LIMITS 
OF  THE  CITY  OF  SPOKANE. 

The  City  of  Spokane  does  ordain  as  follows: 

Section  1.  It  shall  be  unlawful  for  any  person  or  number  of  per- 
sons to  fire  or  discharge  any  gun,  rifle,  fowling  piece,  pistol  or  any  oth- 
or  firearm  within  the  limits  of  the  City  of  Spokane  without  having 
first  obtained  the  consent  and  permission  of  the  City  Council  of  the 
City  of  Spokane  so  to  do. 

Sec.  2.  Any  violation  of  section  one  of  this  ordinance  shall  subject 
the  offender  or  offenders  to  a fine  not  exceeding  the  sum  of  twenty-five 
dollars. 

Sec.  3.  This  ordinance  shall  be  in  force  and  effect  from  and  after 
ten  days  after  its  passage. 

Passed  the  City  Council  August  2,  1892. 


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ORDINANCE  NO.  A544. 

AN  ORDINANCE  TO  PUNISH  THE  CARRYING  OF  CONCEALED  WEAPONS  WITHIN 
THE  CITY  OF  SPOKANE. 

The  City  of  Spokane  does  ordain  as  follows: 

Section  1.  If  any  person  within  the  City  of  Spokane  shall  carry 
upon  his  person  any  concealed  weapon,  consisting  of  either  a revolver, 
pistol  or  other  firearms,  or  any  knife  (other  than  an  ordinary  pocket- 
knife),  or  any  dirk  or  dagger,  slingshot  or  metal  knuckles,  or  any  in- 
strument by  the  use  of  which  injury  could  be  inflicted  upon  the  per- 
son or  property  of  any  other  person,  shall  be  deemed  guilty  of  a mis- 
demeanor, and,  upon  conviction  thereof,  shall  be  fined  not  less  than 
twenty  dollars  nor  more  than  one  hundred  dollars  and  costs  of  prose- 
cution, and  be  imprisoned  until  such  fine  and  costs  are  paid;  provided , 
that  this  section  shall  not  apply  to  police  officers  and  other  persons 
whose  duty  it  is  to  execute  process  or  warrants  or  make  arrests,  or 
persons  having  a special  written  permit  from  the  Superior  Court  to 
carry  weapons. 

Sec.  2.  This  ordinance  shall  take  effect  and  be  in  force  ten  days 
after  its  passage. 

Passed  the  City  Council  January  2,  1895. 


ORDINANCE  NO.  191. 

AN  ORDINANCE  TO  PROTECT  THE  CITY  FROM  BURGLARS,  ROBBERS  AND  OTHER 

CRIMINALS. 

The  City  of  Spokane  Falls  does  ordain  as  follows: 

Section  1.  Members  of  the  police  department  shall  have  a right  to 
demand  of  every  person  found  abroad  in  the  City  of  Spokane  Falls  af- 
ter 11  o’clock  at  night  the  reason  why  and  the  business  on  which  such 
person  is  abroad,  and  if  such  person  shall  fail  or  refuse  to  give  a satis- 
factory answer  for  being  abroad,  he  shall  be  subject  to  a fine  not  exceed- 
ing one  hundred  dollars.  And  if  such  officer  shall  be  satisfied  that  the 
public  good  requires  it,  he  shall,  having  first  explained  his  official  char- 
acter, arrest  and  detain  such  person  for  further  examination.  The  ob- 
ject of  this  ordinance  being  to  protect  the  city  from  burglars,  robbers 
and  other  criminals. 

Sec.  2.  This  ordinance  shall  take  effect  and  be  in  force  from  and 
after  five  days  after  its  publication. 

Passed  the  City  Council  September  19,  1888. 


ORDINANCE  NO.  A592. 

AN  ORDINANCE  PROHIBITING  THE  INDECENT  EXPOSURE  OF  THE  PERSON,  AND 
PRESCRIBING  A PENALTY  THEREFOR. 

The  City  of  Spokane  does  ordain  as  follows: 

Section  1.  Any  person  or  persons  who  shall,  in  any  public  place 
in  the  City  of  Spokane  exhibit  his  or  her  person  in  an  obscene  and  in- 


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decent  manner,  or  who  shall  permit  or  allow  an  indecent  exposure  of 
any  part  of  his  or  her  person  in  any  public  street,  thoroughfare,  alley 
or  place,  or  in  any  place  whatsoever  whereby  any  such  exposure  shall 
be  made  public,  shall  be  fined  in  any  sum  not  less  than  five  dollars 
($5.00)  and  not  more  than  one  hundred  dollars  ($100.00),  or  impris- 
oned for  a period  not  less  than  ten  days  and  not  more  than  six  months. 

Sec.  2.  All  ordinances  and  parts  of  ordinances  in  conflict  with  the 
provisions  of  this  ordinance  are  hereby  repealed. 

Sec.  3.  This  ordinance  shall  take  effect  and  be  in  force  ten  days 
after  its  passage. 

Passed  the  City  Council  August  13,  1895. 


ORDINANCE  NO.  A151. 

AN  ORDINANCE  TO  PROHIBIT  THE  PRINTING,  PUBLICATION  AND  SALE  OF  OB- 
SCENE AND  IMMORAL  PUBLICATIONS. 

The  City  of  Spokane  does  ordain  as  follows: 

Section  1.  No  person,  firm  or  corporation  shall  print  or  publish, 
sell  or  offer  for  sale,  or  give  away,  or  exhibit  within  the  City  of  Spo- 
kane, any  obscene,  immoral  or  indecent  publication,  print,  picture,  illus- 
tration or  paper. 

Sec.  2.  Any  person,  firm  or  corporation  violating  any  provision  of 
this  ordinance  shall,  upon  conviction  thereof,  be  fined  in  any  sum  not 
less  than  ten  dollars  nor  more  than  one  hundred  dollars  and  the  costs 
of  prosecution. 

Sec.  3.  All  obscene,  immoral  and  indecent  prints,  pictures,  publi- 
cations or  papers  are  hereby  constituted  and  declared  a nuisance,  and 
the  Chief  of  Police  is  hereby  authorized  at  his  discretion  to  summarily 
seize  and  abate  the  same  whenever  found  within  the  limits  of  the  city. 
Sec.  4.  This  ordinance  shall  take  effect  ten  days  after  its  passage. 
Passed  the  City  Council  January  8,  1892. 


ORDINANCE  NO.  A1250. 

AN  ORDINANCE  TO  PROHIBIT  THE  MAINTAINING,  CONDUCTING,  OPERATING  OR 
USING  AUTOMATIC  NICKEL-IN-THE-SLOT  MACHINES,  OR  OTHER  DEVICES  OF 
LIKE  CHARACTER,  WHEREIN  THERE  ENTERS  AN  ELEMENT  OF  CHANCE. 

The  City  of  Spokane  does  ordain  as  follows: 

Section  1.  Any  person  or  persons  who  shall  conduct,  maintain  or 
operate,  either  as  owner  or  owners,  proprietor  or  proprietors,  lessee 
or  lessees,  employe  or  employes,  agent  or  agents,  any  automatic  nickel- 
in-the-slot  machine,  or  other  device  of  like  character,  wherein  there  en- 
ters an  element  of  chance,  whether  the  same  be  played  for  money, 
checks,  credits,  or  any  other  thing  or  representative  of  value  redeem- 
able in  money,  shall  be  guilty  of  a misdemeanor,  and,  upon  conviction, 
shall  be  punished  by  a fine  of  not  less  than  ten  dollars  nor  more  than 


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one  hundred  dollars,  and  in  default  of  the  payment  of  the  fine  imposed 
shall  be  imprisoned  in  the  city  jail  one  day  for  each  two  dollars  thereof. 

Sec.  2.  For  the  purposes  of  trial  and  conviction  under  this  ordi- 
nance, the  possession  of  any  such  machine  or  device  that  automatically 
pays  money,  or  checks,  or  slugs,  ana  commonly  known  as  a cash  ma- 
chine, or  keeping  the  same  in  any  place  accessible  to  the  public,  shall 
be  prima  facie  evidence  against  the  person  in  possession  thereof  of 
guilt  under  this  ordinance. 

Sec.  3.  This  ordinance  shall  take  effect  and  be  in  force  ten  days 
after  its  passage. 

Passed  the  City  Council  November  11,  1902. 


ORDINANCE  NO.  A723. 

AN  ORDINANCE  LICENSING  THE  SALE  OF  GOODS,  WARES  AND  MERCHANDISE  BY 

MEANS  OF  AUTOMATIC  DEVICES,  APPARATUS  OR  MACHINES,  AND  PROVIDING 

PENALTIES  FOR  THE  VIOLATION  THEREOF. 

The  City  of  Spokane  does  ordain  as  follows: 

Section  1.  Every  person,  firm  or  corporation  within  the  City  of 
Spokane  who  shall  use  any  automatic  device,  apparatus  or  machine  for 
the  sale  of  goods,  wares  or  merchandise,  shall,  before  using  the  same, 
obtain  a license  therefor  from  the  City  Comptroller. 

Sec.  2.  Before  obtaining  such  license,  the  person  applying  therefor 
shall  pay  to  the  City  Treasurer  the  sum  of  five  dollars,  and  upon  such 
payment  being  made  and  filing  a duplicate  receipt  therefor  with  the 
City  Comptroller,  the  said  Comptroller  shall  issue  to  the  person,  firm 
or  corporation  making  such  payment  a license  to  use  for  the  term  of 
three  months  the  device,  apparatus  or  machine  mentioned  in  section  one 
of  this  ordinance. 

Sec.  3.  Any  person  using  any  automatic  device,  apparatus  or  ma- 
chine for  the  sale  of  goods,  wares  and  merchandise  without  a license 
therefor,  as  herein  provided,  shall  be  punished  by  a fine  not  exceeding 
twenty  dollars  or  by  imprisonment  not  exceeding  ten  days,  or  both 
such  fine  and  imprisonment. 

Sec.  4.  This  ordinance  shall  take  effect  and  be  in  force  ten  days 
after  its  passage. 

Passed  the  City  Council  November  2,  1897. 


ORDINANCE  NO.  A722. 

AN  ORDINANCE  PROHIBITING  EXPECTORATION  IN  PUBLIC  PLACES,  AND  PROVID- 
ING A PENALTY  THEREFOR. 

The  City  of  Spokane  does  ordain  as  follows: 

Section  1.  No  person  shall  expectorate  on  the  floor  of  any  street 
railway  car  or  other  public  conveyance,  or  public  building,  or  on  any 
sidewalk  in  the  City  of  Spokane. 


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Sec.  2.  Any  person  who  shall  violate  any  of  the  provisions  of  this 
ordinance  shall  be  deemed  guilty  of  a misdemeanor,  and,  upon  convic- 
tion thereof,  shall  he  fined  not  exceeding  five  dollars,  or  shall  be  pun- 
ished by  imprisonment  in  the  city  jail  of  the  City  of  Spokane  for  a 
term  not  exceeding  two  days,  or  by  both  such  fine  and  imprisonment. 

Sec.  3.  This  ordinance  shall  take  effect  and  be  in  force  ten  days 
after  its  passage. 

Passed  the  City  Council  October  19,  1901. 


ORDINANCE  NO.  A951. 

AN  ORDINANCE  TO  PREVENT  LOITERING  ON  THE  STREETS  AND  OTHER  PUBLIC 

PLACES. 

The  City  of  Spokane  does  ordain  as  follows: 

Section  1.  It  shall  be  unlawful  for  any  person  to  stand  or  loiter 
upon  the  streets  or  street  corners  after  having  been  ordered  by  a police 
officer  to  move  on,  unless  said  person  has  some  business  at  such  place. 

Sec.  2.  It  shall  be  unlawful  for  any  person  to  seat  themselves  upon 
the  steps  or  window  sills,  or  upon  the  railings  surrounding  the  same,  of 
any  business  house  or  block,  without  the  consent  of  the  owner  or  occu- 
pant first  having  been  obtained. 

Sec.  3.  Any  person  found  guilty  of  a violation  of  the  provisions  of 
this  ordinance  shall  be  punished  by  a fine  not  to  exceed  fifty  dollars  and 
costs  of  prosecution. 

Sec.  4.  This  ordinance  shall  be  in  effect  ten  days  after  its  passage. 
Passed  the  City  Council  April  10,  1900. 


ORDINANCE  NO.  A501. 

AN  ORDINANCE  TO  PROHIBIT  CHILDREN  FROM  LOITERING  ABOUT  THE  STREETS 

AT  NIGHT. 

The  City  of  Spokane  does  ordain  as  follows: 

Section  1.  That  hereafter  no  person,  under  the  age  of  sixteen 
years  shall  be  or  remain  on  the  streets,  or  on  any  public  or  unoccupied 
grounds  in  this  city,  after  the  hour  of  eight  p.  m.  from  October  1 until 
April  1,  or  after  the  hour  of  9 o’clock  p.  m.  from  April  1 to  October  1; 
provided,  that  the  above  shall  not  apply  to  any  child  or  children  who 
are  in  company  of  a parent  or  parents,  or  other  male  adult,  having  care 
or  custody  of  him,  her  or  them,  nor  to  any  child  or  children  who  may 
be  sent  upon  any  proper  or  necessary  errand  by  said  parent,  parents  or 
custodian,  while  pursuing  such  errand  with  due  diligence. 

As  amended  by  ordinance  No.  A743,  passed  the  City  Council  Febru- 
ary 15,  1898. 

Sec.  2.  It  shall  hereafter  be  the  duty  of  each  policeman  in  this  city 
to  order  all  children  found  in  the  streets,  in  violation  of  section  one  of 


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this  ordinance,  to  immediately  return  to  their  homes,  and  upon  a sec- 
ond violation  of  said  section  shall  arrest  and  detain  said  children  found 
violating  this  ordinance. 

Sec.  3.  Any  child  violating  this  ordinance,  or  any  person  having 
the  care  and  custody  of  any  child,  who,  after  being  duly  notified  of  said 
first  violation,  shall  permit  such  child  under  his  or  her  care,  custody 
or  control  to  again  violate  section  one  of  this  ordinance,  shall  upon  con- 
viction, be  fined  in  any  sum  not  exceeding  five  dollars  ($5.00)  and  be 
imprisoned  until  such  fine  and  costs  are  paid. 

Sec.  4.  This  ordinance  shall  take  effect  and  be  in  force  ten  days 
after  its  passage. 

Passed  the  City  Council  October  16,  1894. 


ORDINANCE  NO.  A122. 

AN  ORDINANCE  TO  REGULATE  THEATRICALS  AND  SHOWS  BY  PROHIBITING  THE 

SAME  ON  SUNDAY. 

The  City  of  Spokane  does  ordain  as  follows: 

Section  1.  No  theatrical,  dramatic  or  operatic  entertainment,  vari- 
ety or  minstrel  show,  or  concert  or  entertainment  for  gain  shall  be 
given  or  allowed  in  any  theater,  hall,  saloon  or  building  within  the  City 
of  Spokane  on  Sunday;  provided,  the  Mayor  shall  have  discretion  to 
grant  permits  to  any  entertainments  on  Sunday  that  he  may  deem 
proper. 

Sec.  2.  Any  person,  or  the  owner,  manager  or  lessee  of  any  theater, 
hall,  saloon  or  building  violating  any  of  the  provisions  of  this  ordi- 
nance shall,  upon  conviction  thereof,  be  deemed  guilty  of  a misdemean- 
or and  be  fined  in  any  sum  not  less  than  twenty-five  nor  more  than 
seventy-five  dollars  and  costs  of  prosecution  for  each  offense. 

Sec.  3.  This  ordinance  shall  take  effect  ten  days  after  its  passage. 
Passed  the  City  Council  November  10,  1891. 


ORDINANCE  NO.  30. 

AN  ORDINANCE  TO  CLOSE  BUSINESS  HOUSES,  SALOONS  AND  PLACES  OF  AMUSE- 
MENT ON  SUNDAY. 

The  City  of  Spokane  Falls  does  ordain  as  follows: 

Section  1.  No  person  or  persons  shall,  within  the  limits  of  the 
City  of  Spokane  Falls,  on  Sunday,  open  for  the  purpose  of  business, 
trade  or  sale  of  goods  or  merchandise,  or  the  carrying  on  of  any  me- 
chanical trade  or  business,  or  the  exhibition  or  performance  of  any 
play  or  amusement,  any  shop,  store,  building,  saloon,  house  or  place  of 
business  whatever;  provided,  this  ordinance  shall  not  apply  to  livery 
stables  and  undertakers,  and  shall  not  apply  to  the  sale  of  drugs,  medi- 
cines and  surgical  instruments  by  drug  stores. 

Sec.  2.  Any  person  or  persons  violating  any  of  the  provisions  of 


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the  preceding  section  shall  be  deemed  guilty  of  a misdemeanor,  and, 
upon  conviction  thereof,  shall  be  fined  in  any  sum  not  less  than  ten 
dollars  nor  more  than  fifty  dollars  and  the  costs  of  the  prosecution. 

Sec.  3.  The  Chief  of  Police  and  all  police  officers  must  diligently 
watch  for  and  arrest  or  cause  the  arrest  of  all  offenders  against  the 
provisions  of  this  ordinance. 

Sec.  4.  This  ordinance  shall  take  effect  and  be  in  force  from  and 
after  its  passage  and  publication. 

Passed  the  City  Council  July  7,  1886. 


ORDINANCE  NO.  A31. 

AN  ORDINANCE  PROHIBITING  THE  SALE  OF,  DISPOSING  OR  GIVING  AWAY  OF 
CIGARETTES  TO  ANY  PERSON  UNDER  THE  AGE  OF  SIXTEEN  YEARS,  AND 
PROHIBITING  THE  USE  OF  CIGARETTES  ON  STREET  CARS,  PUBLIC  STREETS 
OR  ANY  PUBLIC  PLACE  WITHIN  THE  LIMITS  OF  THE  CITY  OF  SPOKANE,  BY 
PERSONS  UNDER  THE  AGE  OF  SIXTEEN  YEARS. 

The  City  of  Spokane  does  ordain  as  follows: 

Section  1.  It  shall  be  unlawful  for  any  person  or  persons  within 
the  limits  of  the  City  of  Spokane  to  sell,  dispose  of  or  give  away  any 
cigarette  or  cigarettes  to  any  person  under  the  age  of  sixteen  years. 

Sec.  2.  It  shall  be  unlawful  for  any  person  under  the  age  of  six- 
teen years  to  smoke  or  use  cigarettes  on  any  street  car,  street  or  in  any 
public  place  within  the  limits  of  the  City  of  Spokane. 

Sec.  3.  Any  person  or  persons  violating  any  of  the  provisions  of 
this  ordinance  shall  be  guilty  of  a misdemeanor,  and,  on  conviction 
thereof,  shall  be  fined  in  any  sum  not  exceeding  twenty-five  dollars. 

Sec.  4.  This  ordinance  shall  be  in  force  and  take  effect  ten  days 
after  its  passage 

Passed  the  City  Council  June  25,  1891. 


ORDINANCE  NO.  A415. 

AN  ORDINANCE  TO  PROHIBIT  PERSONS  KEEPING  BILLIARD  TABLES,  BOWLING 
ALLEYS,  POOL  TABLES,  PIGEON-HOLE  TABLES,  JENNY  LIND  TABLES,  OR  ANY 
OTHER  GAMING  TABLES,  FROM  ALLOWING  PERSONS  UNDER  THE  AGE  OF 
EIGHTEEN  YEARS  TO  PLAY  UPON  OR  USE  THE  SAME. 

The  City  of  Spokane  does  ordain  as  follows: 

Section  1.  That  no  person,  firm  or  corporation,  or  any  agent,  ser- 
vant or  employe  of  such  person,  firm  or  corporation,  within  the  City 
of  Spokane,  shall  allow  any  person  under  the  age  of  eighteen  years  to 
use  any  billiard  table,  bowling  alley,  pool  table,  pigeon-hole  table, 
Jenny  Lind  table,  or  any  other  gaming  table  or  device,  for  the  purpose 
of  playing  any  game,  for  any  purpose,  upon  or  with,  in  any  drinking 
saloon  or  house,  restaurant,  store,  fruit  store  or  stand,  confection  store 


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or  stand,  or  in  any  room  or  building  adjoining  or  attached  to  any  of 
said  place  or  places,  in  the  custody  or  control  of  said  person,  firm  or 
corporation. 

Sec.  2.  That  any  person,  firm  or  corporation,  or  any  agent,  servant 
or  employe  of  said  person,  firm  or  corporation,  who  shall  violate  any 
of  the  provisions  of  section  one  of  this  ordinance,  shall,  upon  conviction, 
be  fined  not  more  than  twenty-five  dollars  ($25.00)  nor  less  than  ten 
dollars  ($10.00),  and  the  costs  of  prosecution. 

Sec.  3.  This  ordinance  shall  take  effect  and  be  in  force  ten  days 
after  its  passage. 

Passed  the  City  Council  April  3,  1894. 


ORDINANCE  NO.  A163. 

AN  ORDINANCE  TO  PROVIDE  AGAINST  ACCIDENTS  BY  FALLING  ARTICLES  FROM 

WINDOW  SILLS. 

The  City  of  Spokane  does  ordain  as  follows: 

Section  1.  No  person  shall  place  or  keep  on  any  window  sill,  porch 
or  other  projection  above  the  first  story  of  any  brick  or  frame  building 
within  the  city  any  earthen  flower  pot,  wooden  box,  pitcher  or  any  other 
article  which  might  do  injury  in  falling  to  any  pedestrian,  unless  the 
same  shall  be  securely  fastened  or  protected  by  screens,  or  otherwise, 
in  such  manner  as  to  prevent  falling  on  to  the  street. 

Sec.  2.  Any  person  or  persons  violating  the  provisions  of  this  ordi-* 
nance  shall,  upon  conviction,  be  fined  in  any  sum  not  exceeding  fifty 
dollars  and  costs  of  prosecution  of  each  offense. 

Sec.  3.  This  ordinance  shall  take  effect  ten  days  after  its  passage. 
Passed  the  City  Council  February  23,  1892. 


ORDINANCE  NO.  A1328. 

AN  ORDINANCE  PROHIBITING  THE  ERECTION  OF  FENCES  OVER  SIX  FEET  HIGH 
WITHOUT  PERMIT  FROM  THE  BOARD  OF  PUBLIC  WORKS. 

The  City  of  Spokane  does  ordain  as  follows: 

Section  1.  That  it  shall  be  unlawful  to  erect  or  maintain  any  fence 
in  the  City  of  Spokane,  over  six  feet  high,  or  barb  wire  fence,  without 
first  obtaining  a permit  therefor  from  the  Board  of  Public  Works. 

Sec.  2.  Any  person  convicted  of  violating  the  provisions  of  this 
ordinance  shall  be  fined  not  less  than  five  dollars  and  not  more  than 
twenty  dollars,  and  costs. 

Sec.  3.  This  ordinance  shall  take  effect  and  be  in  force  ten  days 
after  its  passage. 

Pased  the  City  Council  March  24,  1903. 


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ORDINANCE  NO.  A1213. 

AN  ORDINANCE  TO  PROVIDE  FOR  THE  PROTECTION  OF  PERSONS  AND  PROPERTY 

FROM  SOOT,  SMOKE  OR  FIRE,  AND  PROVIDING  A PENALTY  FOR  TIIE  VIOLATION 

THEREOF. 

The  City  of  Spokane  does  ordain  as  follows: 

Section  1.  No  person  or  persons,  agent,  firm  or  corporation,  shall 
suffer  or  permit  any  .smokestack,  chimney-flue  or  stovepipe  to  annoy  the 
residents,  occupants  or  owners  of  any  building  in  the  neighborhood 
with  smoke,  soot  or  cinders. 

Sec.  2.  Whenever  any  smokestack,  chimney-flue  or  stovepipe  en- 
dangers the  surrounding  or  adjacent  property  by  fire,  or  annoys  the 
residents,  occupants  or  owner  of  any  building  in  the  neighborhood 
with  smoke,  soot  or  cinders,  the  Board  of  Fire  Commissioners  shall 
cause  the  same  to  be  abated,  altered  or  improved,  and  the  said  chimney 
or  smokestack  carried  to  such  a height  as  may  be  necessary  for  the 
protection  of  the  surrounding  property,  and  conducive  to  the  comfort 
of  the  residents  and  occupants  of  buildings  in  the  vicinity. 

Sec.  3.  Any  owner,  agent,  person,  firm  or  corporation  violating  any 
of  the  provisions  of  this  ordinance  shall  be  deemed  guilty  of  a misde- 
meanor, and,  upon  conviction  thereof,  shall  be  punished  by  a fine  of 
not  more  than  one  hundred  dollars,  and  the  continuance  or  maintaining 
of  such  violation  shall  be  deemed  a new  offense  for  each  day  on  which 
the  same  is  so  continued  or  maintained. 

Sec.  4.  This  ordinance  shall  take  effect  and  be  in  force  ten  days 
after  its  passage. 

Passed  the  City  Council  August  19,  1902. 


ORDINANCE  NO.  A568. 

AN  ORDINANCE  TO  PROTECT  PROPERTY  AND  ORNAMENTAL,  SHADE  AND  OTHER 
TREES,  SHRUBS  AND  PLANTS. 

The  City  of  Spokane  does  ordain  as  follows: 

Section  1.  Any  person  or  persons,  who  shall,  within  the  City  of 
Spokane,  willfully  or  carelessly,  break,  destroy,  deface,  or  in  any  other 
manner  injure  any  house,  building,  shop,  store-house,  or  other  house, 
or  any  door,  window,  or  shutter  of  any  house,  building,  shop,  store,  or 
other  house,  or  shall  sever  therefrom  any  door,  window,  shutter,  gate, 
fence  or  enclosure,  or  any  part  thereof,  or  any  material  of  which  it  is 
formed  or  constructed,  or  who  shall  sever  from  the  freehold  any 
product  thereof,  or  anything  attached  thereto,  or,  who  shall  pull  down, 
lap,  girdle,  break  or  otherwise  injure  or  destroy  any  fruit,  ornamental 
or  shade  tree,  shrub,  plant  or  turf,  being  the  property  of  another,  or 
who  shall  cut  down,  lap,  girdle,  break  or  otherwise  injure  or  destroy, 
any  ornamental,  shade  or  other  tree,  plant  or  shrub,  standing  or 
growing  on  any  common  or  public  ground,  or  any  street,  avenue,  alley, 
sidewalk,  park  or  promenade  of  the  City  of  Spokane,  or  cut  or  other- 


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wise  injure  or  destroy  the  turf  thereof,  or  who  shall  willfully  cut  down, 
lap,  girdle,  break,  destroy,  injure,  or  carry  away  any  timber  or  tree 
whatsoever,  being  on  land  not  owned  or  controlled  by  such  person  or 
persons,  or  who  shall  cut,  break,  destroy  or  in  any  manner  injure  any 
goods,  wares,  merchandise,  or  other  personal  property  of  another,  or 
who  shall  wilfully  or  carelessly  break,  injure,  deface  or  destroy,  any 
house  or  building,  or  any  part  thereof,  or  fence,  railing,  or  any  part 
thereof,  or  any  sign,  tree-box,  lamp,  lamp-post,  hydrant,  or  fire-plug, 
or  any  chain  or  lock  attached  thereto,  or  in  or  about  the  same,  or  any 
other  property  of  the  City  of  Spokane,  or  who  shall  daub,  or  cause  to 
be  daubed,  any  such  property  with  paint  or  other  substances;  and  any 
person  or  persons,  who  shall  hitch,  fasten,  or  cause  or  suffer  to  be 
hitched  or  fastened,  any  animal,  under  the  control  or  in  the  service 
of  such  person  or  persons,  to  any  ornamental,  shade  tree,  plant  or 
shrub,  in  or  upon  any  street,  avenue,  alley,  sidewalk,  park,  public 
square,  or  other  public  place  in  the  City  of  Spokane,  or  to  any  case 
or  tree-box  around  any  such  tree,  plant  or  shrub,  or  suffers  or  permits 
any  such  animal  to  remain  so  hitched  or  fastened  after  knowing  that 
such  animal  is  so  hitched  or  fastened,  or  who  shall  stop,  hitch  or  fasten, 
or  suffer  or  cause  to  be  stopped,  hitched  or  fastened,  any  such  animal 
so  near  any  such  tree,  plant,  shrub,  case  or  box,  or  any  hydrant  or 
fire-plug,  that  such  animal  can  ordure,  bite  or  injure,  such  tree,  plant, 
shrub,  case,  box,  hydrant,  or  fire-plug,  or  any  person  or  persons  who 
shall  cause  or  suffer  any  animal  under  such  person  or  persons  control, 
to  bite,  or  in  any  manner  injure,  any  such  tree,  plant,  shrub,  case,  box, 
hydrant  or  fire-plug,  shall  upon  conviction  for  any  such  offense,  be 
fined  not  more  than  fifty  dollars  nor  less  than  ten  dollars  and  pay  the 
costs  of  prosecution,  and  be  confined  in  the  city  jail  until  such  fine  and 
costs  are  paid;  provided,  nothing  herein  shall  be  so  construed  as  to 
prevent  the  owner  or  owners,  or  agent,  of  the  property  along  side 
thereof,  from  trimming  any  such  tree,  plant  or  shrub  in  a proper 
manner  and  at  the  proper  time  of  the  year  for  such  trimming,  or  from 
repairing  such  case  or  tree-box  whenever  the  same  needs  such  repairs. 

Sec.  2.  This  ordinance  shall  take  effect  and  be  in  force  ten  days 
after  its  passage. 

Passed  the  City  Council  March  5,  1895. 


ORDINANCE  NO.  A170. 

AN  ORDINANCE  RELATING  TO  PARKS  AND  PUBLIC  SQUARES  OF  THE  CITY  OF 

SPOKANE. 

The  City  of  Spokane  does  ordain  as  follows: 

Section  1.  The  management  and  control  of  all  public  parks  and 
public  squares  of  the  city  is  vested  in  the  Park  Commission. 

Sec.  2.  It  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  Park  Commission  to  keep  the 
fences  of  all  enclosed  public  grounds  in  repair,  and  also  all  sidewalks 
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Sec.  3.  No  person  shall  enter  or  leave  any  of  the  public  parks  or 

other  enclosed  public  grounds  of  the  City  of  Spokane  except  by  their 

gateway.  No  person  shall  climb  or  walk  upon  their  walls  or  fences. 

Sec.  4.  Neither  cattle,  horses,  goats,  swine  or  other  animals,  except 
as  herein  provided,  shall  be  turned  into  any  one  of  said  parks,  public 
squares  or  public  grounds  by  any  person.  All  persons  are  forbidden 
to  carry  firearms  or  to  throw  stone  or  other  missies  within  any  one  of 
the  public  parks  or  other  public  grounds  of  the  city.  All  persons  are 
forbidden  to  cut,  break  or  in  any  way  injure  or  deface  the  trees,  shrubs, 
plants,  turf,  or  any  of  the  buildings,  fences,  or  other  constructions  or 
property  within  or  upon  any  of  the  said  parks  or  public  grounds. 

Sec.  5.  No  person  shall  expose  any  article  or  thing  for  sale  upon 

any  of  said  parks  or  other  public  grounds,  except  such  person  shall 

have  been  previously  licensed  by  the  Park  Commission,  nor  shall  any 
peddling  or  hawking  be  allowed  therein. 

Sec.  G.  No  threatening,  abusive,  insulting  or  indecent  language 
shall  be  allowed  in  any  parks  or  public  grounds  of  the  city  whereby  a 
breach  of  the  peace  may  be  occasioned.  No  person  shall  be  allowed  to 
tell  fortunes  or  to  play  at  any  game  of  chance  at  or  with  any  table  or 
instrument  of  gaming,  nor  to  do  therein  any  obscene  or  indecent  act. 

Sec.  7.  The  Park  Commission  may  direct  that  any  of  the  entrances 
to  the  public  park  be  closed  at  any  time. 

Sec.  8.  No  person  shall  post  or  otherwise  affix  any  bills,  notice  or 
other  paper  upon  any  structure  or  thing  within  any  park  or  other 
public  grounds  of  the  city  nor  upon  any  of  the  gates  or  enclosures 
thereof. 

Sec.  9.  No  person  shall,  without  the  consent  of  the  Park  Commis- 
sion, play  upon  any  musical  instrument,  nor  shall  any  person  take  into 
or  carry  or  display  in  said  public  parks  any  banner,  target  or  trans- 
parency. No  military  or  target  company,  civic  or  other,  shall  be 
permitted  to  parade,  drill  or  perform  therein  any  military  or  other 
evolution  or  movement.  Nor  shall  any  fire  engine,  hose  cart  or  other 
machine  on  wheels,  commonly  used  fof  the  extinguishing  of  fire,  be 
allowed  on  any  part  of  said  parks  or  other  public  grounds  without  the 
previous  consent  of  the  Park  Commission,  except  in  case  of  fire. 

Sec.  10.  No  person  other  than  employes  shall  light,  make  or  use 
any  fire  in  said  parks  or  other  public  grounds. 

Sec.  11.  No  person  shall  go  upon  any  grass,  lawn  or  turf  of  the 
parks  or  other  public  grounds,  except  when  and  where  the  word 
“Common”  is  posted;  indicating  that  persons  are  at  liberty  at  that  time 
and  place  to  go  on  the  grass.  The  Park  Commission  shall  cause  printed 
or  written  copies  of  prohibitions  of  this  ordinance  to  be  posted  in  said 
parks  or  grounds. 

Sec.  12.  Any  member  of  the  city  police  shall  have  power  to  arrest 
any  person  who  shall  not  desist  from  any  violations  of  this  ordinance 
when  directed,  and  cause  him  to  be  committed  for  examination. 

Sec.  13.  Any  person  who  shall  violate  any  provisions  of  this  ordi- 


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nance,  or  who  shall  neglect  or  fail  or  refuse  to  comply  with  any  or 
either  of  the  requirements  thereof,  shall,  on  conviction,  pay  a fine  of 
not  less  than  five  dollars  nor  more  than  one  hundred  dollars,  and  the 
costs  of  prosecution. 

Sec.  14.  All  ordinances  and  parts  of  ordinances  in  conflict  herewith 
are  hereby  repealed. 

Sec.  15.  This  ordinance  shall  take  effect  ten  days  after  its  passage. 

Passed  by  the  City  Council  March  11,  1892. 


ORDINANCE  NO.  99. 

AN  ORDINANCE  TO  REGULATE  SOLICITORS  FOR  HOTELS,  BOARDING  HOUSES, 
HACKS,  OMNIBUSES  AND  OTHER  VEHICLES. 

The  City  of  Spokane  Falls  does  ordain  as  follows: 

Section  1.  No  person  shall  solicit  for  a hotel,  boarding  house,  hack, 
omnibus  or  other  vehicle  or  for  any  other  purpose  whatever  inside  the 
depot  of  any  railroad  company  within  the  City  of  Spokane  Falls,  nor 
upon  the  platform  thereof,  excepting  three  feet  of  said  platform  next 
to  and  abutting  on  the  street,  which  space  shall  be  designated  by  a 
line  being  placed  upon  said  platform  or  painted  by  said  railroad  com- 
pany thereon. 

As  amended  by  Ordinance  No.  117,  passed  March  8,  1888. 

Sec.  2.  Any  person  acting  as  solicitor  for  a hotel,  boarding  house, 
hack,  omnibus,  or  other  vehicle,  whether  for  himself  or  as  agent  for 
another,  shall  conduct  his  business  in  a quiet,  orderly  manner,  and  in 
an  ordinary  tone  of  voice,  and  shall  not  molest  or  intrude  himself  upon 
any  passenger  or  other  person  or  individual  with  him  or  his  baggage, 
except  as  requested  by  the  owner  thereof. 

Sec.  3.  No  person  shall  habitually  lounge  or  stay  in  a railroad 
depot  in  the  city  without  having  and  making  known,  when  so  requested 
by  any  policeman  or  civil  magistrate,  his  business  thereat,  nor  without 
having  legitimate  business  or  errand  at  such  railroad  depot. 

Sec.  4.  No  person  shall  hitch  his  horse,  mule  or  team  to  any  truck, 
platform  or  lamp-post  at  said  depot,  or  on  the  platform  thereof. 

Sec.  5.  Any  person  violating  any  of  the  provisions  of  this  ordinance 
shall,  upon  conviction  thereof,  be  punished  by  a fine  of  not  less  than 
five  dollars  nor  more  than  fifty  dollars. 

Sec.  6.  This  ordinance  shall  take  effect  and  be  in  force  from  and 
after  five  days  after  its  passage  and  publication. 

Passed  the  City  Council  December  28,  1887. 


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ORDINANCE  NO.  A1040. 

AN  ORDINANCE  TO  PREVENT  ACCIDENTS  BY  TRESPASSING  UPON  RAILWAY  CARS, 

ENGINES  OR  TENDERS,  AND  MAKING  IT  A MISDEMEANOR  TO  GET  ON  OR  OFF 

THE  SAME,  AND  PROVIDING  A PENALTY  THEREFOR. 

The  City  of  Spokane  does  ordain  as  follows: 

Section  1.  It  shall  be  unlawful  for  any  person,  not  a passenger  or 
in  company  with  a passenger,  to  get  on  or  off,  or  attempt  to  get  on  or 
off,  in  any  manner,  any  railroad  engine,  tender  or  car  of  any  descrip- 
tion, or  any  part  of  such  engine,  tender  or  car  of  any  description, 
whether  the  same  or  either  of  them  be  in  motion  or  not,  while  such 
engine,  tender  or  car  is  within  the  limits  of  the  City  of  Spokane; 
provided,  this  ordinance  shall  not  apply  to  any  employe  of  any  railroad 
when  in  the  discharge  of  his  duties  as  such;  nor  to  any  person  who 
shall  hoard  a passenger  train  for  the  purpose  of  meeting  or  assisting 
in  the  departure  of  any  passenger,  while  the  said  train  is  at  a standstill 
at  a regular  station. 

Sec.  2.  Any  person  violating  the  provisions  of  this  ordinance  shall 
be  deemed  guilty  of  a misdemeanor,  and,  upon  conviction  thereof,  shall 
be  fined  not  less  than  five  dollars  and  not  more  than  fifty  dollars,  and 
costs  of  prosecution. 

Sec.  3.  All  ordinances  or  parts  of  ordinances  in  conflict  with  this 
ordinance  are  hereby  repealed. 

Sec.  4.  This  ordinance  shall  take  effect  and  be  in  force  ten  days 
after  its  passage. 

Passed  the  City  Council  April  2,  1901. 


ORDINANCE  NO.  A58S. 

AN  ORDINANCE  TO  PREVENT  ACCIDENTS  BY  STREET  CARS. 

The  City  of  Spokane  does  ordain  as  follows: 

Section  1.  It  shall  be  unlawful  for  any  person  under  the  age  of 
fifteen  years  to  get  on  or  off,  or  attempt  to  get  on  or  off  any  cable, 
grip,  electric,  horse,  or  other  street  car  while  such  car  is  in  motion. 

Sec.  2.  It  shall  be  unlawful  for  any  person  under  the  age  of  fifteen 
years  to  wantonly,  mischievously,  or  sportively,  step  or  sit  upon  the 
steps  of  any  cable,  grip,  electric,  horse  or  other  street  car  for  the 
purpose  of  surreptitiously  riding  thereon;  or  in  any  manner  to  cling  to 
the  steps,  railing,  sides,  or  any  part  thereof,  while  the  same  is  in 
motion,  or  under  way  on  its  track,  for  like  wanton,  mischievous  or 
sportive  purposes  or  intentions. 

Sec.  3.  Any  person  violating  the  provisions  of  this  ordinance  shall 
be  deemed  guilty  of  a misdemeanor,  and  upon  conviction  thereof  before 
the  judge  of  the  Municipal  Court,  shall  be  fined  not  less  than  one 
dollar  nor  more  than  ten  dollars,  and  costs  of  prosecution. 

Sec.  4.  All  ordinances  or  parts  of  ordinances  in  conflict  with  this 
ordinance  are  hereby  repealed. 


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Sec.  5.  This  ordinance  shall  take  effect  and  he  in  force  ten  days 
after  its  passage. 

Passed  the  City  Council  July  16,  1895. 


ORDINANCE  NO.  A547. 

AN  ORDINANCE  REGULATING  THE  SPEED  OF  CARS  ON  STREET  RAILROADS 
WITHIN  THE  LIMITS  OF  THE  CITY  OF  SPOKANE. 

The  City  of  Spokane  does  ordain  as  follows: 

Section  1.  That  no  motorman,  conductor  or  other  person,  shall 
move,  or  cause,  or  allow  to  be  moved,  any  car  on  any  of  the  street 
lailroad  tracks  within  the  limits  of  the  City  of  Spokane  at  a greater 
rate  of  speed  than  eight  miles  per  hour  inside  the  fire  limits  or  at  a 
greater  rate  of  speed  than  twelve  miles  per  hour  outside  of  the  fire 
limits. 

Sec.  2.  Any  person  violating  this  ordinance  shall  be  deemed  guilty 
of  a misdemeanor,  and  upon  conviction,  shall  pay  a fine  of  not  less  than 
ten  nor  more  than  one  hundred  dollars  and  costs  of  prosecution,  and  be 
committed  to  the  city  jail  until  such  fine  and  costs  are  paid. 

Sec.  3.  This  ordinance  shall  take  effect  and  be  in  force  ten  days 
after  its  passage. 

Passed  the  City  Council  January  15,  1895. 


ORDINANCE  NO.  24. 

AN  ORDINANCE  LIMITING  THE  SPEED  OF  RAILROAD  TRAINS  WITHIN  THE 
CITY  LIMITS,  ETC. 

Be  it  ordained  ~by  the  City  of  Spokane  Falls: 

Section  1.  That  no  conductor,  engineer,  fireman,  brakeman,  or 
ether  person,  shall  move,  or  cause  or  allow  to  be  moved,  any  locomotive, 
tender,  or  car  within  the  city  limits  at  a greater  rate  of  speed  than 
eight  miles  per  hour,  under  a penalty  of  not  less  than  ten  nor  more 
than  one  hundred  dollars  for  each  offense. 

Sec.  2.  That  no  conductor,  engineer,  fireman,  brakeman,  station 
or  yard  master  or  other  person  connected  with  any  railroad  in  said 
city,  shall  cause  or  allow  any  locomotive,  tender  or  car  to  be  and 
remain  on  or  within  thirty-seven  and  one-half  feet  of  the  centers  of 
the  railroad  crossings  of  Howard  and.  Monroe  streets  in  said  city  for 
a longer  period  than  twenty  minutes,  under  a penalty  of  not  less  than 
ten  nor  more  than  one  hundred  dollars  for  each  offense. 

Sec.  3.  That  this  ordinance  shall  be  in  force  and  effect  from  and 
after  the  date  of  its  passage  and  publication. 

Passed  the  City  Council  September  17,  1884. 


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ORDINANCE  NO.  A99. 

AN  ORDINANCE  PROHIBITING  ANY  RAILROAD  COMPANY  FROM  BLOCKING  WITH 

ITS  CARS  OR  OTHERWISE  ANY  STREET  IN  THE  CITY  OF  SPOKANE  FOR  A 

LONGER  PERIOD  THAN  FIVE  MINUTES. 

The  City  of  Spokane  does  ordain  as  follows: 

Section  1.  No  engineer,  fireman,  conductor,  brakeman,  yard  master, 
station  agent,  agent,  division  superintendent  or  other  officer,  agent  or 
employe  of  any  railroad  company  having  a track  within  the  City  of 
Spokane,  or  any  other  person,  shall  cause  or  permit  any  train,  engine, 
car  or  other  obstruction  to  stand  across  any  street  within  the  City  of 
Spokane  or  any  part  thereof  for  a longer  period  of  time  consecutively 
than  five  minutes. 

Sec.  2.  Whenever  it  shall  become  necessary  for  the  transaction  of 
the  business  of  any  railroad  company  within  the  city  to  pass  over  any 
street  which  its  track  or  tracks  may  cross  with  its  train,  engine  or  car, 
or  whenever  it  shall  be  come  necessary  in  the  transaction  of  its 
business  for  any  such  railroad  company  to  stand  any  engine,  car  or 
train  across  any  such  streets  or  any  part  thereof,  then,  and  not  other- 
wise, the  persons  mentioned  in  the  preceding  section  may  block  a 
portion  of  said  street  for  a period  of  time  not  to  exceed  fifteen  minutes; 
provided,  however,  that  during  such  period  such  person  shall  leave  a 
space  not  less  than  shirty  feet  in  width  in  the  middle  of  said  street 
free  and  unimpeded  for  the  passage  of  teams,  equestrian  and  pedestrian. 

Sec.  3.  This  ordinance  shall  not  be  so  construed  as  to  permit  any 
of  the  persons  named  in  the  first  section  hereof,  or  any  other  employe 
or  employes,  officer  or  officers,  agent  or  agents  of  any  railroad  company, 
under  any  pretext  or  excuse  whatsoever,  to  evade  the  provisions  hereof. 

Sec.  4.  Any  person  or  persons  violating  the  provisions  of  this 
ordinance,  or  any  of  them,  or  aiding,  assisting  or  abetting  therein, 
shall  be  deemed  guilty  of  a misdemeanor  and  upon  conviction  thereof 
shall  be  fined  in  any  sum  not  less  than  ten  dollars  nor  more  than  one 
hundred  dollars  and  cost  of  prosecution,  and  shall  be  committed  until 
such  fine  and  costs  are  paid. 

Sec.  5.  It  is  hereby  made  the  duty  of  the  Chief  of  Police  to  enforce 
this  ordinance  and  to  place  such  necessary  force  on  or  near  the  railroad 
crossings  of  this  city,  where  in  his  judgment  the  same  may  be  needed, 
as  may  be  necessary  to  enforce  the  same;  and  he  is  hereby  directed 
to  cause  any  person  or  persons  found  by  him,  or  any  of  the  police  of 
this  city,  violating  any  of  the  provisions  of  said  ordinance  to  be 
forthwith  arrested  and  prosecuted. 

Sec.  6.  All  ordinances  and  parts  of  ordinances  in  conflict  herewith 
are  hereby  repealed. 

Sec.  7.  This  ordinance  shall  take  effect  ten  days  after  its  passage. 

Passed  the  City  Council  September  17,  1891. 


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ORDINANCE  NO.  A26S. 

AN  ORDINANCE  PROVIDING  FOR  RAILROAD  CROSSING  GATES  AT  CERTAIN 

RAILROAD  CROSSINGS  AND  INTERSECTIONS  WITH  CERTAIN  STREETS  IN  THE 

CITV  OF  SPOKANE. 

The  City  of  Spokane  does  ordain  as  follows: 

Section  1.  That  the  Northern  Pacific  Railroad  Company,  where  its 
tracks  intersect  and  cross  Stevens,  Howard,  Post,  Monroe  and  Division 
streets  and  Sprague  avenue,  the  Seattle,  Lake  Shore  & Eastern  Railway 
Company,  where  its  tracks  intersect  and  cross  Division  and  Washington 
streets,  and  the  Union  Pacific  Railroad  Company,  where 
its  tracks  intersect  and  cross  Division  street,  and  the 
Union  Pacific  Railroad  Company  or  the  Union  Depot 
Company,  where  their  tracks  intersect  and  cross  Washington  street, 
shall  within  sixty  days  after  the  taking  effect  of  this  ordinance,  in 
order  to  provide  protection  to  persons  and  property,  construct  and 
maintain  at  the  said  crossings  and  intersection  of  their  tracks  and  the 
above  named  streets,  railroad  crossing  gates  on  each  side  of  their  said 
tracks  at  said  crossings  and  across  each  of  said  streets.  Said  gates  to 
be  of  the  kind  called  and  known  as  “Mill’s  Automatic  Railroad  Crossing 
Gates,”  and  to  be  of  sufficient  length  and  dimensions  to  extend  com- 
pletely and  wholly  across  each  of  said  streets,  so  that  when  any  engine, 
car  or  train  is  passing  or  about  to  pass  each  and  any  of  said  crossings 
or  intersection,  it  will  be  impossible  foe  any  person  or  persons,  vehicle 
or  vehicles  or  conveyances  of  any  kind  to  gain  access  to  said  tracks 
at  said  crossings  from  any  or  either  of  said  streets  until  such  engine, 
car  or  train,  or  either  of  them  shall  have  passed  over  and  beyond  any 
such  crossing  or  intersection. 

Sec.  2.  Any  failure  on  the  part  of  the  said  railroad  companies  to 
erect,  construct  and  maintain  any  one  of  the  railroad  crossing  gates 
within  the  time  and  of  the  number,  kind  and  dimensions,  and  in  the 
places  and  manner  prescribed  by  section  one  of  this  ordinance  at  any 
and  each  of  the  crossings  and  intersections  of  their  said  tracks  with 
the  streets  mentioned  in  section  one  of  this  ordinance,  shall  subject  the 
said  railroad  companies  to  a penalty  of  one  hundred  dollars  ($100.00) 
for  each  and  every  offense,  and  a failure  or  neglect  on  the  part  of  the 
said  railroad  companies  for  each  and  every  ten  (10)  days  after  the 
expiration  of  the  time  fixed  by  this  ordinance  for  the  erection  and 
construction  of  said  railroad  crossing  sates  to  erect  and  construct  such 
railroad  crossing  gates  as  herein  provided  shall  constitute  a new, 
separate  and  distinct  offense. 

Sec.  3.  Every  such  railroad  crossmg  gate  shall  be  erected  and 
constructed  at  the  sole  cost  and  expense  of  said  railroad  companies, 
under  the  supervision  and  subject  to  the  approval  of  the  Board  of 
Public  Works  of  the  City  of  Spokane,  and  the  same  shall  forever 
thereafter  be  kept  and  maintained  by  said  railroad  companies  in  proper 
lepair  and  condition  at  their  own  cost  and  expense,  and  without 


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expense  or  cost  to  the  City  of  Spokane,  under  the  supervision  of  the 
said  Board  of  Public  Works  and  to  its  satisfaction. 

Sec  4.  Any  violation  of  or  failure  to  observe  any  of  the  foregoing 
2'rovisions  of  this  ordinance  on  the  part  of  the  said  companies,  their 
agents  and  employes,  or  any  or  either  of  them,  shall,  where  no  other 
penalty  is  imposed,  subject  the  offender  or  offenders  to  a fine  of  not 
less  than  twenty-five  dollars  ($25,001  nor  more  than  one  hundred 
collars  ($100.00)  with  costs  of  prosecution,  to  be  recovered  in  any  court 
of  competent  jurisdiction 

Sec.  5.  This  ordinance  shall  take  effect  ten  (10)  days  after  its 
passage 

Passed  the  City  Council  December  2",  1892. 


ORDINANCE  NO.  All  35. 

AN  ORDINANCE  REQUIRING  HOTEL  AND  PUBLIC  LODGING  HOUSE  KEEPERS  TO 

KEEP  A REGISTER,  AXD  PROVIDING  A PENALTY  FOR  THE  VIOLATION  THEREOF. 

The  City  of  Spokane  does  ordain  as  follows: 

Section  1.  Every  person  or  persons  keeping  or  conducting  a hotel 
or  public  lodging  house  in  the  City  of  Spokane  shall  keep  a register 
in  which  all  guests  and  lodgers  shall  be  required  to  register  their 
names  and  addresses,  and  said  landlord  the  room  or  rooms  assigned 
said  guests  and  lodgers,  which  said  register  shall  be  open  to  inspection 
by  the  police,  health  officer  and  sanitary  police  of  the  City  of  Spokane 
at  all  times,  and  to  the  public  generally  during  all  the  hours  said  hotels 
01  lodging  houses  are  open  for  the  reception  of  guests  or  lodgers. 

Sec  2.  Any  person  or  persons  violating  any  of  the  provisions  of 
section  one  of  this  ordinance,  or  who  shall  refuse  to  allow  the  inspec- 
tion of  said  register  Dy  any  policeman  health  officer  or  sanitary  police 
of  the  City  of  Spokane,  and  the  public  generally  as  provided  in  section 
one,  shall  be  deemed  guilty  of  a misdemeanor,  and  upon  conviction 
thereof  shall  be  fined  in  any  sum  not  exceeding  fifty  dollars,  nor  less 
than  five  dollars,  and  the  costs  of  the  prosecution. 

Sec.  3.  This  ordinance  shall  take  effect  and  be  in  force  ten  days 
after  its  passage. 

Passed  by  the  City  Council  February  18,  1902. 


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CHAPTER  V. 


Health  and  Sanitation. 


ORDINANCE  NO.  A1120. 

AN  ORDINANCE  TO  PROVIDE  FOR  THE  PROTECTION  AND  PRESEVATION  OF  THE 

PUBLIC  HEALTH,  AND  PROVIDING  A PENALTY  FOR  THE  VIOLATION 

THEREOF. 

The  City  of  Spokane  does  ordain  as  follows: 

Section  1.  No  person  or  persons  shall  suffer  or  permit  any  cellar, 
vault,  private  drain,  cesspool,  privy,  or  sewer,  upon  any  premises 
belonging  to,  or  occupied  by  him,  or  her,  within  the  limits  of  the  City 
of  Spokane,  to  become  nauseous,  offensive,  or  injurious  to  the  public 
health. 

Sec.  2.  No  distiller,  tanner,  brewer,  soap  boiler,  tallow  chandler, 
meat  packer,  dyer,  livery  stable  keeper,  house  keeper  or  other  person 
shall  discharge  out  of,  or  permit  to  flow  from  his,  or  their  premises, 
or  the  premises  he  or  they  occupy,  any  foul  or  nauseous  liquors,  slops, 
or  substance  whatever,  into  any  private  ground,  street,  alley,  lane,  or 
public  ground  within  said  city. 

Sec.  3.  No  person  or  persons  shall  keep,  or  cause  to  be  kept,  any 
stale,  putrid,  or  stinking  fat,  grease,  or  meat,  nor  shall  any  person 
Veep  for  more  than  twenty-four  hours  any  undressed  hides,  unless  they 
are  properly  salted,  except  at  places  where  the  same  are  to  be  manu- 
factured. 

Sec.  4.  Repealed  by  ordinance  No.  A1323. 

Sec.  5.  Every  person,  firm,  or  corporation  hauling  fresh  meats 
into  the  City  of  Spokane,  shall  provide  a covering  for  their  wagons, 
and  cover  the  fresh  meats  hauled  in  wagons,  with  suitable  and  sufficient 
coverings  to  protect  the  same  from  all  dust,  mud,  and  dirt. 

Sec.  6.  It  shall  be  unlawful  for  any  person,  firm  or  corporation  to 
carry  on  the  business  of  slaughtering,  or  rendering  of  any  animal  matter 
or  manufacturing  the  same  into  fertilizing  material,  or  changing  the 
form  thereof  in  any  manner,  by  the  use  of  heat,  steam,  fire,  chemicals, 
or  otherwise,  or  to  erect  or  keep  any  bone  boiling  establishment,  or 
depository  of  dead  animals  or  animal  matter  at  any  place,  or  in  any 
establishment,  any  where  within  the  City  of  Spokane,  or  within  two 
miles  of  the  limits  of  said  city,  except  by  permit  of  the  Board  of 


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Health.  Any  permit  so  granted  may  be  revoked  by  the  Board  of  Health 
whenever  deemed  necessary. 

Sec.  7.  If  any  person  or  persons  shall  within  the  limits  of  the  City 
.of  Spokane,  permit  or  suffer  on  his,  her,  or  their  premises,  or  on 
premises  of  which  he,  she  or  they  may  be  the  occupant  or  occupants, 
any  nuisance,  either  in  exercising  any  unwholesome,  or  offensive  trade, 
calling,  or  business,  or  by  having,  or  suffering,  or  permitting,  any 
building,  outhouse,  sewer,  sink,  or  any  putrid,  or  unsound  beef,  pork, 
fish,  hides,  skins,  or  any  putrid  carcass,  or  any  unwholesome  substance, 
or  anything  whatever,  to  be,  or  remain  on  premises,  of  which  he,  she, 
or  they  shall  be  the  owner,  or  owners,  occupant,  or  occupants,  until  any 
offensive  and  ill  stenches,  or  otherwise  they,  or  any  of  them,  shall 
become  offensive,  hurtful,  or  dangerous  to  the  neighborhood  or  the 
public  health,  it  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  Health  Officer  to  give  notice 
to  such  person  or  persons,  to  remove  and  abate  such  nuisance  forth- 
with, and  if  the  owner,  or  owners,  agent,  occupant,  or  occupants  of 
premises  on  which  such  nuisance  shall  be  situated,  shall  neglect  or 
refuse  to  remove  the  same  as  ordered,  he,  she,  or  they,  upon  conviction 
thereof,  shall  be  liable  to  the  penalty  hereinafter  prescribed,  together 
with  the  expense  of  removing  such  nuisance.  If  any  person  or  persons 
shall,  after  receiving  notice  as  aforesaid,  permit  any  such  nuisance  to 
remain,  the  Health  Officer  shall  remove  and  abate  such  nuisance  at  the 
expense  of  such  person  or  persons. 

Sec.  8.  No  privy,  vault,  or  cesspool  for  sewerage,  shall  be  con- 
structed in  any  part  of  the  City  of  Spokane,  where  a sewer  is  provided 
in  front  of  the  property  lines,  or  on  a side  street  not  exceeding  150  feet 
from  the  property  lines,  or  in  the  alley  at  the  rear  of  said  property 
lines,  and  no  connection  from  any  cesspool  or  privy  vault  shall  be 
made  with  any  sewer  or  drain  pipe  of  a building  for  the  purpose  of 
affording  surface  drainage  for  the  cellar,  without  proper  provisions 
against  the  access  of  sewer  air  into  the  building.  All  owners  or  agents 
of  any  property,  when  notified  by  the  Board  of  Health,  shall  clean  out, 
and  fill  up  any  vault  or  cesspool  on  their  property,  and  make  proper 
connection  with  the  sewer. 

Sec.  9.  No  pile  or  deposit  of  manure,  offal,  or  garbage,  or  accumu- 
lation of  any  offensive,  or  nauseous  substance  shall  be  made  or 
permitted  within  the  limits  of  the  city,  nor  shall  any  person  or  persons, 
or  corporation  unload,  discharge  or  put  upon,  or  along  the  line  of  any 
railroad,  street,  alley,  or  highway,  or  public  place  within  said  city,  any 
manure,  offal,  garbage,  or  other  offensive,  or  nauseous  substance,  nor 
shall  cars,  or  flats  loaded  with,  or  having  upon  them  any  such 
substance,  or  substances  be  allowed  to  remain,  or  stand  on,  or  along 
any  railroad,  street,  or  highway  within  the  limits  of  the  said  city.  All 
manure  vaults  attached  to  stables,  or  all  deposits  of  manure  therewith 
connected,  shall  be  so  cared  for  by  owners  of  such  stables  as  in  no 
case  to  become  a nuisance. 

Sec.  10.  No  manure,  garbage,  offal,  or  any  vegetable,  or  animal 


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matter,  or  nauseous  substance,  detrimental  to  health,  shall  be  dumped, 
or  deposited  at  any  place  within  the  limits  of  the  city  of  Spokane, 
except  by  special  permit  from  the  Health  Officer. 

Sec.  11.  No  person  or  persons  shall  construct,  without  the  consent 
in  writing  of  the  Board  of  Health,  or  Health  Officer,  any  privy,  vault, 
or  cesspool,  on  premises  of  which  he  or  she  is  the  owner,  agent,  or 
occupant,  within  twenty  feet  of  any  house,  or  residence,  or  building 
used  as  such,  nor  within  two  feet  of  the  line  of  any  lot.  The  walls 
of  such  vault,  or  cesspool  shall  be  of  brick,  cemented  stone,  or  sound 
plank  of  not  less  than  two  inches  in  thickness.  The  bottom  of  all 
vaults,  or  cesspools  shall  be  smooth  and  level  in  surface.  The  size  of 
all  vaults  hereafter  constructed,  shall  not  be  less  than  3 y2  feet  in 
depth,  by  2^x4  feet  in  length,  and  width.  All  vaults  shall  be  closely 
boxed,  or  walled  at  the  top  with  the  privy  building,  and  a ventilating 
pipe  of  wood,  or  other  material  of  not  less  than  four  inches  in  diameter, 
shall  extend  from  the  top  of  the  vault,  to  two  feet  above  the  building. 
Every  privy  shall  be  provided  with  close  fitting  covers,  subject  to  the 
approval  of  the  sanitary  police.  All  cesspools  hereafter  constructed, 
shall  not  be  less  than  seven  feet  deep,  nor  less  than  three  feet  in 
diameter,  if  of  circular  form,  or  not  less  than  twelve  square  feet  in 
surface  measurement,  if  rectangular.  No  person,  or  persons,  shall 
throw,  or  deposit  in  any  privy  vault,  or  cesspool,  any  garbage,  cans, 
crockery,  glass,  or  other  rubbish  whatsoever.  And  the  owner,  agent, 
or  occupant  of  the  premises  shall  be  responsible  for  the  condition  of 
the  same.  No  building  shall  be  used  as  a dwelling  house  unless  the 
same  is  provided  with  a privy  vault,  or  is  properly  connected  with  a 
cesspool,  or  sewer.  Deviations  from  the  said  sanitary  regulations  shall 
be  made  only  by  written  consent  of  the  Board  of  Health,  or  Health 
Officer,  and  only  after  showing  of  cause  as  to  why  the  regulations 
should  not  be  complied  with. 

Sec.  12.  No  person  or  persons  shall  empty,  or  attempt  to  empty 
any  vault,  sink,  privy,  or  cesspool  in  the  City  of  Spokane,  except 
pursuant  to  a permit  therefor,  first  received  from  the  Health  Officer. 

Sec.  13.  No  person  or  persons  shall  abolish,  abandon,  or  neglect 
any  privy,  cesspool,  or  vault  containing  any  excrement,  filth,  or  other 
offensive  matter,  or  fill  up  any  such  privy,  cesspool,  or  vault  upon  any 
premises  owned,  cultivated,  or  occupied  by  such  person  or  persons, 
without  first  removing  completely  therefrom  all  filth,  and  then  filling 
up  the  same  with  earth. 

Sec.  14.  All  persons,  firms,  or  corporations  engaged  in  the  business 
of  scavenger  within  the  City  of  Spokane,  or  wrho  may  be  employed 
therein  by  individuals  to  remove  garbage,  or  other  substance,  which 
for  any  cause  has  become  offensive,  or  has  to  be  removed,  shall  in 
removing  the  same  through,  over,  or  along  any  of  the  streets,  high- 
ways, alleys,  or  public  grounds  of  said  city,  or  elsewhere  therein, 
convey  the  same  in  close,  tight,  covered  boxes,  or  receptacles,  so  as 
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or  other  substances  while  in  motion,  or  passing  along  any  of  the 
streets,  highways,  alleys,  and  other  places  above  mentioned,  any  part 
or  portion  of  such  garbage  or  other  materials,  and  substances,  or 
permit  the  emission  of  smells  therefrom. 

Sec.  15.  No  person  or  persons,  company,  or  corporation  shall, 
within  the  City  of  Spokane,  remove,  or  cause  to  be  removed,  the 
contents  of  any  privy  vault,  sink,  cesspool,  or  private  drain,  without  a 
permit  first  obtained  from  the  Health  Officer.  Every  such  permit  shall 
give  the  name  of  the  scavenger,  describe  the  premises  where  the  work 
shall  be  done,  and  designate  where  the  contents  thereof  shall  be  de- 
posited. 

Sec.  16.  Each  scavenger  shall  make  return  to  the  Health  Officer  of 
every  permit  issued  to  him  within  two  weeks  after  issuance  of  the 
permit. 

Sec.  17.  The  cleaning,  emptying,  and  removing  of  the  contents  of 
privy  vaults,  sinks,  cesspools,  or  private  drains  shall  be  done  in  an 
inoffensive  manner,  and  any  scavenger  having  begun  such  scavenger 
work  shall,  without  being  interrupted  or  delayed,  finish  the  same,  and 
shall  in  every  instance  leave  the  privy,  vault,  sink,  cesspool,  or  private 
drain  in  as  good  condition  upon  the  outside  as  when  the  work  was 
undertaken. 

Sec.  18.  The  contents  of  privy  vaults,  sinks,  cesspools,  or  private 
drains  so  removed  by  any  scavenger,  shall  be  conveyed  in  airtight 
tanks,  or  vessels,  and  shall  be  disposed  of  in  such  a manner,  under 
the  direction  of  the  Health  Officer,  as  to  cause  no  offense,  and  always 
between  the  hours  of  10  p.  m.  and  4 a.  m.,  said  tanks,  or  vessels  shall 
be  kept  clean,  and  inoffensive  when  not  in  actual  use. 

Sec.  19.  Every  tenement,  lodging  house  or  restaurant  keeper  shall 
have  proper  and  suitable  conveniences,  or  receptacles  for  receiving 
garbage  and  other  refuse  matter  . 

Sec.  20.  It  is  the  duty  of  the  owner  or  owners,  or  agent  of  property, 
or  occupants,  to  keep  all  privy  vaults  on  property  owned,  managed,  or 
occupied  by  them,  clean,  and  to  properly  clean  them  whenever  notified 
to  do  so  by  the  Health  Officer,  and  any  expense  incurred  in  cleaning 
vaults,  or  abating  any  nuisance  shall  be  paid  by  the  owner  of  the 
property,  his  agent,  or  the  occupant  of  the  same,  as  the  Board  of  Health 
may  determine. 

Sec.  21.  Every  butcher,  grocer,  and  milk  dealer,  and  their  agents 
and  employes,  shall  allow  the  parties  authorized  by  the  Board  of 
Health  to  freely  and  fully  inspect  their  cattle  and  milk,  meats,  fish, 
game,  fruits,  and  vegetables,  held,  offered,  or  intended  for  sale,  and 
shall  be  required  under  oath,  to  answer  all  reasonable  and  proper 
questions  asked  by  either  the  Health  Officer,  or  deputy,  or  a member  of 
the  Board  of  Health,  relative  to  the  condition  thereof,  and  of  the  places 
where  said  articles  may  be  kept,  or  stored,  and  shall  allow  the  same  to 
be  examined  by  said  officers. 

Sec.  22.  No  person  shall  sell,  expose  for  sale,  or  offer  to  sell,  or 


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deliver,  or  bring  within  the  limits  of  the  City  of  Spokane,  for  human 
food,  any  blown,  tainted,  diseased,  or  bad  meat,  poultry,  fish  or  game, 
or  any  meat,  fish,  poultry,  or  game  that  dies  by  disease,  or  accident, 
nor  any  milk,  or  cream  diluted,  adulterated,  or  not  pure  or  fresh,  or 
wholesome,  unsound,  or  decayed  fruit,  vegetables  or  other  market 
produce,  nor  any  other  class  of  food  supplies,  whether  in  the  natural 
state,  or  manufactured,  that  is  not  fresh,  sound,  wholesome  and  un- 
adulterated, or  the  flesh  of  any  calf,  pig,  or  lamb  less  than  six  weeks 
old  when  slaughtered. 

Sec.  23.  It  shall  be  the  duty  of  any  authorized  officer,  upon  discov- 
ering any  meat,  fish,  poultry,  or  game,  fruit,  vegetables,  or  milk,  or 
other  articles  offered  or  exposed  for  sale  as  food,  within  the  City  of 
Spokane  that  is  decayed,  diseased,  unwholesome,  or  from  any  cause 
unfit  for  food,  to  at  once  seize  and  confiscate  the  same  and  to  report  to 
the  Health  Officer  and  at  once  enter  complaint  against  the  owner  or 
person  offering  such  meat,  fish,  poultry,  or  game,  fruit,  vegetables,  or 
milk,  or  other  fooa  articles  for  sale. 

Sec.  24.  The  owner,  lessee,  or  occupant  of  any  room,  stall,  or  place 
where  any  meat,  fish,  poultry,  fruit,  or  vegetables  designed  or  held  for 
human  food,  shall  be  stored,  or  kept,  or  held,  or  offered  for  sale,  shall 
put  and  keep  such  place,  and  its  appurtenances  in  a cleanly  and 
wholesome  condition,  and  every  person  having  charge  of,  interested, 
or  engaged  in,  whether  as  principal,  agent,  or  employe,  in  the  care  of, 
or  sale  of  any  meat,  fish,  poultry,  fruits,  or  vegetables,  or  other  articles 
of  food  whatever,  whether  in  its  natural  state,  or  manufactured,  shall 
put  and  preserve  the  same  in  a cleanly  and  wholesome  condition,  and 
they  shall  be  so  kept  as  to  be  impossible  of  pollution  by  dogs  or  other 
animals,  and  shall  not  allow  the  same,  or  any  part  thereof,  to  be 
poisoned,  infected  or  become  unsafe,  or  unwholesome. 

Sec.  25.  It  shall  be  the  duty  of  every  person  knowing  of  any  fish, 
meat,  poultry,  game,  fruits,  or  vegetables,  or  other  substances  being 
bought,  sold,  or  offered,  or  exposed  for  sale  as  food  for  human  beings, 
or  being  in  market,  public,  or  private,  in  said  city,  to  forthwith  report 
such  fact,  and  the  particulars  relating  thereto,  to  the  Board  of  Health, 
or  to  one  of  its  officers. 

Sec.  26.  No  animal  shall  be  killed  for  human  food  while  in  an 
overheated,  feverish,  or  diseased  condition.  All  diseased  cattle,  or  hogs 
in  the  City  of  Spokane,  shall  at  once  be  reported  to  the  Health  Officer 
by  the  owner,  or  custodian  thereof,  or  any  person  knowing  of  the 
same. 

Sec.  27.  Whenever  the  attention  of  the  Health  Officer  is  called  to 
the  water  in  any  well,  or  cistern,  or  spring,  or  other  source  of  supply 
in  the  City  of  Spokane,  which,  after  a careful  examination  by  said 
Health  Officer,  or  by  qualified  examiners,  is  found  to  be  impure,  con- 
taminated, and  unfit  to  drink,  it  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  Health  Officer 
to  serve,  or  cause  to  be  served  on  the  owner,  agent,  or  tenant  of  the 
property,  a notice  in  wrting,  that  such  water  shall  no  longer  be  used 


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for  drinking  purposes,  and  it  is  hereby  made  the  duty  of  the  Board  of 
Health  to  order  the  closure,  filling  up,  or  destruction  of  any  well,  or 
cistern,  or  other  source  of  supply  whose  waters  are  found  to  be  impure, 
unless  after  proper  cleansing  it  is  found  that  the  water  is  healthful, 
to  the  satisfaction  of  the  Board  of  Health,  and  when  such  steps  are 
taken  by  the  Board  of  Health,  any  tenant,  owner,  agent,  or  other 
individual  whatsoever  who  resists,  opposes,  or  attempts  in  any  way  to 
interfere  with  said  work  of  the  Board  of  Health,  or  resists  any  properly 
authorized  officer  in  the  discharge  of  his  duty,  shall  be  subject  to  the 
penalties  herein  provided. 

Sec.  28.  Whenever  any  building,  or  part  thereof,  shall,  for  any 
sanitary  cause,  be  unfit  for  human  habitation,  and  the  Health  Officer 
shall  so  certify  to  the  Board  of  Health,  the  raid  board  may  issue  an 
order,  to  be  affixed  conspicuously  on  the  building,  and  served  on  the 
owner,  or  owners,  agent,  lessee,  or  occupant  thereof,  requiring  all 
persons  to  vacate  such  building,  or  apartment,  at  such  time  as  the 
Board  of  Health  may  determine,  which  time  shall  be  stated  in  said 
order.  Any  owner,  or  owners,  agent,  lessee,  or  occupant  of  any  such 
building,  or  part  thereof,  who  shall  fail,  or  refuse  to  comply  with  said 
order,  shall  be  deemed  guilty  of  a misdemeanor,  and  upon  conviction 
shall  be  fined  in  any  sum  not  exceeding  one  hundred  dollars. 

Sec.  29.  Any  person  or  persons,  firm  or  corporation  violating  any 
of  the  provisions  of  this  ordinance  shall  be  deemed  guilty  of  a misde- 
meanor, and  upon  conviction  shall  be  fined  in  any  sum  not  exceeding 
one  hundred  dollars. 

Sec.  30.  All  ordinances  or  parts  of  ordinances  in  conflict  herewith 
are  hereby  repealed. 

Sec.  31.  This  ordinance  shall  take  effect  and  be  in  force  ten  days 
after  its  passage. 

Passed  by  the  City  Council  January  7,  1902. 


ORDINANCE  NO.  A1119. 

*N  ORDINANCE  TO  PROTECT  THE  PUBLIC  HEALTH,  AND  PREVENT  THE  SPREAD 
OF  CONTAGIOUS  OR  INFECTIOUS  DISEASES,  AND  PROVIDING  A PENALTY  FOR 
THE  VIOLATION  THEREOF. 

Tie  City  of  SpoTcane  does  ordain  as  follows: 

Section  1.  That  every  physician,  Christian  Science  healer,  divine 
heder,  faith  curist,  osteopath,  any  and  all  persons  who  profess  to  cure 
or  treat  diseases  by  whatsoever  means  or  method,  and  every  person 
whi  practices  about  the  cure  of  the  sick  or  injured,  or  who  has  charge 
of,  *r  treats  or  professionally  prescribes  for  any  person  sick,  injured 
or  dseased,  regardless  of  whatsoever  name  or  title  they  may  assume, 
shall  report  to  the  Board  of  Health  of  the  City  of  Spokane  in  writing 
every  person  having  contagious  or  infectious  disease,  such  as  cholera, 
yellov  fever,  scarlet  fever,  typhus  fever,  typhoid  fever,  cerebro-spinal 


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meningitis,  or  spotted  fever,  smallpox,  varioloid,  diphtheria,  measles, 
chickenpox,  membranous  croup,  or  any  of  the  grades  of  such  diseases 
which  he,  or  she,  may  be  attending,  together  with  his  or  her  place  of 
dwelling  and  name,  if  known.  Reports  of  all  such  cases  shall  be  made 
without  delay. 

Sec.  2.  That  the  term  “contagious  or  infectious  disease,”  as  used 
in  oection  One  of  this  ordinance,  shall  be  construed  and  understood  to 
mean  all  diseases  of  infectious,  contagious  or  pestilential  nature,  and 
such  diseases  as  the  Board  of  Health  may  designate  as  contagious  and 
dangerous  to  the  public  health. 

Sec.  3.  That  no  person  shall,  within  the  city  limits,  without  a 
permit  from  the  Health  Officer,  carry  or  remove  from  one  building  to 
another,  any  person  sick  of  any  contagious  disease,  or  any  clothing  or 
other  property  that  may  have  been  exposed,  nor  shall  any  person  by 
any  exposure  of  any  individual  sick  of  any  contagious  disease,  or  the 
body  of  such  person,  or  by  any  negligent  act  connected  therewith  or 
in  respect  to  the  care  or  the  custody  thereof,  or  a needless  exposure  of 
himself  cause  or  contribute  to-  or  promote  the  spread  of  disease  from 
any  such  person  or  from  any  dead  body. 

Sec.  4.  No  person  or  conductor  in  charge  of  any  railroad  car  or 
public  conveyance,  shall  knowingly  bring  into  this  city  any  person  or 
persons  diseased  of  cholera,  smallpox,  ship  fever  or  contagious  or 
communicable  disease  whatsoever.  No  railroad  car  or  public  convey- 
ance at  any  time  covered  by  proclamation  of  quarantine  shall  pass  by 
any  quarantine  station  or  place  without  stopping,  nor  shall  leave  the 
same  without  special  permit  from  the  Board  of  Health,  and  no  person 
stopping  in  said  quarantine,  or  received  therein,  shall  leave  the  same 
without  first  obtaining  permission  of  the  Health  Officer  or  attending 
physician  nor  shall  any  person  aid  or  abet  any  conductor  or  person 
in  charge  of  any  railroad  car  or  conveyance  in  violating,  neglecting 
or  evading  any  provisions  or  requirements  of  this  ordinance,  nor  shall 
any  person  interfere  with,  resist,  neglect  or  refuse  to  obey  the  orders 
of  any  physician,  health  officer,  police  officer  or  other  person  in  any 
authority  at  any  quarantine  station  or  place  of  quarantine  nor  commit 
any  breach  of  the  peace,  nor  do  any  act  calculated  in  any  way  to  defeat 
or  interfere  with  the  provisions  or  requirements  of  this  article,  or  cf 
any  regulations  of  the  Board  of  Health. 

Sec.  5.  That  no  person,  from  any  house  where  any  person  is  sick  Dr 
afflicted  with  any  of  the  diseases  named  or  provided  for  in  Section  Che 
of  this  ordinance,  shall  attend  any  school  in  this  city  until  the  recovery 
or  death  of  such  person;  and  said  person  must  be  provided  wit!  a 
certificate  from  the  attending  physician  or  the  Health  Officer,  certifying 
to  their  non-contagiousness,  which  statement  must  be  presented  tc  the 
principal  or  teacher  of  said  school  before  said  person  will  be  alDwed 
to  return. 

Sec.  6.  That  every  keeper  of  every  hotel,  boarding  house  or  l</lging 
house,  and  every  inn  keeper,  shall  immediately  report  in  wrij/ng  to 


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the  Health  Officer  the  same  particulars  as  is  required  of  any  physician 
and  other  persons  concerning  any  person  being  at  the  aforesaid  houses 
or  hotels  and  afflicted  with  any  contagious  disease. 

Sec.  7.  That  no  principal  or  teacher  of  any  school  shall  admit  any 
child  or  minor,  or  person,  who  shall  not  have  been  vaccinated  within 
seven  years  next  preceding  the  admission  or  application  for  admission, 
nor  shall  any  principal  or  teacher  retain  in  or  permit  to  attend  any 
school  any  such  child  or  person  who  shall  not  have  been  vaccinated. 
The  evidence  of  such  vaccination  shall  be  a certificate  signed  by  the 
Health  Officer  or  any  legally  qualified  physician. 

Sec.  8.  The  Health  Officer  is  hereby  empowered  to  visit  any  and 
all  public  and  private  schools  in  the  city  and  to  make,  or  cause  to  be 
made,  an  examination  of  the  children  and  persons  in  attendance 
therein,  as  often  as  he  may  deem  necessary  to  secure  compliance  with 
the  provisions  hereof. 

Sec.  9.  That  no  person  or  persons  who  have  been  affected  or  sick 
with  any  of  the  diseases  named  and  provided  for  in  Section  One  of 
this  ordinance,  or  who  have  been  quarantined  or  isolated  in  any  place 
within  the  jurisdiction  of  the  city,  shall  be  allowed  to  leave  such  place 
without  permission  of  the  Board  of  Health. 

Sec.  10.  The  Board  of  Health  may  at  any  time,  when  deemed 
necessary  to  prevent  the  spread  of  smallpox,  order  any  person  or 
persons  to  be  vaccinated,  and  if  any  one  receiving  notice  of  such  order 
shall  refuse  or  neglect  and  delay  for  three  days  to  comply  with  such 
order,  having  it  in  their  power  to  do  so,  they  shall  be  guilty  of  a 
misdemeanor,  and  the  publication  of  a general  order  by  the  Board  of 
Health  to  the  above  effect  in  the  official  newspaper  of  the  city  shall 
be  sufficient  notice  upon  all  persons  requiring  vaccination  and  in  case 
of  poor  persons,  the  Board  of  Health  shall  furnish  the  means  and  the 
city  shall  pay  the  expense  of  such  vaccination. 

Sec.  11.  That  whenever  a case  of  smallpox  or  varioloid  within  the 
limits  of  the  city  shall  come  to  the  knowledge  of  the  Health  Officer 
he  shall  report  the  same  to  the  Board  of  Health,  who,  if  they  think  it 
expedient  and  practicable,  shall  cause  such  infected  person  to  be 
removed  to  the  isolation  hospital,  and  there  properly  provided  for  and 
taken  care  of;  and  when  it  is  unsafe,  inexpedient  and  impracticable 
to  remove  such  person  or  persons  to  the  isolation  hospital,  the  Board 
of  Health  shall  direct  the  Health  Officer  forthwith  to  place  a yellow 
flag,  not  less  than  two  feet  square,  or  red  card,  not  less  than  10x12 
inches  in  size,  with  the  word  “Smallpox”  printed  in  large  type  thereon, 
at  or  near  such  house  or  place;  also  to  cause  a police  officer  to  be 
stationed  there,  when  necessary,  so  as  to  give  notice  to  all  persons  of 
th^e  locality  of  the  disease. 

Sec.  12.  In  case  of  the  death  of  any  person  in  said  city  of  any 
contagious  or  infectious  disease,  it  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  attending 
physician,  if  there  be  one,  otherwise  the  householder  where  such  death 
occurs,  to  immediately  report  the  same  in  wrting  to  the  Health  Officer. 


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Sec.  13.  That  upon  the  death  or  convalescence  of  any  person  or 
persons  affected  or  sick  with  any  disease  named  or  provided  for  in 
Section  One  of  this  ordinance,  the  Board  of  Health  shall  at  once  cause 
the  room  or  rooms  used  by,  and  those  in  the  immediate  vicinity  of  said 
person  or  persons,  together  with  the  contents  of  said  room  or  rooms, 
to  be  thoroughly  disinfected,  cleaned,  fumigated  or  whatever  in  their 
discretion  may  be  deemed  necessary  in  order  to  prevent  further  spread 
of  the  disease,  even  in  extreme  cases  to  destroying  said  contents  of 
said  room.  All  this  to  be  done  at  the  expense  of  the  owner,  when  he 
or  she  is  able,  and  when  he  or  she  is  not,  then  at  the  expense  of  the 
city. 

Sec.  14.  Upon  the  death  of  any  person  affected  or  sick  with  any 
disease  named  in  Section  One  of  this  ordinance,  the  following  regula- 
tions must  be  observed:  The  remains  of  such  person  must  be  thor- 
oughly disinfected  and  exposed  to  the  view  of  no  one  except  those 
absolutely  necessary  in  preparing  the  body  for  burial  and  be  placed 
in  a hearse  or  undertaker’s  wagon  (but  no  other  vehicle),  and  shall 
be  taken  directly  from  the  place  of  death  to  the  place  of  burial  within 
24  hours,  unless  the  time  be  extended  by  the  Health  Officer. 

Sec.  15.  That  whenever  any  person  shall  die  within  the  City  of 
Spokane,  it  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  physician,  attending  such  person 
during  his  or  her  last  sickness,  or  the  coroner  of  the  county  may  when 
the  case  comes  under  his  official  notice,  furnish  and  deliver  to  the 
undertaker  or  other  person  superintending  the  burial  of  said  deceased 
person,  a certificate  in  writing  duly  signed,  on  blanks  furnished  by 
the  State  Board  of  Health  to  the  Health  Officer,  who  shall  make  a 
monthly  report  of  the  same  to  the  County  Auditor.  And  it  shall  be  the 
duty  of  the  undertaker  or  other  person  in  charge  of  the  burial  of  said 
deceased  person  to  forward  said  report  to  the  Health  Officer  within  24 
hours  after  such  death;  provided,  that  in  case  of  death  from  any 

contagious  or  infectious  disease,  said  certificate  shall  be  made  and 

forwarded  immediately. 

Sec.  16.  No  physician  or  other  person  shall  send  or  direct  any 

person  afflicted  with  smallpox  or  varioloid  to  the  office  of  the  Health 

Officer,  or  to  any  other  office  in  the  City  hall. 

Sec.  17.  That  no  interment  or  disinterment  of  the  dead  body  of 
any  human  being,  or  disposition  thereof  in  any  tomb,  vault  or  cemetery 
within  the  limits  of  the  city  or  within  three  miles  of  the 
city  limits,  shall  be  made  without  a permit  therefor  granted 
by  the  Health  Officer  of  the  City  of  Spokane.  And  no  sexton 
or  other  person  shall  assist  in,  or  assent  or  allow  any  such 
interment  or  disinterment,  to  be  made  until  such  permit  shall  be 
given  as  aforesaid;  and  it  shall  be  the  duty  of  any  sexton  or  other 
person  having  charge  of  any  burying  ground,  cemetery,  tomb  or  vault 
as  aforesaid,  who  shall  receive  any  such  permit  to  preserve  the  same, 
and  return  to  the  Health  Officer  a record  showing  number  of  lot  and 
place  of  each  burial;  and  no  sexton,  undertaker  or  other  person  shall 


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bury  cr  cause  to  be  buried  the  body  of  any  deceased  person  except 
in  such  grounds  as  are  now  known  and  used  as  burial  grounds,  or  such 
as  shall  hereafter  be  by  law  designated  and  authorized  to  be  used  as 
such  burial  grounds. 

Sec.  18.  That  no  dead  body,  or  part  of  the  dead  body,  of  any 
human  being  shall  be  in  any  manner  carried  or  conveyed  from,  in,  to 
or  through  the  City  of  Spokane  by  any  person  or  persons  or  by  means 
of  any  car,  stage,  or  other  vehicle,  or  by  any  public  or  private  convey- 
ance, without  a permit  therefor  first  being  granted  by  the  Health 
Officer  of  said  city;  provided,  that  the  same  effect  may  be  given  by  the 
said  Health  Officer  to  a burial  or  transit  permit  issued  by  the  proper 
authority  of  any  other  place  or  jurisdiction  when  the  death  of  the 
person  named  in  the  permit  shall  have  occurred  within  such  place  or 
jurisdiction. 

Sec.  19.  That  whenever  a permit  for  burial  is  applied  for  in  case 
of  death  without  the  attendance  of  a physician  or  if  it  be  impossible 
to  obtain  a physician’s  certificate,  it  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  Health 
Officer  to  investigate  the  cause  and  circumstances  of  such  death,  to 
make  and  sign  certificate  required  by  Section  Fifteen  of  this  ordinance, 
and  if  not  satisfied  as  to  the  cause  and  circumstances  of  such  death,  he 
shall  refer  the  case  to  the  coroner. 

Sec.  20.  It  is  hereby  declared  unlawful  for  any  person  to  take  the 
remains  of  any  one  dead  from  any  of  the  diseases  named  in  section 
one  of  this  ordinance  into  any  church  or  public  building  for  the 
purpose  of  holding  funeral  services  over  the  remains  of  such  person, 
without  a permit  from  the  Health  Officer. 

Sec.  21.  All  ordinances  or  parts  of  ordinances  in  conflict  herewith 
are  hereby  repealed. 

Sec.  22.  Any  person  or  persons  violating  any  of  the  provisions  of 
this  ordinance  shall  be  deemed  guilty  of  a misdemeanor,  and  upon 
conviction  thereof  shall  be  fined  in  any  sum  not  exceeding  one  hundred 
dollars. 

Sec.  23.  This  ordinance  shall  take  effect  and  be  in  force  ten  days 
after  its  passage. 

Passed  the  City  Council  January  7th,  1902. 


ORDINANCE  NO.  A679. 

AN  ORDINANCE  TO  PREVENT.  THE  SPREAD  OF  DIPHTHERIA  AND  OTHER  CON- 
TAGIOUS DISEASES,  PROVIDING  A PENALTY  FOR  THE  VIOLATION  THEREOF, 
AND  REPEALING  ORDINANCE  NO.  A661,  ENTITLED  “AN  ORDINANCE  TO  PRE- 
VENT THE  SPREAD  OF  DIPHTHERIA  AND  OTHER  CONTAGIOUS  DISEASES, 
AUTHORIZING  THE  BOARD  OF  HEALTH  TO  EMPLOY  PHYSICIANS  TO  INVESTI- 
GATE REPORTED  CASES,  AND  PROVIDING  A PENALTY  FOR  THE  VIOLATION 
THEREOF,”  PASSED  OCTOBER  2,  1896. 

The  City  of  Spokane  does  ordain  as  follows: 

Section  1.  That  whenever  any  person  shall  know  of  the  existence 


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of  any  diphtherial  symptoms,  and  whenever  any  guardian,  parent  or 
person  who  has  charge  of  any  child,  children  or  other  person,  and 
such  child,  children  or  other  person  shall  show  indications  of  sore 
throat  or  other  diphtherial  symptoms,  such  guardian,  parent  or  person 
having  charge  or  control  of  any  child,  children,  or  other  person,  shall 
immediately  report  the  same  to  the  Health  Officer  or  a member  of  the 
Board  of  Health  of  the  City  of  Spokane;  and  any  guardian,  parent  or 
other  person  having  charge  of  any  child,  children  or  person,  either 
temporarily  or  permanently,  who  shall  fail,  refuse  or  neglect  to  com- 
ply with  the  provisions  of  this  ordinance,  or  shall  fail,  refuse  or  neglect 
to  comply  with  all  the  orders  of  the  Health  Officer,  or  physicians  ap- 
pointed by  him,  or  the  Board  of  Health,  shall  he  punishable  by  a fine 
not  exceeding  $100. 

Sec.  2.  This  ordinance  shall  apply  to  all  other  contagious  diseases 
as  well  as  diphtheria. 

Sec.  3.  That  ordinance  No.  A661,  entitled  “An  ordinance  to  pre- 
vent the  spread  of  diphtheria  and  other  contagious  diseases,  authorizing 
the  Board  of  Health  to  employ  physicians  to  investigate  reported  cases, 
and  providing  a penalty  for  the  violation  thereof,”  passed  October  2, 
1896,  be  and  the  same  is  hereby  repealed. 

Sec.  4.  This  ordinance  shall  take  effect  and  be  in  force  ten  days 
after  its  passage. 

Passed  the  City  Council  December  15,  1896. 


ORDINANCE  NO.  A662. 

AN  ORDINANCE  CONCERNING  CONTAGIOUS  DISEASES  AND  PROVIDING  A PENALTY 
FOR  THE  VIOLATION  THEREOF. 

The  City  of  Spokane  does  ordain  as  follows: 

Section  1.  No  person  shall  be  permitted  to  go  from  any  house  or 
building  infected  with  smallpox,  scarlet  fever,  measles,  diphtheria, 
cholera,  or  other  contagious  or  infectious  diseases,  to  attend  any  church, 
public  meeting,  or  place  of  amusement,  or  to  travel  in  any  street  car 
or  public  vehicle,  or  to  appear  upon  or  frequent  any  public  street,  thor- 
oughfare or  alley  until  all  danger  from  contagion  by  reason  of  such 
disease  is  passed  and  a certificate  from  the  Health  Officer  to  that  effect 
has  been  obtained. 

Sec.  2.  No  person  shall  be  permitted  to  enter  any  house  or  apart- 
ment quarantined  by  the  Board  of  Health,  except  by  permission  of  the 
Board  of  Health,  attending  and  consulting  physicians  and  nurses  ex- 
cepted. 

Sec.  3.  Quarantine  shall,  in  all  cases,  continue  for  a period  of  not 
less  than  one  week,  except  in  cases  of  scarlet  fever  and  smallpox,  when 
it  shall  continue  for  a period  of  not  less  than  two  weeks. 

As  amended  by  ordinance  No.  A898,  passed  December  5,  1899. 

' Sec.  4.  Any  person  violating  any  of  the  provisions  of  this  ordi- 


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nance  shall  be  fined  in  any  sum  not  exceeding  one  hundred  dollars 

($100). 

Sec.  5.  This  ordinance  shall  be  in  force  and  take  effect  ten  days 
after  its  passage. 

Passed  the  City  Council  October  2,  1896. 


ORDINANCE  NO.  A1121. 

AN  ORDINANCE  TO  PREVENT  THE  USE  OF  THE  SOUTH  CHANNEL  OF  THE  SPO- 
KANE RIVER  FOR  SEWER  AND  OTHER  PURPOSES,  AND  PROVIDING  A PENALTY 
FOR  THE  VIOLATION  THEREOF. 

The  City  of  Spokane  does  ordain  as  follows: 

Section  1.  No  person  or  persons,  firm  or  corporation,  shall  use  for 
sewerage  purposes,  or  connect  any  sewer,  waste,  drain  or  pipe,  or  throw 
or  deposit  any  slop,  garbage,  sawdust  or  offensive  material  in  the  south 
channel  of  the  Spokane  river. 

Sec.  2.  Any  person  or  persons,  firm  or  corporation,  violating  any 
of  the  provisions  of  this  ordinance  shall,  upon  conviction,  be  deemed 
guilty  of  a misdemeanor  and  fined  in  any  sum  not  exceeding  $100. 

Sec.  3.  This  ordinance  shall  take  effect  and  be  in  force  ten  days 
after  its  passage. 

Passed  by  the  City  Council  January  7,  1902. 


ORDINANCE  NO.  A1323. 

AN  ORDINANCE  RELATING  TO  THE  BURIAL  OF  DEAD  ANIMALS,  PROVIDING  FOR 
LICENSES  FOR  THEIR  BURIAL,  AND  FIXING  A PENALTY  FOR  THE  VIOLATION 
THEREOF,  AND  REPEALING  SECTION  4 OF  ORDINANCE  NO.  A1120,  ENTITLED 
“AN  ORDINANCE  TO  PROVIDE  FOR  THE  PROTECTION  AND  PRESERVATION  OF 
THE  PUBLIC  HEALTH,  AND  PROVIDING  A PENALTY  FOR  THE  VIOLATION 
THEREOF,”  PASSED  JANUARY  7,  1902. 

The  City  of  Spokane  does  ordain  as  follows: 

Section  1.  No  person  shall  deposit,  leave,  place  or  bury  the  carcass 
of  any  dead  animal  in  any  place  within  the  City  of  Spokane,  or  in  the 
Spokane  river,  or  Latah  creek,  within  the  city  limits. 

Sec.  2.  The  owner  or  owners  of  any  dead  animal,  which  shall  die 
within  the  City  of  Spokane,  shall,  within  24  hours  after  the  death  of 
said  animal,  remove  the  dead  body  from  within  the  city  limits. 

Sec.  3.  No  person,  or  persons,  shall  haul  or  convey  the  carcass  of 
any  dead  animal  within  the  City  of  Spokane,  without  first  having  ob- 
tained a permit  therefor,  and  a permit  for  the  burial  of  said  animal, 
from  the  Health  Officer,  of  such  form  and  effect  as  the  regulations  of 
the  Board  of  Health  shall  provide,  and  obtain  a license  from  the  City 
Comptroller,  who  shall  issue  the  same  as  other  licenses  are  issued,  upon 
the  payment  of  the  sum  of  $5  per  quarter,  which  said  license  shall  not 
be  transferrable;  provided,  however,  that  the  said  license  fee  shall  not 


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be  required  of  a person  hauling  or  conveying  for  burial  outside  the  city 
limits  the  carcass  of  any  dead  animal  owned  by  such  person  at  the  time 
of  the  death  of  said  animal. 

Sec.  4.  Any  person,  or  persons,  violating  any  of  the  provisions  of 
this  ordinance,  shall,  upon  conviction  thereof,  be  fined  in  any  sum  not 
exceeding  $50,  or  be  imprisoned  in  the  city  jail  not  exceeding  20  days, 
or  both  such  fine  and  imprisonment. 

Sec.  5.  That  section  4 of  ordinance  No.  A1120,  entitled  “An  ordi- 
nance to  provide  for  the  protection  and  preservation  of  the  public 
health,  and  providing  a penalty  for  the  violation  thereof,”  passed  Jan- 
uary 7,  1902,  be  and  the  same  is  hereby  repealed. 

Sec.  6.  This  ordinance  shall  take  effect  and  be  in  force  ten  days 
after  its  passage. 

Passed  the  City  Council  March  24,  1903. 


ORDINANCE  NO.  A231. 

AN  ORDINANCE  TO  REGULATE  AND  LIMIT  THE  CHARGES  OF  SCAVENGERS  IN 

CERTAIN  CASES. 

The  City  of  Spokane  does  ordain  as  follows: 

Section  1.  It  shall  be  unlawful  for  any  scavenger  who  shall  here- 
after remove  and  carry  away,  or  cause  to  be  removed  and  carried  away, 
the  contents  of  any  privy  vault,  sink,  cess  pool  or  private  drain,  to  de- 
mand or  to  receive  for  the  removal  of  the  contents  of  said  privy  vault, 
sink,  cess  pool  or  private  drain  any  sum  exceeding  the  following  rates 
for  all  matter  removed,  carried  away  and  taken  out  of  said  privy  vault, 
sink,  cess  pool  or  private  drain: 

For  small  privy  box,  one  dollar  ($1). 

From  8 cubic  feet  to  20  cubic  feet,  two  and  one-half  dollars  ($2.50). 
Over  20  to  100  cubic  feet,  12  cents  per  cubic  foot. 

Over  100  to  200  cubic  feet,  11  cents  per  cubic  foot. 

Over  200  cubic  feet,  10  cents  per  cubic  foot. 

Sec.  2.  Any  violation  of  section  one  of  this  ordinance  shall  be 
deemed  a misdemeanor,  and  on  conviction  thereof  the  offender  shall  be 
fined  in  sum  not  to  exceed  $25. 

Sec.  3.  This  ordinance  shall  be  in  force  and  take  effect  from  and 
after  ten  days  after  its  passage. 

Passed  the  City  Council  July  26,  1892. 


ORDINANCE  NO.  A615. 

AN  ORDINANCE  REGULATING  THE  GATHERING  OF  SWILL,  GARBAGE  AND  OFFAL, 
PROVIDING  FOR  ISSUANCE  OF  LICENSE  THEREFOR,  AND  PRESCRIBING  A PEN- 
ALTY FOR  THE  VIOLATION  THEREOF. 

The  City  of  Spokane  does  ordain  as  follows: 

Section  1.  That  no  person  or  persons  shall  gather  any  swill,  gar- 
bage or  offal  within  the  limits  of  the  City  of  Spokane  without  first  hav- 


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ing  obtained  a permit  from  the  Board  of  Health,  of  such  form  and 
effect  as  the  regulations  of  said  board  shall  provide,  and  obtaining  a 
license  from  the  Comptroller,  who  shall  issue  the  same  as  other  licenses 
are  issued,  upon  the  payment  of  the  sum  of  50  cents  therefor. 

Sec.  2.  Said  license  shall  be  issued  for  the  period  of  three  months 
and  shall  not  be  transferable. 

Sec.  3.  All  wagons  or  other  conveyances  used  for  gathering  swill, 
garbage  or  offal  shall  be  numbered,  which  number  shall  correspond  to 
the  number  designated  on  the  license  issued. 

Sec.  4.  No  swill,  garbage  or  offal  shall  be  gathered  in  any  event, 
excepting  between  the  hours  of  10  o’clock  p.  m.  and  10  o’clock  a.  m. 
from  the  1st  day  of  April  to  the  1st  day  of  October  of  each  year,  and 
between  the  hours  of  10  p.  m.  and  11  a.  m.  from  the  1st  day  of  October 
to  the  1st  day  of  April  of  each  year. 

Sec.  5.  Any  violation  of  any  of  the  provisions  of  this  ordinance 
shall  be  punished  by  a fine  not  exceeding  $50. 

Sec.  6.  All  ordinances,  or  parts  of  ordinances,  in  conflict  herewith 
are  hereby  repealed. 

Sec.  7.  This  ordinance  shall  take  effect  and  be  in  force  ten  days 
after  its  passage. 

Passed  the  City  Council  December  17,  1895. 


ORDINANCE  NO.  219. 

AX  ORDINANCE  TO  PROVIDE  FOR  THE  ABATEMENT  OF  NUISANCES. 

The  City  of  Spokane  Falls  does  ordain  as  follows: 

Section  1.  Whenever  any  judgment,  fine  or  penalty  shall  be  ren- 
dered against  any  person  or  persons  for  creating,  keeping,  maintaining, 
suffering  or  permitting  any  nuisance,  it  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  court 
before  whom  such  conviction  is  had  to  order  the  defendant  or  defend- 
ants in  such  action  to  forthwith  abate  and  remove  such  nuisance,  and 
if  such  order  shall  not  be  obeyed  within  24  hours  the  same  shall  be 
abated  and  removed  by  authority  of  the  Chief  of  Police.  Said  order 
to  be  entered  upon  the  docket  of  the  court  and  be  a part  of  the  judg- 
ment. 

Sec.  2.  Any  person  having  been  found  guilty  of  creating,  keeping 
or  permitting  a nuisance  who  shall  neglect  or  fail  to  abate  and  remove 
the  same  within  24  hours  after  his  conviction  therefor,  and  the  entry 
of  the  order  provided  for  in  section  1 of  this  ordinance,  shall,  upon 
conviction,  be  punished  by  fine  not  exceeding  $50,  and  each  24  hours 
thereafter  shall  be  deemed  a separate  offense,  and  shall  be  punished  in 
like  manner  and  amount. 

Sec.  3.  In  any  case  where  a nuisance  is  to  be  abated  by  or  under 
the  authority  of  the  Chief  of  Police,  it  shall  be  the  duty  of  such  officer 
to  proceed  with  due  care,  and  without  unnecessary  damage  or  destruc- 
tion to  property,  and  he  shall  in  all  cases  be  authorized  to  employ  and 


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use  all  necessary  assistance  and  means  to  effect  the  entire  abatement 
of  the  nuisance. 

Sec.  4.  Every  person  guilty  of  a nuisance  shall  be  liable  for  all 
costs  and  expenses  of  abating  the  same,  and  when  such  nuisance  shall 
have  been  abated  by  any  city  officer  said  costs  and  expenses  shall  be 
taxed  as  a part  of  the  cost  of  any  prosecution  for  failure  to  abate,  and 
shall  be  taxed  and  recovered  as  the  costs  in  the  action,  and  in  all  such 
cases  the  city  shall  be  liable  in  the  first  instance  to  pay  the  same,  and 
in  all  cases  where  the  Chief  of  Police  or  other  city  officer  shall  abate 
any  such  nuisance,  he  shall  keep  an  account  of  all  expenses  attending 
such  abatement,  and  in  addition  to  the  other  powers  herein  given  may 
cause  action  to  be  brought  in  behalf  of  the  city  for  the  same  in  any 
court  of  competent  jurisdiction  against  the  person  guilty  of  such 
nuisance,  and  upon  the  collection  thereof  the  same  shall  be  paid  into 
the  city  treasury. 

Sec.  5.  This  ordinance  shall  take  effect  and  be  in  force  from  and 
after  five  days  after  its  passage  and  publication. 

Passed  the  City  Council  December  19,  1888. 


ORDINANCE  NO.  146. 

AN  ORDINANCE  RELATING  TO  A CEMETERY  AND  THE  BURIAL  OF  THE  DEAD. 

The  City  of  Syohane  does  ordain  as  follows: 

Whereas,  D.  T.  Ham  of  Spokane  Falls,  Washington  Territory,  for 
the  purpose 'and  object  of  owning,  platting  and  selling  land  for  ceme- 
tery purposes  exclusively,  is  the  owner  of  the  east  one-half  (%)  of  the 
northwest  quarter  and  the  northweast  quarter  (%)  of  the  south- 

west quarter  04),  and  lot  three  (3)  of  section  number  thirty-four  (34), 
in  township  number  twenty-six  (26)  north,  range  number  forty-two 
(42)  east,  W.  M.,  in  Spokane  count}1-,  containing  one  hundred  and  sixty- 
four  and  thirty  one-hundredths  (164  30-100)  acres;  and, 

Whereas,  Said  D.  T.  Ham  proposes  forthwith  to  fence,  improve  and 
plat  into  lots,  blocks,  streets  and  alleys,  and  dedicate  for  cemetery  pur- 
poses the  streets  and  alleys  to  public  use,  the  northeast  % of  the  south- 
west % and  lot  three  (3),  and  to  hold  the  remaining  80  acres,  and  as  oc- 
casion may  require,  to  plat  it  for  the  same  use,  and  also  to  lay  off  and 
plat  and  dedicate  a suitable  and  proper  potter’s  field  (containing  five 
acres)  for  the  burial  of  strangers  and  poor  people,  and  the  City  Council, 
after  examining  the  premises,  having  decided  that  the  same  are  well 
adapted  to  the  proposed  use,  and  that  it  is  needful  that  some  fitting 
place  be  selected  and  designated  for  the  burial  of  the  dead,  do  ordain  as 
follows: 

Section  1.  The  east  % of  the  northwest  %,  and  the  northeast  % 
of  the  southwest  1/i,  and  lot  3,  section  34,  township  26  north,  range  42 
east,  W.  M.,  in  Spokane  county,  is  hereby  accepted,  established  and 
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Sec.  2.  No  body  or  remains  of  any  deceased  person  shall  be  in- 
terred in  any  cemetery,  burial  ground  or  other  place  within  the  city 
limits,  and  any  body  or  remains  interred  contrary  to  the  regulations  of 
this  section  shall  be  taken  up  by  the  Health  Officer  of  the  city  and 
buried  within  the  cemetery  established  by  section  one  of  this  ordinance. 

Sec.  3.  This  ordinance  shall  take  effect  and  be  in  force  from  and 
after  twenty  days  from  its  passage  and  publication. 

Passed  the  City  Council  May  23,  1888. 


ORDINANCE  NO.  A1115. 

AN  ORDINANCE  RELATING  TO  THE  DUTIES  OF  THE  BOARD  OF  HEALTH  AND 
HEALTH  OFFICER  AND  SANITARY  POLICE. 

The  City  of  Spokane  does  ordain  as  follows : 

Section  1.  On  the  first  meeting  of  the  City  Council  in  January  and 
July  of  each  year,  commencing  with  July,  1902,  after  the  adoption  of 
this  ordinance,  the  Board  of  Health  shall  make  a full  report  and  trans- 
mit the  same  to  the  City  Council  for  its  information,  and  publication, 
the  proceedings  of  the  Board  of  Health  during  the  preceding  six 
months,  which  report  shall  contain,  in  tabular  and  other  form,  an  ac- 
count of  the  present  sanitary  condition  of  the  city,  death  and  birth  rate, 
contagious  diseases,  work  of  inspectors,  number  of  nuisances  abated, 
number  of  pounds  of  food  stuffs  condemned,  condition  of  slaughter 
houses,  and  all  other  matters  pertaining  to  the  office  during  the  preced- 
ing six  months,  including  a full  and  itemized  account  of  all  receipts  and 
disbursements  of  said  board  for  the  preceding  six  months. 

Sec.  2.  The  Health  Officer  shall  execute  the  rules  and  regulations 
of  the  Board  of  Health,  shall  be  secretary  of  the  board,  but  shall  not 
take  part  in  the  deliberations  of  the  Board  of  Health,  other  than  to 
make  reports  relating  to  the  transaction  of  his  office. 

Sec.  3.  The  Health  Officer  shall  be  in  attendance  at  his  office  from 
8:30  a.  m.  to  10:30  a.  m.  and  from  2 p.  m.  to  4 p.  m.  each  day,  Sunday 
excepted. 

Sec.  4.  The  Health  Officer  shall  attend  the  indigent  sick  of  the 
city,  when  not  provided  for  by  the  county;  shall  vaccinate  all  children 
who  may  need  vaccination,  when  ordered  to  do  so  by  the  Board  of 
Health. 

Sec.  5.  The  Health  Officer  shall  keep  a record  of  the  proceedings 
of  each  meeting  of  the  Board  of  Health;  also  a full  account  of  the  re- 
ceipts and  disbursements  of  said  department,  in  proper  books  provided 
for  said  purpose,  which  shall  be  open  to  public  inspection  during  office 
hours. 

Sec.  6.  The  sanitary  police  shall  be  the  executive  officers  of  the 
Health  Officer,  shall  execute  and  carry  out  the  rules  and  regulations 
of  the  Board  of  Health,  and  shall  exercise  such  power,  and  perform 
such  duties  as  shall  be  prescribed  by  the  Board  of  Health  and  Health 
officer. 


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As  amended  by  ordinance  No.  A1256,  passed  November  11,  1902. 

Sec.  7.  That  all  ordinances  and  parts  of  ordinances  in  conflict 
herewith  are  hereby  repealed. 

Sec.  8.  This  ordinance  shall  take  effect  and  be  in  force  ten  days 
after  its  passage. 

Passed  the  City  Council  January  7,  1902. 


ORDINANCE  NO  A1116. 

AN  ORDINANCE  PRESCRIBING  THE  DUTIES  AND  FIXING  THE  SALARY  OF  THE 
HEALTH  OFFICER  AND  CITY  PHYSICIAN. 

The  City  of  Spokane  does  ordain  as  follows: 

Section  1.  That  the  Health  Officer  and  City  Physician  of  the  City 
of  Spokane,  in  addition  to  the  other  duties  of  his  office,  shall  act  as  the 
physician  at  the  Isolation  Hospital. 

Sec.  2.  That  the  Health  Officer  shall  receive  in  full  compensation 
for  all  services  of  every  kind  rendered  by  him  the  salary  of  one  hun- 
dred and  fifty  dollars  ($150)  per  month. 

Sec.  3.  This  ordinance  shall  take  effect  ten  days  after  its  passage, 
and  all  ordinances  in  conflict  herewith  are  hereby  repealed. 

Passed  the  City  Council  January  7,  1902. 


ORDINANCE  NO.  A903. 

AN  ORDINANCE  PROVIDING  FOR  THE  APPOINTMENT  OF  A BACTERIOLOGIST  AND 
FIXING  THE  SALARY  OF  SUCH  OFFICER. 

The  City  of  Spokane  does  ordain  as  follows: 

Section  1.  There  shall  be  appointed  by  the  Board  of  Health  of  the 
City  of  Spokane,  with  the  consent  of  the  City  Council,  a Bacteriologist. 
Such  appointee  shall  be  a person  skilled  in  the  science  of  bacteriology. 
It  shall  be  the  duty  of  such  Bacteriologist  to  make,  from  time  to  time, 
such  bacteriological  examinations  as  may  be  requested  by  the  Board  of 
Health,  and  to  make  to  said  Board  of  Health  written  reports  of  the 
examinations  so  made,  together  with  all  results  thereby  disclosed.  Such 
Bacteriologist  shall  hold  office  until  removed  by  the  Board  of  Health, 
with  the  permission  of  the  City  Council. 

Sec.  2.  The  compensation  of  such  Bacteriologist  shall  be  eight  dol- 
lars and  thirty-five  cents  ($8.35)  per  month,  which  amount  shall  be 
paid  from  the  city  treasury  of  the  City  of  Spokane. 

Sec.  3.  This  ordinance  shall  take  effect  and  be  in  force  ten  days 
after  its  passage. 

Passed  the  City  Council  December  19,  1899. 


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ORDINANCE  NO.  A1256. 

AN  ORDINANCE  AUTHORIZING  THE  BOARD  OF  HEALTH  TO  EMPLOY  THREE  SANI- 
TARY INSPECTORS,  AND  FIXING  THEIR  SALARIES. 

The  City  of  Spokane  does  ordain  as  follows: 

Section  1.  That  the  Board  of  Health  of  the  City  of  Spokane  be  and 
it  is  hereby  authorized  to  employ  three  Sanitary  Inspectors,  at  a salary 
of  $75  per  month  each,  whose  hours  of  labor  shall  be  the  same  as  those 
of  the  regular  police  force  of  the  city,  and  including  Sundays. 

Sec.  2.  This  ordinance  shall  take  effect  and  be  in  force  ten  days 
after  its  passage. 

Passed  the  City  Council  November  11,  1902. 


ORDINANCE  NO.  A23. 

AN  ORDINANCE  PROVIDING  FOR  MARKET  AND  SANITARY  INSPECTORS. 

The  City  of  Spokane  does  ordain  as  follows: 

Section  1.  There  shall  be  such  Market  and  Sanitary  Inspectors  as 
may  be  appointed  by  the  Board  of  Health  with  the  permission  of  the 
City  Council.  Such  Market  and  Sanitary  Inspectors  shall  have  and 
exercise  all  of  the  power  and  authority  of  a police  officer,  and  shall  per- 
form such  duties  as  may  be  provided  by  law  or  prescribed  and  required 
by  the  regulations  of  the  Board  of  Health  or  directed  by  the  Health 
Officer. 

Sec.  2.  This  ordinance  shall  take' effect  ten  days  after  its  passage. 
Passed  the  City  Council  June  16,  1891. 


ORDINANCE  NO.  A663. 

AN  ORDINANCE  FIXING  THE  SALARY  OF  NURSES  AND  MESSENGERS  EMPLOYED 
AT  THE  ISOLATION  HOSPITAL. 

The  City  of  Spokane  does  ordain  as  follows: 

Section  1.  That  the  compensation  of  nurses  and  messengers  em- 
ployed at  the  Isolation  Hospital  shall  be  as  follows:  Nurses,  $2.50; 
messengers,  50  cents  per  day. 

Sec.  2.  This  ordinance  shall  take  effect  and  be  in  force  ten  days 
after  its  passage. 

Passed  the  City  Council  October  2,  1896. 


ORDINANCE  NO.  A865. 

AN  ORDINANCE  TO  PROVIDE  FOR  THE  APPOINTMENT  OF  AN  INSPECTOR  OF 
PLUMBING,  AND  FIXING  THE  COMPENSATION  OF  SUCH  INSPECTOR. 

The  City  of  Spokane  does  ordain  as  follows: 

Section  1.  The  Board  of  Health  of  the  City  ol>  Spokane,  with  the 
permission  of  the  City  Council,  shall,  within  three  weeks  from  and  after 


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the  passage  of  this  ordinance,  appoint  an  Inspector  of  Plumbing.  Such 
inspector  shall  be  a practical  plumber,  and  shall  hold  office  until  re- 
moved by  the  Board  of  Health,  with  the  permission  of  the  City  Council. 

Sec.  2.  The  compensation  of  such  inspector  shall  be  eighty-five  dol- 
lars ($85)  per  month,  which  amount  shall  be  paid  from  the  city  treas- 
ury of  the  City  of  Spokane. 

Sec.  3.  Such  inspector,  so  appointed,  shall  inspect  all  plumbing 
work  for  which  permits  are  hereafter  granted  within  the  City  of  Spo- 
kane in  process  of  construction,  alteration  or  repair,  and  shall  report 
to  said  Board  of  Health  all  violations  of  any  law,  ordinance  or  by-law 
relating  to  plumbing  work,  and  also  perform  such  other  proper  duties 
as  may  be  required  by  the  said  Board  of  Health  or  by  any  ordinance  of 
the  City  of  Spokane. 

Sec.  4.  This  ordinance  shall  take  effect  and  be  in  force  ten  days 
after  its  passage. 

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Licenses. 


ORDINANCE  NO.  A1299. 

AN  ORDINANCE  PROVIDING  FOR  THE  REVOCATION  OF  LICENSES  AND  TO  REPEAL 

ORDINANCE  NO.  A688,  PASSED  JANUARY  26,  1897,  AND  ORDINANCE  NO. 

a1293,  passed  February  3,  1903. 

The  City  of  Spokane  does  ordain  as  follows: 

Section  1.  That  all  licenses  may  be  revoked  by  the  City  Council, 
first,  for  the  violation  of  any  law  of  the  State  of  Washington;  and,  sec- 
ond, for  the  violation  of  any  ordinance  of  the  city,  (1)  upon  the  recom- 
mendation of  the  Mayor,  (2)  upon  the  recommendation  of  the  Board 
of  Police,  or  (3)  upon  the  complaint,  in  writing,  of  any  private  citizen; 
provided,  that  when  the  complaint  is  made  by  a private  citizen  he  shall 
file  a good  and  sufficient  bond,  conditioned  to  pay  all  costs  and  expenses 
incurred  by  the  hearing  or  trial  on  said  complaint,  if  the  same  is  frivol- 
ous. 

Sec.  2.  That  the  recommendation  for  the  revocation  of  a license,  by 
the  Mayor  or  the  Board  of  Police,  and  the  complaint  when  made  by  a 
private  citizen,  must  state  the  grounds  generally  upon  which  the  recom- 
mendation or  complaint  is  based. 

Sec.  3.  That  upon  the  filing  of  such  recommendation  or  complaint, 
and  at  the  next  meeting  of  the  City  Council,  either  regular  or  special, 
the  City  Council  shall  fix  a time  for  investigating  the  charges  so  made, 
which  shall  not  be  less  than  three  days  nor  more  than  ten  days,  and 
notice  of  the  time  of  said  hearing,  together  with  a copy  of  the  com- 
plaint or  recommendation,  shall  be  served  upon  the  person,  firm  or 
corporation,  to  whom  the  license  was  issued  or  transferred. 

Sec.  4.  That  at  said  hearing  evidence  may  be  introduced  by  the 
city  to  substantiate  the  charges  made,  and  by  the  person,  firm  or  cor- 
poration whose  license  may  be  revoked  by  the  proceedings,  and  upon 
proof  satisfactory  to  the  Council  that  any  law  of  the  state  or  an  ordi- 
nance of  the  city  has  been  violated,  the  Council  may  revoke  such  li- 
cense by  a majority  vote  of  all  the  members  present. 

Sec.  6.  That  upon  the  revocation  of  any  license  the  money  for  the 
unexpired  term  for  which  the  license  was  issued  shall  be  returned  to 
the  licensee. 

Sec.  6.  That  ordinance  No.  A688,  passed  January  26,  1897,  and  ordi- 


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nance  No.  A1293,  passed  February  3,  1903,  be  and  the  same  are  hereby 
repealed. 

Sec.  7.  Whereas,  an  emergency  exists,  this  ordinance  shall  take 
effect  and  be  in  force  from  and  after  its  passage. 

Passed  the  City  Council  February  20,  1903. 


ORDINANCE  NO.  A915. 

AN  ORDINANCE  RELATING  TO  LICENSES,  PROVIDING  A PENALTY  FOR  THE  VIOLA- 
TION THEREOF,  AND  REPEALING  ORDINANCES  NOS.  A625,  a700,  a702,  A711, 

a728,  a764  and  a807,  and  all  ordinances  in  conflict  herewith. 

The  City  of  Spokane  does  ordain  as  follows: 

Section  1.  No  person,  firm  or  corporation  shall  engage  in  or  carry 
on  any  business  or  vocation  within  the  City  of  Spokane  for  which  a 
license  is  required  by  this  ordinance  until  they  shall  first  obtain  such 
license. 

Sec.  2.  The  license  fee  to  be  paid  by  hawkers,  peddlers  and  itiner- 
ant vendors  shall  be  as  follows: 

(a)  Of  fruits,  vegetables,  butter,  eggs  or  other  farm  produce,  two 
dollars  ($2)  per  day,  or  twenty-five  dollars  ($25)  per  quarter. 

(b)  Of  fish,  poultry  or  other  meat,  two  dollars  ($2)  per  day,  or  sev- 
enty-five dollars  ($75)  per  quarter. 

(c)  Of  jewelry,  furs,  rugs,  carpets,  dry  goods,  portieres,  clocks,  pic- 
tures, cutlery,  patent  or  proprietary  medicines,  nostrums  or  flavoring 
extracts,  two  dollars  ($2)  per  day,  or  twenty-five  dollars  ($25)  per 
quarter. 

(d)  Of  candy,  popcorn,  chewing  gum,  ice  cream  or  confections,  or 
anything  not  particularly  mentioned  in  this  section,  fifty  cents  ($0.50) 
per  day,  or  five  dollars  ($5)  per  month. 

Any  person  engaged  in  hawking,  peddling  or  itinerant  vending, 
whether  as  principal  or  agent,  shall  be  deemed  a hawker,  peddler  or 
itinerant  vendor  under  the  provisions  of  this  section;  provided,  it  shall 
be  lawful  for  any  farmer,  gardener  or  other  person  without  a license  to 
sell,  deliver  or  peddle  any  fruits,  vegetables,  berries,  butter,  eggs,  fish, 
milk,  poultry,  meats  or  any  farm  produce  or  edibles,  raised,  caught, 
produced  or  manufactured  by  such  person,  except  on  Sundays;  pro- 
vided, however,  that  this  section  shall  not  prohibit  the  sale  or  delivery 
of  dairy  products  on  Sunday;  and,  provided  further,  that  this  section 
shall  not  apply  to  commercial  travelers  representing  wholesale  houses 
or  establishments  who  sell  by  samples. 

As  amended  by  ordinance  No.  A952,  passed  April  10,  1900. 

Sec.  3.  The  proprietor  or  manager  of  every  show,  exhibition  or 
place  of  amusement,  not  otherwise  herein  provided  for,  whether  having 
an  admission  fee  or  not,  which  shall  be  kept  open  and  a play  or  per- 
formance conducted  at  an  hour  later  than  12  o’clock,  midnight,  shall 
pay  a license  of  one  hundred  dollars  ($100)  per  quarter,  or  five  dollars 


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($5)  per  night,  at  the  option  of  such  proprietor  or  manager;  and,  when 
kept  open  and  a play  or  performance  conducted  at  an  hour  not  later 
than  12  o’clock,  midnight,  shall  pay  a quarterly  license  of  fifty  dollars 
($50),  or  five  dollars  ($5)  per  day  or  night,  at  the  option  of  such  pro- 
prietor or  manager;  provided,  no  license  shall  be  issued  for  a longer 
period  than  one  year;  and,  provided  further,  that  no  shows,  exhibitions 
or  places  of  amusement  shall  be  kept  open  after  2 o’clock  a.  m.;  and, 
provided  further,  that  no  license  shall  be  granted  under  this  section  for 
shows,  exhibitions  or  amusements  given,  performed  or  carried  on  in 
any  place,  tent,  arena  or  building  where  malt,  fermented,  vinous  or  spir- 
ituous liquors  are  sold,  given  away  or  delivered. 

Sec.  4.  The  proprietor  or  manager  of  every  circus,  or  circus  and 
menagerie  combined,  shall  pay  a license  of  one  hundred  and  twenty-five 
dollars  ($125)  for  each  performance  or  exhibition;  provided,  however, 
that  if  two  exhibitions  shall  be  held  in  one  day,  the  license  fee  shall  be 
two  hundred  dollars  ($200)  for  both;  and,  provided  further,  that  the 
owner  or  manager  of  any  circus,  menagerie,  show  or  other  like  exhibi- 
tion charging  an  admission  fee  exceeding  fifty  cents  ($0.50)  for  each 
performance  or  exhibition  shall  pay  a license  of  one  hundred  and  fifty 
dollars  ($150)  for  one  performance  or  exhibition;  and,  provided  fur- 
ther, that  if  two  performances  or  exhibitions  of  this  character  shall  be 
held  in  one  day  the  license  fee  shall  be  two  hundred  and  fifty  dollars 
($250)  for  both;  and,  provided  further,  that  if  more  than  one-fourth  of 
the  seating  space  in  said  circus,  or  circus  and  menagerie  combined,  shall 
be  held  as  reserved  seats  for  the  use  of  which  additional  compensation 
shall  be  charged,  the  price  of  such  reserved  seats  shall  be  deemed  and 
taken  to  be  a portion  of  the  price  of  admission. 

Every  building,  tent,  arena  or  space  where  feats  of  horsemanship 
and  acrobatic  sports  are  exhibited,  together  with  any  animals  such  as 
are  usually  exhibited  in  a menagerie,  shall  be  regarded  as  a circus  and 
menagerie  combined. 

Sec.  5.  The  proprietor  or  manager  of  a menagerie  shall  pay  a li- 
cense of  seventy-five  dollars  ($75)  per  day.  A menagerie,  within  the 
meaning  of  this  section  shall  be  an  exhibition  of  wild  animals  of  any 
description;  provided,  however,  that  if  any  menagerie  be  combined  with 
a circus  and  a single  admission  fee  charged  for  both,  no  other  or  differ- 
ent license  shall  be  required  than  that  required  by  section  4 of  this  ordi- 
nance. 

Sec.  6.  Managers  or  proprietors  conducting  sports,  shows  or  enter- 
tainments known  as  merry-go-rounds,  phonographs,  cinematograph, 
kinetoscope,  or  like  shows,  or  anatomical  museums,  charging  an  admis- 
sion fee  not  to  exceed  twenty-five  cents  ($0.25),  shall  pay  a license  of 
one  dollar  ($1)  per  day,  or  twenty  dollars  ($20)  per  quarter. 

Sec.  7.  All  horse  or  dog  shows,  or  horse  and  dog  shows  combined, 
shall  pay  a license  of  ten  dollars  ($10)  per  day. 

Sec.  8.  Every  variety  theater  holding  a performance  shall  pay  a 
license  of  three  hundred  dollars  ($300)  per  year.  Any  person,  firm  or 


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corporation  desiring  a license  for  a variety  theater  shall  apply  by  peti- 
tion in  writing  to  the  City  Council  at  any  session  thereof,  which  peti- 
tion shall  state  definitely  the  building  or  place  where  such  theater  is  to 
be  conducted,  and  the  City  Council,  upon  satisfactory  proof  that  the 
applicant  is  of  good  moral  character,  may  grant  to  such  applicant  a 
license,  which  shall  be  a sufficient  permit  to  conduct  a variety  theater  at 
the  place  so  named,  and  not  otherwise.  No  such  license  shall  be 
granted  until  such  person,  firm  or  corporation  shall  pay  to  the  City 
Treasurer  the  sum  of  three  hundred  dollars  ($300)  for  the  same,  and 
no  license  shall  be  granted  for  a shorter  term  than  one  year,  and  no 
such  license  shall  be  granted  until  such  person,  firm  or  corporation 
shall  have  executed  a good  and  sufficient  bond,  with  a surety  or  guar- 
anty company  as  surety,  to  be  approved  by  the  Mayor  and  Corporation 
Counsel,  in  the  sum  of  two  thousand  dollars  ($2000),  conditioned  that 
such  person,  firm  or  corporation  shall  conduct  an  orderly  house  and 
comply  with  all  the  laws  of  the  State  of  Washington  and  ordinances  of 
the  City  of  Spokane;  provided,  that  no  such  variety  theater  shall  be  pro- 
vided with  private  boxes  of  any  kind,  nor  shall  any  female  be  employed 
therein  in  the  capacity  of  waitress,  or  for  the  soliciting  of  drinks,  either 
for  herself  or  for  others,  or  in  any  capacity,  either  directly  or  indirectly, 
except  as  performer  upon  the  stage  of  such  variety  theater,  nor  shall 
such  variety  theater  remain  open  after  two  o’clock  a.  m. 

Sec.  9.  Each  wholesale  dealer  or  bottler  of  beer  shall  pay  a license 
of  twenty-five  dollars  ($25.00)  per  quarter;  provided,  however,  that 
brewers  and  manufacturers  of  beer  within  the  city  limits  shall  not  be 
required  to  take  out  a license  as  wholesale  dealers  for  beer  so  manufac- 
tured. 

Sec.  10.  Wholesale  dealers  in  wines  and  liquors  shall  pay  a license 
of  one  hundred  dollars  ($100.00)  per  annum.  Any  person,  firm  or  cor- 
poration desiring  a license  for  selling  liquors  and  wines  at  wholesale 
shall  apply  by  a petition,  in  writing,  to  the  City  Council  at  any  session 
thereof,  which  petition  shall  state  definitely  the  building  or  place  where 
such  liquors  or  wines  are  to  be  sold  at  wholesale,  and  the  City  Council, 
upon  satisfactory  proof  that  the  applicant  is  of  good  moral  character, 
may  grant  to  such  applicant  a license.  Persons,  firms,  corporations  or 
dealers  selling  malt,  fermented,  vinous  or  spirituous  liquors  in  quanti- 
ties not  less  than  one  gallon  are  wholesale  dealers  within  the  meaning 
of  this  section;  provided,  this  ordinance  shall  not  be  so  construed  as  re- 
quiring a license  for  the  sale  of  spirituous,  malt  or  fermented  liquors 
or  wines  made  by  any  registered  pharmacist  or  druggist  when  sold  by 
them  to  be  used  strictly  for  medicinal  purposes  or  upon  prescription  of 
any  regular  physician. 

As  amended  by  ordinance  No.  A1003,  passed  September  11,  1900. 

Sec.  11.  For  shooting  galleries  and  bowling  alleys  a quarterly  li- 
cense of  ten  dollars  ($10.00)  each  shall  be  paid;  provided,  if  both  shall 
be  combined  in  one  business,  the  license  for  both  shall  be  fifteen  dollars 
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Sec.  12.  For  public  scales  a quarterly  license  of  three  dollars 
($3.00)  shall  be  paid;  provided,  that  any  person,  firm  or  corporation 
having  a license  for  public  scales  shall  make  out  all  weigh-bills  in  ink 
or  indelible  pencil,  and  shall  preserve  a copy  of  all  weigh-bills  issued 
for  at  least  six  months  after  the  same  shall  have  been  issued;  and, 
provided  further,  that  said  copies  shall  be  open  to  inspection  by  any 
person  desiring  to  see  the  same. 

Sec.  13.  All  lodging  house  keepers  shall  be  required  to  register  quar- 
terly at  the  office  of  the  Chief  of  Police  the  name  and  number  of  the 
lodging  house  owned  or  kept  by  them. 

Sec.  14.  Every  person,  firm  or  corporation  engaged  in  bill  posting 
shall  pay  a license  of  ten  dollars  $10.00)  per  quarter.  A bill  poster, 
within  the  meaning  of  this  ordinance,  shall  be  a person,  firm  or  corpor- 
ation who  posts  or  distributes  bills  as  a vocation  for  hire. 

Sec.  15.  Every  person,  firm  or  corporation  who  shall,  by  means  of 
any  vehicle,  carry  any  person  or  persons  to  or  from  any  point  within 
the  corporation  limits  of  the  City  of  Spokane  for  hire,  shall  pay  a li- 
cense of  five  dollars  ($5.00)  per  year  for  each  and  every  vehicle  so  used; 
provided,  that  nothing  herein  contained  shall  be  construed  to  apply  to 
railroad  or  street  railroad  cars. 

Each  vehicle  used  for  such  purpose  shall  be  provided  with  two  lamps 
on  the  outside  thereof,  one  on  each  side,  which  shall  be  lighted  at  all 
times  when  such  vehicle  shall  be  upon  the  streets  at  night.  And  every 
person,  firm  or  corporation  taking  out  a license  for  any  vehicle  under 
the  provisions  of  this  ordinance  shall  forthwith,  and  before  using  the 
same,  cause  the  number  of  such  vehicle,  which  number  shall  be  desig- 
nated by  the  City  Comptroller  at  the  time  of  the  issuance  of  such 
license,  to  be  plainly  printed  in  figures  at  least  one  and  one-half  inches 
in  length  in  a conspicuous  place  upon  the  lamps  of  such  vehicle  and 
upon  the  inside  of  such  vehicle.  Such  number  shall  be  erased  imme- 
diately upon  the  expiration  of  the  license  taken  out  for  such  vehicle. 

As  amended  by  ordinance  No.  A952,  passed  April  1(j,  1900. 

Sec.  16.  All  laundries  and  wash-houses  within  the  limits  of  the  city 
shall  be  licensed  as  follows:  Each  laundry  or  wash-house  in  which 
not  more  than  two  persons  are  employed  shall  pay  a license  of  twenty 
dollars  ($20.00)  per  annum,  to  be  paid  quarterly  in  advance.  Each 
laundry  or  wash-house  in  which  more  than  two  persons  are  employed 
shall  pay  a license  of  forty  dollars  ($40.00)  per  annum,  payable  quar- 
terly in  advance. 

Sec.  17.  No  person  shall  pursue  the  business  of  scavenger  within 
the  city  limits  until  he  has  procured  a license  therefor,  for  which  he 
shall  pay  five  dollars  ($5.00)  per  quarter  for  each  team  so  employed. 

Sec.  18.  It  shall  be  unlawful  for  any  person,  firm  or  corporation 
to  sell  cigarettes  made  of  tobacco  in  combination  with  any  substance 
or  material,  covering  or  wrapper,  or  containing  any  substance  or  ma- 
terial other  than  tobacco,  until  a license  shall  have  been  obtained  there- 
for. The  applicant  for  such  license  shall  make  oath  that  to  the  best  of 


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his  knowledge  and  belief  the  cigarettes  intended  to  be  sold  pursuant 
to  said  license  do  not  contain  any  injurious  drug,  narcotic  or  other 
deleterious  matter.  Upon  written  application  made  to  the  City  Comp- 
troller in  the  manner  hereinbefore  provided,  upon  which  shall  be  en- 
dorsed a recommendation  that  such  license  shall  be  issued  by  at  least 
five  reputable  citizens,  said  Comptroller  shall  issue  said  license.  Every 
person  so  licensed  shall  pay  a fee  of  ten  dollars  ($10.00)  if  sales  are  to 
he  made  at  retail,  and  twenty-five  dollars  ($25.00)  if  sales  are  to  be 
made  at  wholesale,  for  the  right  to  sell  cigarettes  for  the  period  of  one 
year  from  the  date  of  such  license.  Such  license  may  be  granted  for  a 
fractional  part  of  a year  at  the  same  rate  proportionately;  provided, 
that  no  license  shall  be  granted  for  the  sale  of  cigarettes  for  a shorter 
period  than  six  months,  and  such  license  shall  not  be  transferable  or 
assignable. 

Sec.  19.  For  the  purpose  of  this  ordinance,  except  as  herein  other- 
wise provided,  the  year  is  hereby  divided  into  quarters,  as  follows:  The 
first  quarter  shall  commence  on  the  first  day  of  January  of  each  year 
and  terminate  on  the  3'lst  day  of  March;  the  second  quarter  shall  com- 
mence on  the  1st  day  of  April  and  terminate  on  the  30th  day  of  June; 
the  third  quarter  shall  commence  on  the  1st  day  of  July  and  terminate 
on  the  30th  day  of  September;  and  the  fourth  quarter  shall  commence 
on  the  first  day  of  October  and  terminate  on  the  31st  day  of  December 
of  each  year;  provided,  however,  that  when  a license  is  applied  for  dur- 
ing the  last  half  of  any  quarter,  the  applicant  shall  pay  pro  rata  for  the 
unexpired  term  of  said  quarter,  provided  he  pays  for  the  full  succeed- 
ing quarter,  in  advance,  at  the  same  time. 

Sec.  20.  Upon  payment  to  the  City  Treasurer  of  the  amount  herein 
required  to  be  paid  for  any  license,  the  Treasurer  shall  issue  his  re- 
ceipt for  the  same,  specifying  in  such  receipt  the  character  of  the  li- 
cense for  which  payment  was  made;  and,  upon  presentation  to  the 
City  Comptroller  of  such  receipt,  the  City  Comptroller,  when  it  shall 
appear  to  him  that  such  license  is  authorized  under  the  provisions  of 
this  ordinance,  shall  issue  to  the  person  presenting  the  same  the  license 
therein  specified;  provided,  however,  that  said  Comptroller  shall  not 
issue  a license  when  the  City  Council  or  any  other  body,  officer  or  per- 
son whose  consent  is  necessary  therefor  has  not  given  said  consent. 

Sec.  21.  Any  license  issued  under  this  ordinance  for  a business  to 
be  carried  on  at  a particular  place  shall  be  kept  conspicuously  posted  in 
such  place  of  business. 

Sec.  22.  Any  person  violating  any  of  the  provisions  of  this  ordi- 
nance shall  be  deemed  guilty  of  a misdemeanor;  and,  upon  conviction 
thereof,  shall  be  punished  by  a fine  of  not  to  exceed  one  hundred  dol- 
lars ($100.00),  or  by  imprisonment  not  to  exceed  thirty  (30)  days  in  the 
city  jail. 

Sec.  23.  That  ordinance  No.  A652,  and  all  ordinances  amendatory 
therof,  and  particularly  ordinances  Nos.  A700,  A702,  A711,  A728,  A764 


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and  A807,  and  all  ordinances  in  conflict  herewith,  be  and  the  same  are 
hereby  repealed. 

Sec.  24.  An  emergency  is  hereby  declared  to  exist,  and  this  ordi- 
nance shall  be  in  effect  from  and  after  its  adoption. 

Passed  by  the  City  Council  January  23,  1900. 


ORDINANCE  NO.  19. 

AN  ORDINANCE  IN  RELATION  TO  LICENSES  FOR  SELLING  INTOXICATING  LIQUORS 

AT  RETAIL. 

The  City  of  Spokane  does  ordain  as  follows: 

Section  1.  If  any  person  shall,  within  the  limits  of  the  City  ol  Spo- 
iLane  Falls,  sell,  dispose  of,  or  for  the  purpose  of  evading  the  provisions 
of  this  ordinance  give  away  any  spirituous,  malt  or  fermented  liquors, 
wine  or  beer  in  any  quantity  less  than  one  gallon,  without  first  obtain- 
ing a license  therefor,  every  such  person  shall  be  deemed  guilty  of  a 
misdemeanor,  and,  on  conviction  thereof,  shall,  for  each  and  every  such 
offense,  be  fined  in  any  sum  not  less  than  twenty  nor  more  than  fifty 
dollars,  with  the  costs  of  prosecution  added  thereto. 

Sec.  2.  Any  person  desiring  to  keep  a drinking  shop,  bar  room  or 
saloon  within  the  corporate  limits  of  Spokane  Falls,  at  which  spirituous, 
malt  and  fermented  liquors  and  wines  may  be  sold  in  less  quantities 
than  one  gallon,  may  apply  by  petition,  in  writing,  to  the  City  Council 
at  any  session  thereof,  which  petition  must  state  definitely  the  building 
or  place  where  such  drinking  shop,  bar  room  or  saloon  is  to  be  kept; 
and  the  City  Council,  upon  satisfactory  proof  as  to  the  character  of  the 
applicant,  may  grant  to  such  person  a license,  to  be  called  a retail  li- 
cense, which  shall  be  a sufficient  permit  to  sell  such  liquors  at  the  place 
so  named,  not  for  any  other  place;  provided,  that  when  any  person 
shall  use  or  forfeit  the  first  six  months  of  their  license  they  may  be 
permitted  to  transfer  the  remaining  six  months,  with  che  consent  of  the 
Council.  No  such  license  shall  be  granted  until  such  person  shall  pay 
the  City  Treasurer  the  sum  of  five  hundred  dollars  for  one  year’s  license, 
and  that  no  license  shall  be  granted  for  a shorter  time  than  one  year, 
nor  shall  such  license  be  granted  until  such  person  shall  have  exe- 
cuted a good  and  sufficient  bond,  with  two  or  more  sureties,  to  be  ap- 
proved by  the  City  Council,  in  the  sum  of  one  thousand  dollars,  con- 
ditioned that  such  person  shall  keep  an  orderly  house,  comply  with  all 
the  requirements  of  the  charter  of  the  City  of  Spokane  Falls,  and  of  the 
ordinances  of  said  city  end  the  laws  of  the  Territory  of  Washington. 

As  amended  February  29,  1888,  by  ordinance  No.  113. 

Sec.  3.  Nothing  in  this  ordinance  shall  be  so  construed  as  to  restrict 
the  sale  by  apothecaries  ou  druggists  of  spirituous,  malt  or  fermented 
liquors  or  wines,  for  medicinal  purposes  only,  upon  the  prescription  of 
a practicing  physician,  and  no  license  shall  be  required  therefor. 

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be  granted  without  the  consent,  in  writing,  of  the  owner  or  lessor  of 
the  building  or  premises  in  which  the  business  is  to  be  conducted;  and 
the  paper  containing  such  consent  shall  be  kept  on  file  by  the  officer  is- 
suing such  license.  And  all  licenses  granted  under  the  provisions  of 
this  ordinance  shall  be  issued  by  the  City  Clerk,  signed  by  him  in  his 
official  capacity,  with  the  seal  of  the  city  affixed. 

As  amended  June  1,  1887,  by  ordinance  No.  54. 

Sec.  5.  This  ordinance  shall  not  be  construed  or  held  so  as  to  ren- 
der invalid  any  license  heretofore  issued  by  any  competent  authority 
and  yet  unexpired. 

Sec.  6.  This  ordinance  shall  take  effect  and  be  in  force  from  the 
time  of  its  passage  and  publication. 

Passed  the  City  Council  February  24,  1886. 


ORDINANCE  NO.  A393. 

AN  ORDINANCE  REGULATING  THE  LIMITS  WITHIN  WHICH  INTOXICATING 
LIQUORS  MAY  BE  SOLD  IN  THE  CITY  OF  SPOKANE. 

The  City  of  Spokane  does  ordain  as  follows: 

Section  1.  No  license  shall  be  issued  to  any  person  or  persons,  or 
firm  or  corporation,  for  the  sale  of  spirituous,  malt  or  intoxicating 
liquors,  or  wine,  in  any  place  or  building  within  140  feet  of  any  church 
or  public  school  building,  or  building  used  exclusively  for  school  pur- 
poses, within  the  present  fire  limits  in  the  City  of  Spokane,  and  within 
three  hundred  (300)  feet  of  any  church  or  public  school  building,  or 
building  used  exclusively  for  school  purposes,  outside  the  present  fire 
limits  in  the  City  of  Spokane. 

Sec.  2.  All  petitions  for  any  license  to  sell  any  of  the  articles  men- 
tioned in  section  1 of  this  ordinance,  or  for  a transfer  of  any  license  ta 
any  of  the  parties  mentioned  in  said  section,  must  affirmatively  show 
that  the  place  or  public  building  in  which  the  same  are  to  be  sold  is 
not  within  140  feet  of  any  church  or  public  school  building,  or  building 
used  exclusively  for  school  purposes,  within  the  present  fire  limits  in 
the  City  of  Spokane,  nor  within  three  hundred  (300)  feet  of  any  church 
or  public  school  building,  or  building  used  exclusively  for  school  pur- 
poses, outside  the  present  fire  limits  in  the  City  of  Spokane. 

Sec.  3.  No  person  or  persons,  firm  or  corporation  shall  conduct  any 
saloon  where  spirituous,  malt  or  intoxicating  liquors  or  wine  are  sold 
within  140  feet  of  any  church,  public  school  building,  or  any  building 
used  exclusively  for  school  purposes,  within  the  present  fire  limits  of 
the  City  of  Spokane,  nor  within  three  hundred  (300)  feet  of  any  church 
or  public  school  building,  or 'building  used  exclusively  for  school  pur- 
poses, outside  of  said  fire  limits  within  the  City  of  Spokane. 

Sec.  4.  Any  person  or*  persons,  firm  or  corporation  owning,  conduct- 
ing or  in  any  manner  interested  in  any  saloon  within  the  limits  pro- 
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ployed  in  and  about  such  saloon  shall  be  guilty  of  a misdemeanor,  and, 
upon  conviction,  shall  be  fined  not  more  than  one  hundred  dollars  nor 
less  than  fifty  dollars  and  the  costs  of  prosecution. 

Sec.  5.  This  ordinance  shall  not  apply  to  or  affect  any  saloon  now 
located. 

Sec.  6.  All  ordinances  or  parts  of  ordinances  in  conflict  with  this 
ordinance  are  hereby  repealed. 

Sec.  7.  This  ordinance  shall  take  effect  and  be  in  force  from  and 
after  ten  days  after  its  passage. 

Passed  the  City  Council  February  20,  1894. 


ORDINANCE  NO.  A29. 

AN  ORDINANCE  RELATING  TO  AUCTIONS  AND  AUCTIONEERS. 

The  City  of  Spokane  does  ordain  as  follows: 

Section  1.  No  goods,  wares,  merchandise,  or  other  thing  whatever, 
shall  be  sold  at  auction  or  exposed  for  sale  in  any  street,  avenue,  alley 
or  public  place  in  the  City  of  Spokane  unless  permission  in  writing  be 
first  obtained  from  the  Board  of  Police,  which  is  hereby  authorized  to 
grant  a permit  to  make  such  sale  when,  in  their  opinion,  such  permis- 
sion shall  not  interfere  with  the  free  travel  of  any  such  street,  avenue, 
alley  or  public  place,  and  will  not  be  in  any  respect  injurious  to  the 
city  or  inhabitants  thereof. 

Sec.  2.  All  sales  of  goods,  wares  and  merchandise  or  other  personal 
property  at  public  auction  within  the  city,  except  such  as  are  made 
under  and  by  virtue  of  legal  process,  shall  be  made  by  a person,  his  co- 
partner or  clerk,  who  shall  have  first  obtained  a license  for  such  pur- 
pose as  herein  provided. 

Sec.  3.  No  bellman  or  crier,  nor  any  drum  or  fife  or  other  instru- 
ment of  music,  nor  any  show,  signal  or  means  of  attracting  the  atten- 
tion of  passengers,  other  than  a sign  or  flags,  shall  be  employed  or  suf- 
fered or  permitted  to  be  used  at  or  near  any  place  of  sale,  or  at  or  near 
any  auction  room,  or  near  any  auction  whatsoever. 

Sec.  4.  Any  person  may  become  an  auctioneer  and  be  licensed  to 
sell  real  and  personal  property  at  public  auction  at  a place  to  be  named 
in  said  license  upon  paying  to  the  City  Treasurer  the  sum  of  four  hun- 
dred ($400.00)  dollars,  payable  quarterly,  and  executing  a bond  to  the 
city,  with  two  sureties,  to  be  approved  by  the  Mayor,  in  the  penal  sum 
of  one  thousand  ($1,000.00)  dollars,  conditioned  for  the  due  observance 
of  the  ordinances  of  the  City  Council. 

As  amended  by  ordinance  No.  A465,  passed  June  26,  1894. 

Sec.  5.  Every  person  who  may  wish  to  obtain  a license  as  above 
mentioned,  shall  apply  in  writing  for  the  same  to  the  City  Clerk,  set- 
ting forth  therein  his  proposed  place  of  business  and  the  names  of  his 
sureties,  and  in  no  case  shall  such  license  be  transferable,  or  the  place 
of  business  changed,  without  the  consent  of  the  City  Council. 


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Sec.  6.  All  licenses  to  auctioneers  shall  be  made  to  expire  at  the 
end  of  three  months  from  the  first  day  of  July,  October,  January  and 
April  of  each  year,  respectively,  and  shall  be  subject  to  revocation  at 
the  option  of  the  City  Council. 

As  amended  by  ordinance  No.  A465,  passed  June  26,  1894. 

Sec.  7.  Any  person  or  persons  who  shall  sell  or  attempt  to  sell 
at  public  auction  in  this  city  any  goods,  chattels  or  personal  property 
whatever,  except  under  and  by  virtue  of  legal  process,  without  first 
having  obtained  the  license  therefor,  as  above  required,  shall  forfeit 
and  pay  for  each  offense  the  sum  of  fifty  dollars  ($50). 

Sec.  8.  It  shall  be  the  duty  of  every  auctioneer  who  shall  offer  for 
sale  any  watch,  plate,  or  jewelry  of  any  kind,  to  announce  to  the  per- 
sons present  in  a loud  voice  whether  the  same  be  gold,  gold  plate,  silver, 
silver  plate,  or  base  metal,  before  proceeding  to  sell  the  same.  Every 
auctioneer  who  shall  offer  for  sale  any  watch,  plate  or  other  jewelry 
without  first  making  such  announcement  shall,  on  conviction  thereof, 
pay  a fine  of  not  more  than  fifty  dollars  or  less  than  ten  dollars  for  each 
offense. 

Sec.  9.  The  purchaser  at  an  auction  sale  of  any  watch,  plate  or 
jewelry  shall  have  the  right  to  return  it  to  the  auctioneer  at  any  time 
within  five  days  from  the  day  of  sale,  if  the  watch,  plate  or  jewelry  be 
not  of  the  quality  represented  to  him,  and  the  auctioneer  shall  return 
to  the  purchaser  the  price  of  the  article.  Should  he  refuse  to  do  so,  he 
shall  forfeit  his  license  and  be  liable  to  a fine  of  fifty  dollars;  and  it  is 
hereby  provided  that  if  it  shall  be  made  to  appear  to  tne  satisfaction  of 
the  Mayor  that  the  place  of  sale,  or  the  place  of  business,  of  any  such 
auctioneer  shall  have  been  closed  at  any  time  during  said  five  days  for 
the  purpose  of  avoiding  an  offer  to  return  any  such  article  so  sold,  the 
Mayor  shall  revoke  the  license  of  such  auctioneer. 

Sec.  10.  Any  auctioneer  who  shall  exhibit  and  offer  for  sale  at  auc- 
tion any  article,  and  induce  its  purchase  by  any  bidder,  and  who  shall 
afterwards  substitute  anv  article  in  lieu  of  that  offered  to  and  pur- 
chased by  the  bidder,  shall  forfeit  his  license  and  be  liable  to  a fine  of 
fifty  dollars. 

Sec.  11.  Any  auctioneer  or  person  being  present  when  any  watch, 
plate  or  jewelry  is  offered  for  sale  who  shall  knowingly,  with  intent  to 
induce  any  person  or  persons  to  purchase  the  same,  or  any  part  thereof, 
make  any  false  representation  or  statement  as  to  the  ownership  of,  or 
the  character  or  quality  ( f the  article  or  articles  so  offered  for  sale,  or 
as  to  the  poverty  or  circumstances  of  the  owner  or  pretended  owner  of 
said  article  or  articles,  shall,  on  conviction  thereof,  be  subject  to  a fine 
of  fifty  dollars;  and  if  such  false  representation  is  made  by  such  auc- 
tioneer, or  by  any  other  person  with  such  auctioneer’s  knowledge  or 
consent  or  connivance,  the  license  of  such  auctioneer  shall  be  forfeited. 

Sec.  12.  Every  auctioneer  at  the  time  of  receiving  his  license  shall 
file  with  the  City  Clerk,  in  writing,  signed  by  him,  designating  the  co- 
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upon  any  change  of  such  co-partner  or  clerks,  shall  file  a like  writing, 
setting  forth  such  change;  and  if  any  auctioneer  shall  permit  any  other 
person  than  such  co-partner  or  clerks  to  sell  any  article  at  auction  at 
the  place  designated  in  such  license,  he  shall  forfeit  his  license,  and  on 
conviction  thereof,  shall  be  fined  fifty  dollars  for  each  offense. 

Sec.  13.  All  the  provisions  of  this  ordinance  shall  apply  to  such  co- 
partner and  clerks  while  acting  as  auctioneer,  and  such  co-partner  and 
clerks  so  acting  as  auctioneer  shall  be  subject  to  all  the  penalties  here- 
in imposed  upon  auctioneers  for  like  offenses  or  violation  of  this  ordi- 
nance. 

Sec.  14  . In  case  of  the  death  of  any  auctioneer  before  the  time 
limited  in  his  license  shall  have  expired,  his  co-partner  or  co-partners, 
if  he  has  any,  or  his  personal  representative,  may  continue  to  act  under 
the  license  for  the  unexpired  time. 

Sec.  15.  No  auctioneer  shall  sell  or  offer  for  sale  at  public  auction 
any  goods,  wares,  merchandise  or  other  personal  property  in  any  place, 
house,  store  or  other  building  other  than  in  the  place,  house,  store  or 
building  where  he  is  authorized  to  sell  by  his  said  license,  without  a 
special  permit  from  the  Board  of  Police,  and  which  permit  shall  only 
be  granted  where  such  proposed  auction  sale  shall  be  held  in  a private 
house  or  residence,  and  when  the  person  or  persons  asking  or  desiring 
such  permit  shall  have  paid  to  the  City  Treasurer  the  sum  of  two  dol- 
lars for  each  day  such  sale  shall  occupy. 

Sec.  16.  Any  person  or  persons  violating  any  provision  or  provisions 
of  this  ordinance  where  no  other  penalty  is  imposed  shall  be  subject  to 
a penalty  of  not  less  than  fifty  dollars  for  each  and  every  offense. 

Sec.  17.  All  ordinances  and  parts  of  ordinances  relating  to  the  sub- 
ject of  this  ordinance  are  hereby  repealed. 

Sec.  18.  This  ordinance  shall  be  in  force  ten  days  after  its  passage. 

Passed  the  City  Council  June  10,  1891. 


ORDINANCE  NO.  A603. 

AN  ORDINANCE  PROVIDING  FOR  GRANTING  LICENSES  TO  SELL  LIVE  STOCK, 
SECOND-HAND  WAGONS,  BUGGIES,  HARNESS  AND  FARM  IMPLEMENTS  AT 
PUBLIC  AUCTION  WITHIN  THE  CITY  LIMITS,  AND  PRESCRIBING  A PENALTY 
FOR  THE  VIOLATION  THEREOF. 

The  City  of  Spokane  does  ordain  as  follows: 

Section  1.  No  person  or  persons,  company,  firm  or  corporation  shall 
hereafter  sell  or  offer  for  sale,  dispose  of  or  offer  to  dispose  of,  at  public 
auction,  within  the  limits  of  the  City  of  Spokane,  any  live  stock,  second- 
hand wagons,  buggies,  harness  or  farm  implements,  without  first  having 
obtained  a license  therefor,  which  shall  be  issued  as  other  licenses  are 
issued  by  the  City  Comptroller. 

Sec.  2.  Any  person  or  persons,  company,  firm  or  corporation  de- 
siring to  sell  any  of  the  above  mentioned  property  at  public  auction 


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within  the  limits  of  the  City  of  Spokane  may  do  so  upon  first  obtaining 
a license,  which  shall  be  issued  by  the  Comptroller  upon  the  payment 
therefor  of  the  sum  of  fifteen  dollars,  which  shall  entitle  said  applicant 
to  sell  any  of  the  above  mentioned  property  at  public  auction  at  any 
time  within  a period  of  three  months  from  the  issuance  of  said  license; 
provided,  that  no  license  shall  issue  for  a shorter  time  than  three 
months. 

Sec.  3.  Any  person  or  persons,  company,  firm  or  corporation  violat- 
ing any  of  the  provisions  of  this  ordinance  shall  be  liable  to  a fine  not 
exceeding  fifty  dollars  ($50.00)  and  not  less  than  twenty-five  dollars 
($25.00). 

Sec.  4.  All  ordinances  or  parts  of  ordinances  inconsistent  herewith 
are  hereby  repealed. 

Sec.  5.  This  ordina.nce  shall  take  effect  and  be  in  force  ten  days 
after  its  passage. 

Passed  the  City  Council  October  8,  1895. 


ORDINANCE  NO.  A293. 

AN  ORDINANCE  LICENSING  EMPLOYMENT  OR  INTELLIGENCE  AGENTS. 

The  City  of  Spokane  does  ordain  as  follows: 

Section  1.  That  ordinance  No.  A27,  entitled  “An  ordinance  licens- 
ing employment  or  intelligence  offices,”  passed  by  the  City  Council  of 
the  City  of  Spokane  Falls  on  the  10th  day  of  June,  1891,  and  approved 
by  the  Mayor  on  the  18th  day  of  June,  1891,  is  hereby  repealed. 

Sec.  2.  Whosoever  shall  open  or  keep  an  office  or  place  for  the  pur- 
pose of  obtaining  employment  for  others,  or  for  obtaining  employes  for 
others,  or  giving  information  whereby  employes  or  employers  may  be 
obtained,  shall  be  deemed  to  be  a keeper  of  an  intelligence  office. 

Sec.  3.  No  person  or  persons  shall  keep  an  intelligence  office  in  this 
city  without  a license  tnerefor  first  had  and  obtained  from  the  City 
Comptroller,  as  hereinafter  provided  for,  or  after  the  same  shall  have 
been  revoked,  or  shall  have  expired,  or  at  any  other  place  than  that 
designated  in  such  license,  under  penalty  of  not  less  than  $25  nor  more 
than  $100  for  each  offense. 

Sec.  4.  Any  person  or  persons  wishing  to  receive  a license  to  keep 
an  intelligence  office  shall  first  pay  to  the  City  Treasurer  for  the  use  of 
the  city  the  sum  of  fifty  dollars  ($50.00)  and  file  with  the  City  Clerk  a 
bond  in  the  penal  sum  cf  one  thousand  dollars  ($1,000),  with  two  or 
more  good  and  sufficient  sureties,  to  be  approved  by  the  Mayor,  con- 
ditioned that  the  applicant  or  applicants  will  fully  comply  with  all  the 
provisions  and  requirements  of  this  ordinance,  and  will  pay  all  judg- 
ments that  may  be  rendered  against  him  or  them  for  any  violation  of 
this  ordinance,  and  that  such  applicant  or  applicants  will  further  pay 
such  judgments  as  may  be  recovered  against  him  or  them  by  reason 
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acting  any  business  with  said  applicant  or  applicants,  as  keeper  of  such 
intelligence  office;  and  upon  producing  and  filing  with  the  City  Comp- 
troller the  receipt  of  the  City  Treasurer  for  the  sum  of  fifty  dollars,  he, 
or  they,  shall  be  entitled  to  receive  from  the  City  Comptroller  a license 
to  keep  an  intelligence  office;  said  license  shall  designate  the  house  in 
which  such  licensed  person  or  persons  shall  keep  his  or  their  office, 
and  the  number  of  the  license  and  said  license  shall  continue  and  be  in 
force  for  the  period  of  one  year  next  ensuing,  unless  sooner  revoked  by 
the  City  Council  for  violation  of  any  of  the  provisions  of  this  ordinance; 
provided,  that  no  keeper  of  an  intelligence  office  where  fees  or  charges 
are  not  received  or  demanded  for  information  furnished  by  such  keep- 
er, shall  be  required  to  take  out  a license  to  keep  the  same. 

As  amended  by  ordinance  No.  A490,  passed  August  30,  1894. 

Sec.  5.  Any  person  keeping  an  intelligence  office  as  aforesaid  who 
shall,  directly  or  indirectly,  or  through  any  agent  or  other  person  or 
persons,  make  use  of  any  improper  device,  deceit,  false  representation, 
false  pretense,  or  any  imposition  whatsoever  for  the  purpose  of  obtain- 
ing a fee,  money,  gratuity  or  other  thing  of  value  from  any  customer, 
person  or  persons,  shall,  on  conviction,  be  fined  in  the  sum  of  not  less 
than  $25  and  not  more  than  $100. 

Sec.  6.  All  ordinances  or  parts  of  ordinances  in  conflict  with  this 
ordinance  are  hereby  repealed,  reserving,  however,  to  all  those  persons 
who  have  taken  out  licenses  under  former  ordinances  of  the  city,  whose 
licenses  have  not  expired  at  the  date  of  the  passage  and  approval  of 
this  ordinance,  the  right  to  continue  to  do  business  under  such  former 
license  during  the  unexpired  period  for  which  such  license  was  orig- 
inally granted. 

Sec.  7.  This  ordinance  shall  take  effect  and  be  in  force  ten  days 
after  its  passage. 

Passed  the  City  Council  March  16,  1893. 


ORDINANCE  NO.  A362. 

AN  ORDINANCE  TO  REGULATE  THE  BUSINESS  OF  PAWNBROKERS,  LOANBROKERS 
AND  KEEPERS  OF  LOAN  OFFICES  OR  PLACES  WHERE  MONEY  IS  LOANED  AND 
ARTICLES  OF  VALUE  RECEIVED,  HELD  OR  KEPT  AS  SECURITY. 

The  City  of  SpoTcane  does  ordain  as  follows: 

Section  1.  Any  person,  or  firm  of  persons,  or  corporation,  who  loan 
money  on  deposit  or  pledge  of  any  kind  of  personal  property,  or  who 
deal  in  the  purchase  of  any  kind  of  personal  property  on  condition  of 
selling  the  same  back  again  at  a stipulated  price,  or  who  makes  a pub- 
lic display  at  his  place  of  business  of  the  sign  generally  used  by  pawn- 
brokers to  denote  their  business,  to-wit:  one  or  more  gilt  or  yellow 
balls,  or  who  publicly  exhibits  a sign  of  “Money  to  loan  on  personal 
property  or  deposit,  or  pledge,”  or  who  shall  keep  any  second-hand  store 
or  any  other  place  where  money  is  loaned  and  any  kind  of  personal 


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property  is  received,  held  or  kept  as  security  in  the  City  of  Spokane,  is 
hereby  declared  to  be  a pawnbroker,  and  shall  take  out  a license,  as 
hereinafter  provided,  and  shall  keep  a register  in  which  shall  be  en- 
tered in  legible  writing,  in  ink,  in  the  English  language,  at  the  time 
each  loan  or  purchase  is  made,  an  accurate  account  of  each  and  every 
article,  thing  or  goods  pawned,  pledged,  deposited  or  bought  in  the 
course  of  business  during  that  day,  with  the  amount  paid  for,  advanced 
or  loaned  upon  the  same,  the  year,  month,  day  and  hour  of  receiving 
or  pledging  the  same,  the  name  and  residence  of  the  person  or  persons 
pawning,  selling,  depositing  or  pledging  the  same,  or  from  whom  the 
same  was  received  or  purchased,  or  both,  if  the  said  articles  or  any 
part  thereof  should  be  pawned,  pledged,  deposited  or  sold  by  any  one 
for  the  benefit  of  any  person  or  persons  not  present,  and  a general  de- 
scription of  the  persons  so  pawning,  pledging,  depositing  or  selling  the 
same  and  the  person  or  persons  for  whom  the  same  were  pawned, 
pledged,  deposited  or  sold;  and  no  entry  made  in  said  book  shall  be 
erased,  obliterated  or  defaced,  and  the  said  book,  as  well  as  every  ar- 
ticle or  thing  pawned,  pledged,  deposited  or  sold  shall  at  all  reasonable 
times  be  open  to  the  inspection  of  the  Mayor,  Chief  of  Police  or  any 
member  of  the  police  force  of  the  City  of  Spokane. 

Sec.  2.  Any  person,  firm  or  corporation  mentioned  in  section  one  of 
this  ordinance  doing  business  within  the  corporate  limits  of  the  City  of 
Spokane  may  apply  for  such  license  by  petition  in  writing  to  the  City 
Council  at  any  session  thereof,  which  petition  must  state  definitely  the 
building  or  place  where  such  business  is  to  be  conducted;  and  the  City 
Council,  upon  satisfactory  proof  of  the  good  character  of  the  applicant 
or  applicants,  to  exercise  or  conduct  such  business,  may  grant  to  such 
applicant  or  applicants  a license,  to  be  called  a “pawnbroker’s  license,” 
which  shall  be  a sufficient  permit  to  conduct  such  business  at  the  build- 
ing or  place  named  in  said  petition,  and  not  at  any  other  place  or  build- 
ing; every  such  applicant  or  applicants,  before  receiving  such  license, 
shall  pay  to  the  City  Treasurer  the  sum  of  twenty-five  dollars  per  quar- 
ter for  the  use  of  the  city,  and  shall  enter  into  a joint  and  several  bond 
to  the  City  of  Spokane,  with  two  or  more  sureties,  in  the  penalty  of 
five  hundred  dollars,  conditioned  for  the  due  observance  of  all  such 
ordinances  of  the  City  of  Spokane  as  may  be  in  force,  or  may  be  passed, 
respecting  the  keeping  or  conducting  of  such  business  at  any  time  dur- 
ing the  continuance  of  such  license. 

Sec.  3.  It  shall  be  the  duty  of  every  person,  firm  or  corporation 
mentioned  in  section  one  of  this  ordinance  to  make  out  and  deliver  to 
the  Chief  of  Police  of  said  City  of  Spokane  every  day  before  the  hour  of 
12  o’clock  noon  a legible  and  correct  copy  from  the  book  required  to  be 
kept  in  section  one  of  this  ordinance,  containing  an  accurate  description 
of  all  personal  property,  goods,  articles  or  things  received  on  deposit, 
pawn  or  pledge,  or  purchased  during  the  preceding  day,  together  with 
the  hour  the  same  were  received,  pawned,  pledged,  deposited  or  pur- 
chased, and  the  name,  residence  and  description  of  the  person  or  per- 


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sons  for  whom  the  same  were  pawned,  deposited,  pledged  or  sold,  if  such 
he  the  case. 

Sec.  4.  No  person,  firm  or  corporation  licensed  as  aforesaid  shall 
take  or  receive  in  pawn,  pledge  or  deposit  for  money  loaned,  or  pur- 
chased on  condition  of  selling  the  same  back  again  at  a stipulated  price, 
any  personal  property,  bonds,  notes,  securities,  article  or  other  valuable 
thing  from  any  minor,  or  the  ownership  of  which,  in  whole  or  in  part, 
is  in,  or  which  is  claimed  by  any  minor,  or  which  m<iy  he  in  the  pos- 
session or  under  the  control  of  any  minor;  nor  from  any  person  or  per- 
sons appearing  to  be  intoxicated,  nor  from  any  person  or  persons  known 
to  be  a notorious  thief,  o"  to  have  been  indicted  or  charged  with  larceny 
or  burglary. 

Sec.  5.  It  shall  be  unlawful  for  any  of  the  persons,  firms  or  corpor- 
ations mentioned  in  section  one  of  this  ordinance  to  in  any  manner 
receive  or  purchase  any  goods  or  articles  for  any  of  the  purposes  men- 
tioned in  said  section  one,  or  make  any  advance  or  loan  whatsoever  on 
the  same  if  the  person  or  persons  pawning,  pledging,  depositing  or  sell- 
ing the  same  shall  refuse  to  make  known  his,  her  or  their  name  or 
names,  or  place  or  places  of  residence  or  submit  to  a general  descrip- 
tion, or  shall  refuse  to  make  known  the  name  or  names  of  the  person  or 
persons,  or  the  residence  or  a general  description  of  the  person  or  per- 
sons for  whom  the  same  were  pawned,  pledged,  deposited  or  sold,  as 
provided  in  said  section  one  of  this  ordinance,  or  knowingly  make  any 
false  entry  of  any  matter  or  thing  required  to  be  made  in  said  book,  or 
cause  or  permit  the  same  to  be  made. 

Sec.  6.  Any  person  or  persons,  firm  or  corporation,  or  any  clerk 
or  clerks,  or  employe  or  employes  of  said  person,  firm  or  corporation, 
who  shall  fail  to  comply  with  or  shall  violate  any  or  either  of  the  pro- 
visions of  this  ordinance  shall,  upon  conviction  thereof,  be  fined  in  any 
sum  not  less  than  ten  dollars  nor  more  than  one  hundred  dollars  for 
each  and  every  offense,  end  upon  the  second  or  any  subsequent  convic- 
tion of  such  person  or  persons,  the  Court  before  whom  the  conviction  is 
had,  shall  enter  judgment  of  forfeiture  of  the  license  of  the  defendant, 
or  of  his  or  her  employer  when  the  defendant  shall  be  a clerk  or  em- 
ploe,  in  addition  to  any  ether  judgment  lawfully  to  be  entered,  and  all 
such  judgments  of  forfeiture  of  license  shall  be  certified  by  the  clerk  of 
such  court  to  the  City  Council  of  said  city,  whose  duty  it  shall  be  to  re- 
voke the  said  license. 

Sec.  7.  All  ordinance.-;  and  parts  of  ordinances  in  conflict  with  this 
ordinance  are  hereby  repealed. 

Sec.  8.  This  ordinance  shall  take  effect  ten  days  after  its  passage. 

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ORDINANCE  NO.  A363. 

AN  ORDINANCE  RELATING  TO  AND  REGULATING  THE  USE  AND  MANAGEMENT  OF 
STEAM  ENGINES  AND  STEAM  BOILERS  IN  THE  CITY  OF  SPOKANE. 

The  City  of  Spokane  does  ordain  as  follows: 

Section  1.  That  all  low  pressure  steam  engines  and  steam  boilers 
in  use  within  the  City  of  Spokane  shall  be  inspected  at  least  once  in 
every  year,  and  all  high  pressure  steam  engines  and  steam  boilers  in 
use  within  the  City  of  Spokane  shall  be  inspected  at  least  twice  in  every 
year. 

Sec.  2.  The  Board  of  Public  Works  shall  on  the  first  day  of  October 
of  each  and  every  year  cause  all  steam  engines,  both  high  pressure  and 
low  pressure,  used  within  the  City  of  Spokane,  to  be  inspected  by  some 
competent  person,  who  has  been  a resident  of  the  City  of  Spokane  for  at 
least  a year  before  his  selection,  and  who  has  sufficient  knowledge  of 
steam  machinery  to  enable  him  to  regulate  or  operate  any  class  of 
steam  engines  or  steam  boilers;  and  on  the  first  day  of  May  of  each 
and  every  year  shall  cause  all  high  pressure  steam  boilers  and  steam 
engines  to  be  examined  by  some  person  qualified  as  aforesaid. 

Sec.  3.  Said  inspector  shall  carefully  inspect  all  such  engines  and 
steam  boilers,  and  shall  give  to  the  owner  or  owners,  or  person  or  per- 
sons, firm  or  corporation,  using  said  engine  or  engines  a certificate  of 
inspection,  stating  the  date  of  his  said  inspection  and  the  condition  of 
each  and  every  engine  owned  or  used  by  said  person,  firm  or  corpora- 
tion, and  shall  also  file  a copy  of  said  certificate  with  the  Board  of  Pub- 
lic Works. 

Sec.  4.  Every  person,  firm  or  corporation  owning  or  using  any  steam 
engine  or  boiler  within  the  City  of  Spokane  shall  pay  to  the  person  in- 
specting the  same,  at  the  time  of  making  said  inspection,  the  sum  of 
two  dollars  and  fifty  cents  ($2.50)  for  each  and  every  engine  or  boiler 
inspected  by  him.  And  if  any  one  of  said  engines  or  boilers  is  con- 
demned or  pronounced  dangerous  or  unsafe  by  said  inspector,  said 
owners,  or  the  person  using  the  same,  shall  immediately  cause  the 
same  to  be  put  in  a good  and  safe  condition,  and  any  failure  to  imme- 
diately repair  the  same  shall  be  a misdemeanor,  and  the  person  guilty 
thereof,  upon  conviction,  shall  be  fined  not  less  than  tea  dollars  ($10.00) 
nor  more  than  fifty  dollars  ($50.00)  and  all  costs  of  prosecution;  and 
the  Board  of  Public  Works  shall  cause  the  same  to  be  put  in  a good, 
safe  and  proper  condition  at  the  expense  of  such  owner  or  person  using 
the  same. 

Sec.  5.  All  fees  received  by  said  inspector  shall  be  for  his  use  and 
in  lieu  of  any  salary  or  compensation  from  the  City  of  Spokane. 

Sec.  6.  All  persons  running  or  operating  steam  engines  or  steam 
boilers  as  engineers,  within  the  City  of  Spokane,  shall  first  obtain  from 
the  Board  of  Public  Works  a permit  to  run  and  operate  steam  engines 
and  boilers,  and  also  a license,  as  hereinafter  provided;  provided,  that  no 
permit  shall  be  granted  to  any  person  for  said  purposes  until  he  shall 


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have  been  examined  by  some  competent  person  possessing  the  qualifica- 
tions necessary  to  inspect  steam  engines  and  steam  toilers,  as  requird 
in  this  ordinance,  and  by  said  examiner  recommended  to  said  Board  of 
Public  Works  as  suitable  and  competent  to  run  and  operate  as  engi- 
neer steam  engines  or  steam  boilers;  and,  provided,  that  said  engi- 
neer shall  be  able  to  read  and  write  and  shall  not  be  addicted  to  the 
habitual  use  of  intoxicating  liquors. 

Sec.  7.  Every  engineer  must  personally  appear  before  said  exami- 
ner for  examination,  and  must  understand  the  different  parts  of  steam 
engines  and  steam  boilers,  and  be  able  to  explain  their  uses  and  me- 
chanical movements,  and  the  method  of  putting  them  jn  operation  and 
the  regulating  of  their  action  and  guarding  against  danger,  and  must 
understand  the  valve  motion  of  steam  engines  in  general  use  and  be 
competent  to  properly  set  a slide  valve  and  to  reverse  stationary  en- 
gines, and  must  understand  the  care  and  management  of  steam  boilers, 
the  effects  of  incrustation  and  scale,  and  the  most  practical  method  of 
preventing  and  removing  the  same,  and  must  be  abie  to  explain  the 
general  causes  of  derangement  in  the  operation  of  boiler  fbed  pumps 
and  the  most  practical  method  of  preventing  and  remedying  the  same. 

Sec.  8.  It  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  Board  of  Public  Works  to  desig- 
nate and  direct  the  maximum  steam  pressure  to  be  carried  in  any  boiler, 
within  the  City  of  Spokane,  and  any  engineer  who  shall  carry  a greater 
pressure  of  steam  than  directed  by  the  Board  of  Public  Works  shall  be 
guilty  of  a misdemeanor,  and,  upon  conviction  thereof,  shall  be  fined 
in  any  sum  not  more  than  fifty  dollars  ($50.00)  nor  less  than  ten  dol- 
lars ($10.00)  and  the  costs  of  prosecution. 

Sec.  9.  Every  applicant  for  examination  as  engineer  as  herein 
aforesaid  shall  pay  to  the  examiner  a fee  of  fifty  cents  for  his  own  use 
in  lieu  of  any  other  salary  or  compensation  to  said  examiner  by  the 
City  of  Spokane. 

Sec.  10.  Every  person  receiving  a permit  from  the  Board  of  Public 
Works  to  run  or  operate  a steam  engine  or  boiler,  before  acting  as  said 
engineer  shall  pay  to  the  City  Treasurer  of  the  City  of  Spokane  a semi- 
annual license  fee  of  one  dollar  ($1.00),  and  no  license  shall  be  granted 
for  a less  period;  and  upon  presenting  the  Treasurer’s  receipts  for  the 
same  and  the  permit  from  the  Board  of  Public  Works  to  the  Comptrol- 
ler, said  Comptroller  shall  issue  a license  to  run  and  operate  a steam 
engine  or  steam  boiler  for  the  term  of  six  months  from  the  date  of 
said  Treasurer’s  receipt.  And  said  engineer  shall  give  his  entire  time 
and  attention  to  the  engine  and  boiler  under  his  control  while  it  is  in 
active  operation. 

Sec.  11.  All  engineers  shall  instruct  all  night  watchmen  or  other 
person  or  persons  whose  duty  it  may  be  to  get  up  steam,  as  to  their  duty 
and  practical  mode  of  procedure;  but  no  night  watchman  or  other  per- 
son not  a licensed  engineer  shall  be  permitted  by  reason  of  this  clause 
to  continuously  operate  any  steam  engine  or  steam  boiler  to  which 
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Sec.  12.  All  engineers  shall  display  their  certificates  and  license  in 
a conspicuous  place  in  their  engine  room,  and  produce  the  same  when- 
ever requested  by  a member  of  the  Board  of  Public  Works,  or  any  mem- 
ber of  the  police  force  of  the  city,  or  anybody  authorized  by  the  Board 
of  Public  Works,  to  inspect  steam  engines. 

Sec.  13.  All  persons  desiring  to  obtain  a license  to  run  and  operate 
steam  engines  and  steam  boilers  shall  request  in  writing  the  Board 
of  Public  Works  for  a permit,  and  shall  accompany  said  request  with 
his  certificate  of  qualifications  as  engineer,  if  any  he  has,  and  if  he  has 
none,  then  said  request  shall  so  inform  the  said  Board,  and  said  Board 
may  designate  some  suitable  person,  possessing  the  qualifications  re- 
quired herein  to  inspect  boilers  and  engines,  to  examine  said  applicants. 

Sec.  14.  That  any  company,  corporation,  association  or  individual 
doing  business  within  the  city  limits  of  Spokane  who  shall  employ  any 
person  who  is  not  properly  qualified,  as  herein  provided  for,  to  run, 
operate  or  take  charge  of  any  steam  engine  or  steam  boiler  to  which 
this  ordinance  applies,  shall  be  deemed  guilty  of  a misdemeanor,  and, 
upon  conviction  thereof,  shall  be  fined  in  any  sum  not  exceeding  one 
hundred  dollars  ($100)  nor  less  than  twenty-five  dollars  ($25)  and 
costs  of  prosecution  for  each  and  every  offense. 

Sec.  15.  That  any  person  who  shall  run,  operate  or  take  charge 
of  any  steam  engine  or  steam  boiler  to  which  this  ordinance  applies 
who  is  not  duly  qualified  and  licensed  according  to  the  provisions  here- 
in set  forth,  shall  he  deemed  guilty  of  a misdemeanor,  and,  upon  con- 
viction thereof,  shall  he  fined  in  a sum  of  not  less  than  twenty-five  dol- 
lars nor  more  than  one  hundred  dollars,  or  imprisonment  at  the  rate  of 
two  dollars  per  day  until  such  fine  is  paid;  provided,  however,  that 
nothing  herein  contained  shall  be  so  construed  as  to  prevent  any  prop- 
erly qualified  engineer  from  placing  any  person  having  a reasonable 
knowledge  of  steam  engines  and  steam  boilers  in  temporary  charge  of 
his  engine  or  boiler  during  his  absence. 

Sec.  16.  That  to  prevent  any  unnecessary  interruption  of  business 
by  reason  of  this  ordinance,  when  a licensed  engineer  cannot  he  pro- 
cured, the  Board  of  Public  Works  may,  when  so  requested,  place  any 
person  who  in  their  judgment  may  have  a reasonable  knowledge  of 
steam  engineering,  in  charge  of  any  steam  engine  or  boiler,  but  in  no 
case  for  a longer  period  than  six  days.  The  said  hoard  shall  make  a 
record  of  the  same,  giving  the  name  of  such  person  anu  by  whom  em- 
ployed. 

Sec.  17.  That  nothing  in  this  ordinance  shall  r.pply  to  locomotive 
engines  or  boilers. 

Sec.  18.  All  ordinances  and  parts  of  ordinances  in  conflict  herewith 
are  hereby  repealed. 

Sec.  19.  This  ordinance  shall  take  effect  and  be  in  force  ten  days 
after  its  passage.  t 

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ORDINANCE  NO.  477. 

AN  ORDINANCE  ESTABLISHING  THE  MANNER  OF  INSPECTION  AND  COLLECTION 
OF  LICENSE  WITHIN  THE  CORPORATE  LIMITS  OF  SPOKANE  FALLS. 

The  City  of  Spokane  Falls  does  ordain  as  follows: 

Section  1.  That  a complete  list  containing  the  names  of  all  persons 
and  all  places  of  business  having  license  within  the  corporate  limits  of 
the  City  of  Spokane  Falls  shall  be  made  by  the  City  Clerk,  and  such 
list  shall  be  apportioned  and  arranged  according  to  the  number  of  po- 
lice beats  or  districts  within  said  city,  so  that  each  district  shall  come 
under  the  personal  supervision  of  such  officer  as  may  be  patrolling 
such  district. 

Sec.  2.  That  each  policeman  shall  be  furnished  by  the  City  Clerk 
with  a complete  list  of  all  the  names  of  persons  and  places  of  business 
having  license  in  such  district  as  he  may  patrol,  also  stating  on  said 
list  the  time  such  license  commenced  and  will  expire. 

Sec.  3.  That  it  shall  be  the  duty  of  each  policeman  to  see  that  all 
persons  and  places  of  business  requiring  license  in  his  district  are  sup- 
plied with  such  license,  and  in  case  of  any  new  business  he  shall  notify 
persons  owning  or  operating  same  to  procure  a license  immediately 
under  penalties  provided  by  ordinance;  provided,  that  in  no  case  shall 
any  police  officer  collect  any  money  upon  or  for  licenses,  but  all  license 
moneys  shall  be  paid  directly  to  the  City  Treasurer. 

Sec.  4.  This  ordinance  shall  be  construed  so  as  to  include  the  in- 
spection by  the  said  officers  of  all  licenses  included  in  and  provided  for 
by  the  laws  and  ordinances  of  the  City  of  Spokane  Falls  of  every  nature 
and  kind  whatsoever. 

• Sec.  5.  That  all  ordinances  or  parts  of  ordinances  relating  to  the 
collection  and  inspection  of  license  in  conflict  herewith  are  hereby  re- 
pealed. 

Sec.  6.  This  ordinance  shall  take  effect  and  be  in  force  five  days 
after  its  passage  and  publication. 

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CHAPTER  VII. 


Streets,  Sidewalks  and  Bridges. 


ORDINANCE  NO.  A844. 

AN  ORDINANCE  CONCERNING  STREETS,  SIDEWALKS  AND  ALLEYS,  AND  TO  PRE- 
VENT INJURIOUS,  DANGEROUS  AND  UNLAWFUL  PRACTICES  THEREIN,  AND 
REPEALING  ALL  ORDINANCES  IN  CONFLICT  HEREWITH. 

The  City  of  Spokane  does  ordain  as  follows: 

Section  1.  No  person  shall  throw  or  deposit  in  any  street,  sidewalk 
or  alley  of  the  City  of  Spokane  any  broken  glass,  bottles,  crockery,  nails, 
stones,  bricks,  mortar,  earth,  gravel,  wood,  shavings,  offal,  garbage, 
rubbish,  paper  or  any  other  material  or  substance  whatever,  whereby 
the  feet  of  horses,  pedestrians  or  any  beast  of  burden  may  be  injured, 
or  said  street,  sidewalk  or  alley  injured,  obstructed  or  made  unclean. 
All  persons  engaged,  either  as  owner  or  employe,  in  drawing  or  trans- 
porting any  of  the  aforesaid  articles  or  substances  through  or  upon  any 
of  the  streets  or  alleys  in  said  city  shall  convey  and  carry  the  same  ii^ 
tight  wagons,  carts  or  boxes  so  constructed  that  such  articles  and  sub- 
stances cannot  fall  out  or  be  scattered  upon  the  streets  or  alleys;  pro- 
vided, however,  that  in  case  any  such  article  or  substance  shall,  for  any 
reason,  fall  or  be  scattered  upon  any  street  or  alley,  the  same  shall  be 
forthwith  removed  by  the  person  at  such  time  in  charge  of  the  vehicle 
from  which  such  article  or  substance  fell  or  was  scattered. 

Sec.  2.  That  no  merchant,  storekeeper  or  person  shall  allow  any 
shavings,  papers,  refuse,  dirt  or  any  substance  whatever  to  be  swept 
into  or  deposited  upon  any  sidewalk,  street,  alley  or  land  in  the  City  of 
Spokane  from  premises  owned  or  occupied  by  him  or  under  his  control; 
provided,  nothing  in  this  section  shall  be  construed  to  prevent  the 
sweeping  of  snow  or  dirt  resulting  from  travel  from  the  sidewalks  into 
the  streets. 

Sec.  3.  No  person  shall  within  the  fire  limits  of  the  city  suffer  his 
or  her  firewood,  coal  or  other  fuel  to  remain  on  any  sidewalk  or  in  any 
street,  lane  or  alley  for  more  than  twenty-four  hours,  nor  shall  any 
person  suffer  said  firewood,  coal  or  other  fuel  to  obstruct  any  street, 
sidewalk,  lane  or  alley.  No  person  shall  allow  any  chips,  sawdust  or 
debris  to  remain  on  any  sidewalk,  street  or  alley  after  the  removal  of 
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street,  sidewalk  or  alley  in  as  good  and  clean  condition  as  before  the  de- 
livery of  said  wood,  coal  or  fuel  to  said  person. 

Sec.  4.  No  person  shall  distribute  in  any  manner  any  circular,  hand- 
bill or  any  advertisement  whatever  in  and  upon  the  streets  or  sidewalks 
of  the  City  of  Spokane. 

Sec.  5.  Any  person  violating  any  of  the  provisions  of  this  ordinance 
shall  be  deemed  guilty  of  a misdemeanor,  and,  upon  conviction,  be  fined 
in  any  sum  not  exceeding  fifty  dollars. 

Sec.  6.  All  ordinances  or  parts  of  ordinances  in  conflict  with  this 
ordinance  are  hereby  repealed. 

Sec.  7.  This  ordinance  shall  take  effect  and  be  in  force  ten  days 
after  its  passage. 

Passed  the  City  Council  June  20,  1899. 


ORDINANCE  NO.  A200. 

AN  ORDINANCE^  RELATING  TO  THE  USE  OF  STREETS  AND  PUBLIC  PLACES. 

The  City  of  Spokane  does  ordain  as  folloios: 

Section  1.  That  it  shall  be  unlawful  for  any  person,  firm  or  corpora- 
tion to  dig  up,  undermine  or  in  any  way  disturb  or  obstruct,  or  cause 
to  be  dug  up,  undermined  or  in  any  way  disturbed  or  obstructed,  any 
public  street,  highway  or  place,  or  to  fill  in  or  deposit  in  and  upon  any 
public  street,  highway  or  place  any  earth,  offal  or  rock,  or  any  other 
material,  or  thing,  tending  to  disturb  or  obstruct  the  same,  without 
first  having  obtained  permission  of  the  Board  of  Public  Works  of  said 
city. 

Before  doing  any  of  the  acts  allowed  by  said  permission,  notice 
thereof  must  be  given  to  the  Chief  of  the  Fire  Department,  who  shall 
also  be  notified  of  the  completion  of  the  acts  allowed  under  said  per- 
mission, when  the  public  street,  highway  or  place  affected  thereby  has 
been  placed  in  the  condition  required  by  this  ordinance. 

The  Board  of  Public  Works  are  authorized  and  empowered  to  grant 
permits,  in  their  discretion,  to  such  persons  as  may  apply  to  use,  occupy 
and  obstruct  such  portion,  not  exceeding  one-third  in  width,  of  any 
street,  for  building  material  during  the  construction  of  any  building. 
Such  permit  to  be  upon  condition  that  an  unobstructed  passage  for 
pedestrians  shall  at  all  times  be  kept  around  such  excavation  or  build- 
ing site,  and  a safe  covering  or  protection  over  the  sidewalk  in  front 
or  side  of  said  building  be  maintained,  and  that  the  applicant  execute  a 
bond  in  such  amount  as  shall  be  fixed  by  said  board,  to  be  approved  by 
the  Mayor,  conditioned  that  he  will  keep  and  save  harmless  the  city 
from  any  cost,  damage  or  expense  arising  from  the  obstructions  placed 
in  the  street  under  such  permit,  or  by  reason  of  a violation  of  any  of  the 
provisions  of  this  ordinance. 

As  amended  by  ordinance  No.  A793,  passed  the  City  Council  Octo- 
ber 19,  1898. 


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Sec.  2.  Any  person,  firm  or  corporation  being  permitted  or  author- 
ized so  to  do  as  aforesaid,  who  shall  have  dug  up,  undermined,  disturb- 
ed or  obstructed  any  public  street,  highway  or  place,  shall,  as  soon  as 
possible,  complete  said  work  and  without  delay  put  the  street,  highway 
or  place  in  as  good  condition  as  it  was  before  said  work  was  com- 
menced. 

Sec.  3.  In  case  any  public  street,  highway  or  place  shall  be  made 
dangerous  by  reason  of  the  same  being  dug  up,  undermined,  disturbed 
or  obstructed,  the  person,  firm  or  corporation  causing  the  same  shall 
erect,  and  so  long  as  the  danger  may  continue,  maintain  around  the  por- 
tion of  the  street  or  highway  so  made  dangerous  a good  and  substantial 
barrier,  and  shall  cause  to  be  maintained  during  every  night,  from  sun- 
set to  daylight,  a lighted  lantern  showing  a red  light  at  each  end  of 
said  obstruction. 

Sec.  4.  Any  person  owning  or  having  control  of  any  premises  front- 
ing on  a public  street,  and  below  the  grade  thereof,  shall,  within  five 
days  after  the  notice  from  the  Board  of  Public  Works  requiring  him  to 
do  so,  and  without  expense,  to  said  city,  erect  and  maintain  suitable 
barriers  upon  the  inner  line  of  the  sidewalk  in  front  of  such  premises, 
and  in  case  there  shall  be  no  sidewalk,  along  the  front  line  of  said  lot. 

Sec.  5.  Any  person,  firm  or  corporation  violating  any  of  the  pro- 
visions of  this  ordinance  shall  be  deemed  guilty  of  a misdemeanor, 
and,  upon  conviction  thereof,  shall  be  fined  in  any  sum  not  exceeding 
one  hundred  dollars  and  the  costs  of  prosecution. 

Sec.  6.  This  ordinance  shall  take  effect  ten  days  after  its  passage, 
and  all  ordinances  and  parts  of  ordinances  in  conilict  herewith  are 
hereby  repealed. 

Passed  the  City  Council  May  10,  1892. 


ORDINANCE  NO.  A1032. 

AN  ORDINANCE  FOR  THE  PROTECTION  OF  STREET  PAVEMENTS,  AND  PROVIDING 
A PENALTY  FOR  THE  VIOLATION  THEREOF. 

The  City  of  Spokane  does  ordain  as  follows: 

Section  1.  No  person  or  persons  shall  build  a fire,  slack  lime  or  mix 
mortar  upon  any  of  the  paved  streets,  avenues  or  alleys  of  the  City  of 
Spokane  in  such  manner  as  to  permit  such  fire  to  heat,  or  such  lime  or 
mortar  to  come  in  contact  with  the  pavement  of  such  street,  avenue  or 
alley;  provided , that  nothing  herein  contained  shall  be  construed  to 
authorize  or  permit  the  building  of  any  fires  or  the  slacking  of  lime  or 
mixing  of  mortar  upon  any  of  the  streets,  avenues  or  alleys  of  the  City 
-of  Spokane. 

Sec.  2.  No  person  shall  place  or  throw  upon  any  of  the  streets, 
avenues  or  alleys  of  the  City  of  Spokane  which  are  paved  with  asphalt 
any  bunch  of  firecrackers  or  any  large  torpedoes  or  bombs  in  such  man- 
ner that  such  firecrackers,  torpedoes  or  bombs  may  come  in  contact 


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with  such  pavement;  provided,  that  nothing  herein  contained  shall  be 
construed  to  authorize  or  permit  the  placing  or  throwing  of  firecrackers, 
torpedoes  or  bombs  upon  any  of  the  streets,  avenues  or  alleys  of  the 
City  of  Spokane. 

Sec.  3.  Any  person  violating  any  of  the  provisions  of  this  ordinance 
shall,  upon  conviction  thereof,  be  fined  in  any  sum  not  less  than  five 
dollars  ($5)  nor  more  than  fifty  dollars  ($50);  and  such  person  so  con- 
victed shall  be  committed  to  jail  until  such  fine  and  the  costs  of  such 
proceedings  shall  have  been  paid;  provided,  that  any  person  so  impris- 
oned shall  receive  credit  on  said  fine  and  costs  at  the  rate  of  three  dol- 
lars ($3)  for  each  and  every  day  of  such  imprisonment. 

Sec.  4.  This  ordinance  shall  take  effect  and  be  in  force  ten  days 
after  its  passage. 

Passed  the  City  Council  March  19,  1901. 


ORDINANCE  NO.  A855. 

AN  ORDINANCE  TO  REGULATE  HORSES  AND  VEHICLES  STANDING  ON  THE  STREETS 

OF  THE  CITY. 

The  City  of  Spokane  does  ordain  as  follows: 

Section  1.  That  it  shall  be  unlawful  for  any  person  to  allow  a horse, 
mule  or  beast  of  burden,  or  wagon,  carriage  or  vehicle  owned  by  him, 
under  his  charge  or  control,  to  stand  in  any  one  place  on  the  paved 
portion  of  any  street  in  the  City  of  Spokane  fo~  more  than  one  hour 
at  any  one  time;  provided,  however,  that  this  section  shall  not  apply  to 
carriages  or  vehicles  for  passenger  hire. 

Sec.  2.  No  person  having  in  his  charge  or  control  any  carriage,  dray, 
truck,  express  wagon  or  vehicle  for  hire,  shall  allow  or  permit  the  same 
to  stand  in  any  street  in  the  City  of  Spokane  within  the  fire  limits 
without  the  permission  of  the  person,  persons  or  corporation  which 
owns,  controls  or  has  charge  of  the  property,  lot  or  premises  before 
which  said'  dray,  truck,  express  wagon  or  vehicle  stands. 

Sec.  3.  That  the  word  “stand”  as  used  in  section  two  of  this  ordi- 
nance is  understood  to  mean  remaining  unemployed  in  substantially  the 
same  place  or  there  awaiting  or  soliciting  employment.  No  provisions 
contained  in  section  two  of  this  ordinance  shall  be  understood  as  per- 
mitting any  of  the  acts  or  things  prohibited  in  section  one  thereof. 

Sec.  4.  Any  person  violating  any  of  the  provisions  of  this  ordinance 
shall,  upon  conviction  thereof,  be  fined  in  a sum  not  to  exceed  twenty- 
five  dollars,  or  imprisonment  in  the  city  jail  for  a period  not  to  exceed 
twenty  days,  or  by  both  a fine  and  imprisonment. 

Sec.  5.  This  ordinance  shall  take  effect  and  be  in  force  ten  days 
after  its  passage. 

Passed  the  City  Council  July  18,  1899. 


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ORDINANCE  NO.  A832. 

AN  ORDINANCE  REGULATING  THE  HANDLING  AND  CONVEYANCE  OF  NAPTHA, 

KEROSENE  AND  OTHER  PRODUCTS  OF  PETROLEUM  ON  STREETS  PAVED  WITH 

ASPHALT  OR  BITUMINOUS  ROCK. 

The  City  of  Spokane  does  ordain  as  folloivs: 

Section  1.  No  person  or  persons,  firm  or  corporation  shall  deposit 
or  cause  or  allow  to  be  deposited  upon  any  public  street  paved  with  as- 
phalt or  bituminous  rock  any  naptha,  kerosene,  or  other  product  of 
petroleum,  or  shall  convey  or  cause  to  be  conveyed  through  said  public 
streets,  so  paved,  any  naptha,  kerosene,  or  other  product  of  petroleum, 
in  any  tank,  can  or  other  vessel,  whereby  the  same  leaks  upon  or  is  de- 
posited upon  said  pavement. 

Sec.  2.  All  wagons  or  vehicles  used  for  the  purpose  of  delivering 
naphtha,  kerosene,  or  any  other  product  of  petroleum,  shall  have  a tray 
so  constructed  and  attached  to  said  wagon  or  vehicle  that  the  contents 
will  not  leak,  drip  or  spill  upon  said  pavement. 

Sec.  3.  Every  person,  firm  or  corporation  who  shall  violate  any  of 
the  provisions  of  this  ordinance  shall  be  punished  by  a fine  of  not  more 
five  hundred  dollars  or  by  imprisonment  of  not  more  than  six  months, 
or  by  both  such  fine  and  imprisonment. 

Sec.  4.  Whereas,  an  emergency  exists,  this  ordinance  shall  be  in 
force  and  take  effect  upon  its  adoption. 

Passed  the  City  Council  May  23,  1899. 


ORDINANCE  N.  A668. 

AN  ORDINANCE  TO  REGULATE  THE  USE  OF  THE  STREETS,  ALLEYS  AND  THOR- 
OUGHFARES, BY  EXPRESS  DRAYS,  EXPRESS  WAGONS  AND  EXPRESS  CARTS. 

The  City  of  Spokane  does  ordain  as  follows: 

Section  1.  That  it  shall  be  unlawful  for  the  owner  or  driver  of  any 
express  wagon,  express  cart  or  express  dray,  to  cause  ;>r  allow  any  such 
express  wagon,  express  dray  or  express  cart,  to  stand  or  remain  on  or 
along  Riverside  avenue  from  the  east  side  of  the  Nichols  block  to  the 
east  line  of  Lincoln  street;  Sprague  avenue  from  the  west  line  of  Ste- 
vens street  to  the  east  line  of  Lincoln  street;  Howard  street  from  the 
right-of-way  of  the  Northern  Pacific  Railroad  Company  to  the  north 
line  of  the  alley  between  Riverside  avenue  and  Main  avenue;  Stevens 
street  from  the  north  line  of  the  alley  between  Riverside  avenue  and 
Main  avenue  to  Sprague  avenue;  Mill  street  from  the  north  line  of  the 
alley  between  Riverside  avenue  and  Main  avenue  to  Sprague  avenue, 
and  Washington  street  from  Riverside  avenue  to  Sprague  avenue,  while 
waiting  and  soliciting  custom.  Provided,  that  the  provisions  of  this 
section  shall  not  apply  to  express  wagons,  carts  or  drays  standing  on 
or  along  the  sides  of  streets  before  and  in  front  of  the  places  of  business 
of  the  owner  or  owners  of  said  express  wagons,  express  carts  or  express 


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drays,  for  tlie  purpose  of  handling  the  goods,  wares  and  merchandise 
of  said  owner  or  owners,  or  for  the  purpose  of  and  while  loading  or 
unloading  any  goods  or  articles  hauled  or  to  be  hauled. 

Sec.  2.  Any  person  or  persons  violating  any  of  the  provisions  of 
section  one  of  this  ordinance  shall  be  deemed  guilty  of  a misdemeanor, 
and,  upon  conviction  thereof,  shall  be  fined  in  any  sum  not  exceeding 
ten  dollars  and  the  costs  of  prosecution  for  each  and  every  offense. 

Sec.  3.  That  all  ordinances  or  parts  of  ordinances  in  conflict  here- 
with be  and  the  same  are  hereby  repealed. 

Sec.  4.  This  ordinance  shall  take  effect  and  be  in  force  ten  days 
after  its  passage. 

Passed  the  City  Council  October  20th,  1896. 


ORDINANCE  NO.  A39. 

AN  ORDINANCE  RELATING  TO  THE  OBSTRUCTION  OF  STREETS  AND  SIDEWALKS. 

The  City  of  Spokane  does  ordain  as  follows: 

Section  1.  No  person  shall  engage  in  any  game,  sport,  amusement, 
or  exhibit  any  machine,  or  show,  or  any  animal,  or  indulge  in  any  acro- 
batic feats,  or  do  anything  else  in  the  streets  or  upon  the  sidewalks 
which  shall  have  a tendency  to  frighten  horses,  or  which  shall  collect 
any  crowd  of  persons  so  as  to  interfere  with  the  passage  of  teams  or 
vehicles  or  persons  passing  along  the  streets  and  sid ^streets,  and  any 
person  who  shall  do  any  of  these  things  shall  be  fined  not  less  than 
three  nor  more  than  twenty-five  dollars  for  each  and  every  such  offense. 

Sec.  2.  No  person  shall  without  a permit  in  writing  from  the  Mayor 
(attested  by  the  City  Clerk),  beat  any  drum  or  other  instrument,  or 
blow  any  horn  or  other  instrument,  or  make  use  of  any  music,  either 
instrumental  or  vocal,  for  the  purpose  of  attracting  the  attention  of 
passengers  in  any  street  in  the  City  of  Spokane  to  any  circus,  menagerie 
or  show  or  other  thing  in  said  city  tending  to  the  collection  of  persons 
on  the  streets  and  sidewalks  to  the  obstruction  of  the  same,  under  the 
penalty  of  not  less  than  ten  dollars  and  not  more  than  fifty  dollars 
for  each  offense. 

The  provisions  of  this  section  shall  not  be  so  construed  so  as  to 
affect  any  organized  band  of  music,  or  organized  musical  society,  or 
civic  or  military  parade.  This  ordinance  shall  not  be  construed  to 
repeal  or  affect  any  part  of  the  ordinance  relating  to  auctions  and  auc- 
tioneers, passed  June  10,  1891. 

Sec.  3.  The  permit  required  in  section  two  of  this  ordinance  shall 
be  revocable  at  the  pleasure  of  the  Mayor. 

Sec.  4.  All  ordinances  and  parts  of  ordinances  in  conflict  herewith 
are  hereby  repealed. 

Sec.  5.  This  ordinance  shall  be  in  force  ten  days  after  its  passage. 

Passed  the  City  Council  June  19,  1891. 


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ORDINANCE  NO.  A368. 

AN  ORDINANCE  TO  PROTECT  PERSONS  AND  PROPERTY  IN  THE  CITY  OF  SPOKANE. 

The  City  of  Spokane  does  ordain  as  follows: 

Section  1.  Whoever  shall  play  any  football  or  other  game  of  ball, 
or  throw  to  and  fro  any  ball  or  other  substance,  or  throw  any  ball, 
stone,  rock,  gravel  or  other  substance  in  any  street,  avenue,  alley,  public 
grounds,  park  or  place  within  the  City  of  Spokane,  shall  be  deemed 
guilty  of  a misdemeanor,  and,  upon  conviction  theieof,  shall  be  fined 
not  more  than  ten  dollars  or  less  than  five  dollars  and  the  costs  of 
prosecution. 

Sec.  2.  Whoever  shall  wantonly  destroy,  cut,  remove,  deface,  break, 
mark,  or  write  upon,  or  in  any  manner  injure  any  window,  fence,  gate 
or  any  bridge,  dwelling  house,  engine  house,  building,  hitching  post, 
awning,  railing  or  other  property,  public  or  private,  not  his  own,  within 
said  city,  shall  be  deemed  guilty  of  a misdemeanor,  and  upon  convic- 
tion thereof,  shall  be  fined  not  more  than  ten  dollars  nor  less  than  five 
dollars  and  costs  of  prosecution. 

Sec.  3.  Whoever  shall  have  in  his  or  her  possession  in  any  of  the 
streets,  avenues,  alleys,  public  grounds  or  places  o?  the  City  of  Spokane, 
any  blow-gun,  air-gun,  cat-rifle,  slung-shot,  sling,  bean-shooter 
or  any  other  device,  gun  or  contrivance,  not  commonly  known  as  fire- 
arms, for  shooting,  casting,  throwing  or  projecting  any  shot,  ball,  bullet, 
stone,  gravel  or  any  other  missile  or  substance,  shah  be  deemed  guilty 
of  a misdemeanor,  and,  upon  conviction  thereof,  shall  be  fined  not  more 
than  ten  dollars  nor  less  than  five  dollars  and  costs  of  prosecution. 

Sec.  4.  Whoever  shall  from  any  place,  private  or  public,  within  the 
City  of  Spokane,  shoot,  cast,  throw  or  project,  with  or  by  means  of  any 
blow-gun,  air-gun,  cat-rifle,  slung-shot,  sling,  bean-shooter,  or  any  other 
device,  gun  or  contrivance,  any  shot,  ball,  bullet,  gravel  or  any  other 
missile  or  substance,  shall  be  deemed  guilty  of  a misdemeanor,  and,  up- 
on conviction  thereof,  shall  be  fined  not  more  than  twenty  dollars,  nor 
less  than  five  dollars  and  the  costs  of  prosecution. 

Sec.  5.  Whoever  shall  ride,  drive  or  move  while  on,  in  or  upon 
the  same,  or  while  any  other  person  or  persons  are  on,  in  or  upon  the 
same,  any  bicycle,  tricycle  or  any  wheel,  vehicle  or  carriage,  except 
light  carriages  for  the  conveyance  of  infants  or  cripples,  over,  upon 
or  along  any  of  the  sidewalks  within  the  fire  limits  of  the  City  of 
Spokane,  as  they  now  are  or  may  hereafter  be  extended,  shall  be 
deemed  guilty  of  a misdemeanor,  and,  upon  conviction  thereof,  shall 
be  fined  not  more  than  ten  dollars  nor  less  than  five  dollars  and  the 
costs  of  prosecution. 

Sec.  6.  This  ordinance  shall  be  in  force  and  take  effect  ten  days 
after  its  passage. 

Passed  the  City  Council  November  28,  1893. 


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ORDINANCE  NO.  A464. 

AN  ORDINANCE  TO  PREVENT  BOOTBLACKS  FROM  SOLICITING  TRADE  UPON  THE 
PUBLIC  STREETS  AND  THOROUGHFARES  OF  THE  CITY  OF  SPOKANE. 

The  City  of  Spokane  does  ordain  as  folloivs: 

Section  1.  That  no  person  shall,  upon  any  of  the  streets  or  avenues 
of  said  City  of  Spokane,  solicit  or  ask  any  person  for  permission  to 
black  or  shine  the  boots  or  shoes  of  such  person. 

Sec.  2.  Any  person  violating  this  ordinance  shall  be  deemed  guilty 
of  a. misdemeanor,  and,  upon  conviction,  be  fined  in  any  sum  not  greater, 
than  five  dollars  and  costs  of  prosecution,  and  be  confined  in  jail  until 
such  fine  and  costs  are  paid. 

Sec  3.  This  ordinance  shhll  take  effect  and  be  in  force  ten  days 
after  its  passage. 

Passed  the  City  Council  June  26,  1894. 


ORDINANCE  NO.  A1143. 

AN  ORDINANCE  REGULATING  THE  USE  OF  AND  HANGING  OVER  AND  ACROSS  THE 
STREETS  AND  SIDEWALKS  OF  THE  CITY  OF  SPOKANE  OF  AWNINGS,  SIGNS 
AND  BANNERS. 

The  City  of  Spokane  does  ordain  as  follows: 

Section  1.  That  it  shall  be  unlawful  for  any  person  or  persons,  firm 
or  corporation,  to  erect  and  maintain  within  the  City  oi  Spokane  any 
awning  or  covering  over  any  sidewalk,  except  folding  awnings,  con- 
structed of  cloth,  placed  upon  iron  frames  and  securely  fastened  to  the 
building,  any  such  awning  to  be  not  less  than  eight  feet  above  the 
sidewalk. 

Sec.  2.  That  it  shall  be  unlawful  for  any  person  or  persons,  firm 
or  corporation,  to  erect,  maintain  and  hang  over  and  across  any  street 
or  sidewalk,  or  over  and  across  any  portion  thereof,  in  the  City  of 
Spokane,  any  signboard  or  device  representing  any  business,  trade  or 
profession,  or  any  banner  or  flag  of  whatsoever  kind,  without  the  per- 
mission and  consent  of  the  Board  of  Public  Works  of  said  city,  first 
had  and  obtained;  provided , that  signboards  and  devices  repre- 
senting any  business,  trade  or  profession  may  be  erected  and  main- 
tained, without  such  permission  and  consent  as  aforesaid,  when  such 
signboard  or  device  shall  not  extend  out  from  any  building  more  than 
thirty  inches,  and  when  such  signboard  or  device  is  not  more  than 
twelve  inches  in  width,  and  securely  fastened  to  the  building  by  iron 
frames  or  rods,  which  said  signs,  where  they  extend  over  the  sidewalk, 
shall  not  be  less  than  twelve  feet  from  sidewalk;  and  provided  further, 
that  this  ordinance  shall  not  apply  to  electrical  illuminated  signs  and 
devices  representing  any  business,  trade  or  profession  when  the  same 
shall  conform  to  the  following  regulations: 

First.  On  streets  where  the  sidewalk  is  sixteen  feet  in  width,  such 


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signs  and  devices  shall  extend  not  more  than  eight  feet  from  the  side 
of  the  building. 

Second.  On  streets  where  the  sidewalk  is  fourteen  feet  in  width, 
such  signs  and  devices  shall  extend  not  more  than  six  feet  from  the 
side  of  the  building. 

Third.  On  streets  where  the  sidewalk  is  twelve  feet  in  width,  such 
signs  and  devices  shall  not  extend  more  than  four  feet  from  the  side  of 
the  building. 

Fourth.  On  streets  where  the  sidewalk  is  ten  feet  in  width,  such 
signs  and  devices  shall  not  extend  more  than  three  feet  from  the 
side  of  the  building. 

Fifth.  No  portion  of  such  electrical  illuminated  signs  and  devices 
when  erected  shall  extend  out  over  the  sidewalk  from  the  face  of  the 
building  any  further  than  the  distance  provided  for  in  this  section. 

Sixth.  The  bottom  of  such  electrical  illuminated  signs  and  devices 
shall  be  securely  fastened  to  the  building  by  iron  rods  or  fiames. 

Eighth.  Guy  wires,  when  used,  shall  not  be  spread  more  than  two 
feet  on  each  side  of  such  signs  or  devices,  measuring  from  a point  where 
such  sign  or  device  is  fastened  to  the  building. 

Any  person  or  persons,  firm  or  corporation,  wishing  to  erect  any 
electrical  illuminated  sign  or  device,  shall  first  submit  a detailed  dia- 
gram, with  a statement  of  what  material  said  sign  or  device  is  to  be 
constructed,  to  the  Board  of  Public  Works.  And  if  said  detailed  dia- 
gram or  statement  so  submitted  conforms  to  the  provisions  of  this 
ordinance,  the  Board  of  Public  Works  may  give  a permit  for  the  con- 
struction and  erection  of  such  sign  or  device,  subject  to  its  approval 
when  erected. 

Sec.  3.  Any  person  or  persons,  firm  or  corporation,  violating  any  of 
the  provisions  of  this  ordinance  shall  be  deemed  guilty  of  a misde- 
meanor, and,  upon  conviction  thereof,  shall  be  fmed  in  any  sum  not 
less  than  five  dollars  and  not  more  than  twenty-five  dollars  and  costs 
of  prosecution. 

Sec.  4.  That  all  ordinances  in  conflict  with  this  ordinance  be  and 
the  same  are  hereby  repealed. 

Sec.  5.  This  ordinance  shall  take  effect  and  be  in  force  ten  days 
after  its  passage. 

Passed  the  City  Council  March  18,  1902. 


ORDINANCE  NO.  226. 

AN  ORDINANCE  CONCERNING  OFFENSES  AND  DISORDERLY  CONDUCT. 

The  City  of  Spokane  Falls  does  ordain  as  follows: 

Section  1.  That  if  any  person  shall  drive,  wheel  or  draw  upon  any 
sidewalk  any  hand-truck  or  vehicle,  except  hand  carriages  for  children, 
or  if  any  person  having  charge  or  control  of  any  beast  of  burden, 
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same  to  stand  upon  any  street  crossing  or  intersection,  or  so  near 
thereto  as  to  obstruct  the  same,  they  shall  be  deemed  guilty  of  a mis- 
demeanor, and,  upon  conviction  thereof  before  the  Police  Court,  shall 
be  fined  not  less  than  five  dollars  nor  more  than  fifty  dollais. 

Sec.  2.  This  ordinance  shall  take  effect  and  be  in  force  from  and 
after  five  days  after  its  publication. 

Passed  the  City  Council  January  16,  1889. 


ORDINANCE  NO.  A632. 

AN  ORDINANCE  PROHIBITING  OBSTRUCTIONS  ON  SIDEWALKS. 

The  City  of  Spokane  does  ordain  as  follows: 

Section  1.  No  person  shall  use  or  occupy  more  than  two  feet  of 
space,  nor  more  than  eight  feet  high  immediately  in  front  \>f  the  build- 
ing occupied  by  him  or  them,  measuring  from  the  building,  in  display- 
ing any  goods,  wares,  clothing,  merchandise  or  produce  of  any  kind 
upon  any  street  or  sidewalk  in  the  city;  provided,  that  in  no  case  shall 
any  merchandise,  goods,  wares,  clothing  or  produce  of  any  kind  be 
exposed  for  sale  on  the  sidewalks  on  Sunday. 

Sec.  2.  No  person  shall  place  or  cause  to  be  placed  upon  any 
crosswalk  or  sidewalk  in  the  city,  any  lumber,  iron,  coal,  trunk,  bale, 
box,  crate,  keg,  cask,  barbed  wire,  merchandise,  article  or  thing  what- 
soever, whether  of  the  same  description  or  not,  so  as  to  obstruct  a 
free  passage  for  foot  passengers  for  more  than  three  hours,  said  obstruc- 
tion not  to  extend  more  than  one-half  the  width  of  said  walk;  provided, 
that  all  material  necessary  for  the  construction  of  sewers,  water  or  gas 
pipes,  or  alteration  or  repair  thereof,  or  any  obstruction  necessary  in 
the  improvement  of  th^  streets  or  sidewalks  shall  not  be  deemed 
obstructions  within  the  meaning  of  the  provisions  of  this  ordinance. 

Sec.  3.  Any  person  violating  the  provisions  of  this  ordinance  shall, 
on  conviction,  be  punished  in  a fine  not  exceeding  twenty-five  dollars 
and  the  costs  of  prosecution. 

Sec.  4.  An  ordinance  entitled  “An  ordinance  prohibiting  the  ob- 
struction of  sidewalks,”  passed  the  City  Council  September  29,  1886, 
and  ordinance  No.  386,  entitled  “An  ordinance  relating  to  sidewalks 
and  prohibiting  the  obstruction  thereof,”  passed  the  City  Council  De- 
cember 4,  1889,  and  all  ordinances  and  parts  of  ordinances  in  conflict 
herewith  be  and  the  same  are  hereby  repealed. 

Sec.  5.  This  ordinance  shall  take  effect  and  be  in  force  ten  days 
after  its  passage. 

Passed  the  City  Council  March  3,  1896. 


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ORDINANCE  NO.  A484. 

AN  ORDINANCE  TO  PREVENT  ADVERTISING  BY  WRITING  OR  PRINTING  SIGNS  ON 
THE  SIDEWALKS  OF  THE  CITY. 

The  City  of  Spokane  does  ordain  as  follows: 

Section  1.  That  it  shall  he  unlawful  for  any  person,  firm  or  cor- 
poration to  advertise  his,  her,  their,  or  its  business  by  writing,  printing, 
engraving,  marking,  stamping,  drawing,  painting  or  in  any  manner 
by  any  device  whatever,  his,  her,  their  or  its  name  or  names,  business 
or  wares  upon  any  of  the  sidewalks,  or  upon  any  railing  or  curb 
thereof,  or  any  crosswalk  or  streets  in  the  City  of  Spokane 

Sec.  2.  It  shall  be  unlawful  for  any  person,  firm  or  corporation  to 
deface  any  of  the  crosswalks,  sidewalks  or  streets  in  the  City  of  Spo- 
kane by  writing,  printing,  engraving,  marking,  stamping,  drawing, 
painting,  or  in  any  other  manner  making  any  sigE  or  device  whatsoever 
upon  the  same,  or  upon  any  railing  or  curb  thereof. 

Sec.  3.  Any  person  or  persons  violating  any  of  the  provisions  of 
this  ordinance  shall  be  deemed,  guilty  of  a misdemeanor,  and,  upon 
conviction  thereof,  shall  be  fined  in  any  sum  not  less  than  ten  dollars 
nor  more  than  fifty  dollars  and  the  costs  of  prosecution,  and  be  impris- 
oned until  such  fine  and  costs  are  paid. 

Sec.  4.  The  Chief  of  Police  and  all  police  officers  must  diligently 
watch  for  and  arrest,  or  cause  to  be  arrested,  all  persons  violating  this 
ordinance. 

Sec.  5.  This  ordinance  shall  take  effect  and  be  in  force  ten  days 
after  its  passage. 

Passed  the  City  Council  August  7,  1894. 


ORDINANCE  NO.  A382. 

AN  ORDINANCE  TO  PROVIDE  FOR  THE  REMOVAL  OF  SNOW  AND  ICE  FROM  THE 
SIDEWALKS  IN  THE  CITY  OF  SPOKANE. 

The  City  of  Spokane  does  ordain  as  follows: 

Section  1.  That  every  owner  or  occupant  of  any  house  or  other 
building,  and  the  owner  or  proprietor,  lessee  or  person  entitled  to  the 
possession  of  any  vacant  lot  or  block,  and  every  person  having  charge 
of  any  church,  jail  or  public  hall,  or  public  building;  within  the  fire 
limits  of  the  City  of  Spokane,  shall,  during  the  winter  season  and  dur- 
ing the  time  snow  shall  continue  on  the  ground,  by  9 o’clock  a.  m.  on 
every  day  after  a snowfall,  and  whenever  necessary,  clear  the  side- 
walks in  front  of  such  house,  church,  jail,  public  hall  or  building,  and 
in  front  of  such  lot  or  block,  from  snow  and  ice,  and  shall  keep  them 
conveniently  free  therefrom  during  the  day;  or  shall,  in  case  the  snow 
and  ice  are  so  congealed  that  it  can  not  be  removed  without  injury  to 
the  pavement,  cause  the  said  snow  and  ice  to  be  strewed  with  ashes 
or  sand;  and,  also,  at  all  times  keep  such  sidewalks  clear  and  free 
from  all  dirt,  filth  or  other  obststruction  or  incumbrances,  so  as  to 


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allow  citizens  to  use  the  said  sidewalks  in  an  easy  and  commodious 
manner;  and  every  person  neglecting  or  refusing  to  comply  with  this 
section  shall,  upon  conviction,  he  fined  in  any  sum  not  exceeding  ten 
dollars  and  not  less  than  three  dollars  and  costs  of  prosecution. 

Sec.  2.  Whenever  any  person  shall  neglect  or  refuse  to  comply  with 
this  ordinance,  the  Chief  of  Police  shall  cause  all  such  snow  and  ice 
and  other  obstructions  to  be  removed,  and  report  the  same,  together 
with  verified  vouchers  of  the  cost  of  such  removal,  to  the  Board  of 
Public  Works,  and  said  cost  shall  be  assessed  upon  the  abutting  lot, 
block  or  property  to  the  sidewalk  from  which  said  snow  and  ice  or  other 
substances  are  removed,  and  said  Board  of  Public  Works  shall  make 
a special  assessment  for  the  same  in  the  same  manner  as  special  assess- 
ments are  made  for  grading  streets,  and  report  the  same  to  the  City 
Council,  with  the  report  and  vouchers  of  the  Chief  of  Police,  and  when 
approved  and  confirmed  by  the  Council  said  assessment  shall  be  a 
lien  on  said  lot  or  block,  and  be  collected  as  other  special  assessments 
are  collected. 

Sec.  3.  This  ordinance  shall  be  in  force  and  take  effect  ten  days 
after  its  passage. 

Passed  the  City  Council  February  6,  1894. 


ORDINANCE  NO.  A356. 

AN  ORDINANCE  TO  PREVENT  THE  PLACING  OF  SALT  ON  AND  ALONG  THE  PUBLIC 
STREETS  AND  SIDEWALKS  OF  THE  CITY  OF  SPOKANE. 

The  City  of  Spokane  does  ordain  as  follows: 

Section  1.  That  it  shall  be  unlawful  for  any  person,  firm  or  corpora- 
tion to  place  upon  and  along,  or  cause  to  be  placed  upon  and  along  any 
of  the  streets  and  avenues,  or  upon  any  of  the  sidewalks  within  the 
City  of  Spokane,  any  common  salt  or  other  substance  containing  the 
properties  of  chloride  of  sodium;  provided,  however,  that  'his  ordinance 
does  not  include  or  apply  to  any  person,  firm  or  corporation  bona  fide 
conducting  an  electric  or  other  street  railroad  in  the  city  and  who  use 
such  salt  or  other  substance  containing  chloride  of  sodium,  at  switches 
and  curves  of  the  streetcar  track.  All  such  persons,  firms  and  corpora- 
tions shall  have  the  right  to  use  salt  and  substances  containing  such 
properties  at  the  switches  and  curves  of  its  tracks,  not  to  exceed  six 
inches  either  side  of  such  switch  and  curves,  to  clear  the  same  of  snow, 
or  other  obstruction,  and  facilitate  the  transportation  of  its  cars. 

As  amended  by  ordinance  No.  A677,  passed  December  7,  1896. 

Sec.  2.  Any  person  convicted  of  a violation  of  section  1 of  this 
ordinance  shall  be  deemed  guilty  of  a misdemeanor,  and,  upon  convic- 
tion thereof,  shall  be  fined  not  less  than  $10  nor  more  than  $50  and 
the  costs  of  prosecution. 

Sec.  3.  That  all  ordinances  and  parts  of  ordinances  in  conflict  with 
this  ordinance  are  hereby  repealed. 


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Sec.  4.  This  ordinance  shall  be  in  force  and  take  effect  ten  days 
after  its  passage. 

Passed  the  City  Council  October  10,  1893. 


ORDINANCE  NO.  A215. 

AN  ORDINANCE  TO  PREVENT  THE  POSTING  OF  BILLS  AND  SIGNS  ON  THE  NEW 
BRIDGES,  AND  PROVIDING  A PUNISHMENT  FOR  THE  SAME. 

The  City  of  Spokane  does  ordain  as  follows: 

Section  1.  It  shall  he  unlawful  for  any  person,  firm  corporation  or 
association  of  persons  to  place  or  cause  to  be  placed  by  any  party,  any 
bills  or  signs  upon  the  new  bridges  of  the  City  of  Spokane,  or  otherwise 
deface  the  same;  and  any  person,  party,  firm,  corporation  or  association 
violating  the  provisions  of  this  ordinance  shall  be  deemed  guilty  of  a 
misdemeanor,  and,  upon  conviction  thereof,  shall  be  fined  in  a sum 
not  less  than  five  dollars  nor  more  than  one  hundred  dollars,  which 
shall  be  collected  the  same  as  other  fines  and  penalties. 

Sec.  2.  This  ordinance  shall  be  in  force  and  effect  ten  days  after 
its  passage. 

Passed  the  City  Council  June  7,  1892. 


ORDINANCE  NO.  A53. 

The  City  of  Spokane  does  ordain  as  follows: 

Section  1.  No  person  shall  ride,  lead  or  drive  any  wagon,  carriage, 
dray,  cart  or  other  vehicle  of  conveyance,  nor  any  mare,  horse  or  other 
animal,  on  or  across  any  of  the  bridges  within  the  limits  of  the  City 
of  Spokane  at  a faster  gate  or  pace  than  a common  walk;  provided,  that 
this  section  shall  not  apply  to  the  bridges  spanning  and  crossing  the 
river  on  Monroe  and  Division  streets;  and,  provided  further,  that  no 
loaded  truck  or  dray  shall  be  allowed  to  be  drawn  over  any  bridge  faster 
than  a walk;  and  any  person  or  persons  who  shall  be  guilty  of  a viola- 
tion of  this  section  shall,  for  each  and  every  offense,  pay  a fine  in  the 
sum  of  ten  dollars  and  costs  of  prosecution,  to  be  recovered  before  any 
court  having  jurisdiction. 

As  amended  August  2,  1892,  by  ordinance  No.  A232. 

Sec.  2.  No  person  or  persons  shall  drive  or  assist  in  driving  on  or 
across  any  of  the  bridges  within  the  city,  to  exceed  eight  head  of  cattle 
or  horses,  or  fifty  head  of  sheep  or  hogs  at  any  one  time  in  a drove, 
and  any  person  violating  the  provisions  of  this  section  shall,  for  each 
and  every  offense,  pay  a fine  in  the  sum  of  ten  dollars  and  cost  of 
prosecution. 

Sec.  3.  If  any  person  or  persons  Shall  unnecessarily  or  wilfully 
remain  or  stop  with  any  team  or  teams,  horses,  oxen,  wagon,  sleigh, 
sled  or  any  other  vehicle  whatever  upon  any  of  the  bridges  within  the 
City  of  Spokane,  or  in  and  upon  the  approaches  to  any  such  bridge,  such 
person  or  persons  shall,  on  conviction  thereof,  be  fined  in  the  sum  of 
five  dollars  for  each  offense,  and  cost  of  prosecution. 


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Sec.  4.  It  shall  be  the  duty  of  all  drivers  or  persons  in  charge  of 
any  wagon,  dray,  carriage  or  vehicle  of  any  kind,  to  keep  to  the  right 
when  crossing  the  bridges  within  the  City  of  Spokane,  except  where 
prevented  by  the  passage  of  an  electric  car,  or  other  street  railway  car. 

Sec.  5.  No  person  or  persons  shall  gather  any  assemblies  or  crowds 
upon  any  of  the  bridges  of  this  city  or  the  approaches  leading  to  the 
same,  so  as  to  obstruct  in  any  manner  the  passage  of  foot  passengers, 
teams,  carriages  or  persons  across  the  same. 

Sec.  6.  No  band  of  musicians  shall  play,  or  beat  time  or  keep  step 
with  each  other  while  they  or  any  procession  or  body  of  persons 
marching  with  them,  or  any  portion  thereof,  are  upon  or  crossing  any 
bridge  in  this  city,  under  a penalty  upon  the  leader  or  director  of  such 
band,  of  not  less  than  five  nor  more  than  twenty-five  dollais  and  costs 
of  prosecution. 

Sec.  7.  Any  person  or  persons  found  guilty  of  violating  the  pro- 
visions of  any  section  of  this  ordinance  for  which  a fine  is  not  pre- 
scribed by  such  section,  shall  be  liable  to  a fine  of  not  less  than  ten  nor 
more  than  twenty-five  dollars  and  costs  of  prosecution. 

Sec.  8.  All  ordinances  and  parts  of  ordinances  in  conflict  with  any 
of  the  provisions  of  this  ordinance  are  hereby  repealed. 

Sec.  9.  This  ordinance  shall  take  effect  ten  days  after  its  passage. 

Passed  the  City  Council  July  23,  1891. 


ORDINANCE  NO.  237. 

AN  ORDINANCE  MAKING  IT  UNLAWFUL  TO  INTERFERE  OR  MEDDLE  'WITH,  IN- 
JURE OR  IMPAIR,  OR  REMOVE  ANY  OF  THE  MAINS,  SERVICE  PIPES,  METERS 
OR  OTHER  APPARATUS  BELONGING  TO  THE  SPOKANE  FALI  S GASLIGHT  COM- 
PANY, WITHOUT  THE  AUTHORITY  OF  SAID  COMPANY,  AND  FIXING  THE  PEN- 
ALTY THEREFOR. 

The  City  of  Spokane  Falls  does  ordain  as  folloivs : 

Section  1.  That  it  shall  be  unlawful  for  any  person  or  corporation, 
unless  by  authority  of  the  Spokane  Falls  Gas  Light  Company,  to  inter- 
fere, or  meddle  with,  injure,  impair  or  remove  any  of  the  main  or 
service  pipes,  meters  or  other  apparatus  of  said  companj  used  in  or 
about  its  business  in  the  City  of  Spokane  Falls;  provided,  this  ordi- 
nance shall  not  be  so  construed  as  to  deprive  the  City  of  Spokane  Falls 
of  any  powers,  rights  or  privileges  which  it  now  has  or  may  hereafter 
have,  to  regulate  the  use  of  and  to  control  the  streets  and  alleys  of 
said  city. 

Sec.  2.  Any  person  who  shall  violate  any  of  the  provisions  of 
section  one  of  this  ordinance  shall  be  fined  in  a sum  not  exceeding 
twenty  dollars,  or  imprisoned  not  more  than  twenty  days. 

Sec.  3.  This  ordinance  shall  take  effect  and  be  in  force  from  and 
after  five  days  after  its  passage  and  publication. 

Passed  the  City  Council  February  6,  1889. 


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CHAPTER  VIII. 


Animals  and  City  Pound. 


ORDINANCE  NO.  A658. 

AN  ORDINANCE  TO  RESTRAIN  AND  PREVENT  DOMESTIC  ANIMALS  FROM  RUN- 
NING AT  LARGE,  AND  AUTHORIZING  THE  RESTRAINING,  IMPOUNDING  AND 
SALE  OF  SUCH  ANIMALS,  AND  PROVIDING  A PENALTY  FOR  THE  VIOLATION 
THEREOF. 

The  City  of  Spokane  does  ordain  as  follows : 

Section  1.  It  shall  be  unlawful  for  any  horses,  mules,  cattle,  hogs, 
sheep,  goats  or  other  stock  to  run  or  go  at  large  wi+hm  the  limits 
described  as  follows,  to- wit:  Beginning  with  the  intersection  of  the 
line  of  the  east  city  limits  with  the  center  line  of  Fifteenth  avenue, 
thence  north  along  the  line  of  the  east  city  limits  to  the  center  line  of 
the  Oregon  Railway  & Navigation  Company’s  railway  tracks;  thence 
northwesterly  along  the  center  line  of  said  Oregon  Railway  & Naviga- 
tion Company’s  tracks  to  the  south  hank  of  the  Spokane  river;  thence 
northeasterly  along  the  south  bank  of  the  Spokane  river  to  its  inter- 
section with  the  line  of  the  east  city  limits;  thence  north  along  the 
line  of  the  east  city  limits  to  the  center  line  of  B’uclid  avenue;  thence 
west  along  the  center  line  of  Euclid  avenue  to  the  southeast  corner 
of  section  5,  township  25,  north  of  range  43  E.  W.  M.;  thence  north 
along  the  east  line  of  said  section  5,  township  25,  north  of  range  43 
E.  W.  M.,  to  the  north  city  limits;  thence  west  along  the  line  of  the 
north  city  limits  to  the  west  line  of  said  section  5,  township  25,  north 
of  range  43,  E.  W.  M.;  thence  south  along  the  west  line  of  section  5, 
township  25,  north  pr  range  43  E.  W.  M.,  to  the  center  line  of  High 
avenue;  thence  west  along  the  center  line  of  High  avenue  to  the  center 
line  of  Cedar  street;  thence  along  the  center  line  of  Cedar  street  to  the 
center  line  of  Barrinds  avenue;  thence  west  along  the  center  line  of 
Barrinds  avenue  to  the  center  line  of  Maple  street  and  Maple  street 
produced,  to  the  center  line  of  Montgomery  avenue;  thence  west  along 
the  center  line  of  Montgomery  avenue  and  Montgomery  avenue  pro- 
duced to  the  north  or  east  bank  of  the  Spokane  river;  thence  in  a 
southwesterly  direction  along  the  north  and  east  bank  of  the  Spokane 
river  to  a point  opposite  the  mouth  of  Latah  creek;  thence  across  the 
Spokane  river  and  along  the  east  hank  of  Latah  Creek  to  the  center 


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line  of  Fifteenth  avenue;  thence  east  along  the  center  Pne  of  Fifteenth 
avenue  to  the  place  of  beginning. 

As  amended  by  ordinance  No.  A1083,  passed  September  3,  1901. 

Sec.  2.  It  shall  be  unlawful  to  drive  any  horses,  mules,  cattle,  hogs, 
sheep,  goats,  cows  or  any  other  stock,  through  the  limits  as  described  in 
section  one  of  this  ordinance,  in  herds  of  more  than  ten  in  number, 
without  special  permit  from  the  Mayor  to  do  so. 

Sec.  3.  It  shall  be  unlawful  for  any  horses,  mules,  cattle,  hogs, 
sheep,  goats,  cows  or  other  stock  to  run  or  go  at  large  within  any  part 
of  the  City  of  Spokane,  between  the  hours  of  8 u.  m.  and  6 a.  m.  It 
shall  be  lawful  for  any  police  or  other  officer  of  the  city  to  take  up  any 
such  animals  running  at  large  between  the  hours  aiore^aid  within  the 
city,  and  take  them  to  the  city  pound. 

Sec.  4.  It  shall  be  lawful  for  any  officer  or  hcusenolder  of  the  city 
to  take  up  any  such  animals  found  running  at  large  within  said  limits 
in  violation  of  sections  1,  2 or  3 of  this  ordinance,  and  to  take  them  to 
some  suitable  place  or  places  to  be  selected  by  and  to  be  in  charge  of  the 
Chief  of  Police,  which  place  or  places  are  to  be  known  as  the  City 
Pound. 

Sections  5 and  6 repealed  by  ordinance  No.  A1064. 

Sec.  7.  Any  person  who  shall  knowingly  permit  a violation  of  this 
ordinance  shall  be  fined  in  any  sum  not  exceeding  twenty-five  dollars 
and  costs. 

Sec.  8.  All  ordinances  or  parts  of  ordinances  in  conflict  with  this 
ordinance  are  hereby  repealed. 

Sec.  9.  This  ordinance  shall  take  effect  and  be  in  force  ten  days 
after  its  passage. 

Passed  the  City  Council  September  1,  1896. 


ORDINANCE  NO.  A1065. 

AN  ORDINANCE  TO  RESTRAIN  AND  PREVENT  BULLS  FROM  RUNNING  AT  LARGE 
WITHIN  THE  LIMITS  OF  THE  CITY  OF  SPOKANE,  AND  AUTHORIZING  THE 
RESTRAINING,  IMPOUNDING  AND  SALE  OF  SUCH  ANIMALS,  AND  PROVIDING 
FOR  THE  VIOLATION  THEREOF. 

The  City  of  Spokane  does  ordain  as  follows: 

Section  1.  It  shall  be  unlawful  for  any  bull  or  bulls  to  run  at  large 
in  any  part  of  the  City  of  Spokane  at  any  time.  It  shall  be  lawful 
for  any  police  or  other  officer  of  the  city  to  take  up  any  such  animal  or 
animals  running  at  large  and  to  take  it  or  them  to  the  City  Pound. 

Sec.  2.  It  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  Chief  of  Police,  to  whom  any  such 
animal  or  animals  herein  described  may  be  brought  to  provide  suitable 
food  for  the  same,  and  within  forty-eight  hours  after  the  said  animals 
have  been  impounded  he  shall  set  up  0 notice  in  three  public  places  in 
the  city,  describing  the  animals  impounded  separately,  notifying  the 
owners  to  appear  and  pay  the  costs  and  charges  therein  and  remove  the 


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same  within  five  days  from  the  date  of  said  notice,  and  in  case  the 
owner  or  owners  shall  fail  to  do  so  he  shall  expose  said  animal  or  ani- 
mals to  public  sale,  and  sell  the  same  to  the  highest  bidder  for  cash 
at  the  time  and  place  named  in  said  notice,  and  after  deducting  all 
costs  and  charges  herein  provided,  shall  pay  over  the  remainder,  if  any, 
to  the  Treasurer  of  said  city  for  the  use  of  the  owner  or  ovners  of  such 
animals,  if  claimed,  and  ownership  to  be  proved  within  three  months 
thereafter;  if  not  claimed  within  said  time  the  same  shall  be  placed 
in  the  general  fund  for  the  use  of  the  city. 

Sec.  3.  The  Chief  of  Police  shall  collect  the  following  rates  and 
fees,  to-wit: 

For  impounding  bulls,  one  dollar  per  head. 

For  each  day’s  keeping  of  same,  twenty-five  cents  per  head. 

For  making  sale,  five  per  cent  of  the  total  amount  received  thereon, 
and  all  money  collected  under  this  authority  over  and  above  the  cost 
of  keeping  shall  be  paid  into  the  City  Treasury  within  forty-eight  hours 
after  receipt  of  same,  for  which  the  City  Treasurer  shall  issue  his  re- 
ceipts in  duplicate,  specifying  for  what  the  money  was  received,  one  of 
which  receipts  shall  be  immediately  filed  with  the  Compti  oiler  by  the 
Chief  of  Police  or  person  receiving  such  money. 

Sec.  4.  Any  person  who,  being  the  owner  of  or  in  the  custody  or 
control  of  any  bull,  shall  knowingly  permit  the  same  to  run  or  go  at 
large,  within  the  limits  of  the  City  of  Spokane,  in  violation  of  this 
ordinance,  shall  be  fined  in  any  sum  not  exceeding  fifty  dollars  and 
costs. 

Sec.  5.  This  ordinance  shall  take  effect  and  be  in  force  ten  days 
after  its  passage. 

Passed  by  the  City  Council  July  16,  1901. 


ORDINANCE  NO.  A1064. 

AN  ORDINANCE  PROVIDING  FOR  THE  ESTABLISHMENT  AND  MAINTENANCE  OF  A 
CITY  POUND  AND  GRANTING  TO  THE  SPOKANE  HUMANE  SOCIETY  A FRAN- 
CHISE TO  MAINTAIN  THE  SAME/  PROVIDING  FOR  THE  IMPOUNDING,  KEEP- 
ING AND  DESTRUCTION  OF  ANIMALS  RUNNING  AT  LARGE,  AND  THE  PAY- 
MENT OF  PENALTIES  THEREFOR,  AND  FOR  THE  COLLECTION  OF  FEES  FOR  THE 
IMPOUNDING  AND  CARING  FOR  SUCH  ANIMALS,  AND  PROVIDING  FOR  THE 
PAYMENT  OF  COMPENSATION  TO  SAID  SPOKANE  HUMANE  SOCIETY,  AND 
REPEALING  SECTION  4 OF  ORDINANCE  NO.  Al82,  PASSED  APRIL  5,  1892,  AND 
SECTIONS  5 AND  6 OF  ORDINANCE  NO.  A658,  PASSED  SEPTEMBER  1,  1896. 
The  City  of  Spokane  does  ordain  as  folloios: 

Section  1.  It  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  Spokane  Humane  Society,  a 
corporation  organized  and  existing  under  and  by  virtue  of  the  laws  of 
the  State  of  Washington,  to  establish  and  thereafter  maintain  a pound 
for  the  keeping  of  all  animals,  including  dogs  and  bitches,  found  run- 
ning at  large  within  the  limits  of  the  City  of  Spokane  contrary  to  the 
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Sec.  2.  It  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  said  Spokane  Humane  Society 
to  restrain  and  impound  all  dogs  and  bitches  found  running  at  large 
within  the  limits  of  the  City  of  Spokane,  and  for  which  license  shall  not 
have  been  taken  out  as  required  by  ordinance  No.  A182,  passed  April  5, 
1892,  entitled  “An  ordinance  providing  for  the  licensing  and  impound- 
ing of  dogs  and  bitches.”  All  dogs  and  bitches  so  running  at  large  and 
not  having  thereon  a collar  with  a metal  tag  appended  thereto,  as  re- 
quired by  said  ordinance  No.  A182,  shall  be  presumed  to  be  dogs  and 
bitches  for  which  no  license  has  been  issued. 

Sec.  3.  The  Spokane  Humane  Society  shall  keep  a record  of  all  ani- 
mals, including  dogs  and  bitches,  which  may  be  impounded,  which  rec- 
ord shall  contain  a description  of  the  animals  so  impounded,  and  the 
date  and  place  where  such  animal  was  distrained,  and  the  date  of  im- 
pounding the  same. 

Sec.  4.  Any  dog  or  bitch  so  impounded  shall  be  subject  to  redemp- 
tion by  the  owner  thereof,  at  any  time  prior  to  the  expiration  of  forty- 
eight  hours  after  such  impounding,  taking  out  for  such  dog  or  bitch 
the  annual  license  for  the  current  year,  and  the  payment  to  said  Spo- 
kane Humane  Society  of  the  sum  of  fifty  cents  for  each  dog  or  bitch  so 
impounded,  and  the  further  sum  of  fifty  cents  for  each  day  the  same 
shall  have  been  kept  in  custody;  provided,  however,  that  if  the  annual 
license  for  such  dog  or  bitch  for  the  current  year  shall  have  been  there- 
tofore taken  out,  the  said  owner  shall  not  be  obliged  to  take  out  an 
additional  license;  and,  provided  further , that  a day  shall  be  composed 
of  twenty-four  hours,  and  that  every  portion  of  a day  in  excess  of  any 
multiple  of  twenty-four  hours  shall  be  deemed  and  taken  to  be  a full 
day.  At  the  expiration  of  forty-eight  hours  after  the  impounding  of 
any  dog  or  bitch  such  animal,  if  unclaimed  by  the  owner,  shall  be 
offered  for  sale,  to  pay  the  expenses  of  impounding  and  keeping;  such 
sale  to  be  upon  printed  or  written  notice,  which  shall  be  posted  at  the 
police  headquarters  and  at  the  pound  for  twenty-four  hours;  and,  in 
case  no  purchaser  is  found  for  the  amount  of  such  costs  and  expenses, 
it  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  Spokane  Humane  Society  to  cause  the 
destruction  of  said  dog  or  bitch  in  some  painless  and  humane  way,  and 
to  dispose  of  the  carcass  in  some  inoffensive  manner,  provided,  how- 
ever, that  such  Humane  Society  may,  if  it  so  desires,  keep  such  dog  or 
bitch  for  a longer  period  than  forty-eight  hours;  provided  further,  that 
any  person  purchasing  a dog  or  bitch  shall  be  required,  in  addition  to 
the  payment  of  the  purchase  price,  to  take  out  an  annual  license  for 
such  dog  or  bitch  for  the  current  year. 

Sec.  5.  It  shall  be  the  duty  of  said  Spokane  Humane  Society  to 
distrain  and  impound  any  horses,  mules,  cattle,  hog-  goats  or  any 
other  stock  running  at  large  within  the  limits  of  the  City  of  Spokane 
in  violation  of  the  ordinances  of  said  city,  and  to  keep  and  properly 
feed  such  animals  while  so  impounded.  Within  forty-eight  hours  after 
such  animal  shall  be  impounded  the  said  Humane  Society  shall  post  a 
written  or  printed  notice  at  the  police  headquarters,  at  the  pound  and 


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at  two  other  public  places  in  the  city,  describing  the  animals  impounded 
and  notifying  the  owners  to  appear  and  pay  the  coses  and  charges 
thereon  and  remove  the  same  within  five  days  from  the  date  of  said 
notice.  In  case  the  owner  or  owners  shall  fail  so  to  do  said  society 
shall  expose  such  animals  to  public  sale  and  sell  the  same  to  the  highest 
bidder  for  cash  at  the  time  and  place  named  in  such  notice. 

Sec.  6.  There  shall  be  collected,  upon  the  redemption  of  any  stock, 
the  following  rates  and  fees,  to-wit: 

Per  head. 


For  impounding  horses,  mules  or  cattle $0.50 

For  impounding  hogs,  sheep,  goats  or  other  animals 25 

For  each  day’s  keeping  of  horses,  mules  or  cattle 25 

For  each  day’s  keeping  of  goats,  sheep,  hogs  or  other  stock 10 


Twenty-four  hours  shall  be  deemed  and  taken  to  be  a day,  and 
every  portion  of  a day  in  excess  of  any  multiple  of  twenty-four  hours 
shall  be  deemed  and  taken  to  be  a full  day.  Five  pe"  cent  upon  the 
total  amount  received  upon  any  sale  shall  be  retained  as  a fee  for 
making  such  sale. 

Sec.  7.  The  fees  for  impounding  any  animal  and  for  making  a sale 
of  any  animal,  except  dogs  or  bitches,  and  all  sums  re  eived  from  the 
sale  of  any  animal,  except  dogs  or  bitches,  in  excess  cf  the  full  costs 
and  charges  herein  provided,  shall,  within  forty-eight  hours  after  re- 
ceipt of  same,  be  paid  over  to  the  City  Treasurer,  who  .shall  issue  his 
receipt  therefor,  in  duplicate,  specifying  for  what  the  money  was  re- 
ceived, one  of  which  receipts  shall  be  immediately  filed  with  the  Comp- 
troller. 

Sec.  8.  In  the  event  there  shall  be  no  bidder  for  horses,  mules, 
cattle,  hogs,  sheep,  goats  or  other  stock  distrained  and  impounded,  the 
Humane  Society  may  destroy  such  animals  by  some  humane  and  pain- 
less methods,  and  shall  thereupon  dispose  of  the  carcass  in  some  inof- 
fensive manner. 

Sec.  9.  All  sums  of  money  paid  to  the  Treasurer  of  said  city  as  the 
excess  of  the  purchase  price  of  any  animal,  except  dogs  and  bitches, 
over  and  above  costs  and  charges,  shall  be  held  by  said  Treasurer  for 
the  use  of  the  owner  or  owners  of  such  animal,  if  maimed  and  owner- 
ship established  to  the  satisfaction  of  such  Treasurer,  within  three 
months  thereafter.  If  not  so  claimed  by  the  owner  thereof,  such  sum 
shall  be  placed  in  the  general  fund  for  the  use  of  the  city. 

Sec.  10.  The  City  Comptroller  of  the  City  of  Spokane  is  hereby 
authorized  and  directed  to  make  and  issue,  on  or  before  the  10th  day  of 
-each  calendar  month,  to  said  Spokane  Humane  Society,  a monthly  war- 
rant upon  the  general  fund  for  an  amount  equal  to  ninety  per  cent  of 
the  total  sum  of  money  received  from  dog  licenses  for  the  preceding 
calendar  month. 

Sec.  11.  That  section  4 of  ordinance  No.  A182,  passed  April  5,  1892, 
entitled  “An  ordinance  providing  for  the  licensing  and  impounding  of 
dogs  and  bitches,”  and  sections  5 and  6 of  ordinance  No.  A658,  passed 


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September  1,  1896,  and  entitled  “An  ordinance  to  restrain  and  prevent 
domestic  animals  from  running  at  large,  and  authorizing  the  restrain- 
ng,  impounding  and  sale  of  such  animals,  and  providing  a penalty  for 
r violation  thereof,”  be  and  the  same  are  hereby  repealed. 

Sec.  12.  The  franchise  and  privileges  hereby  granted  shall  continue 
for  the  period  of  ten  years  from  the  passage  of  this  ordinance;  pro- 
vided, however,  that  the  said  Spokane  Humane  Socii-ty  shall  accept 
L is  ordinance  and  the  franchise  and  privileges  hereby  granted  within 
five  days  of  the  passage  thereof  by  a writing  subscribed  by  the  proper 
officers  of  said  company,  and  attested  by  the  seal  thereof,  which  shall  be 
filed  in  the  office  of  the  City  Clerk,  and  shall  execute  and  file  in  the 
office  of  the  said  City  Clerk  a bond  with  a surety  comiany  authorized 
to  do  business  in  the  State  of  Washington  under  the  laws  of  the  said 
state  as  surety  thereon;  such  bond  shall  be  in  the  penal  sum  of  five 
thousand  dollars,  and  shall  be  conditioned  for  the  faithful  perform- 
ance of  all  of  the  requirements  of  this  ordinance.  And  if  such  accept- 
ance and  such  bond  shall  not  be  so  filed,  the  rights  and  privileges  con- 
ferred shall  lapse,  and  this  ordinance  be  of  no  further  effect. 

Sec.  13.  That  the  said  society  shall  employ  some  suitable  person  to 
perform  the  duties  heretofore  performed  by  the  Police  Department  of 
the  city  in  impounding  and  destroying  animals  at  its  expense,  who  shall 
be  appointed  a special  policeman  of  the  city,  and  shall  have  power  and 
authority  to  make  arrests  for  the  violation  of  any  ordinance  of  the 
city,  and  who  shall  perform  the  duties  of  a policeman  when  not  engaged 
in  the  discharge  of  his  duties  under  this  ordinance. 

Sec.  14.  This  ordinance  shall  take  effect  and  be  in  force  ten  days 
after  its  passage. 

Passed  by  the  City  Council  this  16th  day  of  July,  1901. 


ORDINANCE  NO.  A182. 

AN  ORDINANCE  PROVIDING  FOR  THE  LICENSING  AND  IMPOUNDING  OF  DOGS  AND 

BITCHES. 

The  City  of  Spokane  does  ordain  as  follows: 

Section  1.  The  keeping  of  dogs  or  bitches  within  the  limits  of  the 
City  of  Spokane  is  hereby  forbidden  unless  the  owners  or  keepers 
thereof  shall  procure  a license  for  each  dog  or  bitch  as  herewith  pro- 
vided for,  and  every  person  violating  any  of  the  provisions  of  this  sec- 
tion shall  be  deemed  guilty  of  a misdemeanor,  and  shall,  on  conviction 
thereof,  for  each  and  every  offense  be  fined  in  any  sum  not  exceeding 
five  dollars,  to  which  shall  be  added  the  costs  of  orosecution. 

Sec.  2.  The  annual  license  tax  on  dogs  and  bitches  is  hereby  fixed  at 
the  following  rates:  On  each  dog,  one  dollar;  on  each  bitch,  three 
dollars. 

Sec.  3.  On  payment  to  the  City  Treasurer  of  the  amount  of  any 
such  license  tax,  and  the  production  of  a certificate  thereof,  it  shall 


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be  the  duty  of  the  City  Comptroller  to  issue  a license  to  the  person  ap- 
plying therefor,  which  license  shall  remain  and  be  in  fo;ce  from  its  date 
until  the  30th  day  of  June  next  ensuing,  and  no  longer;  and  the  Comp- 
troller shall  furnish  with  such  license  a metal  tag  upon  which  shall 
be  stamped  a number  corresponding  with  the  number  of  such  license, 
and  such  tag  shall  be  appended  to  a collar  which  the  owner  shall  pro- 
vide and  place  and  keep  upon  the  neck  of  the  dog  or  bitch  so  licensed. 

Sec.  4.  Repealed  by  ordinance  No.  A1064. 

Sec.  5.  The  Chief  of  Police  is  hereby  authorized  to  secure  a suit- 
able pound  for  the  purpose  of  carrying  out  the  provisions  of  this  ordi- 
nance. 

Sec.  6.  If  any  person,  the  owner  of  any  dog  or  bitch,  shall  permit 
such  dog  or  bitch  to  wear  the  collar  and  tag  contemplated  by  this 
ordinance,  without  said  tax  being  paid  and  said  license  procured,  or 
shall  keep  or  allow  such  dog  or  bitch  about  the  premises,  without  pay- 
ing such  license,  he  shall  be  deemed  guilty  of  a misdemeanor,  and,  upon 
conviction  thereof,  shall  be  fined  in  a sum  not  exceeding  ten  dollars 
and  the  costs  of  prosecution. 

Sec.  7.  If  any  person  owning  the  same  shall  permic  any  bitch  while 
in  heat  to  run  at  large,  notwithstanding  a license  may  have  been 
obtained  for  such  bitch  as  herein  provided,  such  person  shall  in  such 
case,  upon  conviction  thereof,  be  fined  in  any  sum  not  exceeding  twenty- 
five  dollars  and  costs  of  prosecution. 

Sec.  8.  It  shall  be  a misdemeanor  for  any  person  to  steal  or  remove 
the  tag  or  collar  as  provided  for  in  this  ordinance,  frcm  any  dog  or 
bitch,  except  the  owner;  and  such  misdemeanor  shall  be  punishable 
by  a fine  of  twenty  dollars  and  costs  of  prosecution. 

Sec.  9.  This  ordinance  shall  take  effect  ten  days  after  its  passage, 
and  all  ordinances  in  conflict  herewith  are  hereby  repealed. 

Passed  the  City  Council  April  5,  1892. 


ORDINANCE  NO.  282, 

AN  ORDINANCE  TO  REGULATE  THE  DRIVING  OF  STOCK  UPON  THE  GRADED 
STREETS  OF  THE  CITY  OF  SPOKANE  FALLS,  AND  TO  PL  NISH  THE  VIOLA- 
TION THEREOF. 

The  City  of  Spokane  Falls  does  ordain  as  follows 

Section  1.  That  no  greater  number  than  ten  head  of  horses,  cattle, 
sheep  or  hogs  shall  be  driven  along  and  upon  any  graded  street  or  part 
of  a street  of  the  City  of  Spokane  Falls  at  one  time  and  in  one  drove. 

Sec.  2.  When  any  horses,  cattle,  sheep  or  hogs  shall  be  driven 
along  and  upon  any  street  as  aforesaid,  they  shall  be  in  charge  of  a 
sufficient  number  of  herders  to  properly  guard  and  keep  them  together 
in  a body  as  near  the  center  of  the  street  as  possible,  and  to  keep  them 
all  constantly  moving  until  they  shall  have  have  passed  away  from 
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Sec.  3.  It  shall  be  the  duty  of  said  person  or  persons  in  charge  of 
said  horses,  cattle,  sheep  or  hogs,  while  they  or  any  of  them  are  upon 
such  street  or  streets  to  be  sufficiently  close  to  the  drove-  to  keep  it  mov- 
ing along  to  prevent  any  of  said  horses,  cattle,  sheep  or  hogs  from 
going  upon  the  sidewalks  or  parts  of  the  streets  reserved  for  sidewalks 
or  parks,  or  from  browsing  along  said  sidewalks  or  parks. 

Sec.  4.  When  any  horses,  cattle,  sheep  or  hogs  are  being  driven 
along  any  such  street  or  streets,  are  so  negligently  cared  for  by  the 
person  or  persons  having  them  in  charge  that  any  of  said  animals  shall 
come  to  a standstill  or  shall  browse  along  or  get  upon  said  sidewalks 
and  parks,  such  animal  or  animals  shall  be  deemed  to  be  running  at 
large,  and  may  be  taken  up  as  by  ordinance  provided. 

Sec.  5.  Any  person  or  persons  who  shall  drive  or  permit  any  greater 
number  of  horses,  cattle,  sheep  or  hogs,  of  which  they  may  be  in 
charge,  than  ten  head,  as  provided  in  section  1 of  this  ordinance,  to  be 
driven  or  to  go  along  any  of  said  graded  streets  or  part  of  a street  as 
herein  set  forth,  shall  be  deemed  guilty  of  a misdemeanor,  and  shall  be 
fined  in  any  sum  not  more  than  twenty-five  dollars,  and  shall  be  im- 
prisoned until  such  fine  and  costs  shall  be  paid. 

Sec.  6.  Any  person  or  persons  having  charge  thereof  who  shall 
drive  or  permit  any  number  of  horses,  cattle,  sheep  or  hogs  to  go  along 
or  on  any  graded  street  or  part  of  a street  in  such  manner  that  said 
animals  or  any  of  them  shall  loiter,  come  to  a standstill,  browse  along 
or  get  upon  any  of  the  sidewalks  or  parks  or  spaces  reserved  for  side- 
walks or  parks;  or  any  person  or  persons  who  shall  hitch,  fasten  or 
secure  any  horse,  cattle,  sheep  or  hog  to  any  tree,  stake  or  post 
or  upon  any  sidewalk,  street  or  parts  of  the  street  reserved  for 
sidewalks  or  parks,  or  upon  any  sidewalk  or  sidewalk  curbing,  for  the 
purpose  of  allowing  said  cattle,  horse,  sheep  or  hog  to  browse  or  feed, 
shall  be  deemed  guilty  of  a misdemeanor,  and  shall  be  fined  not  more 
than  twenty-five  dollars,  and  imprisoned  until  such  costs  and  fine  are 
paid. 

As  amended  by  ordinance  No.  A342,  passed  the  City  Council  July 
20,  1893. 

Sec.  7.  This  ordinance  shall  take  effect  and  be  in  force  five  days 
after  its  passage  and  publication  in  the  official  newspaper  of  the  city. 

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ORDINANCE  NO.  A596. 

AN  ORDINANCE  MAKING  IT  LAWFUL  FOR  ANY  PERSON,  AND  THE  DUTY  OF  ANY 
POLICE  OFFICER  TO  KILL  AND  DESTROY  ANY  AND  ALL  VICIOUS  OR  DANGER- 
OUS DOGS  OR  OTHER  ANIMALS,  WHICH  ARE  KEPT  OTHERWISE  THAN  SE- 
CURELY CHAINED  IN  A PROPER  PLACE  ON  THE  OWNER’S  PREMISES,  OR  AL- 
LOWED TO  RUN  AT  LARGE  WITHIN  THE  CITY  LIMITS,  AND  MAKING  IT  A 
MISDEMEANOR  FOR  ANY  PERSON  OR  PERSONS,  TO  KEEP  ON  HIS  OR  HER 
PREMISES,  OR  ELSEWHERE,  ANY  VICIOUS  DOG  OR  OTHER  ANIMAL,  UNLESS 
THE  SAME  BE  SECURELY  CHAINED  OR  OTHERWISE  PROPERLY  SECURED. 

The  City  of  Spokane  does  ordain  as  follows : 

Section  1.  It  shall  be  lawful  for  any  person,  and  it  shall  be  the 
duty  of  all  police  officers  of  the  city,  to  kill  and  destroy  any  and  all 
vicious  or  dangerous  dogs  or  other  animals  found  within  the  city  limits 
either  on  or  off  the  premises  of  the  owner,  or  within  or  upon  any 
street,  alley  or  thoroughfare;  provided,  this  section  shall  not  apply 
to  animals  kept  upon  the  owner’s  premises  when  securely  chained, 
confined  or  secured,  so  as  to  render  it  or  them  harmless  to  persons 
lawfully  upon  such  premises,  streets,  alley  and  thoroughfares. 

Sec.  2.  It  shall  be  unlawful  for  any  person  knowingly  to  keep, 
harbor  or  maintain  upon  or  off  of  his  premises  or  her  premises,  any 
vicious  or  dangerous  dog  or  animal,  unless  the  same  he  securely 
chained  or  secured  so  as  to  he  rendered  harmless  to  persons  lawfully 
upon  said  premises  or  upon  any  street,  alley  or  thoroughfare  within 
the  city  limits. 

Sec.  3.  Any  person  violating  any  of  the  provisions  of  the  foregoing 
section  shall  be  deemed  guilty  of  a misdemeanor,  and  upon  conviction 
thereof,  be  fined  in  any  sum  not  less  than  five  dollars  and  not  more 
than  fifty  dollars. 

Sec.  4.  All  ordinances  and  parts  of  ordinances  in  conflict  with  this 
ordinance  are  hereby  repealed. 

Sec.  5.  This  ordinance  shall  take  effect  and  be  in  force  ten  days 
after  its  passage. 

Passed  the  City  Council  August  27,  1895. 


ORDINANCE  NO.  A184. 

AN  ORDINANCE  TO  PROHIBIT  THE  DESTRUCTION  OF  BIRDS  AND  BIRDS’  NESTS. 

The  City  of  Spokane  does  ordain  as  follows : 

Section  1.  It  shall  be  unlawful  for  any  person  or  persons  to  kill, 
maim  or  destroy,  or  attempt  to  kill,  maim  or  destroy  any  bird  of  the 
species  commonly  known  as  wild  birds,  or  to  wantonly  destroy  the  nest 
of  any  such  bird. 

Sec.  2.  Any  person  found  guilty  of  any  offense  mentioned  in  the 
preceding  section  shall  be  fined  in  any  sum  not  less  than  five  nor  more 
than  twenty-five  dollars. 

Sec.  3.  This  ordinance  shall  take  effect  ten  days  after  its  passage. 
Passed  the  City  Council  April  15,  1892. 


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CHAPTER  IX. 


Bicycle  Regulations. 


ORDINANCE  NO.  A1123. 

AN  ORDINANCE  REGULATING  THE  RIDING  OF  BICYCLES  IN  THE  CITY  OF  SPO- 
KANE, AND  PRESCRIBING  THE  PUNISHMENT  FOR  THE  VIOLATION 

THEREOF. 

The  City  of  Spokane  does  ordain  as  follows : 

Section  1.  That  it  shall  be  unlawful  for  any  person  to  ride  a bi- 
cycle on  the  public  streets  or  bicycle  paths  of  the  City  of  Spokane  at  a 
greater  rate  of  speed  than  eight  miles  an  hour,  and  that  on  all  street 
crossings  the  rate  of  speed  shall  be  reduced  to  five  miles  an  hour. 

Sec.  2.  Section  2,  vetoed  by  Mayor,  and  veto  sustained. 

Sec.  3.  It  shall  be  unlawful  for  any  person  to  ride  a bicycle  in  the 
City  of  Spokane  to  which  a bell  is  not  attached.  Before  reaching  any 
street  crossing  or  alley  every  person  riding  a bicycle  must  sound  the 
hell  at  least  30  feet  distant  before  reaching  such  crossing  or  alley,  and 
upon  meeting  any  person  or  vehicle,  and  before  passing  any  person  or 
vehicle,  the  bell  must  be  sounded  so  as  to  give  timely  warning  of  his 
or  her  approach,  at  least  30  feet  distant  before  meeting,  or  passing  any 
person  or  vehicle. 

Sec.  4.  Every  person  convicted  of  the  violation  of  any  provision  of 
this  ordinance  shall  be  punished  in  any  sum  not  exceeding  $25,  or  be  im- 
prisoned more  than  twelve  hours. 

Passed  the  City  Council  January  21,  1902. 


ORDINANCE  NO.  A760. 

AN  ORDINANCE  PROHIBITING  THE  RIDING  OF  BICYCLES  AND  TRICYCLES  UPON 
THE  SIDEWALKS  OF  ANY  OF  THE  STREETS  WITHIN  THE  CITY  OF  SPOKANE, 
AND  PROVIDING  A PENALTY  FOR  THE  VIOLATION  THEREOF. 

The  City  of  Spokane  does  ordain  as  follows : 

Section  1.  That  hereafter  it  shall  be  unlawful  for  any  person  or 
persons  to  ride  any  bicycle  or  tricycle  upon  the  sidewalks,  of  any  of 
the  streets  within  the  City  of  Spokane. 

Sec.  2.  Any  person  or  persons  violating  any  of  the  provisions  of 
this  ordinance  shall  be  deemed  guilty  of  a misdemeanor,  and  upon  con- 


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viction  thereof  shall  be  fined  in  a sum  not  to  exceed  $100  and  shall  be 
imprisoned  in  the  city  jail  until  such  fine  and  costs  are  paid. 

Sec.  3.  This  ordinance  shall  take  effect  and  be  in  force  ten  days 
after  its  passage. 

Passed  the  City  Council  June  7,  1898. 


ORDINANCE  NO.  A599. 

AN  ORDINANCE  TO  PREVENT  ACCIDENTS  BY  BICYCLES,  TRICYCLES,  BIKES  AND 

TANDEMS. 

The  City  of  Spokane  does  ordam  as  follows: 

Section  1.  It  shall  be  unlawful  for  any  person,  or  persons,  within 
the  limits  of  the  City  of  Spokane,  to  ride  or  drive  any  bicycle,  tricycle, 
bike  or  tandem  in  a manner  commonly  known  as  coasting,  or  in  any 
other  manner  wherein  said  rider  or  driver  shall  not  have  absolute  and 
complete  control  of  the  aforesaid  bicycle,  tricycle,  bike  or  tandem,  so 
that  he  or  she  may  stop  the  same  to  avoid  all  possible  injury  or  colli- 
sion. 

Sections  2 and  3 repealed. 

Sec.  4.  Any  person  or  persons  violating  any  of  the  provisions  of 
this  ordinance  shall  De  deemed  guilty  of  a misdemeanor  and  subject 
to  a fine  of  not  less  than  five  dollars  nor  more  than  twenty-five  dollars 
for  each  offense. 

Sec.  5.  All  ordinances  or  parts  of  ordinances  in  conflict  herewith 
are  hereby  repealed. 

Sec.  6.  This  ordinance  shall  take  effect  and  be  in  force  ten  days 
after  its  passage. 

Passed  the  City  Council  September  3,  1895. 


ORDINANCE  NO.  A822. 

AN  ORDINANCE  TO  PROTECT  CYCLE  PATHS  AND  PROVIDING  A PUNISHMENT  FOR 
THE  VIOLATION  THEREOF. 

The  City  of  Spokane  does  ordain  as  folloios : 

Section  1.  It  shall  be  unlawful  for  any  person  to  stand,  ride  or 
drive  any  horse,  cow,  wagon,  buggy,  carriage  or  other  vehicle,  except 
bicycles,  tricycles  or  light  carriages  propelled  by  hand  for  the  convey- 
ance of  infants  or  cripples,  over,  upon  or  along  any  of  the  cycle  paths 
within  the  limits  of  the  City  of  Spokane,  as  they  now  are  or  hereafter 
may  be  constructed;  provided,  however,  that  this  ordinance  shall  not 
be  construed  as  a^ecting  such  paths  where  the  same  intersect  streets 
or  where  they  intersect  alleys  used  as  driveways. 

Sec.  2.  Any  person  found  guilty  of  any  offense  mentioned  in  the 
preceding  section  shall  be  fined  in  any  sum  not  less  than  five  nor  more 
than  fifty  dollars,  and  pay  the  costs  of  prosecution,  and  shall  be  con- 


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fined  in  the  city  jail  until  such  fine  and  costs  are  paid;  provided,  how* 
ever,  that  such  persons  shall  not  he  so  confined  more  than  one  day  for 
each  three  dollars  of  such  fine  and  costs. 

Sec.  3.  This  ordinance  shall  take  effect  and  be  in  force  ten  days 
after  its  passage. 

Passed  the  City  Council  April  7,  1899. 


ORDINANCE  NO.  A641. 

AN  ORDINANCE  TO  PROTECT  BICYCLISTS  AND  BICYCLES,  AND  PROVIDING  A PEN- 
ALTY FOR  TIIE  VIOLATION  THEREOF. 

The  City  of  Spokane  does  ordain  as  follows : 

Section  1.  It  shall  be  unlawful  to  throw,  drop  or  place,  or  cause  or 
procure  or  be  thrown,  dropped  or  placed,  in  or  upon  any  cycle  path, 
avenue,  street,  sidewalk,  alley,  road  or  highway,  or  public  place,  any 
glass,  tacks,  nails,  pieces  of  metal,  wire,  briar,  thorn  or  other  substance, 
which  might  injure  or  puncture  any  tire  on  a bicycle,  or  which  might 
wound,  disable  or  injure  any  person  using  such  bicycle;  and  any  person 
found  guilty  of  committing  an  act  declared  to  be  unlawful  under  this 
section  shall  be  fined  in  any  sum  not  less  than  five  dollars  nor  more 
than  fifty  dollars,  and  pay  the  costs  of  prosecution. 

Sec.  2.  Such  fine,  when  collected,  shall  be  paid  into  the  road  or 
street  fund  of  the  city. 

Sec.  3.  This  ordinance  shall  take  effect  and  be  in  force  ten  days 
after  its  passage. 

Passed  the  City  Council  April  28,  1896. 


ORDINANCE  NO.  A763. 

AN  ORDINANCE  TO  CREATE  A BICYCLE  ROAD  COMMISSION. 

The  City  of  Spokane  does  ordain  as  follows : 

Section  1.  There  is  hereby  created  and  established  a Bicycle  Road 
Commission.  Said  commission  shall  consist  of  the  president  of  the 
Board  of  Police,  City  Engineer  and  three  citizens  of  the  City  of  Spo- 
kane, to  be  appointed  by  the  Mayor  and  confirmed  by  the  Council. 

Sec.  2.  Within  ten  days  after  the  first  day  of  August,  1898,  the 
Mayor  shall  appoint  as  members  of  the  Bicycle  Road  Commission,  as 
provided  by  section  1 of  this  ordinance,  three  citizens  of  the  City  of 
Spokane,  one  of  whom  shall  be  appointed  and  serve  for  the  term  of 
three  years,  one  for  the  term  of  two  years  and  one  for  the  term  of  one 
year  from  the  first  day  of  August,  1898;  and  all  persons  appointed  as 
members  of  said  commission,  after  the  expiration  of  any  of  the  said 
terms,  shall  serve  for  the  term  of  three  years  from  the  first  day  of 
August  of  the  year  of  his  or  her  appointment.  Either  or  all  members 
of  the  commission,  mentioned  in  this  section,  may  be  removed  at  any 
time  upon  recommendation  of  the  Mayor  by  a majority  of  the  members 


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of  the  City  Council,  or  by  a vote  of  two-thirds  of  the  members  of  the 
City  Council  without  the  recommendation  of  the  Mayor. 

Sec.  3.  All  of  the  members  of  the  Bicycle  Road  Commission  shall 
serve  without  compensation. 

Sec.  4.  The  Bicycle  Road  Commission  shall  hold  regular  meetings 
once  each  month,  upon  such  day  as  they  may  designate  for  holding 
regular  meetings.  Special  meetings  may  be  called  at  any  time  by  the 
president  of  the  Board  of  Police,  and  he  shall  call  a special  meeting 
whenever  requested  to  do  so  by  three  members  of  the  Bicycle  Road 
Commission. 

Sec.  5.  The  president  of  the  Board  of  Police  shall  be  chairman  of 
the  Bicycle  Road  Commission  and  the  City  Engineer  shall  be  secretary 
of  the  said  commission  and  keep  a full  and  complete  record  of  the  pro- 
ceedings of  the  Bicycle  Road  Commission. 

Sec.  6.  The  Bicycle  Road  Commission  shall  have  the  full  and  ex- 
clusive power  to  control,  manage  and  supervise  the  expenditures  of 
the  moneys  accruing  to  the  bicycle  road  fund,  and  said  commission  shall 
certify  each  and  every  such  expenditure  to  the  City  Comptroller,  who 
shall  issue  his  warrant  to  the  City  Treasurer  therefor,  and  the  same 
shall  be  paid  by  the  City  Treasurer  out  of  any  money  in  the  bicycle 
road  fund;  provided,  the  City  Comptroller  shall  not  issue  any  warrant 
drawn  upon  the  bicycle  road  fund  except  for  expenditures  duly  certified 
as  provided  herein;  and,  provided  further,  that  at  no  time  shall  any 
debt  be  made  or  incurred  by  the  said  Bicycle  Road  Commission  for  any 
purpose  until  there  is  a sufficient  sum  of  money  in  the  said  bicycle  road 
fund  available  to  pay  same. 

Sec.  7.  Said  Commission  shall  expend  the  moneys  accruing  to  the 
bicycle  road  fund  exclusively  for  the  making  and  improving  of  roads  or 
paths  to  be  used  only  by  bicycles,  and  all  expenditures  shall  be  made 
for  such  purposes,  and  no  other;  provided,  said*  commission  shall  have 
power  to  authorize  expenditures  other  than  for  the  improvement  of 
roads  or  paths  for  the  purpose  of  defraying  the  necessary  incidental 
expenses  for  the  purchase  of  bicycle  tags,  stationery,  etc. 

Sec.  8.  The  Bicycle  Road  Commission  shall  have  the  full  and  ex- 
clusive power  to  build,  lay  out,  construct  and  maintain  bicycle  roads 
or  paths,  and  to  control,  manage  and  regulate  the  use  of  same. 

Sec.  9.  This  ordinance  shall  take  effect  and  be  in  force  ten  days 
after  its  passage. 

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ORDINANCE  NO.  A830. 

AN  ORDINANCE  TO  LICENSE  THE  RIDING  OF  BICYCLES  AND  TRICYCLES  UPON 
THE  STREETS  AND  WAYS  OF  THE  CITY  OF  SPOKANE;  CREATING  A “BICYCLE 
ROAD  FUND,”  AND  APPROPRIATING  THE  SAME  TO  CERTAIN  USES;  PROVIDING 
A PENALTY  FOR  THE  VIOLATION  OF  THE  PROVISIONS  HEREOF,  AND  REPEAL- 
ING ORDINANCE  NO.  A762,  PASSED  BY  THE  CITY  COUNCIL  JUNE  21,  1898, 
ENTITLED  “AN  ORDINANCE  PROVIDING  FOR  THE  LICENSING  OF  BICYCLES 
AND  TRICYCLES  IN  THE  CITY  OF  SPOKANE,  AND  CREATING  A BICYCLE  ROAD 
FUND  AND  DESIGNATING  THE  USE  THEREOF,  AND  PROVIDING  A PENALTY 
FOR  THE  VIOLATION  HEREOF.” 

The  City  of  Spokane  does  ordain  as  follows : 

Section  1.  That  no  bicycle  or  tricycle,  the  wheels  of  which  are 
more  than  twenty-five  inches  in  diameter,  shall  he  ridden  in  or  on  any 
of  the  streets,  squares,  alleys,  ways  or  public  places  within  the  City  of 
Spokane,  unless  a license  has  been  procured  for  the  use  of  such  bicycle 
or  tricycle  in  the  manner  hereinafter  provided;  provided,  however,  that 
nothing  in  this  section  shall  be  construed  to  apply  to  bicycles  or  tri- 
cycles belonging  to  and  ridden  by  nonresidents  of  the  City  of  Spokane 
who  may  be  visiting  in  the  City  of  Spokane. 

Sec.  2.  The  license  year  for  bicycles  and  tricycles  shall  be  deemed 
to  commence  on  the  first  day  of  April  and  end  with  the  last  day  of 
March  of  each  calendar  year.  Licenses  for  the  use  of  such  bicycles  or 
tricycles  shall  be  issued  by  the  City  Comptroller  for  any  license  year, 
and  shall  be  good  until  the  first  day  of  the  succeeding  April;  and  all 
licenses  issued  hereunder  shall  expire  with  the  31st  day  of  March  next 
ensuing.  Each  person  desiring  to  obtain  a license  shall  pay  to  the  City 
Treasurer  the  sum  of  one  dollar  ($1)  as  the  fee  therefor;  said  Treas- 
urer shall  thereupon  deliver  to  such  person  a receipt  for  such  license 
fee;  and  it  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  City  Comptroller,  upon  the  filing 
of  such  receipt  in  his  office,  to  issue  to  the  person  filing  such  receipt  a 
license;  provided,  however,  that  nothing  in  this  ordinance  contained 
shall  be  deemed  to  revoke,  cancel  or  in  any  wise  impair  any  license 
heretofore  issued;  and,  provided  further,  that  when  any  license  hereto- 
fore issued  shall  expire  subsequent  to  the  31st  day  of  March,  the  per- 
son holding  the  same  may,  upon  the  expiration  thereof,  secure  a new 
license  under  the  provisions  of  this  ordinance,  to  run  until  the  31st  day 
of  March  next  ensuing,  upon  payment  to  the  City  Treasurer,  in  the 
manner  hereinbefore  provided,  of  the  sum  of  seventy  cents  ($0.70). 

Sec.  3.  The  City  Comptroller  shall  keep  a record  of  all  licenses 
issued,  including  the  number  of  the  bicycle  or  tricycle,  and  shall  fur- 
nish with  the  license  a tag  with  the  license  number  stamped  thereon, 
to  be  attached  to  the  steering  head  of  the  bicycle  or  tricycle;  provided, 
that  the  same  shape  of  tag  shall  not  be  used  for  two  consecutive  years. 

Sec.  4.  Any  person  or  persons  who  shall  violate  any  of  the  pro- 
visions of  this  ordinance  by  riding  a bicycle  or  tricycle  not  licensed  as 
provided  in  this  ordinance,  shall,  upon  conviction  thereof,  be  fined  not 


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less  than  two  dollars  and  fifty  cents  ($2.50)  nor  more  than  ten  dollars 
($10),  and  the  costs  of  prosecution. 

Sec.  5.  All  license  fees  paid  under  this  ordinance  shall  be,  and  the 
same  are  hereby,  appropriated  to  a fund,  which  is  hereby  created,  to  he 
known  as  the  “bicycle  road  fund.”  The  moneys  in  said  fund  shall  be 
expended  for  the  purpose  of  building  and  maintaining  bicycle  paths 
and  roads,  for  special  policemen,  whose  duties  are  to  look  after  such 
paths  or  roads,  and  to  enforce  the  provisions  of  this  or  any  other  ordi- 
nance of  the  City  of  Spokane  or  law  of  the  State  of  Washington  regu- 
lating the  use  of  bicycles,  tricycles,  or  the  building,  construction,  main- 
tenance or  use  of  bicycle  paths  or  roads;  for  bicycle  tags,  and  any  and 
all  expenses  growing  out  of  the  execution  or  enforcement  of  the  pro- 
visions of  this  or  other  ordinances  of  the  City  of  Spokane  or  law  of 
the  State  of  Washington  regulating  the  use  of  bicycles,  tricycles,  or  the 
building,  maintenance  or  use  of  bicycle  paths  or  roads;  and  for  no 
other  uses  or  purposes  whatsoever. 

Sec.  6.  That  ordinance  No.  A762,  passed  by  the  City  Council  June 
21,  1898,  entitled  “An  ordinance  providing  for  the  licensing  of  bicycles 
and  tricycles  in  the  City  of  Spokane,  and  creating  a bicycle  road  fund 
and  designating  the  use  thereof,  and  providing  a penalty  for  the  viola- 
tion hereof,”  be  and  the  same  is  hereby  repealed;  provided,  however, 
that  all  moneys  in  the  “bicycle  road  fund,”  created  under  the  pro- 
visions of  said  ordinance  No.  A762,  shall  be  and  the  same  are  hereby 
transferred  to  the  “bicycle  road  fund”  herein  created,  and  are  hereby 
appropriated  to  be  expended  as  other  moneys  in  said  named  fund. 

Sec.  7.  This  ordinance  shall  take  effect  and  be  in  force  ten  days 
after  its  passage. 

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CHAPTER  X. 


Sidewalks,  Sewers  and  Streets. 


ORDINANCE  NO.  A773. 

AN  ORDINANCE  FOR  THE  MAINTENANCE,  REPAIR  AND  RENEWAL  OF  SIDEWALKS 
IN  THE  CITY  OF  SPOKANE,  AND  PRESCRIBING  THE  MODE  OF  PAYMENT 
THEREFOR,  AND  FOR  THE  REPEAL  OF  ORDINANCE  NO.  A655,  APPROVED  AUG- 
UST 27,  1896,  ENTITLED  “AN  ORDINANCE  PRESCRIBING  THE  MANNER  OF 
MAINTENANCE,  REPAIRS  AND  RENEWAL  OF  SIDEWALKS  IN  THE  CITY  OF 
SPOKANE,  AND  THE  MODE  OF  PAYMENT  THEREFOR  IN  ACCORDANCE  WITH 
THE  PROVISIONS  OF  THE  LAW  OF  THE  STATE  OF  WASHINGTON,  ENTITLED 
“AN  ACT  RELATING  TO  MAINTENANCE,  REPAIRS  AND  RENEWAL  OF  SIDE- 
WALKS IN  CITIES  OF  THE  FIRST,  SECOND  OR  THIRD  CLASS,  AND  PROVIDING 
FOR  PAYMENT  THEREFOR  BY  OWNERS  OF  ABUTTING  PROPERTY,  AND  DECLAR- 
ING AN  EMERGENCY,”  APPROVED  MARCH  21,  1895. 

The  City  of  Spokane  does  ordain  as  follows: 

Section  1.  That  whenever  any  street,  lane,  square,  place  or  alley  in 
the  City  of  Spokane  shall  have  been  improved  by  the  construction  of  a 
sidewalk  or  sidewalks  along  either  or  both  sides  thereof,  the  duty,  bur- 
den and  expense  of  maintenance,  repairs  and  renewal  of  such  sidewalk 
or  sidewalks  shall  devolve  upon  the  property  directly  abutting  upon 
that  side  of  such  street  along  which  such  sidewalk  has  been  constructed, 
in  accordance  with  the  provisions  of  the  law  of  the  State  of  Washington 
entitled  “An  act  relating  to  maintenance,  repairs  and  renewal  of  side- 
walks in  cities  of  the  first,  second  or  third  class,  and  providing  for  pay- 
ment therefor  by  the  owners  of  abutting  property,  and  declaring  an 
emergency,”  approved  March  21,  1895,  which  said  provisions  shall  be 
applied  and  enforced  in  the  manner  hereinafter  provided. 

Whenever  in  the  judgment  of  the  Board  of  Public  Works  the  condi- 
tion of  any  sidewalk  is  such  as  to  render  the  same  unfit  or  unsafe  for 
the  purposes  of  public  travel,  the  said  board  shall,  at  an  official  meeting, 
make  formal  declaration  of  the  condition  of  said  sidewalk,  and  shall 
order  the  same  to  be  cleaned,  repaired  or  renewed,  as  may  be  required 
to  make  the  same  fit  and  safe  for  purposes  of  public  travel.  Said 
declaration  and  order  shall  be  set  forth  in,  and  made  part  of,  the  official 
record  of  the  proceedings  of  said  board.  The  said  board  shall  thereupon 
notify  the  owner,  or  owners,  of  the  property  immediately  abutting  upon 
the  portion  of  said  sidewalk  where  such  cleaning,  repairs  or  renewal 


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is  required  of  the  condition  thereof,  and  shall  instruct  such  owner  or 
owners  to  clean,  repair  or  renew  the  said  portion  of  such  sidewalk 
upon  which  his  property  so  immediately  abuts.  Such  notice  shall  spe- 
cify a reasonable  time  within  which  such  cleaning,  repairs  or  renewal 
shall  be  executed  by  such  owner  or  owners.  Such  notice  shall  be  in 
writing,  and  shall  be  in  substantially  the  following  form,  to- wit: 

To 

You  are  hereby  notified  that  that  portion  of  the  following  described 

sidewalk,  towit 

upon  which  the  following  described  property,  to-wit 

, of  which  you  are  the  owner, 

immediately  abuts,  is  unsafe  (or  unfit)  for  the  public  travel,  because 

of  (here  state  cause  of  defect) 

And  you  are  hereby  instructed  to  clean  (or  repair  or  renew)  said  por- 
tion of  said  sidewalk,  in  accordance  with  the  order  of  the  Board  of 
Public  Works,  a copy  of  which  is  hereto  attached;  and  to  have  said 

work  completed  on  or  before  the day  of 

. ..,  A.  D.  189...  This  notice  is  issued 

and  served  in  accordance  with  the  provisions  of  ordinance  No.  A 

There  shall  be  attached  to  such  notice  a copy  of  the  declaration  and 
order  of  said  board.  Such  notice  shall  be  served  by  delivering  the  same 
to  such  owner,  or  leaving  it  at  the  house  of  his  usual  abode  with  some 
person  of  suitable  age  and  discretion  then  resident  there;  provided , 
however,  that  if  such  owner  be  not  a resident  of  the  City  of  Spokane, 
then  such  notice  may  be  served  by  mail  by  depositing  such  notice  in  the 
postoffice,  addressed  to  the  person  on  whom  it  is  served,  at  his  place  of 
residence,  with  postage  prepaid. 

In  case  such  owner  shall  fail  to  comply  with  the  instructions  of  said 
notice  within  the  time  therein  specified,  the  fact  of  such  noncompliance 
shall  be  entered  upon  the  records  of  the  Board  of  Public  Works;  and 
thereupon  an  order  shall  be  made  and  entered  instructing  the  Superin- 
tendent of  Streets  to  proceed  forthwith  to  execute  the  necessary  work  in 
accordance  with  the  original  order;  and  the  full  cost  thereof  shall  be 
charged  to  such  owner  of  abutting  property;  and  such  charge  shall  be- 
come a lien  upon  said  property  and  shall  be  collected  by  due  process  of 
law. 

Sec.  2.  For  the  purposes  of  this  ordinance  all  property  having  a 
frontage  upon  the  sides  or  margin  of  any  street  shall  be  deemed  to  be 
abutting  property,  and  that  said  property  shall  be  chargeable  as  pro- 
vided by  this  ordinance  and  the  laws  of  the  State  of  Washington  for  all 
cost  of  maintenance,  repairs  or  renewal  of  any  form  of  sidewalk  im- 
provement between  the  said  street  margin  and  the  roadway  lying  in 
front  of  and  adjacent  to  said  property;  and  the  term  “sidewalk,”  as  in- 
tended for  the  purpose  of  this  ordinance,  shall  be  taken  to  include  any 
and  all  structures  or  forms  of  street  improvement  included  in  the 
space  between  the  street  margin  and  the  roadway. 

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this  ordinance  shall  at  all  times  he  exercised  under  the  supervision  and 
to  the  acceptance  of  the  Superintendent  of  Streets  or  his  assistant.  No 
work  which  shall  create  any  obstruction  to  public  travel  shall  be  com- 
menced until  a permit  therefor  shall  have  been  granted  by  the  said 
Superintendent  of  Streets.  In  the  performance  of  any  work  imposed 
upon  them  under  the  provisions  of  this  ordinance,  the  owners  of  abut- 
ting property  shall  exercise  due  care  to  prevent  any  injury  or  damage 
arising  therefrom.  Whenever  during  the  progress  of  such  cleaning,  re- 
pairing or  renewal  such  sidewalk,  or  portion  thereof,  is  rendered  by 
reason  thereof  unsafe  or  unfit  for  the  purpose  of  public  travel,  such 
owner  or  owners  so  engaged  in  such  work  shall  erect  and  maintain 
proper  guards  and  signals,  both  day  and  night,  to  warn  the  public  of 
the  condition  of  such  sidewalk,  and  guard  against  danger  therefrom; 
and  such  owner  shall  be  liable  for  all  damage  which  may  arise  by 
reason  of  his  carelessness  in  conducting  such  work  upon  the  adjacent 
sidewalk  or  by  reason  of  his  failure  to  erect  and  maintain  proper 
guards  and  signals. 

Sec.  4.  Grades  and  lines  necessary  for  the  proper  execution  of  side- 
walk repairs  and  renewal,  as  herein  provided,  shall  be  marked  upon 
the  ground  by  the  City  Engineer,  or  his  assistants,  upon  application 
therefor  to  the  Board  of  Public  Works. 

Sec.  5.  None  of  the  duties  imposed  by  this  ordinance  shall  in  any 
way  be  deemed  to  authorize  or  allow  the  obstruction  of  any  street, 
either  during  or  after  any  work  upon  any  sidewalk,  except  under  per- 
mit therefor.  No  material  removed  from  any  sidewalk  shall  be  placed 
upon  any  portion  of  any  adjacent  street,  alley,  place  or  square,  except 
permit  therefor  be  granted. 

Sec.  6.  Nothing  in  this  ordinance  shall  be  construed  to  limit  or 
prevent  the  exercise  of  the  existing  powers  of  the  city  or  the  rights  of 
abutting  property  owners  by  majority  petition  to  secure  the  construc- 
tion or  reconstruction  of  any  sidewalk  under  the  charter  and  ordinance 
provisions  governing  local  improvements.  Neither  shall  anything  in 
this  ordinance  be  construed  as  limiting  the  existing  power  of  the  city 
with  reference  to  the  maintenance  or  control  of  sidewalks. 

Sec.  7.  Ordinance  No.  A655,  entitled  “An  ordinance  prescribing  the 
manner  of  maintenance,  repairs  and  renewal  of  sidewalks  in  the  City 
of  Spokane,  and  the  mode  of  payment  therefor,  in  accordance  with  the 
provisions  of  the  law  of  the  State  of  Washington,  entitled  ‘An  act  relat- 
ing to  maintenance,  repairs  and  renewal  of  sidewalks  in  cities  of  the 
first,  second  and  third  class,  and  providing  for  payment  therefor  by 
owners  of  abutting  property,  and  declaring  an  emergency/  approved 
March  21,  1895,”  is  hereby  repealed. 

Sec.  8.  This  ordinance  shall  take  effect  and  be  in  force  ten  days 
after  its  passage. 

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ORDINANCE  NO.  A656. 

AN  ORDINANCE  REGULATING  THE  CONSTRUCTION  OF  SIDEWALKS,  AND  PROVID- 
ING A PENALTY  THEREOF. 

The  City  of  Spokane  does  ordain  as  follows: 

Section  1.  That  all  sidewalks  hereafter  laid  shall  correspond  to  the 
provisions  of  this  ordinance,  unless  otherwise  ordered  by  the  City 
Council,  and  no  permission  shall  be  granted  for  the  construction  of  any 
other  or  different  sidewalk  without  such  order. 

Sec.  2.  That  part  of  all  streets  and  avenues  lying  between  the  walk- 
way and  the  property  line,  and  between  the  walkway  and  the  carriage- 
way, shall  hereafter  be  known  and  designated  as  boulevards. 

Sec.  3.  That  sixteen  feet  in  width  upon  and  along  each  side  of  all 
streets  and  avenues  which  are  ninety  feet  wide  or  more,  and  fourteen 
feet  in  width  upon  and  along  each  side  of  all  streets  and  avenues  which 
are  eighty  feet  wide  and  less  than  ninety  feet  wide,  and  twelve  feet  in 
width  upon  and  along  each  side  of  all  streets  and  avenues  which  are 
seventy  feet  wide  and  less  than  eighty  feet  wide,  and  ten  feet  in  width 
upon  and  along  each  side  of  all  streets  and  avenues  which  are  sixty  feet 
wide  and  less  than  seventy  feet  wide,  and  eight  feet  in  width  upon  and 
along  each  side  of  all  streets  and  avenues  which  are  fifty  feet  wide  and 
less  than  sixty  feet  wide,  and  seven  feet  in  width  upon  and  along  each 
side  of  all  streets  and  avenues  which  are  forty  feet  wide  and  less  than 
fifty  feet  wide,  and  six  feet  in  width  upon  and  along  each  side  of  all 
streets  and  avenues  which  are  less  than  fifty  feet  wide,  shall  be  re- 
served for  walkways  and  boulevards.  Except  that  upon  Mill  street, 
between  the  Post  street  bridge  and  the  Northern  Pacific  Railway  Com- 
pany’s right-of-way,  twelve  feet  in  width  upon  and  along  each  side  of 
the  street  shall  be  reserved  for  walkways  and  boulevards;  upon  Howard 
street,  Post  street  and  Stevens  street,  between  the  SpoKane  river  and 
the  Northern  Pacific  Railway  Company’s  right-of-way,  fourteen  feet  in 
width  upon  and  along  each  side  of  these  streets  shall  be  reserved  for 
walkways  and  boulevards;  upon  Front  avenue,  between  the  east  line  of 
Post  street  and  the  west  line  of  Grant  street,  and  upon  Main  avenue, 
between  the  east  line  of  Lincoln  street  and  the  Northern  Pacific  Rail- 
way Company’s  right-of-way,  twenty  feet  in  width  upon  and  along  each 
side  of  these  avenues  shall  be  reserved  for  walkways  and  boulevards. 

As  amended  by  ordinance  l\o.  A816,  passed  tne  City  Council  Febru- 
ary 7,  1899. 

Sec.  4.  That  the  width  of  the  walkways  and  boulevards  on  the 
streets  and  avenues  of  the  City  of  Spokane  shall  be  as  follows: 


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Except  that  upon  all  streets  and  avenues  within  the  fire  limits  of 
the  city  the  width  of  the  walkways  shall  embrace  the  entire  width  re- 
served for  walkways  and  boulevards  by  this  ordinance. 

Provided,  that  the  width  of  walkways  already  laid  on  the  streets  and 
avenues  need  not  be  changed  until  new  ones  are  required,  or  until  the 
same  may  be  changed  by  resolution  of  the  City  Council,  to  make  them 
correspond  and  comply  with  the  provisions  of  this  ordinance.  And 
Provided  further,  it  shall  be  optional  with  the  owners  of  the  abutting 
property  to  provide  either  one  or  two  boulevards. 

Sec.  5.  All  wooden  walkways  hereafter  laid  shall  correspond  to  the 
provisions  of  this  section: 

First — Height  of  Curbs. — The  height  of  the  curbs  shall  be  as  fixed 


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by  the  respective  street  grade  ordinances,  establishing  the  grade  of 
streets. 

Second — Grade  of  Walk  from  Curb  to  Lot  Line. — Sidewalks  shall 
rise  from  the  curb  to  the  line  of  the  lot  at  the  rate  of  one-fourth  of  an 
inch  to  every  foot  in  width,  and  shall  be  graded  with  solid  earth  to 
within  six  inches  of  the  covering  planks,  and  when  the  covering  planks 
do  not  cover  the  whole  width  of  the  sidewalk,  the  space  not  covered 
shall  be  filled  to  the  top  of  the  curb  with  earth.  The  walkway 
shall  in  all  cases  be  planked  or  paved  the  full  width  of  the  walkway  as 
defined  by  this  ordinance. 

Third — Curbs. — Curbs,  when  built  of  wood,  shall  be  sixteen  inches 
wide  and  three  inches  thick;  their  ends  shall  be  cuv  square  so  as  to 
make  good  square  joints  at  all  the  joints  and  at  points  where  there  is  a 
change  in  the  grade  of  the  curb,  the  joints  will  be  reinforced  and  se- 
cured by  splice  pieces,  said  splice  pieces  to  be  two  inches  thick,  twelve 
inches  wide  and  not  less  than  thirty-six  inches  long,  and  shall  be  well 
and  firmly  spiked  to  the  curbs  on  the  inside  with  at  least  eight  twenty- 
penny  wire  nails.  All  curbs  shall  be  built  and  maintained  by  the  prop- 
erty owner. 

Fourth — Posts. — At  the  ends  of  all  curb  planks,  as  at  alley  crossings, 
etc.,  the  curb  shall  be  secured  to  posts  to  retain  the  curb  in  place. 
Posts  to  be  4x4  inches,  not  less  than  thirty-six  inches  long,  and  to  be 
firmly  set  into  the  ground.  The  top  of  the  post  to  be  flush  with  the  top 
of  the  curb,  and  the  curb  shall  be  spiked  to  the  post  with  not  less  than 
fifty-penny  wire  nails. 

Fifth — Stringers. — The  Sidewalk  stringers  shall  be  laid  parallel  with 
the  curb  and  shall  not  be  less  than  2x6  inches,  resting  on  a good,  firm 
foundation. 

All  stringers,  except  outside  stringers,  shall  lap  at  least  eight  inches 
and  shall  be  firmly  spiked  together.  No  stringer  shall  have  a clear 
unsupported  span. 

Where  the  covered  surface  of  the  walkway  is  four  feet  wide,  there 
shall  be  four  stringers  in  the  width  of  the  walk;  where  the  covered 
surface  of  the  walkway  is  five  feet  wide,  there  shall  be  five  stringers  in 
the  width  of  the  walk;  where  the  covered  surface  of  the  walkway  is 
six  feet  wide,  there  shall  be  five  stringers  in  the  width  of  the  walk. 
Where  the  covered  surface  of  the  walkway  is  eight  feet  wide,  there 
shall  be  six  stringers  in  the  width  of  the  walk;  where  the  covered  sur- 
face is  twelve  feet  wide  there  shall  be  nine  stringers;  where  the  covered 
surface  is  fourteen  feet  wide  there  shall  be  ten  stringers,  and  where  the 
covered  surface  is  sixteen  feet  wide  there  shall  be  twelve  stringers  in 
the  width  of  the  walk.  At  the  street  corners  there  shall  be  a diagonal 
stringer  from  the  corner  of  the  property  lines  to  the  corner  of  the  curbs, 
which  shall  be  firmly  spiked  to  the  curbs  and  to  all  other  stringers. 

Sixth — Sidewalk  Plank. — The  sidewalk  cover  plank  shall  be  laid  at 
right  angles  with  the  stringers,  and  shall  not  be  less  than  two-inch 
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In  no  case  shall  the  sidewalk  cover  plank  be  more  than  six  inches 
wide,  and  shall  not  be  less  in  length  than  the  full  width  of  the  covered 
walk. 

All  sidewalk  plank  shall  be  laid  to  a true  and  even  surface.  The 
cover  plank  to  be  spiked  at  the  ends  to  the  stringers  or  curb  plank  with 
two  twenty-penny  nails,  and  to  each  intermediate  stringer  in  zigzag 
style  with  one  twenty-penny  nail;  all  nails  to  be  driven  at  least  one- 
fourth  of  an  inch  below  the  surface  of  the  plank. 

Where  the  cover-plank  does  not  extend  out  to  the  curbs,  a sidewalk 
plank  shall  extend  out  to  the  curb  line  every  eight  feet,  and  shall  be 
securely  fastened  to  retain  the  curb  in  position. 

At  all  street  intersections  the  sidewalk  cover  shall  extend  out  full 
width  to  the  curbs  on  all  sides. 

Whenever  it  becomes  necessary  to  put  up  a railing  on  the  walk,  a 
sidewalk  cover-plank  every  eight  feet  shall  extend  out  beyond  the 
building  line  not  less  than  eighteen  inches,  to  which  the  brace  pieces 
securing  the  railing  posts  shall  be  spiked.  After  laying  the  sidewalk 
cover-plank,  the  same  shall  be  cut  to  true  and  straight  lines  at  both 
edges. 

Seventh — Railing. — Whenever  the  sidewalk  is  elevated  more  than 
three  feet  above  the  adjacent  property  a railing  shall  be  constructed 
in  the  following  manner: 

Every  eight  feet  (on  the  extended  sidewalk  cover-plank,  as  above 
described)  a 2x4-inch  post  not  less  than  40  inches  high  shall  be  set  up 
and  securely  toe-nailed  to  the  sidewalk.  A brace-piece  of  2x4-inch  stuff 
shall  be  securely  spiked  to  post  and  to  the  extended  sidewalk  cover- 
plank,  making  as  firm  and  secure  a job  as  possible.  On  the  top  of  the 
posts  a 2x4-inch  plank  shall  be  spiked  to  the  same,  thus  making  top 
rail  of  the  railing.  At  a point  not  more  than  20  inches  Delow  the  top  of 
the  posts  a lx6-inch  board  shall  be  firmly  nailed  with  at  least  three 
nails  to  each  post,  forming  the  middle  rail  of  railing. 

Eighth — Driveways. — Wherever  driveways  are  built  from  the  car- 
riageway or  roadway  to  the  lot,  the  same  shall  be  constructed  so  that 
the  finished  surface  of  the  driveway  shall  be  on  the  same  plane  with  the 
walkway. 

The  driveway  cover  shall  be  built  of  2x4-inch  stuff,  dressed  on  two 
sides  and  set  on  edge  upon  4x6-inch  sills,  resting  on  a good  firm  founda- 
tion. 

Sills  to  be  laid  twenty-four  inches  on  centers  and  at  right  angles 
to  the  curbs.  The  driveway  cover  to  be  laid  parallel  with  the  curb.  In 
no  case  will  the  driveway  extend  beyond  the  curb  line  into  the  carriage- 
way, and  the  construction  of  approaches  or  bridges  from  the  surface 
of  the  carriageway  over  the  gutter  to  the  surface  of  the  driveway  shall 
not  be  allowed;  but  in  all  cases  the  slope  of  the  driveway  shall  begin  at 
the  bottom  of  the  gutter  and  extend  to  the  top  of  the  walkway  cover- 
plank.  Whenever  driveways  shall  be  built  permission  may  be  granted 
to  cut  out  the  curb  plank  the  full  width  of  the  driveway. 


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Ninth — Materials.— All  the  lumber  used  in  the  construction  of  this 
work  shall  be  the  best  of  its  kind,  good  and  sound,  free  from  loose 
knots  or  bark,  shakes  or  other  imperfections.  All  lumber  shall  be 
subject  to  the  approval  of  the  Board  of  Public  Works  or  its  authorized 
agent,  and  any  material  condemned  by  them  shall  not  be  used  on  this 
work,  but  shall  be  immediately  removed  from  the  premises. 

Tenth — Workmanship. — All  workmanship  shall  be  the  best  in  every 
respect,  and  all  shall  be  done  to  the  full  satisfaction  of  the  Board  of 
Public  Works  or  its  authorized  agent. 

Eleventh — Shade  trees. — In  all  cases  where  shade  trees  are  to  be  set 
out  along  sidewalks,  such  shade  trees  shall  be  set  only  In  the  center  of 
the  boulevard  next  to  the  roadway. 

Any  person  planting  shade  trees  as  provided  for  in  this  ordinance 
may  erect  temporary  fences  outside  of  them  for  protection.  Such 
fences  are,  however,  to  be  so  constructed  as  not  to  impede  travel  on  the 
streets,  nor  prevent  persons  on  foot  from  passing  along  such  sidewalk, 
and  all  such  fences  shall  be  removed  whenever  the  owner  is  notified  to 
do  so  by  the  Street  Superintendent. 

Sec.  6.  Whenever  the  City  Council  shall  decide  in  favor  of  con- 
structing any  sidewalk,  they  shall  cause  all  the  necessary  surveys  and 
plans  to  be  made,  and  shall  determine  the  materials  with  which  the 
same  shall  be  constructed,  and  shall  order  a report  upon  the  same  to 
be  made  by  the  Board  of  Public  Works. 

Sec.  7.  When  said  report  shall  have  been  received  and  an  ordi- 
nance passed  by  the  City  Council  for  constructing  said  sidewalk,  notice 
shall  be  given  by  the  Board  of  Public  Works  to  the  owners  of  the  abut- 
ting property  to  construct  said  sidewalk  according  to  the  provisions  of 
this  ordinance  and  within  thirty  days. 

Sec.  8.  Whenever  any  sidewalk,  or  any  portion  thereof,  which  has 
been  ordered  to  be  constructed  by  the  City  Council,  after  notice  to  the 
owners  of  the  real  estate,  as  provided  by  this  ordinance,  shall  not  be 
completed  within  the  time  fixed  in  said  order,  the  Board  of  Public 
Works  shall  cause  such  sidewalk  to  be  constructed  according  to  the 
original  order,  and  the  expense  thereof  shall  be  estimated  and  become 
chargeable  to  the  lot  or  lots  of  land  abutting  upon  said  sidewalk  ac- 
cording to  the  provisions  of  section  61  of  the  freeholders’  charter,  as 
amended  and  approved  and  adopted  by  the  people  at  an  election  held 
May  2,  1893. 

Sec.  9.  All  ordinances,  or  parts  of  ordinances  in  conflict  herewith 
or  pertaining  to  the  subject  matter  of  this  ordinance  are  hereby  re- 
pealed. 

Sec.  10.  This  ordinance  shall  take  effect  and  be  in  force  ten  days 
after  its  passage. 

Passed  the  City  Council  August  25,  1896. 


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ORDINANCE  NO.  A750. 

AN  ORDINANCE  REQUIRING  INCOMBUSTIBLE  SIDEWALKS  ON  ALL  PAVED  STREETS 
AND  ON  ALL  STREETS  WITHIN  THE  FIRE  LIMITS,  DIRECTING  THE  MANNER 
OF  CONSTRUCTION,  AND  PROVIDING  A PENALTY  FOR  THE  BREACH  THEREOF. 

The  City  of  Spokane  does  ordain  as  follows : 

Section  1.  All  sidewalks  hereafter  constructed  on  all  paved  streets 
and  on  all  streets  within  the  fire  limits  of  the  City  of  Spokane  shall 
De  of  noncombustible  material  and  constructed  in  all  respects  according 
to  the  general  plans  and  specifications  approved  and  adopted  by  the 
City  Council  and  the  Board  of  Public  Works,  April  19,  1898,  and  on  file 
in  the  office  of  the  said  board. 

Sec.  2.  Any  person  or  corporation  found  guilty  of  a breach  of  this 
ordinance,  or  any  part  thereof,  or  of  said  general  plans  and  specifica- 
tions referred  to  in  section  1 of  this  ordinance,  or  any  of  them,  shall 
be  fined  in  a sum  not  less  than  five  dollars  nor  more  than  fifty  dollars, 
and  shall  stand  committed  until  the  same  is  paid. 

Sec.  3.  All  ordinances  and  parts  of  ordinances  in  conflict  herewith 
are  hereby  repealed. 

Sec.  4.  This  ordinance  shall  take  effect  and  be  in  force  upon  its 
passage  and  approval. 

Passed  the  City  Council  May  3,  1898. 


ORDINANCE  NO  412. 

AN  ORDINANCE  TO  REGULATE  THE  BUSINESS  OF  PLUMBING  IN  THE  STREETS  OR 
ALLEYS  OF  SPOKANE  FALLS,  DEFINING  THE  LIABILITIES  OF  PLUMBERS,  AND 
PROVIDING  A PENALTY  FOR  THE  VIOLATION  THEREOF. 

The  City  of  Spokane  Falls  does  ordain  as  follows 

Section  1.  No  firm  or  individual  engaged  in  the  business  of  plumb- 
ing shall  make  any  excavation  in  any  street  or  alley  in  the  City  of 
Spokane  for  the  purpose  of  making  any  connection  with  any  water 
main,  gas  main  or  sewer,  or  for  the  repair  or  alteration  of  the  same, 
or  for  any  purpose  connected  with  the  business  of  plumbing,  unless 
such  firm  or  individual  shall  have  first  executed  to  the  City  of  Spokane 
good  and  sufficient  bond  in  the  sum  of  fifteen  hundred  dollars  ($1500) 
with  two  or  more  sufficient  sureties,  to  be  approved  by  the  Mayor, 
which  bond  shall  be  renewed  every  twelve  months  from  the  date 
thereof  or  from  the  date  of  said  renewed  bond,  conditioned  that  said 
firm  or  individual  shall  hold  the  City  of  Spokane  harmless  from  any 
damage  or  claim  of  damage  against  the  City  of  Spokane  arising  out 
of  or  caused  by  any  negligence  or  unskillfulness  or  failure  to  comply 
with  the  provisions  of  any  ordinance  by  said  firm  or  individual  or  their 
employes  in  the  making,  guarding  and  maintaining  such  excavations. 
As  amended  by  ordinance  No.  A589,  passed  July  23,  1895. 

Sec.  2.  No  firm  or  individual  engaged  in  the  business  of  plumbing 


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shall  make  any  such  excavation  unless  such  firm  or  individual  shall 
have  taken  out  a plumber’s  license  and  said  bond  has  been  approved 
and  filed  and  the  permit  to  make  such  excavation  has  been  issued  as 
provided  by  ordinance. 

As  amended  by  ordinance  No.  A589,  passed  July  23,  1895. 

Sec.  3.  Any  person  violating  any  of  the  provisions  of  this  ordi- 
nance shall  be  deemed  guilty  of  a misdemeanor,  and  upon  conviction 
thereof  shall  be  fined  in  any  sum  not  less  than  five  dollars  nor  more 
than  one  hundred  dollars,  and  imprisoned  in  the  city  jail  until  such 
fine  and  the  costs  of  prosecution  are  paid. 

Sec.  4.  Nothing  in  this  ordinance  contained  shall  be  construed  to 
prevent  any  private  person  from  making  any  such  excavation  for  neces- 
sary plumbing  on  his  own  premises,  without  first  having  taken  out  a 
license  as  a plumber;  provided , he  shall  have  first  obtained  a permit 
from  the  Superintendent  of  Streets  and  shall  have  executed  and  de- 
livered to  the  city  a similar  bond  to  that  required  in  section  1 of  this 
ordinance. 

Sec.  5.  Any  firm  or  individual  convicted  a second  time  of  a viola- 
tion of  the  provisions  of  this  ordinance  shall  forfeit  their  license  as 
plumbers,  and  no  license  shall  be  again  issued  to  any  such  individual 
or  firm  or  member  thereof  for  one  year  after  the  forfeiture  of  such 
license. 

Sec.  6.  This  ordinance  shall  take  effect  and  be  in  force  five  days 
after  its  passage  and  publication. 

Passed  the  City  Council  December  18,  1889. 


ORDINANCE  NO.  A486. 

AN  ORDINANCE  RELATING  TO  SEWERS  AND  DRAINAGE. 

The  City  of  Spokane  does  ordain  as  follows: 

Section  1.  The  Health  Officer  of  the  City  of  Spokane  is  hereby  em- 
powered, and  it  is  hereby  made  his  duty  in  all  cases,  where  there  is  a 
public  sewer  in  any  street,  highway  or  alley,  in  the  City  of  Spokane, 
to  compel  every  owner  or  occupant  of  lands,  buildings  or  premises 
fronting  or  abutting  on  said  street,  highway  or  alley,  or  withing  300 
feet  of  the  same  in  the  case  of  unplatted  land,  to  construct  or  Cause  to 
be  constructed  a sufficient  sewer  or  drain  pipe  in  the  manner  herein- 
after prescribed,  which  shall  connect  such  land,  buildings  or  premises, 
and  ail  vaults,  cesspools,  ditches,  water  closets  and  pipes  therein  or 
thereon,  used  as  a receptacle  or  conductor  of  filth,  with  such  nearest 
accessible  public  sewer  (unless  such  connection  is  impracticable  by 
reason  of  the  topography  of  the  ground),  and  the  material  used  in  the 
construction  of  such  private  sewer  or  drain  pipe  shall  be  substantially 
like  that  used  in  the  public  sewer  with  which  the  connection  is  made. 

Sec.  2.  Every  person,  firm  or  corporation  owning  any  land  or 
premises  situated  within  the  limits  prescribed  in  the  foregoing  section. 


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in  all  cases  where  there  is  a public  sewer  in  any  street,  avenue,  alley 
or  highway,  shall  make  a sufficient  drain  from  his,  her  or  its  house,  lot 
or  premises,  connected  with  such  sewer;  and  the  Health  Officer  shall 
have  power  in  all  cases  where  there  is  a public  sewer,  as  aforesaid,  to 
cause  such  connections  to  be  made,  and  shall  give  such  owner  his,  her 
or  its  agents,  or  tenants,  notice  in  writing,  specifying  the  time  when 
such  drain  must  be  completed,  provided  such  time  shall  not  exceed 
sixty  days,  and  if  such  owner,  agent  or  tenant  shall  fail,  neglect  or  re- 
fuse to  complete  the  same  within  the  time  specified,  the  Health  Officer 
shall  report  the  same  to  the  Board  of  Public  Works,  and  the  Board  of 
Public  Works  shall  immediately  cause  said  drain  to  be  constructed, 
and  the  amount  paid  for  the  construction  of  the  same  shall  be  assessed 
against  the  premises  so  drained,  and  report  the  same  to  the  City 
Council,  as  in  assessments  for  street  improvements,  and  upon  confirma- 
tion of  the  same  by  the  City  Council  the  amount  thereof  shall  consti- 
tute a lien  upon  the  said  premises  so  drained,  and  such  assessment 
may  be  collected  and  the  lien  enforced  in  the  same  manner  as  as- 
sessments for  street  improvements  are  collected. 

Section  3.  When  any  private  drainpipe  connected  with  any  public 
sewer  or  drain  becomes  obstructed,  broken  or  out  of  order,  the  Health 
Officer  shall,  if  the  owner,  agent  or  tenant  of  such  premises  fails  to  re- 
pair the  same  after  two  days’  notice  so  to  do,  cause  such  drainpipe  to 
be  removed,  reconstructed,  repaired,  altered  or  cleansed,  os  he  may 
deem  expedient,  at  the  expense  of  the  owner,  agent  or  occupant  of  such 
premises  as  aforesaid,  to  be  collected  in  the  manner  provided  in  section 
2 of  this  ordinance.  No  person,  firm  or  corporation  shall  make  any 
connection  with  any  of  the  public  sewers  nor  shall  any  opening  be 
made  into  the  same  until  the  person  making  the  same  shall  obtain  from 
the  Board  of  Public  Works  a permit  so  to  do,  and  shall  have  filed  in 
the  office  of  the  City  Clerk  a bond  in  the  sum  of  $3000,  with  one  or  more 
responsible  sureties,  to  be  approved  by  the  Mayor  of  said  city,  and  con- 
ditioned that  he,  she  or  it  will  indemnify  and  save  harmless  the  City  of 
Spokane  from  all  suits,  accidents  and  damages  consequent  thereupon 
for  or  by  reason  of  any  opening  in  any  street,  alley,  highway  or  avenue 
made  by  such  person  or  those  in  his,  her  or  its  employment  in  making 
any  connection  with  any  public  or  private  sewer,  or  for  any  purpose 
whatever,  and  that  he  will  also  replace  and  restore  the  street,  alley, 
highway  or  avenue  to  as  good  a state  and  condition  as  at  the  time  of 
the  commencement  of  said  work,  and  maintain  the  same  in  good  order, 
to  the  satisfaction  of  the  Board  of  Public  Works  or  Council  of  said  city, 
and  shall  conform  in  all  respects  to  the  rules  and  regulations  of  said 
city  relating  to  streets,  alleys  and  avenues  thereof,  and  any  person, 
firm  or  corporation  making  such  connection  or  opening  into  any  public 
sewer  or  drain,  or  causing  the  same  to  be  made  without  first  obtaining 
a permit  and  filing  a bond  as  aforesaid  shall  be  deemed  guilty  of  a 
misdemeanor,  and,  upon  conviction  thereof,  shall  be  fined  in  any  sum 


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not  less  than  $10  nor  more  than  $100,  and  pay  the  costs  of  prosecution, 
and  be  committed  until  such  fine  and  costs  are  paid. 

Sec.  4.  All  applications  for  permits  must  be  made  by  the  owner  or 
agent,  and  must  state  the  location  of  the  sewer,  the  number  of  the  lot 
and  block,  and  the  number  of  the  building  to  be  connected  and  how 
they  are  occupied.  It  shall  not  be  lawful  for  any  person  to  extend  any 
private  sewer  or  drain  beyond  the  limits  of  buildings  or  property  for 
which  the  permit  has  been  given.  Any  person  violating  this  section 
shall  be  guilty  of  a misdemeanor  and  punished  by  a fine  of  nor  less  than 
$10  nor  more  than  $100,  and  pay  all  costs  of  prosecution,  and  be  commit- 
ted until  such  fine  and  costs  are  paid. 

Sec.  5.  All  permissions  given  as  aforesaid  to  connect  sewers  and 
drains  shall  be  upon  the  express  condition  that  the  City  Council  or 
Board  of  Public  Works  may  at  any  time  revoke  and  annul  the  same, 
and  the  person  making  such  connections,  or  their  successors  in  interest, 
shall  have  no  right  to  claim  any  damages  in  consequence  of  such  per- 
mission being  revoked  or  annulled. 

Sec.  6.  All  connections  with  public  sewers  or  drains  shall  be  made 
in  a workmanlike  manner,  even  with  the  inside  surface  of  the  sewer, 
where  a connecting  Y has  not  been  left,  or,  in  case  the  Board  of  Public 
Works  shall  deem  best,  the  person  making  such  connection  shall  re- 
move a joint  of  the  sewer  pipe  and  insert  in  its  place  a Y,  properly 
placed  and  securely  cemented  before  making  connection  therewith,  and 
when  a Y has  been  left  the  connection  shall  be  made  without  damaging 
or  breaking  the  same.  The  street  must  be  opened  and  the  paving  or 
planking  and  earth  deposited  in  a manner  that  will  occasion  the  least 
inconvenience  to  the  public  and  to  provide  for  a free  passage  along  the 
gutter.  One-half  of  the  street  must  be  kept  clear  for  the  passage  of 
vehicles,  and  bridge-ways  must  be  provided  on  sidewalks  for  foot  pas- 
sengers. In  refilling  the  trench  the  earth  must  be  deposited  in  layers  of 
not  more  than  six  inches  in  depth  and  be  well  rammed  to  prevent  after 
settlement.  As  soon  as  any  such  drain  or  sewer  is  completed,  the  pav- 
ing or  planking  and  sidewalk  must  be  restored  to  as  good  condition  as 
previous  to  the  excavation,  and  all  rubbish  and  surplus  earth  im- 
mediately removed. 

Sec.  7.  All  drains  which  enter  into  any  public  sewer  or  drain  in  any 
street,  alley,  avenue  or  highway  shall  be  built  of  such  size  and  material, 
and  in  such  direction,  and  with  such  grade,  and  in  such  manner  as  the 
Board  of  Public  Works  may  direct. 

Sec.  8.  Notice  in  writing  must  be  given  the  Board  of  Public  Works 
at  their  office  by  any  person  desiring  to  make  connection  with  any 
public  sewer  or  drain  at  least  five  hours  previous  to  the  time  of  making 
such  connection,  when  such  work  will  be  ready  for  inspection,  and  the 
Board  of  Public  Works,  or  their  agent,  shall  inspect  the  same,  and  the 
said  connection  must  be  made  in  the  manner  prescribed  in  this  ordi- 
nance and  to  the  satisfaction  of  said  Board  of  Public  Works  before  the 
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Sec.  9.  It  shall  be  unlawful  to  construct  or  extend  any  drain  for 
the  reception  of  sewerage  or  waste  water  under  or  into  any  hotel,  tene- 
ment house,  dwelling  or  any  building,  or  to  connect  the  same  with  any 
public  sewer,  unless  the  said  drain  shall  in  its  plans  and  construction 
conform  to  the  following  requirements: 

First  and  second  subdivisions  repealed  by  ordinance  No.  A791. 

Third — In  all  cases  where  a building  is  used  as  a hotel,  tenement, 
boarding  house  or  restaurant,  the  owner  or  occupant  shall  provide  a 
properly  constructed  grease  trap,  through  which  all  slops  of  a greasy 
nature  shall  be  drained,  and  the  Health  Officer  shall  have  authority, 
and  he  is  hereby  authorized  and  directed  to  compel  any  person,  firm  or 
corporation  to  provide  and  use  a grease  trap,  as  aforesaid,  whenever  in 
his  judgment  the  same  is  necessary. 

Sec.  10.  Whenever  any  person,  firm  or  corporation  desires  to  con- 
struct a house  drain  intended  to  be  connected  with  or  discharged  into 
any  sewer,  he,  she  or  it  shall,  before  beginning  work  upon  the  same, 
deposit  with  the  Board  of  Public  Works  the  plan  thereof,  which  shall 
show  the  whole  course  of  the  drain  from  the  connection  with  the  sewer 
to  its  terminus  within  the  house,  with  the  location  of  all  branches  and 
fixtures  to  be  connected  therewith,  said  plans,  or  a copy  thereof,  to  be 
left  on  file  in  the  office  of  said  Board  of  Public  Works.  If,  upon  in- 
vestigation of  said  plan,  the  Board  of  Public  Works  shall  find  that  the 
same  does  not  conform  to  the  requirements  of  this  ordinance,  said 
Board  of  Public  Works  shall  not  issue  any  permit  for  its  construction  or 
connection  with  any  sewer,  and  it  shall  be  unlawful  to  construct  said 
drain  or  to  connect  the  same  either  directly  or  indirectly  with  any 
sewer. 

Sec.  11.  The  City  Engineer  or  the  Health  Officer  shall  have  the 
right  to  enter  upon  the  premises  drained  by  any  house  drain  or  con- 
nected with  any  public  sewer  at  all  reasonable  hours,  to  ascertain 
whether  the  provisions  of  this  or  any  other  ordinance  in  regard  to  house 
drains  has  been  complied  with,  and  if  he  shall  find  that  said  drain  or  its 
attachment  are  in  conflict  with  the  provisions  of  any  law  or  ordinance 
in  regard  thereto,  he  shall  notify  the  owner  of  said  premises,  or  the 
agent  of  such  owner,  of  the  fact.  It  shall  thereupon  be  the  duty  of  said 
owner,  or  agent  of  the  same,  to  cause  said  drain  or  its  attachment  to  be 
so  altered,  repaired  or  reconstructed  as  to  make  them  conform  to  the 
requirements  of  the  law  and  ordinances  in  regard  thereto  within  fifteen 
days  from  the  time  of  receiving  such  notice. 

Sec.  12.  No  person,  firm  or  corporation  shall  injure,  break  or  re- 
move any  portion  of  any  man-hole,  lamp-hole,  flush-tank  or  any  part 
of  the  public  sewers,  and  when  any  person  or  persons,  firm  or  corpora- 
tion shall  desire  to  lay  or  drive  any  pipe  in  any  of  the  streets  on  which 
sewers  are  laid,  he,  she  or  it  shall  give  at  least  twenty-four  hours’  no- 
tice to  the  Board  of  Public  Works  of  said  City,  and  any  person  violating 
any  of  the  provisions  of  this  section  shall  be  deemed  guilty  of  a misde- 
meanor, and,  upon  conviction  thereof,  be  punished  by  a Tine  of  not  less 


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than  ten  dollars  nor  more  than  one  hundred  dollars,  and  pay  the  costs 
of  prosecution,  and  he  imprisoned  until  such  fine  and  costs  arc  paid. 

Sec.  13.  No  person,  firm  or  corporation  shall  deposit  any  garbage, 
rubbish,  dead  animals,  or  any  substance  having  a tendency  to  obstruct 
the  flow  of  the  sewer,  in  any  man-hole,  lamp-hole,  flush-tank  or  sewer 
opening,  and  any  persons  violating  any  provisions  of  this  section  shall 
be  deemed  guilty  of  a misdemeanor,  and,  upon  conviction  thereof,  be 
fined  in  any  sum  not  less  than  ten  dollars  nor  more  than  one  hundred 
dollars,  and  pay  the  costs  of  prosecution  and  be  imprisoned  until  such 
fine  and  costs  are  paid. 

Sec.  14.  It  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  police  of  the  city,  or  any  em- 
ploye on  the  streets  of  said  city,  in  all  cases  where  they  may  find  any 
person  or  persons  engaged  in  the  work  of  breaking  ground  for  the  pur- 
pose of  making  connection  with  public  sewers  or  drains  of  the  city,  to 
ascertain  at  once  if  such  person  or  persons  are  duly  authorized  to  per- 
form such  work;  and  in  the  event  of  said  persons  not  being  duly  au- 
thorized, or  not  having  a permit,  to  order  them  to  desist,  under  penalty 
of  arrest  for  violation  of  this  ordinance,  and  shall  immediately  report 
the  fact  to  the  Health  Officer  and  Board  of  Public  Works. 

Sec.  15.  Any  person  violating  any  of  the  provisions  of  this  ordi- 
nance, for  which  no  penalty  is  especially  provided  herein,  shall  be  deem- 
ed guilty  of  a misdemeanor,  and,  upon  conviction  thereof,  shall  be  fined 
in  any  sum  not  less  than  ten  dollars  nor  more  than  one  hundred  dol- 
lars, and  pay  the  costs  of  prosecution,  and  be  imprisoned  until  such 
fine  and  costs  are  paid. 

Sec.  16.  This  ordinance  shall  be  in  force  and  take  effect  ten  days 
after  its  passage. 

Passed  the  City  Council  August  21,  1894. 


ORDINANCE  NO.  A24. 

AN  ORDINANCE  TO  REGULATE  BLASTING. 

The  City  of  Spokane  does  ordain  as  follows: 

Section  1.  It  shall  be  unlawful  for  any  person  or  persons,  corpora- 
tion or  corporations,  to  blast  rock  or  stone  within  the  corporate  limits 
of  the  City  of  Spokane,  except  as  herein  provided. 

Sec.  2.  Any  person  or  p'ersons,  corporation  or  corporations,  desiring 
to  prosecute  the  business  of  blasting  rock  or  stone  within  the  corporate 
limits  of  said  city  may  apply  to  the  Chairman  of  the  Board  of  Public 
Works  for  permission  to  carry  on  such  business,  which  permission  shall 
be  granted  upon  compliance  by  said  person  or  persons  with  the  pro- 
visions of  this  ordinance. 

Sec.  3.  Such  person  or  persons,  corporation  or  corporations,  shall 
execute  a bond  to  the  City  of  Spokane,  with  good  and  sufficient  sureties, 
to  be  approved  by  the  Mayor,  in  the  penal  sum  of  one  thousand  to  ten 
thousand  dollafs,  at  the  discretion  of  the  Mayor,  conditioned  to  save  the 


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city  from  loss  from  any  damage  which  may  accrue  to  any  person  by 
reason  of  such  blasting  of  rock  or  stone;  and  further,  that  he,  it  or  they 
will  fully  and  in  all  things  comply  with  the  requirements  of  this  ordi- 
nance, as  well  as  of  all  ordinances  which  may  hereafter  be  passed  regu- 
lating or  relating  to  said  business. 

Sec.  4.  In  all  cases  of  blasting  rock  or  stone  writhin  the  City  of 
Spokane,  each  blast,  before  firing  it,  shall  be  securely  covered  with 
chain  aprons,  brush  or  other  materials,  to  be  placed  over  and  around 
such  charge  in  such  manner  that  all  danger  to  persons  and  properties 
shall  be  absolutely  prevented. 

Sec.  5.  Three  minutes’  notice  before  firing  the  blast  shall  be  given 
by  displaying  a red  flag  three  feet  by  six  on  a staff  not  less  than  ten 
feet  high,  set  in  a conspicuous  place  within  twenty-five  feet  of  the  point 
where  the  charge  is  placed,  and  also  by  calling  out  the  words  “A  blast” 
several  times  repeated,  and  loud  enough  to  be  distinctly  heard  at  a 
distance  of  two  hundred  feet  from  the  point  of  discharge. 

Sec.  6.  Any  person  or  persons  who  shall  engage,  aid  or  assist  in 
blasting  any  rock  or  stone  within  the  corporate  limits  of  said  city 
without  having  first  given  the  security  and  gained  the  permission  as  in 
this  ordinance  provided,  or  shall  violate  any  of  the  provisons  of  this  or- 
dinance, shall,  upon  conviction  thereof,  for  each  offense  be  fined  in 
the  sum  of  one  hundred  dollars,  or  imprisoned  for  a period  not  exceed- 
ing three  months,  or  both,  as  may  be  adjudged. 

Sec.  7.  This  ordinance  shall  take  effect  ten  days  after  its  passage. 

Passed  the  City  Council  June  16,  1891. 


ORDINANCE  NO.  A424. 

AN  ORDINANCE  TO  PROVIDE  FOR  AND  REGULATING  THE  LAYING  OF  GAS  MAINS 
IN  THE  CITY  OF  SPOKANE. 

The  City  of  Spokane  does,  ordain  as  follows: 

Section  1.  Hereafter  the  Spokane  Falls  Gas  Light  Company  shall 
lay  all  mains  necessary  to  be  laid  on  the  south  side  of  all  streets,  avenues 
and  alleys  running  east  and  west,  and  on  the  west  side  of  all  streets, 
avenues  and  alleys  running  north  and  south  in  the  City  of  Spokane,  and 
all  said  mains  shall  be  laid  three  and  one-half  feet  from  the  curb  line. 

Sec.  2.  This  ordinance  shall  take  effect  and  be  in  force  ten  days 
after  its  passage. 

Passed  the  City  Council  May  22,  1894. 


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CHAPTER  XI. 


Police  Department. 


ORDINANCE  NO.  A631. 

AN  ORDINANCE  PROVIDING  FOR  A POLICE  FORCE  IN  THE  CITY  OF  SPOKANE. 

The  City  of  Spokane  does  ordain  as  follows: 

Section  1.  The  police  force  of  the  City  of  Spokane  shall  consist  of 
the  Chief  of  Police,  a captain  of  police,  two  sergeants,  one  of  whom 
shall  be  designated  as  desk  sergeant  and  the  other  a patrol  sergeant, 
and  twenty-four  regular  policemen  and  four  specials.  Two  of  said  po- 
licemen shall  act  as  drivers  of  the  patrol  wagon,  and  shall  serve  twelve 
hours  each  in  every  twenty-four  hours.  Two  of  said  policemen  shall 
act  as  jailers,  and  shall  serve  twelve  hours  each  in  every  twenty-four 
hours.  The  Chief  and  Captain  of  Police  shall  be  required  to  work 
twelve  hours  as  a day’s  work,  and  must  render  to  the  jailers  such  as- 
sistance as  may  be  needed  to  enable  such  jailers  to  discharge  their 
duties.  The  Chief  of  Police  shall  also  perform  the  duties  of  license 
inspector. 

As  amended  by  ordinance  No.  A1252,  passed  November  11,  1902. 

Sec.  2.  In  cases  of  emergency  the  Mayor  may  appoint  such  special 
policemen  as  he  may  deem  necessary,  which  appointment  must  be  in 
writing  and  filed  in  the  office  of  the  City  Clerk. 

Sec.  3.  Special  policemen  for  special  service  at  depots,  theaters, 
public  buildings  or  grounds,  may  be  appointed  by  the  Board  of  Police 
to  hold  their  positions  during  the  pleasure  of  said  board,  upon  the 
petition  of  the  person  or  persons  desiring  such  appointment,  which 
petition  shall  state  the  necessity  therefor,  and  all  special  policemen  so 
appointed  for  such  service  shall  be  paid  by  the  person  or  persons 
requesting  such  appointment,  and  in  no  case  shall  the  city  be  respon- 
sible for  the  compensation  of  such  special  policemen.  They  shall  have 
all  the  powers  of  regular  policemen,  and  shall  be  under  the  orders  of 
the  Chief  of  Police,  but  in  no  case  shall  he  place  them  upon  other  duties 
except  in  case  of  sudden  emergency. 

Sec.  4.  The  Chief  of  Police,  or  the  Mayor,  or,  when  on  duty  the 
Captain  of  Police,  shall  have  power  to  suspend  any  policeman  or 
officer  of  the  police  force  from  duty  for  cause,  and  the  officer  making 
such  suspension  must  immediately  report  the  same  to  the  Board  of 


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Police,  in  writing,  and  the  matter  shall  stand  for  trial  before  the  Board 
of  Police,  and  the  said  Board  may  annul  such  suspension  and  restore  to 
duty,  or  may  sustain  such  suspension  and  may  sentence  the  accused 
person  to  loss  of  pay,  not  exceeding  one  month,  or  suspension  from 
duty  for  a definite  period  without  pay,  or  may  remove  the  offender 
from  his  position. 

Sec.  5.  The  Board  of  Police  may  make  rules  for  the  government  of 
the  police  force. 

Sec.  6.  That  an  ordinance  entitled  “An  ordinance  creating  a Police 
Department  and  defining  its  power  and  duties,”  passed  January  30, 
1890;  an  ordinance  entitled  “An  ordinance  providing  for  a police  force 
for  the  City  of  Spokane  Falls,  and  repealing  all  ordinances  in  conflict 
herewith,”  passed  the  City  Council  August  13,  1890,  and  all  ordinances 
amending  said  last  mentioned  ordinance,  ordinance  No.  A326,  entitled 
“An  ordinance  providing  for  a police  force  for  the  City  of  Spokane,  and 
repealing  certain  sections  of  ordinances  in  conflict  therewith,  and  also 
providing  for  a system  of  patrol  telephone  calls  to  be  used  and  con- 
trolled by  said  police  force,”  passed  the  City  Council  June  10,  1893, 
and  all  ordinances  amending  said  ordinance  No.  A326,  and  all  ordi- 
nances and  parts  of  ordinances  in  conflict  herewith  be  and  the  same 
are  hereby  repealed. 

Sec.  7.  This  ordinance  shall  take  effect  and  be  in  force  ten  days 
after  its  passage. 

Passed  the  City  Council  February  4,  1896. 


ORDINANCE  NO.  A1254. 

AN  ORDINANCE  PROVIDING  FOR  THE  APPOINTMENT  OF  A POLICE  MATRON,  AND 
FIXING  HER  SALARY. 

The  City  of  Spokane  does  ordain  as  follows: 

Section  1.  That  the  Board  of  Police  be,  and  it  is  hereby  authorized 
to  appoint  a Police  Matron  under  the  provisions  of  the  act  of  the  Legis- 
lature of  the  State  of  Washington,  entitled  “An  act  requiring  the 
appointment  of  Police  Matrons  in  certain  cities,  designating  their 
duties  and  directing  their  compensation,  and  declaring  an  emergency,” 
approved  February  20,  1893. 

Sec.  2.  That  the  salary  of  the  Police  Matron  shall  be  fifteen  dollars 
per  month,  to  be  paid  at  the  same  time  policemen  are  paid. 

Sec.  3.  This  ordinance  shall  take  effect  and  be  in  force  ten  days 
after  its  passage. 

Passed  the  City  Council  November  11,  1902. 


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ORDINANCE  NO.  A1400. 

AN  ORDINANCE  FIXING  THE  SALARIES  OF  THE  OFFICERS  AND  EMPLOYES  OF  THE 
CITY  OF  SPOKANE  IN  THE  POLICE  DEPARTMENT. 

The  City  of  Spokane  does  ordain  as  follows 

Section  1.  That  on  and  after  the  1st  day  of  July,  1903,  the  follow- 
ing officers  and  employes  in  the  Police  Department  of  the  City  of  Spo- 
kane shall  receive  in  full  compensation  for  all  services  of  every  kind 
rendered  by  them,  the  following  salaries,  payable  in  city  warrants,  at 


the  end  of  each  month: 

Per  Month. 

Chief  of  Police $140.00 

Captain  110 . 00 

Sergeants  95.00 

Patrolmen,  first  grade,  third  year 85.00 

Patrolmen,  second  grade,  second  year 80.00 

Patrolmen,  third  grade,  first  year 75.00 

Specials,  per  day 2.50 


Sec.  2.  All  regular  patrolmen  during  their  first  year’s  service  shall 
he  deemed  officers  of  the  third  grade;  for  the  second  year’s  service  they 
shall  be  deemed  second  grade  officers;  and  for  the  third  year’s  service 
and  thereafter  they  shall  he  deemed  first  grade  officers. 

Sec.  3.  All  ordinances  or  parts  of  ordinances  in  conflict  herewith  he 
and  the  same  are  hereby  repealed. 

Sec.  4.  This  ordinance  shall  take  effect  and  be  in  force  ten  days 
after  its  passage. 

Passed  the  City  Council  June  18,  1903. 


ORDINANCE  NO.  234. 

AN  ORDINANCE  DEFINING  THE  POWERS  AND  DUTIES  OF  POLICE  OFFICERS. 

The  City  of  Spokane  Falls  does  ordain  as  follows : 

Section  1.  That  all  the  police  officers  of  the  City  of  Spokane  Falls 
shall  have  power  within  said  city  to  make  arrests  without  as  well  as 
with  warrants  for  any  violation  or  offense  against  any  ordinance  of  said 
city,  for  which  an  arrest  is  authorized. 

Sec.  2.  That  it  shall  be  the  duty  of  all  persons  making  arrests  in 
said  city  to  bring  the  person  or  persons,  as  soon  as  practicable,  before 
some  court  having  jurisdiction  of  the  offense  charged,  within  the  city, 
and  to  make  proper  complaint,  so  as  to  vest  said  court  with  jurisdiction 
to  hear  and  determine  the  cause. 

Sec.  3.  That  it  shall  be  the  duty  of  all  police  officers  of  said  city 
whenever  they  have  reasonable  cause  to  suspect  that  any  ordinance  of 
said  city  has  been  or  is  being  violated  to  investigate  the  matter  with- 
out delay,  and  if  the  evidence  renders  it  probable  that  some  or  more 
persons  are  guilty  of  having  violated  one  or  more  ordinances  of  said 
city  which  provide  punishment  on  arrest  and  conviction,  it  shall  be 


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the  duty  of  said  officer  having  such  information  to  arrest  or  cause  the 
arrest  of  such  suspected  person  without  delay,  and  bring  him  before  the 
proper  court  for  investigation  and  trial,  and  to  make  and  enter  proper 
complaints  in  such  cases. 

Sec.  4.  That  no  police  officer  shall  be  or  become  an  active  partisan 
in  politics  nor  in  any  way  meddle  with  the  private  concerns  of  citizens 
outside  of  the  line  of  his  duties  as  an  officer. 

Sec.  5.  That  no  police  officer  shall  make  use  of  any  threatening 
or  provoking  language  or  be  guilty  of  any  threatening  or  provoking 
acts  toward  any  person  or  property  within  said  city,  beyond  what  may 
be  required  in  the  exercise  of  his  official  duties. 

Sec.  6.  That  the  committee  of  the  Council  on  Health  and  Police 
shall  divide  the  city  into  such  number  of  police  districts  as  they  may 
from  time  to  time  deem  expedient,  and  with  the  Chief  of  Police  said 
committee  shall  prescribe  boundaries  of  said  districts,  and  the  Chief 
of  Police  shall  assign  the  officers  to  said  districts.  Said  committee 
shall  make  a report  to  the  Council  stating  the  number  of  said  districts 
and  the  boundaries  thereof,  and  the  names  of  officers  assigned  to  each, 
and  shall  report  all  changes  they  may  make  in  such  districts. 

Sec.  7.  That  except  when  called  elsewhere  in  the  performance  of 
official  duty  or  in  case  of  emergency,  each  police  officer  of  the  city  shall, 
while  on  duty,  constantly  patrol  the  district  to  which  he  is  assigned 
and  not  go  out  of  such  district  nor  loiter  in  any  store  or  saloon,  house 
or  building,  and  no  police  officer  shall  be  intoxicated  at  the  time  of 
going  on  duty,  nor  while  on  duty  drink  any  spirituous  or  malt  liquors 
or  wine,  nor  enter  any  saloon  or  public  or  private  house  except  in  the 
performance  of  official  duty. 

Sec.  8.  That  in  addition  to  the  Chief  of  Police  the  permanent  police 
force  of  the  City  of  Spokane  Falls  shall  consist  of  one  Captain  of  Police 
and  such  number  of  police  officers  as  the  Council  may  from  time  to 
time  determine. 

Sec.  9.  That  the  Captain  of  Police  shall  have  and  exercise  power 
and  authority  to  the  same  extent  as  is  vested  in  the  police  officers  of 
the  city,  and  it  shall  be  his  duty  to  see  that  the.  officers  under  him 
faithfully  perform  their  duties;  to  exercise  vigilant  control  over  them 
during  the  time  he  is  on  duty,  and  in  the  absence  of  the  Chief  of 
Police  he  shall  act  in  his  stead  and  place. 

Sec.  10.  That  the  Chief  of  Police,  Captain  of  Police  and  police 
officers  shall  not  receive  any  other  compensation  than  that  provided 
by  ordinance,  and  police  officers  and  Captain  or  Chief  of  Police  shall  not 
receive  any  fees  for  making  arrests,  or  witness  fees,  or  fees  for  serving 
subpoenas  or  process  in  any  action  brought  before  the  Police  Justice  of 
the  city,  wherein  the  City  of  Spokane  Falls  is  a party,  but  such  fees 
heretofore  taxed  as  costs  shall  likewise  be  taxed  hereafter  and  be  paid 
into  the  City  Treasury. 

Sec.  11.  That  the  Mayor  of  the  city  be  and  is  hereby  authorized  to 
appoint  from  time  to  time  a sufficient  number  of  competent  persons  to 


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serve  as  special  policemen  of  said  city  on  election  days,  holidays  and 
extraordinary  occasions,  and  during  such  time  as  in  the  judgment  of 
the  Mayor  any  emergency  renders  necessary  a temporary  addition  to 
the  police  force  of  the  city. 

Sec.  12.  All  appointments  made  under  the  provisions  of  section  11 
shall  be  made  in  writing  and  filed  with  the  City  Clerk,  and  each  person 
so  appointed  shall,  before  assuming  the  powers  and  duties  of  his 
office,  take  an  oath  before  some  officer  authorized  to  administer  oaths 
to  faithfully  perform  the  duties  of  his  office  during  his  continuance 
therein. 

Said  officer  shall  serve  without  compensation  unless  otherwise 
provided  and  expressed  in  their  written  appointment  filed  as  aforesaid, 
and  in  case  compensation  is  so  provided  for,  then  it  shall  be  at  the 
rate  of  $2.50  per  day  for  actual  service. 

Sec.  13.  That  each  special  officer  of  said  city  shall  have  the  same 
power  to  make  arrests  within  the  city,  with  or  without  warrants,  as  is 
possessed  by  regular  police  officers,  and  each  of  such  officers  shall  be 
vigilant  to  protect  and  preserve  the  peace  and  arrest  all  violators  of 
law,  and  shall  obey  the  orders  of  the  Chief  of  Police. 

Sec.  14.  That  ordinance  No.  34,  passed  July  14,  1886,  is  hereby 
repealed. 

Sec.  15.  That  no  member  of  the  Police  Department  of  the  City 
of  Spokane  Falls  shall  be  a member  of,  or  connected  with,  any  private 
detective  agency  or  association,  or  be  in  any  manner  employed  by  or 
interested  in  any  such  detective  agency  or  association. 

Sec.  16.  That  any  person  violating  any  of  the  provisions  of  this 
ordinance  shall  be  deemed  guilty  of  a misdemeanor,  and  upon  convic- 
tion thereof,  shall  be  punished  by  a fine  of  not  less  than  $10  nor  more 
than  $100. 

Sec.  17.  This  ordinance  shall  take  effect  and  be  in  force  from  and 
after  the  expiration  of  five  days  after  its  publication. 

Passed  the  City  Council  February  6,  1889. 


ORDINANCE  NO.  125. 

AN  ORDINANCE  RELATING  TO  THE  DUTIES  OF  THE  CHIEF  OF  POLICE. 

The  City  of  Spokane  Falls  does  ordain  as  follows-. 

Section  1.  The  Chief  of  Police  shall  at  no  time  absent  himself 
from  the  city  for  a longer  period  of  time  than  twelve  hours,  without 
the  consent  of  the  Mayor,  and  he  shall  not  without  the  like  consent  of 
the  Mayor  employ  a substitute,  and  in  case  of  a violation  of  any  of  the 
provisions  of  this  ordinance,  he  shall,  upon  conviction  thereof,  be  fined 
in  a sum  not  less  than  ten  dollars  nor  more  than  twenty-five  dollars. 

Sec.  2.  This  ordinance  shall  take  effect  and  be  in  force  from  and 
after  five  days  after  its  passage  and  publication. 

Passed  the  City  Council  April  4,  1888. 


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ORDINANCE  NO.  A958. 

AN  ORDINANCE  GRANTING  RIGHT  OF  WAY  FOR  THE  PATROL  WAGON  OF  THE 
POLICE  DEPARTMENT. 

The  City  of  Spokane  does  ordain  as  follows: 

Section  1.  The  patrol  wagon  and  team  of  the  Police  Department 
of  the  City  of  Spokane  shall  have  the  right  of  way  upon  all  streets  and 
alleys  in  the  City  of  Spokane  when  using  such  streets  and  alleys  in 
the  course  of  police  duties. 

Sec.  2.  It  is  hereby  made  the  duty  of  all  persons  on  hearing  the 
alarm  gong,  or  on  the  approach  of  said  patrol  wagon,  to  instantly  clear 
the  way,  so  that  said  wagon  and  team  may  pass  safely. 

Sec.  3.  Any  person  or  persons  convicted  of  violating  any  of  the 
provisions  of  this  ordinance  shall  be  punished  by  a fine  of  not  less  than 
five,  nor  more  than  one  hundred  dollars. 

Sec.  4.  This  ordinance  shall  take  effect  and  be  in  force  ten  days 
after  its  passage. 

Passed  the  City  Council  May  8,  1900. 


ORDINANCE  NO.  7. 

AN  ORDINANCE  TO  PROVIDE  FOR  PERSONS  COMMITTED  TO  THE  CITY  .TAIL  WORK- 
ING FOR  THE'  CITY. 

Be  it  ordained  by  the  City  of  Spokane  Falls: 

Section  1.  Every  able  bodied  male  person  upon  whom  any  fine  or 
penalty  shall  be  imposed  for  the  violation  of  any  ordinance,  and  who 
shall  be  committed  to  the  city  jail  until  such  fine  or  penalty  shall  be 
paid,  shall  be  liable  to  work  upon  the  public  squares,  lots,  blocks, 
engine  house,  streets,  sewers  or  other  property  of  the  city,  and  in 
cleaning  the  crossings  of  streets,  and  streets  and  alleys  in  the  city. 

Sec.  2.  It  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  City  Marshal,  whenever  he  shall 
have  such  prisoners  in  his  custody,  to  notify  the  Superintendent  of 
Streets  of  the  fact  and  the  number  of  such  prisoners,  and  that  officer 
shall  designate  to  the  City  Marshal  the  character  of  labor  necessary 
and  required  to  be  done  by  such  prisoners,  and  thereupon  the  City 
Marshal  shall  cause  such  work  to  be  performed  by  such  prisoners  in  his 
charge,  so  far  as  practicable. 

Sec.  3.  Every  person  described  in  section  1 of  this  ordinance  must 
labor  as  herein  provided,  and  shall  be  allowed,  exclusive  of  his  board, 
one  dollar  and  fifty  cents  for  each  day’s  work  on  account  of  his  fine  or 
penalty,  for  nonpayment  of  which  he  was  committed.  Such  labor  must 
be  performed  under  the  direction  of  the  City  Marshal  or  Superintendent 
of  Streets,  whose  duty  it  shall  be  to  see  that  the  prisoners  are  so 
guarded  as  to  prevent  escapes,  and  if  necessary  he  may  shackle  such 
prisoners. 

Sec.  4.  No  prisoners  shall  be  required  to  labor  more  than  eight 
hours  in  one  day.  If  any  prisoner  shall  refuse  to  labor  when  required 


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by  the  City  Marshall  or  Superintendent  of  Streets,  he  shall  for  every 
.such  refusal  he  closely  confined  in  the  city  jail  with  no  food  except 
bread,  and  no  drink  except  water,  for  the  period  of  twenty-four  hours. 

Sec.  5.  This  ordinance  shall  take  effect  and  be  in  force  from  and 
after  its  passage  and  publication. 

Passed  the  City  Council  June  10,  1885. 


ORDINANCE  NO.  A78. 

AN  ORDINANCE  PROVIDING  FOR  THE  SALE  OF  STOLEN  PROPERTY. 

The  City  of  Spokane  does  ordain  as  follows: 

Section  1.  There  shall  be  kept  in  the  office  of  the  Chief  of  Police 
a record  containing  a description  of  all  property  seized  or  taken  by  any 
member  of  the  police  force,  with  the  date  of  its  receipt,  from  whom 
and  by  whom  taken  or  seized.  The  Chief  of  Police  shall  quarterly  pub- 
lish a description  of  all  property  which  shall  have  been  taken  and  been 
in  custody  for  the  period  of  three  months  next  preceding  together 
with  a notice  that  the  same  will  be  sold  at  public  auction  at  a time 
and  place  therein  named,  not  less  than  ten  nor  more  than  fifteen  days 
after  the  publication  of  such  notice,  unless  the  owners  thereof  shall 
prior  to  such  time  prove  ownership  and  reclaim  the  same. 

The  Chief  of  Police  shall  at  the  time  and  place  named  in  said  notice, 
sell  at  public  auction  such  of  said  property  advertised  as  aforesaid, 
as  shall  remain  unclaimed;  provided , where  property  seized  or  taken  as 
above  mentioned  shall  be  of  a perishable  nature,  that  the  same  may  be 
sold  in  such  time  and  manner  as  the  Chief  of  Police  shall  deem 
necessary. 

The  proceeds  therefrom  shall  be  paid  into  the  City  Treasury  and 
be  placed  to  the  credit  of  the  general  fund. 

Sec.  2.  This  ordinance  shall  take  effect  and  be  in  force  ten  days 
after  its  passage. 

Passed  the  City  Council  August  21,  1891. 


ORDINANCE  NO.  415. 

AN  ORDINANCE  PROHIBITING  ANY  PERSON  FROM  WEARING  THE  BADGE  OF  OR 
EXERCISING  THE  DUTIES  OF  A SPECIAL  POLICE  OFFICER  WITHOUT  BEING 
REGULARLY  APPOINTED  A MEMBER  OF  THE  POLICE  FORCE. 

The  City  of  Spokane  Falls  does  ordain  as  follows : 

Section  1.  No  person  shall  be  permitted  to  wear  the  badge  of  a 
police  officer  of  this  city,  or  be  allowed  to  exercise  the  powers  and 
duties  of,  nor  act  as  a police  officer  of  this  city,  without  said  person 
has  been  first  regularly  appointed  a member  of  the  police  force,  and 
further  provided  that  all  persons  appointed  to  act  as  special  police 
shall  be  placed  upon  the  pay  rolls  of  the  city  police  at  a salary  of  not 
less  than  one  dollar  per  month. 


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Sec.  2.  Any  person  violating  the  provisions  of  this  ordinance  shall 
be  deemed  guilty  of  a misdemeanor,  and  upon  conviction  thereof  shall 
be  fined  in  any  sum  not  less  than  five  dollars  nor  more  than  twenty-five 
dollars  and  the  costs  of  prosecution. 

Sec.  3.  This  ordinance  shall  be  in  force  and  take  effect  five  days 
after  its  passage  and  publication. 

Passed  the  City  Council  January  15,  1890. 


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CHAPTER  XII. 


Fire  Department. 


ORDINANCE  NO.  A345. 

AN  ORDINANCE  TO  CREATE  AND  REGULATE  THE  FIRE  DEPARTMENT  OF  THE  CITY 

OF  SPOKANE,  PROVIDING  OFFICERS  AND  EMPLOYES  THEREOF,  AND  DEFINING 

ITS  POWERS  AND  DUTIES. 

The  City  of  Spokane  does  ordain  as  follows: 

Section  1.  A department  of  the  city  government  is  hereby  created 
and  established,  to  be  known  as  “The  Fire  Department  of  the  City  of 
Spokane.” 

Sec.  2.  The  officers  of  said  department  shall  consist  of  one  Chief  of 
the  Fire  Department  and  one  Assistant  Chief  of  the  Fire  Department, 
who  may  be  selected  from  among  the  employes  of  the  department, 
and  in  such  case  he  shall  remain  on  duty  the  same  as  an  employe  of 
the  department.  The  department  shall  have  such  other  officers  as 
may  from  time  to  time  be  provided  by  ordinance.  The  Chief  of  the 
Fire  Department  shall  be  the  executive  officer  of  the  Fire  Department. 
He  shall  devote  his  exclusive  attention  to  its  interests  and  shall  engage 
in  no  other  business. 

Sec.  3.  The  employees  of  said  department  shall  consist  of  one 
Chief  of  the  Fire  Department,  one  Assistant  Chief  of  the  Fire  Depart- 
ment, one  Secretary,  six  Captains,  nineteen  hosemen,  ten  truckmen 
and  one  electrician,  who  shall  remain  on  duty  at  all  times,  both  day 
and  night,  subject  to  the  orders  of  the  Chief  of  the  Fire  Department, 
and  who  shall  sleep  at  the  engine  and  hose  houses  of  the  department. 
Other  and  further  employes  may  be  provided  from  time  io  time  by 
ordinance. 

As  amended  by  ordinance  No.  A913,  passed  January  16,  1000. 

Sec.  4.  It  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  Board  of  Fire  Commissioners  to 
assign  the  employes  to  duty  with  the  various  engines,  hose  carts  and 
hook  and  ladder  trucks  belonging  to  the  city,  and  he  shall  keep  a book 
in  which  shall  be  entered  the  name  of  each  officer  and  employe,  the 
date  and  character  of  his  employment,  his  nationality,  age  at  the  time 
of  his  employment,  whether  married  or  unmarried,  and  in  case  of  his 
discharge  or  discontinuance  in  service,  date  and  cause  thereof.  He 
shall  also  keep  an  entry  in  said  book  of  the  duty  to  which  each  employe 
is  assigned. 


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Sec.  5.  No  person  shall  he  qualified  for  the  position  of  foreman 
unless  he  shall  have  been  a resident  of  the  State  of  Washington  for 
one  year,  and  a member  of  the  Fire  Department  of  the  City  of  Spokane 
for  six  months  prior  to  his  being  designated  by  the  Board  of  Fire  Com- 
missioners as  foreman. 

Sec.  6.  The  engineers  employed  in  the  Fire  Department  shall  be 
licensed  engineers. 

Sec.  7.  The  Board  of  Fire  Commissioners  shall  be  responsible  for 
the  efficient  working  of  the  department,  and  shall  have  under  their 
charge  the  fire  alarm  telegraph.  The  Chief  of  the  Fire  Department 
shall  from  time  to  time  make  such  recommendations  to  the  Board  of 
Fire  Commissioners,  with  reference  to  the  extension,  alteraiion  or  im- 
provement of  the  fire  alarm  system,  as  he  shall  deem  necessary. 

Sec.  8.  Whenever  the  Chief  of  the  Fire  Department  shall  go  out  of 
office  he  shall  turn  over  to  his  successor  in  office  all  the  books,  papers 
and  property  of  the  department  under  his  care,  and  take  a receipt  in 
duplicate  therefor,  and  file  one  copy  thereof  in  the  office  of  the  Board 
of  Fire  Commissioners  for  reference,  and  such  receipt  shall  discharge 
the  liability  of  the  outgoing  Chief  for  all  books  and  property  enume- 
rated therein  and  charge  the  same  to  his  successor. 

Sec.  9.  The  Chief  of  the  Fire  Department  shall  have  control  of  all 
persons  present  at  any  fire,  and  to  that  end  shall,  ex-officio,  have  and 
exercise  all  the  powers  of  the  Chief  of  Police.  When  a fire  breaks  out 
he  shall  take  immediate  and  proper  steps  for  its  extinguishment.  He 
shall  have  power  to  summon  and  require  any  and  all  persons  present 
at  a fire  to  aid  in  extinguishing  the  same,  as  he  shall  direct,  or  in 
removing  personal  property  from  any  building  on  fire  or  in  danger 
thereof,  or  in  guarding  such  property.  Any  person  refusing  to  obey 
such  summons  and  order  shall  be  deemed  guilty  of  a misdemeanor,  and 
upon  conviction  thereof  shall  be  fined  in  a sum  not  exceeding  one 
hundred  dollars  and  not  less  than  five  dollars  and  costs  of  prosecution, 
and  imprisoned  in  the  city  jail  until  such  fine  and  costs  are  paid.  Any 
fireman  who  shall  refuse  or  wilfully  neglect  to  obey  any  lawful  order 
of  the  Chief  of  the  Fire  Department  or  the  Assistant  Chief  or  the 
Foreman  of  his  company  when  at  or  going  to  a fire,  shall  be  deemed 
guilty  of  a misdemeanor,  and  upon  conviction  shall  be  fined  in  any 
sum  not  exceeding  one  hundred  dollars  nor  less  than  five  dollars  and 
costs  of  prosecution,  and  shall  be  imprisoned  in  the  city  jail  until  such 
fine  and  costs  are  paid. 

Sec.  10.  For  any  disobedience  of  order  or  regulations,  or  infraction 
of  discipline  by  any  employe,  the  Chief  of  the  Fire  Department  may 
fine  the  offender  for  each  case  a sum  not  exceeding  two  dollars,  which 
shall  be  entered  upon  the  pay  roll  and  be  deducted  from  his  pay,  or 
he  may  suspend  the  offender  from  duty  and  report  the  matter  fully  to 
the  Board  of  Fire  Commissioners  for  their  action,  or  both. 

Sec.  11.  In  case  of  the  absence  from  duty  of  the  Chief  of  the  Fire 
Department,  or  his  inability  to  act,  the  Assistant  Chief  of  the  Fire 


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Department  shall  he  ex-officio  Chief  of  the  Fire  Department,  and  if 
such  absence  or  inability  shall  continue  for  more  than  one  week  the 
Assistant  Chief  shall,  for  the  time  he  shall  act,  be  entitled  to  the  same 
salary  as  the  Chief,  and  a sufficient  amount  shall  be  deducted  from  the 
salary  of  the  Chief  for  the  said  Assistant,  to  make  his  salary  equal  to 
that  of  the  Chief  for  such  time  as  said  absence  or  inability  of  the  Chief 
shall  continue. 

Sec.  12.  The  Chief  of  the  Fire  Department  shall  execute  a bond 
to  the  City  of  Spokane  in  the  sum  of  five  thousand  dollars,  with  two  or 
more  sufficient  sureties  to  the  approval  of  the  Mayor,  conditioned  that 
he  will  faithfully  perform  all  of  the  duties  of  his  office,  and  that  he 
will  well  and  truly  account  for  all  moneys,  books  or  property  which 
shall  come  into  his  hands  by  virtue  of  his  office,  and  will  turn  all  the 
books,  papers  and  property  over  to  his  successor,  and  pay  all  moneys 
over  to  the  City  Treasurer.  The  Assistant  Chief  of  the  Fire  Depart- 
ment shall  execute  and  deliver  a like  bond  in  the  sum  of  twenty-five 
hundred  dollars. 

Sec.  13.  Repealed  by  Ordinance  No.  A636. 

Sec.  14.  All  ordinances,  parts  of  ordinances,  resolutions  and  re- 
ports in  conflict  with  this  ordinance  are  hereby  repealed. 

Sec.  15.  This  ordinance  shall  take  effect  and  be  in  force  ten  days 
after  its  passage. 

Passed  the  City  Council  August  22,  1893. 


ORDINANCE  NO.  A1401. 

AN  ORDINANCE  FIXING  THE  SALARIES  OF  THE  OFFICERS  AND  EMPLOYES  OF  THE 
CITY  OF  SPOKANE  IN  THE  FIRE  DEPARTMENT. 

The  City  of  Spokane  does  ordain  as  followss 

Section  1.  That  on  and  after  the  1st  day  of  July,  A.  D.  1903,  the 
following  named  officers  and  employes  in  the  Fire  Department  of  the 
City  of  Spokane  shall  receive  in  full  compensation  for  all  services  of 
every  kind  rendered  by  them,  the  following  salaries,  payable  in  city 
warrants,  at  the  end  of  each  month: 

Per  Month. 


Chief  of  Fire  Department $140.00 

Assistant  Chief 110.00 

Electrician  100.00 

Secretary  85.00 

Captains  90.00 

Foreman 85.00 

Engineers 95.00 

Drivers,  stokers,  pipemen  and  truckmen — 

First  grade,  third  year 80.00 

Second  grade,  second  year 77.50 

Third  grade,  first  year 75.00 

Substitutes,  per  day 2.25 


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Sec.  2.  All  ordinances  or  parts  of  ordinances  in  conflict  herewith 
be  and  the  same  are  hereby  repealed. 

Sec.  3.  This  ordinance  shall  take  effect  and  be  in  force  ten  days 
after  its  passage. 

Passed  the  City  Council  June  18,  1903. 


ORDINANCE  NO.  A161. 

AN  ORDINANCE  GRANTING  RIGHT  OF  WAY  TO  THE  FIRE  DEPARTMENT. 

The  City  of  Spokane  does  ordain  as  follows: 

Section  1.  The  Fire  Department  of  the  City  of  Spokane  is  given 
the  right  of  way,  with  its  teams  and  apparatus,  upon  the  streets  and 
alleys  of  the  city  in  going  to  and  from  fires. 

Sec.  2.  It  is  hereby  made  the  special  duty  of  all  persons  upon 
hearing  an  alarm  of  fire,  or  the  alarm  gong,  or  on  the  approach  of 
any  fire  apparatus,  to  instantly  clear  the  way  so  that  such  team  or 
apparatus  may  without  danger  pass  by. 

Sec.  3.  It  is  also  made  the  special  duty  of  all  streetcar  companies 
and  their  several  drivers  or  conductors,  upon  hearing  an  alarm  of  fire 
or  the  alarm  gong,  or  on  the  approach  of  any  fire  apparatus,  to  stop 
their  car  or  cars,  and  out  of  the  way  of  street  crossings,  until  such 
team  or  apparatus  has  passed  by. 

Sec.  4.  All  drivers  or  conductors  of  streetcars  or  other  vehicles 
shall,  upon  approaching  the  vicinity  of  a fire,  stop  their  cars  or  other 
vehicle  until  they  have  ascertained  from  the  Chief  or  his  assistants 
that  they  can  pass  without  in  any  way  interfering  with  the  Fire  De- 
partment. 

Sec.  5.  All  railroad  companies  operating  railroads  coming  into  or 
passing  through  the  City  of  Spokane,  and  all  engineers  or  other  per- 
sons handling  engines  on  said  railroads  or  streets,  shall,  upon  approach- 
ing the  vicinity  of  a fire,  stop  their  engine  or  cars  until  they  have 
ascertained  from  the  Chief  or  his  assistants  that  they  can  pass  without 
in  any  way  interfering  with  the  Fire  Department. 

Sec.  6.  Any  person  or  persons  running  a handcar  or  other  car  on 
any  railroad  in  the  City  of  Spokane  shall  be  subject  to  the  foregoing, 
governing  railroads  coming  into  or  passing  through  the  city. 

Sec.  7.  Any  person  or  persons  violating  any  of  the  foregoing  provi- 
sions of  this  ordinance  shall  be  punished  by  a fine  of  not  less  than  five 
nor  more  than  one  hundred  dollars  and  costs  of  prosecution,  and  shall, 
in  addition,  pay  all  damage  resulting  to  the  department,  and  shall 
have  no  claim  either  against  the  city  or  such  department  on  account 
or  any  injury  or  damage  he  or  they  may  sustain  by  any  collision  or 
accident  thereby  occasioned. 

Sec.  8.  This  ordinance  shall  take  effect  ten  days  after  its  passage. 

Passed  the  City  Council  February  19,  1892. 


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ORDINANCE  NO.  A549. 

AN  ORDINANCE  FOR  THE  PROTECTION  OF  FIRE  HYDRANTS. 

The  City  of  Spokane  does  ordain  as  follows: 

Section  1.  That  no  person,  firm  or  corporation  shall,  in  any  man- 
ner, obstruct  the  free  use  of  any  fire  hydrant  within  the  City  of  Spo- 
kane; or  allow,  suffer  or  cause  any  snow  or  ice  to  be  thrown  or  piled 
upon  any  fire  hydrant  within  the  City  of  Spokane;  or  have,  or  place, 
or  allow  to  be  placed,  or  cause  to  be  placed,  any  material  in  front  of 
any  fire  hydrant,  or  within  ten  feet  from  either  side  thereof. 

Sec.  2.  Any  person  violating  this  ordinance  shall  be  deemed  guilty 
of  a misdemeanor,  and  upon  conviction  thereof  shall  be  fined  not  more 
than  ten  dollars  nor  less  than  three  dollars,  and  pay  the  costs  of 
prosecution. 

Sec.  3.  Any  and  all  such  material  found  obstructing  any  of  said 
hydrants  shall  be  forthwith  removed  by  the  officers  or  employes  of  the 
Board  of  Fire  Commissioners,  at  the  risk,  cost  and  expense  of  the 
owners,  owner  or  claimants  of  the  property,  fronting  and  nearest  to 
said  hydrant. 

Sec.  4.  This  ordinance  shall  take  effect  and  be  in  force  ten  days, 
after  its  passage. 

Passed  the  City  Council  January  22,  1895. 


ORDINANCE  NO.  A1280. 

AN  ORDINANCE  TO  ESTABLISH  THE  FIRE  LIMITS  WITHIN  THE  CITY  OF  SPO- 
KANE, AND  TO  REGULATE  THE  ERECTION  OF  BUILDINGS  THEREIN,  AND  RE- 
PEALING ORDINANCE  NO.  A1118,  APPROVED  JANUARY  13,  1902. 

The  City  of  Spokane  does  ordain  as  follows: 

Section  1.  The  fire  limits  of  the  City  of  Spokane  are  hereby  estab- 
lished within  the  following  described  boundaries: 

Commencing  at  a point  on  the  center  line  of  Madison  street  150 
feet  south  of  the  south  line  of  Second  avenue,  thence  north  along  the 
center  line  of  Madison  street  to  the  center  line  of  Mallon  avenue,  thence 
east  along  the  center  line  -of  Mallon  avenue,  and  Mallon  avenue  pro- 
jected, to  the  center  line  of  Washington  street;  thence  south  along  the 
center  line  of  Washington  street  to  the  north  bank  of  the  Spokane 
river;  thence  easterly  along  the  north  bank  of  the  Spokane  river  to  the 
center  line  of  Division  street;  thence  south  parallel  with  the  east  line 
of  Division  street  to  the  south  line  of  the  Northern  Pacific  right  of 
way;  thence  southwesterly  along  the  south  line  of  the  Northern  Pacific 
Railroad  Company’s  right  of  way  to  the  center  line  of  Browne  street; 
thence  south  parallel  with  the  east  line  of  Browne  street  to  the  center 
line  of  Second  avenue;  thence  west  parallel  with  the  south  line  of 
Second  avenue  to  the  center  line  of  Washington  street;  thence  south 
along  the  center  line  of  Washington  street  to  a point  150  feet  south  of 


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the  south  line  of  Second  avenue;  thence  west  parallel  with  the  south 
line  of  Second  avenue  to  the  place  of  beginning. 

Sec.  2.  That  ordinance  No.  A1118,  passed  January  18,  1902,  be  and 
the  same  is  hereby  repealed. 

Sec.  3.  Whereas,  an  emergency  exists,  this  ordinance  shall  take 
effect  and  be  in  full  force  from  and  after  its  passage. 

Passed  the  City  Council  December  16,  1902. 


ORDINANCE  NO.  A1076. 

AN  ORDINANCE  AUTHORIZING  THE  BOARD  OF  PUBLIC  WORKS  TO  GRANT  PERMITS 
FOR  THE  ERECTION  OF  TEMPORARY  STRUCTURES  IN  THE  FIRE  LIMITS 
OF  THE  CITY. 

The  City  of  Spolcane  does  ordain  as  follows ; 

Section  1.  The  Board  of  Public  Works  is  hereby  authorized  to  grant 
permits  for  the  erection  of  tents  and  temporary  structures  in  the  fire 
limits  of  the  city;  provided,  that  said  structures  shall  not  be  more  than 
ten  feet  high  and  shall  not  be  roofed  or  covered,  and  that  such  tents  and 
structures  shall  bo  removed  permanently  ninety  days  from  the  date  of 
the  issuance  of  the  permit. 

Sec.  2.  Whereas,  an  emergency  exists,  this  ordinance  shall  take 
effect  and  be  in  force  upon  its  adoption. 

Passed  the  City  Council  August  20,  1901. 


ORDINANCE  NO.  333. 

AN  ORDINANCE  TO  CREATE  AND  ESTABLISH  A FIRE  ALARM  TELEGRAPH  IN  THE 
CITY  OF  SPOKANE  FALLS. 

The  City  of  Spokane  Falls  does  ordain  as  follows : 

Section  1.  That  a system  of  fire  alarm  telegraph  is  hereby  estab- 
lished in  the  City  of  Spokane  Falls,  and  the  same  shall  be  immediately 
erected  and  placed  in  operation. 

Sec.  2.  Said  fire  alarm  shall  consist  of  fourteen  noninterference 
fire  alarm  boxes,  not  less  than  six  miles  of  wire,  with  a sounder  to  the 
firebell  at  the  central  station;  and  one  gong  at  the  waterworks,  with 
such  other  attachments  and  paraphernalia  as  may  be  necessary  to 
make  said  system  as  complete  and  perfect  as  possible. 

Sec.  3.  Said  system,  when  the  same  shall  have  been  completed, 
shall  be  under  the  direction  of  the  Chief  of  the  Fire  Department,  sub- 
ject to  the  order  of  the  City  Council;  and  it  shall  be  the  duty  of  the 
Chief  of  the  Fire  Department  to  cause  the  same  to  be  kept  in  good 
repair,  and  he  shall  be  responsible  therefor,  and  to  that  end  he  may, 
from  time  to  time,  detail  a member  of  the  Fire  Department  to  patrol, 
examine  and  repair  the  lines  as  may  be  necessary.  It  shall  be  the 
further  duty  of  said  Chief  to  cause  the  said  lines  to  be  tested  at  12 
o’clock  noon  and  at  8 o’clock  evening  of  each  day. 


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Sec.  4.  Within  three  days  after  the  passage  of  this  ordinance  it 
shall  be  the  duty  of  the  City  Clerk  to  prepare  and  cause  to  he  pub- 
lished in  a daily  newspaper  published  in  the  City  of  Boston,  Mass.;  one 
daily  newspaper  published  in  the  City  of  San  Francisco,  Cal.;  one  daily 
newspaper  published  in  the  City  of  Minneapolis,  Minn.,  and  in  the 
official  newspaper  of  Spokane  Falls,  an  advertisement  calling  for 
sealed  proposals  for  the  erection  of  said  fire  alarm  telegraph,  with 
such  specifications  therein  as  may  be  directed  by  the  Mayor  in  con- 
junction wTith  the  Committee  on  Fire,  Water  and  Sewers.  Said  adver- 
tisement shall  be  published  for  three  days,  and  shall  call  for  the  pro- 
posals as  aforesaid  to  be  submitted  to  the  City  Council  at  a time  fixed 
therein,  not  more  than  thirty  days  after  the  passage  of  this  ordinance, 
and  with  such  security  for  the  performance  of  the  bid  as  may  be 
directed  by  the  Mayor  and  said  committee. 

Sec.  5.  At  the  first  meeting  of  the  City  Council  after  the  time  fixed 
for  the  reception  of  said  proposals,  the  City  Council  shall  publicly  open 
and  examine  all  proposals  received,  and  shall  award  the  contract  for 
the  erection  of  said  fire  alarm  telegraph  to  the  lowest  bidder  for  a 
system  to  be  approved  by  the  City  Council,  or  it  may  reject  all  bids 
and  cause  a new  advertisement  for  proposals. 

Sec.  6.  Immediately  upon  the  passage  of  this  ordinance  the  Chief 
of  the  Fire  Department  shall  apportion  the  city  into  fourteen  fire  dis- 
tricts and  report  the  same  to  the  City  Council  for  its  approval,  and 
if  the  same  shall  be  approved  they  shall  constitute  the  fire  districts 
of  the  City  of  Spokane  Falls;  or  said  districts  may  be  modified  and 
changed  by  the  Council,  and  the  same  as  modified  and  changed  shall 
constitute  the  fire  districts  of  the  city.  So  soon  as  said  districts  shall 
be  established  it  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  Chief  of  the  Fire  Department 
to  prepare  and  report  to  the  City  Council  a code  of  fire  signals  for  said 
fire  alarm  telegraph,  and  when  the  same  shall  have  been  approved  it 
shall  constitute  the  fire  alarm  signals  of  the  city;  the  said  signals 
shall  be  printed  upon  cards  and  distributed  throughout  the  city  for 
information. 

Sec.  7.  The  City  Council  may  from  time  to  time  cause  said  fire 
alarm  telegraph  to  be  extended  by  an  ordinance  therefor,  and  may 
cause  said  code  of  signals  to  be  enlarged  and  new  fire  districts  to  be 
added  by  a resolution  to  that  effect,  but  in  no  case  shall  the  boundaries 
of  said  districts  be  changed  until  a full  description  of  the  new  bounda- 
ries shall  have  been  published  for  five  days  in  two  daily  newspapers 
of  said  city,  and  cards  shall  have  been  printed  and  distributed  as 
aforesaid,  containing  a statement  of  the  districts  as  changed,  with  the 
time  when  said  change  will  take  place. 

Sec.  8.  It  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  Chief  of  the  Fire  Department  to 
distribute  the  keys  of  the  alarm  boxes  to  reputable  citizens  residing  or 
doing  business  in  the  immediate  vicinity  of  said  boxes,  in  every  case 
taking  a receipt  therefor  in  a book  to  be  kept  for  that  purpose.  Upon 
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partment  the  receipts  which  he  may  have  taken  for  such  keys,  and 
all  keys  which  he  may  have  in  his  possession  or  under  his  control, 
and  the  Chief  of  the  Fire  Department  shall  thereafter  be  responsible 
for  said  keys,  and  may  call  them  in  and  redistribute  them  as  he  may 
deem  proper. 

As  amended  September  3,  1890,  by  ordinance  No.  490. 

Sec.  9.  This  ordinance  shall  be  in  force  and  take  effect  five  days 
after  its  passage  and  publication. 

Passed  the  City  Council  September  4,  1889. 


ORDINANCE  NO.  A894. 

AN  ORDINANCE  PROVIDING  FOR  THE  INVESTMENT  OF  TWO  THOUSAND  DOLLARS 
FROM  THE  HOSPITAL  FUND  OF  THE  FIRE  DEPARTMENT  IN  SUCH  SECURITIES 
AS  ARE  AUTHORIZED  BY  SECTION  6 OF  ORDINANCE  NO.  A80. 

The  City  of  Spokane  does  ordain  as  follows : 

Section  1.  The  City  Comptroller,  by  and  with  the  consent  of  the 
Mayor,  is  hereby  authorized  to  invest  the  sum  of  two  thousand  dollars 
from  the  hospital  fund  of  the  Fire  Department  of  the  City  of  Spokane, 
Washington,  in  bonds  of  the  City  of  Spokane,  Spokane  County,  or 
State  of  Washington,  or  warrants  of  the  City  of  Spokane,  or  County 
of  Spokane.  Said  securities  shall  be  deposited  with  the  City  Treasurer, 
who  shall  be  the  custodian  of  the  same  at  all  times. 

Sec.  2.  Whereas,  an  emergency  exists,  this  ordinance  shall  take 
effect  and  be  in  force  upon  its  adoption. 

Passed  the  City  Council  November  21,  1899. 


ORDINANCE  NO.  A80. 

AN  ORDINANCE  TO  CREATE  A HOSPITAL  FUND  FOR  THE  FIRE  DEPARTMENT  AND 
TO  REGULATE  ITS  CARE  AND  DISBURSEMENT  THEREOF;  AND  TO  REPEAL  AN 
ORDINANACE  ENTITLED  “AN  ORDINANCE  TO  CREATE  A HOSPITAL  FUND  FOR 
THE  FIRE  DEPARTMENT  AND  TO  REGULATE  ITS  CARE  AND  DISBURSEMENT,” 
PASSED  AUGUST  13,  1890;  ALSO  TO  REPEAL  AN  ORDINANCE  ENTITLED  “AN 
ORDINANCE  TO  AMEND  AN  ORDINANCE  TO  CREATE  A HOSPITAL  FUND  FOR 
THE  FIRE  DEPARTMENT  AND  REGULATE  ITS  CARE  AND  DISBURSEMENT,” 
PASSED  DECEMBER  21,  1890. 

The  City  of  Spokane  does  ordain  as  follows : 

Section  1.  A hospital  fund  for  the  Fire  Department  of  the  City  of 
Spokane  is  hereby  created,  which  fund  shall  be  raised,  constituted  and 
augmented  as  hereinafter  provided. 

Sec.  2.  There  shall  be  deducted  from  the  salary  or  pay  of  each 
officer  or  regular  member  of  the  Fire  Department  force  the  sum  of  one 
dollar  for  each  month,  and  the  same  shall  be  placed  in  a separate 
column  upon  the  pay  roll,  and  the  aggregate  amount  thereof  shall  be 
transferred  and  paid  into  the  hospital  fund. 


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Sec.  3.  All  fines  which  shall  be  levied  upon  any  regular  member 
of  the  Fire  Department  by  its  Chief,  as  provided  in  the  ordinances 
organizing  the  Fire  Department  or  regulations  of  such  Fire  Depart- 
ment, shall  be  deducted  on  the  pay  roll  from  the  amount  due  such 
member,  and  the  Comptroller  shall  issue  a pay  check  in  favor  of  the 
hospital  fund  for  all  hospital  dues  and  fines  deducted  from  the  pay 
rolls  of  the  Fire  Department,  which  pay  check  shall  be  delivered  to 
the  Treasurer,  who  shall  receipt  therefor  and  credit  the  same  to  the 
hospital  fund. 

Sec.  4.  The  City  Treasurer  shall  receive  and  place  in  the  hospital 
fund  all  gifts  or  donations  of  money  from  any  source,  and  shall  exe- 
cute duplicate  receipts  thereof,  delivering  one  of  such  receipts  to  the 
person  or  persons  from  whom  such  donation  or  gift  was  received  and 
filing  the  other  in  the  office  of  the  Board  of  Fire  Commissioners,  and  all 
such  moneys  shall  be  accounted  for  in  the  hospital  fund. 

Sec.  5.  All  donations  or  gifts  of  money  made  to  the  Fire  Depart- 
ment, on  account  of  services  rendered  at  a fire,  shall  be  deemed  to  be 
a donation  or  gift  to  the  hospital  fund,  and  shall  be  delivered  to  the 
City  Treasurer  and  converted  into  such  fund. 

Sec.  6.  The  City  Treasurer  shall  be  custodian  of  the  hospital  fund, 
which  shall  not  be  regarded  as  any  part  of  the  City  fund,  as  City 
Treasurer,  and  shall  be  accountable  to  the  city  therefor  upon  his  offi- 
cial bond  the  same  as  for  other  funds  of  the  city,  but  the  said  Treas- 
urer, upon  the  recommendation  of  the  City  Comptroller  and  the  Chief 
of  the  Fire  Department,  in  writing,  may  invest  said  fund,  or  any  part 
thereof,  in  the  bonds  of  the  City  of  Spokane,  Spokane  County,  or  State 
of  Washington,  or  warrants  of  the  City  of  Spokane,  or  County  of 
Spokane. 

As  amended  by  Ordinance  No.  A1157,  passed  April  29,  1902. 

Sec.  7.  The  hospital  fund  shall  be  devoted  to  the  care  of  sick  and 
disabled  firemen  upon  the  regular  fire  force  of  the  city,  or  any  person 
who  shall  be  injured  while  acting  as  fireman  at  any  fire  under  the 
orders  of  the  Mayor  or  Chief  of  the  Fire  Department,  and  for  the  care 
of  destitute  firemen’s  widows  and  orphans. 

As  amended  by  ordinance  No.  A627,  passed  January  21,  1896. 

Sec.  8.  The  funds  shall  be  dispersed  for  the  purposes  aforesaid  and 
none  other.  Upon  the  sickness  or  injury  of  any  member  of  the  Fire 
Department  entitled  to  the  fund  in  this  act  mentioned,  the  Captain  of 
the  station  shall  immediately  report  to  the  Chief  of  the  Fire  Depart- 
ment and  the  President  of  the  Board  of  Fire  Commissioners,  the  name, 
or  the  nature  of  his  injury,  and  the  member  so  reported  shall  be  enti- 
tled to  and  there  shall  be  paid  from  said  hospital  fund  the  expenses 
incurred  for  drugs  and  nurse  hire  as  certified  to  by  the  attending  physi- 
cian (who  shall  be  employed  by  and  be  under  the  direction  of  the  Fire 
Commissioners,  but  with  the  understanding  that  said  physician  shall 
in  no  sense  be  considered  a city  officer,  nor  shall  the  city  become  in 
any  way  liable  for  his  compensation)  and  the  Chief  of  the  Fire  De- 


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partment,  and  in  the  event  there  is  no  physician  employed,  shall  be 
certified  to  by  the  Chief  of  the  Fire  Department  alone.  There  shall 
be  paid  from  said  fund  to  any  member  otherwise  entitled  to  the  same 
in  the  event  of  disability  by  sickness,  the  sum  of  one  dollar  per  day; 
and  where  members  are  injured  in  the  discharge  of  their  duty  they 
shall  be  allowed  two  dollars  per  day  out  of  the  hospital  fund  for  the 
time  lost  on  account  of  such  injury,  and  substitutes  for  such  injured 
or  sick  member  to  be  placed  on  the  pay  roll  and  paid  by  the  city.  In 
case  any  fireman  in  active  service  in  the  Fire  Department  shall  die 
while  in  said  service,  or  shall  die  from  the  result  of  injuries  received 
while  in  the  service  of  the  Fire  Department,  his  widow,  if  any  there 
be,  shall  receive  from  the  said  fund  the  sum  of  five  dollars  per  month 
during  the  time  she  shall  remain  unmarried,  and  should  said  deceased 
fireman  leave  any  children,  the  widow  or  custodian  of  said  children 
shall  receive,  for  their  benefit  exclusively,  the  sum  of  two  dollars  per 
month  for  each  child  while  under  the  age  of  fifteen  years.  The  Comp- 
troller shall  issue  warrants  upon  the  hospital  fund  for  such  amounts  as 
shall  be  due  under  the  provisions  of  this  section,  upon  the  certificate 
of  the  Captain  of  the  station  to  which  the  fireman  belongs,  approved  by 
the  Board  of  Fire  Commissioners. 

As  amended  by  ordinance  No.  A627,  passed  the  City  Council  Jan- 
uary 21,  1896. 

Sec.  9.  An  ordinance  entitled  “An  ordinance  to  create  a hospital 
fund  for  the  Fire  Department  and  to  regulate  its  care  and  disburse- 
ment,” passed  August  13,  1890,  is  hereby  repealed,  and  an  ordinance 
entitled  “An  ordinance  to  amend  an  ordinance  to  create  a hospital 
fund  for  the  Fire  Department  and  to  regulate  its  care  and  disburse- 
ment,” passed  December  21,  1890,  is  hereby  repealed;  and  all  ordi- 
nances and  parts  of  ordinances  in  conflict  herewith  are  hereby  repealed. 

Sec.  10.  This  ordinance  shall  take  effect  ten  days  after  its  passage. 

Passed  the  City  Council  August  21,  1891. 


ORDINANCE  NO.  A267. 

AN  ORDINANCE  RELATING  TO  EIRE  ESCAPES,  STANDPIPES,  IRON  DOORS,  SHUT- 
TERS AND  GRATINGS. 

The  City  of  Spokane  does  ordain  as  follows: 

Section  1.  It  shall  be  the  duty  of  each  and  every  owner,  agent  or 
lessee  of  every  building  occupied  as  a tenement,  boarding  cr  lodging 
house,  or  for  a factory,  mill  or  manufactory,  or  for  offices  or  workshop, 
in  which  persons  are  employed  above  the  second  floor,  and  of  every 
building  more  than  two  stories  in  height  used  as  a scnool  building,  to 
provide  each  and  every  such  building  with  suitable  facilities  for 
escape  in  case  of  fire,  and  to  keep  the  said  facilities  in  good  repair  at 
all  times  and  free  from  all  obstructions  and  sufficient  for  the  safe 
egress,  in  case  of  fire,  of  all  persons  usually  employed  in  or  frequenting 
any  such  building. 


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Sec.  2.  Every  building  of  four  or  more  stories  in  height  in  the  city 
shall  immediately  upon  the  passage  of  this  ordinance  be,  by  the  owner, 
agent  or  lessee  of  such  building,  provided  with  one  or  more  metallic 
ladders  or  fire  escapes,  with  balconies  and  railings  to  extend  in  front 
of  and  to  communicate  with  one  window  in  each  story,  extending  from 
the  first  story  to  upper  stories  of  such  building  or  buildings,  to  four 
feet  above  the  roof.  Said  ladders  or  fire  escapes  shall  be  of  such  loca- 
tion and  numbers  and  of  such  material  and  construction  as  Ihe  Board 
of  Fire  Commissioners  of  the  city  may  determine.  After  such  deter- 
mination shall  have  been  made  as  aforesaid,  any  member  of  the  said 
Board  of  Fire  Commissioners  may,  at  any  time,  by  a notice  in  writing 
served  on  the  owner,  agent  or  lessee  of  any  such  building,  by  leaving 
with  such  owner,  agent  or  lessee,  or  at  his,  or  her,  or  their  residence 
or  place  of  business  a copy  of  such  notice,  cause  such  metallic  ladders 
or  fire  escapes  to  be  placed  upon  such  building  in  the  locations  and  of 
such  material  and  construction  as  the  said  Board  of  Fire  Commission- 
ers may  have  determined,  within  thirty  days  after  the  service  of  such 
notice  upon  the  owner,  agent  or  lessee  aforesaid. 

Provided , however,  that  all  buildings  more  than  two  stories  in 
height  used  for  manufacturing  purposes  shall  have  one  metallic  ladder 
or  fire  escape  for  every  twenty-five  persons  or  less  employed  above  the 
second  floor. 

Sec.  3.  Every  building  of  four  stories  or  more  in  height  situated 
in  the  City  of  Spokane  shall  be  by  the  owner,  agent  or  lessee  of  such 
building  provided  with  a four  inch  metallic  standpipe  outside  of  the 
front  wall,  extending  from  four  feet  above  the  line  of  the  sidewalk 
to  four  feet  above  the  roof,  and  at  each  story  there  shall  be  branches 
with  gate-valves,  and  there  shall  be  a Siamese  inlet  four  feet  above  the 
line  of  the  sidewalk,  and  a Siamese  outlet  at  the  end  of  the  pipe  over  the 
roof,  with  gate-valves  attached,  all  to  be  made  of  proper  dimensions 
and  to  connect  with  the  hose  used  by  the  fire  department  of  the  City 
of  Spokane.  All  valves  to  open  and  close  as  the  Chief  of  the  said  Fire 
Department  may  determine. 

Sec.  4.  All  owners,  occupants  or  the  person  or  persons  having 
control  of  any  building  on  which  iron  shutters  are  placed  shall  leave 
all  such  iron  shutters  above  the  first  story  opened  and  fitted  so  that  the 
firemen  can  readily  close  them  when  needed  to  protect  the  building 
from  fire.  All  iron  doors  and  shutters  to  openings  on  the  first  story  of 
any  building  shall  be  hung  on  hinges,  and  the  locks  shall  be  so  arranged 
as  to  admit  of  easy  destruction  by  the  Fire  Department;  provided,  that 
all  iron  doors  or  shutters  shall  be  securely  fastened  in  the  wall  or  hung 
to  an  iron  frame.  This  shall  apply  to  all  iron  doors  or  shutters  in  the 
front,  on  the  sides,  or  in  the  rear  of  any  building,  and  in  no  case  shall 
all  the  iron  doors  and  shutters  of  a building  be  fastened  from  the 
inside,  but  at  least  one  of  such  doors  in  the  front,  one  on  the  side  and 
one  in  the  rear  shall  be  fastened  with  a lock  as  above  described. 

Sec.  5'.  No  gratings  or  bars  of  wood,  iron,  brass  or  other  material 


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shall  be  either  temporarily  or  permanently  placed,  fixed,  built  or  main- 
tained in  the  walls  or  framework  of  any  brick,  stone  or  wooden  build- 
ing in  this  city,  in  the  basement  or  in  any  story  or  portion  of  any 
story  of  any  building,  or  in  the  openings  made  for  affording  access  or 
exit  to  or  from  any  building,  or  in  any  space  or  opening  for  affording 
light  or  air,  or  in  any  opening  made  in  any  building  for  doors,  windows 
or  other  purpose,  without  permission  of  the  City  Council. 

Sec.  6.  Any  person  or  persons  violating  this  ordinance  or  any 
of  the  provisions  thereof  shall  be  deemed  guilty  of  a misdemeanor,  and 
upon  conviction  shall  be  fined  in  a sum  not  less  than  ten  dollars  and 
not  more  than  seventy-five  dollars  and  costs  of  prosecution. 

Sec.  7.  All  ordinances  or  parts  of  ordinances  in  conflict  herewith 
are  hereby  repealed. 

Sec.  8.  This  ordinance  shall  take  effect  and  be  in  force  ten  days 
after  its  passage. 

Passed  the  City  Council  December  20,  1892. 


ORDINANCE  NQ.  A791. 

AN  ORDINANCE  TO  PROVIDE  FOR  THE  PREVENTION  OF  FIRE  AND  ACCIDENTS 
THEREBY,  FOR  THE  PROTECTION  OF  PERSONS  AND  PROPERTY  THEREFROM; 
PROVIDING  A PENALTY  FOR  VIOLATING  THE  PROVISIONS  HEREOF,  AND  RE- 
PEALING ORDINANCE  NO.  235,  ENTITLED  “AN  ORDINANCE  TO  PROVIDE  FOR 
THE  PREVENTION  OF  ACCIDENTS  BY  FIRE  AND  THE  PROTECTION  OF  PERSONS 
AND  PROPERTY  ENDANGERED  THEREBY,”  PASSED  FEBRUARY  6,  1889. 

The  City  of  Spokane  does  ordain  as  follows : 

Section  1.  All  buildings  hereafter  erected  within  the  fire  limits 
of  the  City  of  Spokane,  as  now  established,  or  as  may  hereafter  be 
establish,  shall  have  their  outside  walls  and  party  walls  made  of 
brick,  stone  or  other  noncombustible  material,  and  such  outside  walls 
and  party  walls  shall  extend  from  the  foundation  to  the  top  and 
through  the  roof  of  said  buildings;  and  the  roof  shall  be  covered  with 
tin  or  some  other  noncombustible  material,  and  the  walls  shall  be  so  con- 
structed as  to  separate  all  woodwork,  both  of  the  interior  and  exterior 
of  such  buildings,  thoroughly  and  completely,  from  all  and  every  other 
part  of  the  interior  and  exterior  of  any  adjoining  building.  The  outer 
walls  of  all  brick  or  stone  buildings  hereafter  to  be  erected  for  a one 
story  building  shall  not  be  less  than  eight  inches  in  thickness;  for 
two  stories,  not  less  than  twelve  inches  for  the  first  story,  and  eight 
inches  for  the  second  story.  If  more  than  two  stories,  the  walls  of 
each  story  shall  be  at  least  twelve  inches  in  thickness,  except  the  upper 
story,  and  that  shall  be  at  least  eight  inches  in  thickness;  and  all  the 
walls  shall  be  securely  anchored  with  iron  anchors  to  each  tier  of 
beams,  said  anchors  to  be  made  of  l%x%  flat  or  % round  iron;  said 
anchors  shall  be  securely  built  into  the  wall  at  intervals  of  not  more 
than  eight  feet  apart  and  well  fastened  to  the  beams.  No  brick  or 


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stone  walls  shall  be  supported  upon  stringers  of  wood  in  any  portion 
of  the  city.  It  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  Inspector  of  Buildings  to  see 
that  this  section  of  the  ordinance  is  complied  with  in  every  particular. 

Sec.  2.  All  repairs  to  buildings  constructed  of  brick,  stone  or  other 
noncombustible  materials  shall  be  made  to  conform  to  this  ordinance. 

Sec.  3.  No  wooden  building  within  the  said  fire  limits  shall  be 
altered  or  changed  without  the  written  permission  of  the  Board  of 
Public  Works,  which  permit  shall  specify  fully  the  alteration  or  change 
required,  and  no  such  permit  shall  be  given  if  any  increase  shall  be 
made  by  the  proposed  change  or  alteration  in  the  size  of  any  wooden 
building  within  said  fire  limits,  or  if  such  repairs  or  alterations  will 
increase  the  value  of  such  building  more  than  twenty-five  per  cent. 
The  application  therefor  and  a copy  of  each  of  such  permits  shall  be 
kept  on  file  in  the  office  of  the  Board  of  Public  Works,  provided,  that 
not  more  than  one  permit  shall  be  issued  to  repair  any  one  building, 
except  to  repair  damages  caused  by  fire. 

Sec.  4.  No  building  within  said  fire  limits  shall  be  removed,  except 
to  a portion  of  the  same  lot  on  which  it  may  have  stood  to  make  room 
for  more  permanent  improvements,  or  to  a point  outside  the  fire  limits. 

Sec.  5.  Whenever  any  building  or  structure  shall  be  by  any  means 
so  injured  as  to  be,  in  the  judgment  of  the  Inspector  of  Buildings,  or 
the  Board  of  Fire  Commissioners,  a dangerous  nuisance,  or  when  any 
wooden  building  within  the  fire  limits  shall,  in  the  judgment  of  the 
Inspector  of  Buildings,  and  the  Board  of  Fire  Commissioners,  be  dam- 
aged by  fire  to  the  extent  of  thirty-five  per  cent,  or  more  of  its  actual 
value,  the  Inspector  of  Buildings  shall  immediately  cause  to  be  served 
upon  the  owner  or  person  having  control  thereof  a notice  requiring 
such  person  to  remove  the  same  forthwith,  and  the  person  receiving 
such  notice  shall,  within  five  days  after  receiving  same,  comply  with 
the  requirements  thereof,  and  any  person  or  persons  violating  this 
section  shall,  on  conviction  thereof  before  the  Police  or  other  court 
having  jurisdiction,  be  punished  by  a fine  of  not  less  than  ten  or 
more  than  one  hundred  dollars,  and  each  day  of  maintaining  or  con- 
tinuing such  violation  shall  be  deemed  a new  offense  and  be  punished 
accordingly;  and  said  defendant  shall  be  committed  to  jail  until  said 
fine  is  paid;  and  upon  conviction  of  any  person  under  this  section  the 
Inspector  of  Buildings,  or  the  Board  of  Fire  Commissioners,  shall  direct 
the  Chief  of  Police  to  forthwith  tear  down  or  remove  such  building, 
and  the  expense  of  so  doing  shall  be  paid  in  the  first  instance  by  the 
city,  and  the  same  shall  be  recovered  from  the  defendant  in  an  action 
for  that  purpose.  Provided,  that,  if  in  the  judgment  of  the  Inspector 
of  Buildings,  or  the  Board  of  Fire  Commissioners,  the  said  building, 
structure,  or  the  remains  thereof  and  any  part  thereof,  is  in  such  condi- 
tion that  it  will  not  remain  without  falling  or  breaking  for  five  days, 
then  the  said  Inspector  shall  have  the  right  and  power  to  tear  down  or 
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*n  their  judgment  shall  be  necessary  for  the  safety  and  comfort  of  the 
public. 

Sec.  6.  All  roofs  shall  be  so  constructed  as  to  he  reached  by  a 
scuttle,  the  same  shall  be  at  least  twenty  by  thirty  inches,  the  frame 
and  lid  covered  by  metal,  and  shall  have  a stationary  ladder  communi- 
cating with  the  scuttle.  Provided,  that,  when  considered  necessary,  the 
Inspector  of  Buildings,  or  Board  of  Fire  Commissioners,  may  order 
more  than  one  scuttle  to  be  constructed  in  any  roof.  The  roofs  of  all 
adjoining  buildings,  if  of  unequal  height,  or  separated  by  a barrier, 
shall  be  connected  by  stationary  iron  steps  or  ladders,  and  the  expense 
of  providing  same  shall  be  borne  jointly  by  the  owners  of  said  joined 
buildings. 

Sec.  7.  All  cornices,  gutters,  eaves  and  parapets  (above  first  story 
of  business  buildings  and  above  thirty  feet  from  grade  or  sidewalk  in 
all  other  buildings)  shall  be  made  of  noncombustible  material.  Pro- 
vided, that  all  cornices  within  the  fire  limits,  where  constructed  of 
metal,  shall  be  supported  on  iron  brackets  properly  anchored  into 
walls,  and  to  have  iron  bar  or  pipe  extending  the  full  length  of  the 
cornice  and  bolted  to  each  bracket  in  such  manner  as  to  support  fire 
ladders  hung  onto  same.  All  cornices  are  to  be  riveted  together  and 
be  bolted  to  iron  brackets. 

As  amended  by  Ordinance  No.  A1042,  passed  the  City  Council  May  8, 
1901. 

Sec.  8.  That  every  chimney  or  flue  that  may  hereafter  be  built  in 
any  frame  building  within  the  city  shall  have  walls  of  good  quality 
of  brick  or  stone  at  least  four  inches  in  thickness,  which  shall  be  com- 
menced at  the  ground,  excepting  in  houses  not  more  than  one  story  in 
height,  and  be  laid  in  good  lime  mortar,  and  be  plastered  on  the  inside, 
and,  when  passing  through  or  near  the  woodwork,  be  plastered  on  the 
outside;  no  chimney  or  flue  shall  be  built  which  shall  have  any  joist 
or  timber  resting  on  or  extending  into  the  same.  Such  chimneys  shall 
be  well  secured,  and  shall  extend  at  least  four  feet  above  the  roof  of 
the  building  to  which  they  are  attached,  measuring  from  the  point 
where  each  chimney  or  flue  passes  through  the  roof,  and  should  such 
chimneys  or  flues  be  deemed  by  the  Inspector  of  Buildings  or  the  Board 
of  Fire  Commissioners  unsafe  to  the  building,  or  buildings  adjoining, 
they  shall  be  carried  up  to  such  height  as  may  be  necessary,  not  to 
exceed  four  feet  above  the  extreme  height  of  said  building  or  buildings 
adjoining.  When  necessary  to  extend  any  chimney  over  four  feet 
above  the  roof  of  the  building  from  which  it  comes,  such  extension  may 
be  made  of  iron  of  not  less  than  fourteen  gauge,  and  must  be  securely 
guyed  and  anchored,  which  guys  or  anchors  may  be  attached  to  the 
building  to  be  protected  in  a manner  satisfactory  to  the  Inspector  of 
Buildings. 

Sec.  9.  No  smoke  pipe,  in  any  building  with  wooden  or  combustible 
floors  and  ceilings,  shall  enter  any  flue  unless  said  pipe  shall  be  at 
least  eighteen  inches  from  either  floors  or  ceilings;  and  in  all  cases 


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when  smoke  pipes  pass  through  wooden  partitions  of  any  kind,  whether 
the  same  be  plastered  or  not,  they  shall  be  guarded  by  a double  collar 
of  metal,  with  at  least  two  inches  of  air  space,  and  holes  for  ventila- 
tion, or  by  a soapstone  ring  not  less  than  four  inches  in  thickness  and 
extending  through  the  partition,  or  by  a solid  coat  of  plaster  of  paris 
three  inches  thick,  or  by  an  earthenware  ring  the  inside  diameter  of 
which  shall  be  three  inches  larger  than  the  pipe. 

Sec.  10.  No  stove  pipe  or  smoke  pipe  shall  pass  through  any  win- 
dow, side  or  roof  of  any  building,  unless  by  a permit  granted  by  the 
Inspector  of  Buildings,  or  Board  of  Fire  Commissioners,  and  such  per- 
mit shall  designate  the  time  for  which  such  leave  was  granted.  The 
opening  where  the  pipe  goes  through  the  side  of  the  building  shall  be  in 
all  cases  at  least  four  inches  in  diameter  larger  than  the  size  of  the 
pipe,  and  be  protected  by  a double  collar  of  metal,  or  otherwise,  as  in 
the  case  of  passing  through  partitions,  and  tin  or  zinc  on  the  inside  or 
outside  of  such  opening. 

Sec.  11.  No  smoke  pipe  shall  be  placed  nearer  than  ten  inches 
to  any  wooden  or  frame  plastered  wall,  wooden  casing  or  finish,  except 
at  right  angles  therewith  in  passing  through  the  same,  nor  nearer  than 
sixteen  inches  to  the  wall  of  any  adjoining  building. 

Sec.  12.  All  smoke  pipes  passing  through  the  roof  of  any  building 
shall  extend  at  least  four  feet  above  the  roof  of  the  building  to  which 
they  are  attached,  measuring  from  the  point  where  each  passes  through 
the  roof,  and  if,  in  the  opinion  of  the  Inspector  of  Buildings,  or  the 
Board  of  Fire  Commissioners,  they  are  deemed  unsafe  to  the  building  or 
buildings  adjoining,  they  shall  be  carried  up  to  such  a height  as  shall  be 
deemed  necessary,  not  to  exceed  four  feet  above  the  extreme  height  of 
said  building  adjoining;  provided,  that  no  owner,  proprietor,  superin- 
tendent, agent  or  occupant  of  any  steam  saw  or  planing  mill,  or  factory 
of  any  kind,  or  any  foundry  or  machine  shop  or  any  establishment  where 
steam  power  is  used,  shall  use  or  continue  the  use  of  or  maintain  or 
erect  any  smokestack  or  chimney,  in  connection  with  such  establish- 
ment, of  less  than  twenty  feet  above  the  adjoining  buildings  or  those 
adjacent  thereto. 

Sec.  13.  If,  in  the  opinion  of  the  Inspector  of  Buildings,  or  Board 
of  Fire  Commissioners,  a sheet  iron  pipe  is  not  sufficient  for  the  safety 
of  a building  or  buildings,  he  or  they  shall  inform  the  ownep  or  occu- 
pant thereof  and  order  a brick  chimney,  which  order  shall  be  complied 
within  ten  days;  provided,  that  hotels  and  restaurants  shall,  in  all 
cases,  provide  brick  chimneys  in  place  of  stove  pipes.  All  owners  or 
occupants  of  any  buildings  within  the  city  in  which  there  is  a smoke 
pipe  shall,  when  notified  by  the  Inspector  of  Buildings,  or  Board  of 
Fire  Commissioners,  comply  with  the  foregoing  requirement,  and  also 
replace  a bad  or  defective  smoke  pipe  with  a new  one  when  ordered. 

Sec.  14.  When  the  flue,  smoke  pipe  or  chimney  shall  be  deemed  by 
the  Inspector  of  Buildings,  or  Board  of  Fire  Commissioners,  to  be  un- 
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shall  notify,  in  writing,  the  owner  or  occupant  of  the  building  that 
the  same  must  be  repaired  or  removed  within  ten  days,  and  the  said 
owner  or  occupant  so  notified  shall  within  said  time  repair  or  remove 
the  same. 

Sec.  15.  It  shall  be  unlawful  for  any  person  to  deposit  any  ashes 
in  any  wooden  vessel  or  on  any  wooden  floor  within  tne  city,  or  deposit 
them  in  any  place,  on  their  own  or  other  premises,  that  will  be  nearer 
than  ten  feet  to  any  woodwork. 

Sec.  16.  The  manufacture  of  matches,  tow,  excelsior,  the  storage 
of  excelsior,  except  in  bales,  and  all  other  extra  hazardous  avocations 
are  hereby  prohibited  within  the  fire  limits  of  the  City  of  Spokane;  and 
the  manufacture  of  set  ammunition,  fireworks,  and  the  distillation  or 
manufacture  of  naphtha,  coal  or  other  inflammable  oils  are  hereby  pro- 
hibited within  the  limits  of  the  City  of  Spokane. 

Sec.  17.  No  person  shall  use  any  portable  light  in  any  room  where 
naphtha,  bezoine,  gasoline,  turpentine,  coal  oil,  alcohol,  excelsior,  hay, 
straw,  shoddy,  shavings,  sea  moss,  flax,  jute  or  any  explosive  or  highly 
inflammable  liquid  or  materials  are  kept  or  handled,  unless  such  light 
be  securely  enclosed  in  a lantern. 

Sec.  18.  Spark  arrestors  shall  be  placed  on  all  chimneys  or  smoke 
stacks  used  for  conveying  the  smoke  of  any  steam  boiler  or  steam  en- 
gine whenever  deemed  by  the  Inspector  of  Buildings  or  Board  of  Fire 
Commissioners  necessary  for  the  safety  of  adjoining  property. 

Sec.  19.  Every  person  making  or  using  shavings  shall,  at  the  close 
of  each  day,  cause  the  same  to  be  securely  stored  or  disposed  of  so  as 
to  be  safe  from  fire.  No  person  shall,  within  the  fire  limits  of  the  city, 
have,  keep  or  put  any  hay  or  straw  in  a stack  or  pile  without  having 
the  same  enclosed  or  secured  so  as  to  protect  it  from  fire,  to  the  satis- 
faction of  the  Inspector  of  Buildings  or  Board  of  Fire  Commissioners. 

Sec.  20.  The  Inspector  of  Buildings,  the  Board  of  Fire  Commis- 
sioners, the  Chief  and  Assistant  Chief  of  the  Fire  Department  or  any 
member  of  the  Fire  Department  having  written  authority  from  the 
Board  of  Fire  Commissioners,  shall  at  all  times  haye  the  right  to  enter 
any  building  within  the  city  for  the  purpose  of  discovering  or  ascer- 
taining any  violation  of  this  ordinance;  and  it  shall  be  the  duty  of  each 
of  said  officials,  or  men,  to  see  that  the  provisions  of  this  ordinance  are 
enforced,  and  to  make  complaint  to  the  Police  Justice  or  court  having 
jurisdiction  for  violation  thereof. 

Sec.  21.  That  any  person  or  persons  who  shall  wilfully  or  mali- 
ciously make  a false  alarm  of  fire  shall,  upon  conviction  before  the 
Police  Justice  or  court  having  jurisdiction  thereof,  be  fined  not  less 
than  twenty  dollars,  nor  more  than  fifty  dollars,  or  be  imprisoned  in 
the  city  jail  not  more  than  twenty  days,  for  each  and  every  offense,  as 
the  court  or  judge  may  determine. 

Sec.  22.  No  person  shall  make  or  cause  to  be  made,  within  the  city, 
any  open  fire  for  burning  rubbish  or  other  combustible  material  on  any 
street,  alley  or  lot  within  thirty  feet  of  any  building,  and  no  person 


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shall  make  or  cause  to  be  made  within  the  city  any  open  fire  for  burn- 
ing rubbish  or  other  combustible  material  on  any  street,  alley  or  lot 
without  the  written  consent  of  the  Board  of  Fire  Commissioners  or  the 
Chief  of  the  Fire  Department.  As  amended  by  ordinance  No.  A803, 
passed  the  City  Council  December  6,  1898. 

Sec.  23.  No  rendering  kettle,  or  receptacle  for  rendering  grease  or 
tallow,  and  no  boiling  kettle  for  candy  factories  or  confectioneries  shall 
be  used  in  any  building,  unless  it  is  placed  securely  cn  a foundation  of 
brick,  stone,  concrete  or  other  noncombustible  material;  and  said 
foundation  shall  extend  at  least  two  feet  on  each  side  of  said  kettle  or 
receptacle. 

Sec.  24.  No  person  shall,  within  the  city  limits,  boil  any  rosin,  tar, 
pitch,  turpentine,  varnish  or  any  other  inflammable  substance  unless, 
the  same  be  done  in  an  open  space  at  least  thirty  feet  from  any  build- 
ing or  other  property  which  might  be  injured  thereby,  or  in  a fireproof 
building;  provided,  that  before  so  doing,  written  permission  must  be 
obtained  from  the  Board  of  Fire  Commissioners  or  Chief  of  Fire  De- 
partment. 

Sec.  25.  The  Chief  of  the  Fire  Department,  and  his  assistants,  are 
required  to  see  that  all  of  the  provisions  of  this  ordinance  are  enforced, 
and  to  make  complaint  for  all  violations  thereof  to  the  Police  Court,  or 
court  having  jurisdiction. 

Sec.  26.  All  churches,  hotels,  theaters,  and  all  other  buildings 
used  for  public  assemblages,  shall  have  such  means  of  ingress  and 
egress  as  the  Inspector  of  Buildings  or  the  Board  of  Fire  Commis- 
sioners shall  approve,  and  all  doors  to  the  main  entrance  to  such 
buildings  shall  open  both  inwardly  and  outwardly,  when  said  Inspector 
of  Buildings  or  Board  of  Fire  Commissioners  shall,  in  writing,  so  di- 
rect; and  all  doors  and  means  of  egress  in  such  buildings,  while  being 
used  for  assemblages  of  any  kind,  shall  be  kept  unfastened,  so  they 
may  be  immediately  opened,  if  necessary,  and  shall  be  so  kept  until 
such  assemblages  are  entirely  dispersed;  and  all  buildings  hereafter 
erected,  altered  or  changed  and  intended  to  be  used  for  public  gather- 
ings or  assemblages  shall  have  the  main  aisles  and  passage  ways  at 
least  four  feet  in  width;  provided,  that  all  main  entrances  to  such 
buildings  hereafter  erected,  with  the  exception  of  churches,  shall  not 
be  less  than  eight  feet  in  width. 

Sec.  27.  All  the  main  aisles  and  passageways  in  the  buildings  used 
for  public  assemblages  shall  be  kept  by  the  person  or  persons  having 
charge  or  control  thereof,  free  from  camp  stools,  chairs,  sofas,  benches, 
or  other  obstructions  during  any  service,  performance,  exhibition,  lec- 
ture, concert,  ball  or  any  other  public  assemblage  whatever. 

Sec.  28.  Every  person  occupying  or  using  a building  in  which  there 
is  a hoist-way  or  well-hole  through  the  floor  or  floors  shall  keep  such 
hoist-way  or  well-hole,  when  not  in  actual  use,  surrounded  by  a sub- 
stantial railing,  and  shall  cause  the  same  to  be  securely  closed  at  night 
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Sec.  29.  That  no  person  shall  open  any  of  the  fire  hydrants  of  the 
city,  except  he  belong  to  the  Fire  Department  or  is  acting  under  orders 
from  the  Chief  of  the  Fife  Department,  or  his  assistants,  or  by  the 
authority  of  the  Board  of  Fire  Commissioners,  or  Superintendent  of 
Water  Works. 

Sec.  30.  That  no  person  shall  keep,  in  any  building  within  the  fire 
limits  of  this  city,  more  than  twenty-five  pounds  of  dynamite,  blasting 
or  giant  powder  or  gunpowder,  which  must  be  kept  in  some  receptacle 
of  iron,  so  that  in  case  of  fire  it  can  be  conveniently  moved.  Not  more 
than  fifty  gallons  of  coal  oil,  ten  gallons  of  naphtha,  ten  gallons  of 
benzine,  ten  gallons  of  gasoline,  or  ten  gallons  of  any  other  liquid  ex- 
plosive shall  be  kept  at  any  one  time  in  any  building  within  the  fire 
limits. 

Sec.  31.  It  shall  be  unlawful  to  use  the  public  fire  alarm,  except 
when  an  alarm  of  fire  is  given,  or  by  permission  of  the  Board  of  Fire 
Commissioners. 

Sec.  32.  It  shall  be  unlawful  for  any  person,  firm  or  corporation 
to  maintain  in  any  building  an  elevator,  unless  the  bottom  of  said 
elevator  well  is  walled  up  on  all  sides  with  brick  walls  at  least  eight 
inches  thick,  extending  from  floor  of  basement  to  the  under  side  of 
ground  floor,  and  such  walls  shall  be  supplied  with  self  closing  fire 
doors  opening  into  the  basement  of  said  building. 

Sec.  33.  No  person,  firm  or  corporation  shall  use  any  building,  or 
any  room  in  any  building,  within  the  fire  limits  as  a packing  house  or 
room  where  straw,  hay,  shavings,  excelsior,  or  other  inflammable  ma- 
terials, is  used  for  packing  purposes,  unless  such  building  or  room  so 
used  shall  be  so  constructed  as  to  be  fire  proof;  and  any  room  or  rooms 
so  used  shall  be  separated  from  all  other  rooms  and  buildings  by  fire 
proof  walls,  floors  and  ceilings.  All  openings  into  such  buildings, 
room  or  rooms  shall  be  provided  with  fire  proof  doors  or  shutters,  which 
shall  be  securely  closed  when  such  buildings,  room  or  rooms  are  not 
in  use  for  such  packing. 

Sec.  34.  Every  room,  the  doors  or  windows  of  which  open  upon 
the  street,  yard,  alley  or  court,  in  buildings  over  two  stories  in  height 
occupied  as  a hotel  or  lodging  house,  shall  be  by  the  owner  of  said 
building,  or  the  person  having  charge  thereof,  provided  with  a coil 
of  rope  three-quarters  inch  in  diameter,  sufficiently  long  to  extend  to 
the  ground,  one  end  of  which  shall  be  securely  attached  to  the  base- 
board in  such  room  by  a hook  or  ring. 

Sec.  35.  Every  owner,  agent  or  lessee  of  a building  upon  which 
fire  escapes  are  located  shall  keep  conspicuously  placed  in  the  halls  of 
said  buildings  signs  showing  locations  of  said  fire  escapes,  or  any 
means  of  egress  from  said  buildings  other  than  stairways. 

Sec.  36.  Every  building  now  or  hereafter  erected  of  more  than  two 
stories  in  height  shall  either  have  upon  each  floor  above  the  second  at 
least  one  hallway  for  every  seventy-five  feet  of  frontage,  or  fraction 
thereof  exceeding  forty  feet,  extending  through  said  building  to  the 


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front,  sides  or  rear  thereof,  and  there  shall  be  either  a door  or  window 
in  the  wall  at  the  outside  end  of  each  hallway  to  provide  easy  access  to 
fire  escapes,  or  the  owner,  agent  or  lessee  may  have  the  option  of  pro- 
viding an  iron  balcony,  extending  across  said  building  in  front  of  the 
windows  at  each  floor  above  the  second,  and  said  balcony  to  be  provided 
with  iron  fire  ladders  or  iron  stairways  at  such  points  as  may  be  deter- 
mined by  the  Board  of  Fire  Commissioners.  It  shall  be  the  duty  of  the 
Inspector  of  Buildings,  or  the  Board  of  Fire  Commissioners,  to  notify 
the  owner  of  all  buildings  of  three  or  more  stories  in  which  such  hall- 
ways now  open  into  rooms  to  make  such  changes  within  thirty  days 
from  date  of  notice  as  will  cause  said  hallways  to  conform  to  the  pro- 
visions of  this  ordinance. 

Sec.  37.  Such  notice  shall  be  served  in  writing,  and  left  at  the 
office  or  residence  of  the  owner,  agent  or  lessee  of  said  building,  with 
some  person  of  suitable  age  residing  therein,  or  in  charge  thereof.  If 
the  parties  so  notified  shall  fail  to  comply  with  said  notice  within  thirty 
days,  they  shall,  upon  conviction,  be  fined  in  a sum  not  less  than  ten 
dollars,  nor  more  than  one  hundred  dollars,  and  shall  stand  committed 
until  said  fine  is  paid  at  the  rate  of  three  dollars  for  each  day  of  im- 
prisonment; or  the  Inspector  of  Buildings  or  Board  of  Fire  Commis- 
sioners shall  cause  such  changes  to  be  made  at  the  expense  of  said 
owner,  and  the  same  may  be  collected  in  an  action  at  law  for  that 
purpose. 

Sec.  38.  No  plans  for  the  construction  of  any  building  over  two 
stories  high  shall  be  approved  by  the  Inspector  of  Buildings  unless  said 
plans  shall  provide  for  the  construction  of  such  fire  escapes,  stand- 
pipes, scuttles  and  stairways,  brick  elevator  walls  in  basement,  and 
hallways,  as  provided  in  this  and  other  ordinances  of  this  city. 

Sec.  39.  It  shall  be  unlawful  for  the  owner,  agent,  tenant,  lessee 
or  occupant  of  any  building  within  the  fire  limits  of  the  city  to  permit 
rubbish,  waste  paper,  straw,  hay,  rags,  excelsior  or  any  other  waste 
material  to  accumulate  in  area  ways,  basements,  halls,  closets  or  light 
wells.  It  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  Chief  or  Assistant  Chief  of  the  Fire 
Department  to  notify,  in  writing,  the  owner,  agent,  tenant,  lessee  or 
occupant  of  the  buildings  in  which  such  accumulations  of  rubbish  are 
found  to  remove  the  same  forthwith,  and  the  person  receiving  such 
notice  shall,  within  twelve  hours  after  receiving  same,  comply  with 
the  requirements  thereof,  and  any  person  or  persons  violating  this 
section  shall,  on  conviction  thereof  before  the  Police  Court  or  other  court 
having  jurisdiction,  be  punished  by  a fine  of  not  less  than  ten  or  more 
than  one  hundred  dollars,  and  each  day  of  maintaining  or  continuing 
such  violation  shall  be  deemed  a new  offense  and  be  punished  accord- 
ingly, and  said  defendant  shall  be  committed  to  jail  until  said  fine  is 
paid. 

Sec.  40.  Any  building  or  structure,  or  any  room  therein  or  any 
part  thereof,  erected,  maintained  or  conducted  contrary  to  the  pro- 
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with  the  terms  and  conditions  hereof  is  hereby  declared  to  be  a 
nuisance. 

Sec.  41.  A violation  of  any  of  the  provisions  of  this  ordinance,  ex- 
cept where  otherwise  provided  herein,  shall  be  punished  by  a fine  of 
not  less  than  five  nor  more  than  one  hundred  dollars,  or  by  imprison* 
ment  in  the  city  jail  not  less  than  three  nor  more  than  thirty  days,  and 
the  continuing  or  maintaining  of  such  violation  shall  be  deemed  a new 
offense  for  each  day  on  which  the  same  is  so  continued  or  maintained, 
and  shall  be  punished  accordingly.  Whenever,  under  this  ordinance,  a 
fine  is  imposed  the  court  may  also,  provide  that  the  person  fined  shall 
remain  in  jail  until  said  fine  is  paid;  and  whenever  such  order  or 
judgment  is  entered  the  person  imprisoned  shall  receive  credit  on  said 
fine  at  the  rate  of  three  dollars  for  every  day  of  imprisonment  after  the 
entry  of  judgment. 

Sec.  42.  That  ordinance  No.  235,  entitled  “An  ordinance  to  provide 
for  the  prevention  of  accidents  by  fire  and  the  protection  of  persons 
and  property  endangered  thereby,”  passed  February  6,  1889,  be  and 
the  same  is  hereby  repealed. 

Sec.  43.  This  ordinance  shall  take  effect  and  be  in  force  ten  days 
after  its  passage. 

Passed  by  the  City  Council  October  19,  1898. 


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CHAPTER  XIII. 


Water  Department. 


ORDINANCE  NO.  A1113. 

AN  ORDINANCE  REGULATING  AND  CONTROLLING  THE  USE  OF  WATER  SUPPLIED 

BY  THE  CITY  OF  SPOKANE,  WASHINGTON,  AND  FIXING  THE  RATES 

THEREON. 

The  City  of  Spokane  does  ordain  as  follows : 

Section  1.  That  application  for  a permit  to  connect  any  property 
with  the  city  water  service  must  be  made  in  writing  by  the  owner  of 
the  property  or  his  authorized  agent,  on  a blank  form  furnished  by  the 
Superintendent  of  the  Water  Department  at  his  office.  This  form  of 
application  shall  contain  an  agreement  that  the  applicant  will  at  all 
times  conform  to  and  be  governed  by  the  rules  and  regulations  of  the 
Water  Department  of  the  City  of  Spokane;  also  a statement  of  the 
purposes  for  which  water  is  to  be  used,  the  number  and  kind  of  fixtures 
and  the  number  of  rooms  in  the  building.  Plumbers  are  prohibited 
from  connecting  with  the  service  pipes  at  the  property  line  until  such 
permit  has  been  furnished  him  by  the  owner  of  the  property. 

Sec.  2.  All  service  pipes  from  the  main,  or  from  other  service 
pipes  to  the  property  line  (including  service  cock  to  be  placed  one  foot 
inside  of  the  curb  line),  will  be  put  in  by  the  city,  the  cost  of  which 
will  be  charged  to  the  property  owner,  and  no  water  will  be  furnished 
said  property  until  all  of  the  charges  have  been  paid  to  the  Collector 
of  Water  Rates;  provided,  that  when  areas  have  been  excavated  under 
the  sidewalks  the  service  pipes  shall  be  laid  by  the  city,  only  to  the 
inside  of  the  area  wall. 

Sec.  3.  When  the  property  owner  desires  two  or  more  service  pipes 
on  the  same  property,  he  shall  so  state  in  his  application  for  a permit 
to  connect,  and  separate  service  pipes  will  be  run  from  a connection  to 
be  made  inside  the  curb  line,  and  stop-cocks  will  be  put  upon  each  of 
the  separate  services. 

Property  owners  will  not  be  allowed  to  connect  the  water  service 
of  different  properties  together. 

The  property  owner  must  put  in  and  maintain  at  his  own  expense 
all  plumbing  within  his  premises,  and  put  in  a stop-cocK,  hy  which  the 
water  may  be  shut  off  within  his  premises  for  purposes  of  repair. 


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The  city  will  not  be  liable  for  any  damages  that  occur  within  his 
premises  on  account  of  defective  pipes  or  fixtures. 

No  connection  with  any  properties  will  he  allowed  until  the  owner 
thereof  shall  obtain  the  property  number  for  his  house  or  building. 

Sec.  4.  No  extension  of  pipe,  or  increase  of  bathtubs,  toilets  or 
other  fixtures,  shall  be  made  within  any  premises  until  a permit  has 
first  been  obtained  from  the  Superintendent  of  the  Water  Department, 
and  any  plumber  making  such  extensions  or  putting  in  additional  fix- 
tures without  the  owner  of  the  property  furnishing  him  such  permit 
to  make  the  extension  may  be  refused  a permit  to  do  plumbing  in  the 
City  of  Spokane. 

The  plumber  making  such  extensions  or  charges  shall  report  to  the 
city  water  office  within  twenty-four  hours  after  the  completion  of  the 
work  the  extension  and  additional  fixtures  put  in. 

Sec.  5.  All  service  pipes  shall  be  of  lead  or  galvanized  iron,  and 
laid  to  a depth  of  not  less  than  four  feet  below  the  established  grade 
of  the  street. 

Sec.  6.  Application  for  the  use  of  water  must  be  made  by  the  owner 
of  the  property,  or  in  his  name  by  his  authorized  agent. 

Sec.  7.  The  property  and  property  owners  will  be  held  responsible 
for  the  payment  of  all  water  rates. 

Change  of  ownership  in  the  property  will  not  remove  the  liability 
of  the  property  for  water  rates  due. 

Sec.  8.  The  Board  of  Public  Works  is  authorized  to  divide  the  city 
into  three  districts,  which  shall  be  known  as  “District  Number  One,” 
“District  Number  Two”  and  “District  Number  Three.” 

The  water  rates  will  become  due  and  payable  quarterly,  and  in  one 
district  each  month,  as  follows: 

In  “District  Number  One”  on  or  before  January  20.  1902,  and  on  the 
20th  of  each  third  month  thereafter. 

In  “District  Number  Two”  on  or  before  February  20,  1902,  and  on 
the  20th  of  each  third  month  thereafter. 

In  “District  Number  Three”  on  or  before  the  20th  of  March,  1902, 
and  on  the  20th  of  each  third  month  thereafter. 

Water  rents  at  the  established  rates  will  be  charged  against  the 
property  from  the  date  on  which  the  water  is  ordered  turned  on  by  the 
property  owner  until  the  date  upon  which  the  property  owner  orders 
it  turned  off. 

Provided,  that  if  ordered  turned  off  between  the  1st  and  15th  of  the 
month  a half  month  rental  will  be  charged,  and  if  ordered  turned  off 
between  the  15th  and  the  last  day  of  the  month,  a month’s  rental  shall 
be  charged. 

Sec.  9.  Where  water  rates  are  not  paid  when  due,  a penalty  of  fifty 
cents  will  be  added,  and  the  water  turned  off  at  the  curb  cock  as  soon 
thereafter  as  possible,  and  will  not  be  turned  on  again  until  all 
charges  have  been  paid. 

Should  the  water  be  turned  on  after  it  has  been  turned  off  at  the 


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curb  cock  without  the  consent  of  the  Superintendent  of  the  Water  De- 
partment, it  will  he  cut  off  at  the  main,  and  a charge  of  three  dollars 
made  for  the  expense  of  turning  it  off  and  on. 

If  the  street  is  paved,  the  charge  of  turning  it  off  and  on  at  the  main 
will  be  twelve  dollars. 

Sec.  10.  No  person  will  be  allowed  to  furnish  water  to  parties  oc- 
cupying other  premises  without  a written  permit  from  the  Superintend- 
ent of  the  Water  Department. 

For  a violation  of  this  section  the  Superintendent  of  the  Water  De- 
partment shall  order  the  water  shut  off  from  the  premises  where  such 
water  was  furnished,  and  shall  not  be  turned  on  until  the  water  so 
furnished  shall  have  been  paid  for  at  the  regular  rate,  together  with 
fifty  cents  additional  charge  for  turning  off  and  on. 

Sec.  11.  Where  water  is  allowed  to  waste  on  account  of  leaking1 
pipes  or  fixtures,  or  is  used  for  irrigating  purposes  to  such  an  extent 
as  to  run  off  the  property  or  form  pools  of  water,  the  Superintendent  of 
the  Water  Department  shall  put  in  a meter,  and  collections  of  water 
rents  will  be  made  at  meter  rates. 

Sec.  12.  The  city,  by  its  proper  officers  or  employes,  shall  have  ac- 
cess to  any  premises  where  water  is  furnished  for  the  purpose  of  in- 
spection of  pipes  and  fixtures. 

Stop-cocks  and  meter  covers  must  be  left  accessible;  the  property 
owners  are  to  refrain  from  covering  them. 

Sec.  13.  Hose  connections  may  be  put  in  for  lawn  sprinkling,  but 
shall  not  stand  more  than  four  inches  above  the  surface  of  the  ground. 
They  shall  be  provided  with  a cock  and  waste,  also  with  a loose  key  for 
opening  and  closing  the  lawn  hydrant. 

Where  sill-cocks  are  used,  they  shall  be  provided  with  a cock  inside 
the  building,  for  opening  and  closing  the  same. 

All  other  faucets  or  bibs  shall  be  inside  the  house  or  building  to  be 
supplied  with  water. 

Sec.  14.  Where  meters  are  used,  one  meter  for  each  building  will  be 
furnished  by  the  city  without  charge.  The  property  owners  to  pay  for 
putting  the  meter  in  place. 

The  property  owners  must  protect  meters  from  freezing,  and  will  be 
charged  for  the  cost  of  repairs  made  necessary  by  allowing  the  meters 
to  freeze. 

Sec.  15.  No  water  will  be  furnished  for  irrigating  or  sprinkling 
purposes  on  property  which  does  not  pay  water  rates  for  other  pur- 
poses, except  through  a meter  and  meter  rates. 

Lawn  rent  will  be  charged  where  hose  connections  are  on  the  prop- 
erty. 

Sec.  16.  Water  for  building  purposes  will  be  furnished  only  by  pay- 
ment in  advance  and  on  a written  estimate  of  the  manager  or  architect 
of  the  quantity  of  brick,  stone,  plastering  or  other  materials  for  which 
the  water  is  to  be  used. 

Sec.  17.  The  water  may  at  any  time  be  shut  off  from  the  main  with- 


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out  notice  for  repairs,  extensions  or  other  necessary  purposes,  and  per- 
sons being  supplied  with  city  water  are  cautioned  against  danger  of  ex- 
plosion or  collapse.  The  city  will  not  be  responsible  for  any  damage 
that  may  occur  on  account  of  the  shutting  off  of  water  for  any  of  the 
above  purposes. 

Sec.  18.  No  plumber,  or  other  person,  will  be  allowed  to  make  con- 
nections with  the  city  main,  or  make  alterations  in  any  conduit,  pipe  or 
other  fixtures  connecting  therewith,  or  to  connect  pipes  when  they  have 
been  disconnected,  or  to  turn  water  off  or  on  any  premises  without  per- 
mission from  the  Superintendent  of  the  Water  Department. 

Sec.  19.  While  water  is  furnished  through  a meter,  if  from  any 
cause  the  meter  fails  to  register,  the  property  owner  shall  he  charged  for 
the  average  daily  consumption  as  shown  by  the  meter  for  the  month 
previous. 

Sec.  20.  Under  no  circumstances  shall  any  plumber  or  other  person 
turn  on  the  water  to  any  property  at  the  curb  cock,  without  permission 
of  the  Superintendent  of  the  Water  Department. 

Any  plumber  violating  this  section  will  be  refused  permission  to 
make  connection  with  the  water  service  pipes. 

Sec.  21.  The  following  rates  shall  be  charged  for  water  furnished 


by  the  city  monthly: 

Minimum  rates  for  any  single  service $1.00 

Banks,  exclusive  of  water  closets 1.00 

Bakeries,  by  meter. 

Barber  shop,  one  chair  1.00 

Barber  shop,  each  additional  chair  50 

Bath  tubs,  private  use  25 

Bath  tubs,  public  use,  by  meter. 

Boarding  houses,  ten  rooms  or  less,  regular  family  rates. 

Boarding  houses,  more  than  ten  rooms,  meter. 

Butcher  shops  (or  by  meter)  $2.00  to  $5.00 

Breweries,  meter. 

Cigar  factories  $1.00  to  5.00 

Cattle,  each  25 

Dwelling  houses,  four  rooms  or  less 1.00 

Dwelling  houses,  five  or  six  rooms  1.25 

Dwelling  houses,  seven  or  eight  rooms  1.50 

Dwelling  houses,  nine  or  ten  rooms  1.75 

Dwelling  houses,  eleven  or  twelve  rooms  2.00 

Dwelling  houses,  thirteen  or  fourteen  rooms 2.25 

Dwelling  houses,  each  additional  room 15 

Dyeing  and  scouring,  by  meter. 

Forges,  one  fire  1.00 

Forges,  each  additional  fire 75 

Factories,  not  otherwise  specified,  by  meter. 

Hotels,  by  meter. 

Horses  and  mules  25 


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Laundry,  by  meter. 

Offices  1.00 

Photograph  galleries  $1.50  to  3.00 

Saloons,  meter. 

Stables,  livery  sale  or  feed,  meter. 

Soda  Fountains,  each 1.00 

Steam  engines,  by  meter. 

Stores,  drug  (or  by  meter)  $2.00  to  6.00 

Stores,  grocery  (or  by  meter)  $1.00  to  3.00 

Stores,  grocery,  with  vegetable  sprinkler  extra  (or  by  meter) 3.50 

Stores,  dry  goods  and  other  (or  by  meter)  $1.00  to  5.00 

Stores,  wholesale  liquor  (or  by  meter) ^3.00  to  6.00 

Urinals,  self-closing,  each 50 

Urinals,  constant  flow,  by  meter. 

Water  closets,  private  25 

Water  closets,  public,  by  meter. 

Building  Material. 

Stone,  per  cubic  yard  08 

Plastering,  per  100  yards  square  40 

Brick,  per  1,000  10 

Concrete,  per  cubic  yard 40 

Lawn  Sprinkling. 

Each  lawn  hydrant  or  sill-cock,  per  season 1.00 

First  1,000  square  feet  or  less 50 

Next  6,000  square  feet  or  less 40 

Above  7,000  to  14,000  feet  or  less 30 

For  each  1,000  above  14,000  feet  20 

Meter  Rates. 

Minimum  meter  rate,  per  month  2.00 

For  water  service  by  meter,  per  month,  for  1,000  gallons 15 

No  charge  shall  be  made  for  the  use  of  meters,  provided,  but  one 
meter  will  be  furnished  each  property. 

For  hospitals,  sanitariums  and  like  institutions,  where  fees  are 
charged  the  inmates,  for  all  water  used  in  excess  of  30,000  gallons  per 
month,  5 cents  per  1,000  gallons. 

Public  schools,  free. 

Strictly  charitable  institutions  free. 

The  use  of  water  for  all  purposes  not  otherwise  specified,  by  meter. 
As  amended  by  ordinance  No.  A1152,  passed  April  9,  1902. 

Sec.  22.  That  all  ordinances  or  parts  of  ordinances  in  conflict  with 
this  ordinance  be  and  the  same  are  hereby  repealed. 

This  ordinance  shall  take  effect  and  be  in  force  ten  days  after  Janu- 
ary 1,  1902. 

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ORDINANCE  NO.  A1199. 

AN  ORDINANCE  REGULATING  THE  USE  OF  WATER  FOR  SPRINKLING  OR  FOR  IRRI- 
GATING PURPOSES,  OR  FOR  WASHING  OR  CLEANING  SIDEWALKS,  AND  PRE- 
SCRIBING THE  PUNISHMENT  FOR  VIOLATION  THEREOF,  AND  REPEALING 
ORDINANCES  NOS.  A642,  a654  AND  A710,  AND  ALL  ORDINANCES  IN  CONFLICT 
HEREWITH. 

The  City  of  Spokane  does  ordain  as  follows : 

Section  1.  The  use  of  water  for  sprinkling  or  irrigating  purposes, 
or  for  washing  or  cleaning  sidewalks  is  prohibited,  except  as  follows, 
viz.:  East  of  Howard  street  and  Howard  street  extended  on  the  north 
side  of  the  Spokane  river,  and  east  of  Howard  street  on  the  south  side 
of  the  Spokane  river  (except  all  that  portion  of  the  city  north  of  Cora 
avenue  and  Euclid  avenue  on  the  north  side  of  the  river,  and  on  the 
south  side  of  Fifth  avenue,  as  hereinafter  described),  from  8 o’clock 
a.  m.  to  11  o’clock  a.  m.,  and  from  7 o’clock  p.  m.  to  10  o’clock  p.  m. 

West  of  Howard  street  and  Howard  street  extended  on  the  north 
side  of  the  Spokane  river,  and  west  of  Howard  street  on  the  south  side 
of  the  Spokane  river  (except  such  portion  of  the  city  south  of  Fifth 
avenue  as  gets  its  supply  of  water  from  the  stand-pipe,  and  that  portion 
of  the  city  north  of  Cora  avenue),  from  5 o’clock  a.  m.  to  8 o’clock  a.  m., 
and  from  4 o’clock  p.  m.  to  7 o’clock  p.  m. 

That  portion  of  the  city  supplied  with  water  soutn  of  Fifth  avenue 
described  as  follows,  to-wit:  Beginning  at  the  intersection  of  the  east 
line  of  the  Northern  Pacific  right-of-way  and  Fifth  avenue;  thence  east 
along  the  center  line  of  Fifth  avenue  to  Perry  street;  thence  south  on 
the  center  line  of  Perry  street  to  Celestia  avenue;  thence  east  along  the 
center  line  of  Celestia  avenue  to  Pittsburg  street;  thence  south  along 
the  center  line  of  Pittsburg  street  to  Eighth  avenue;  thence  east  on  the 
center  line  of  Eighth  avenue  to  Eagle  avenue;  thence  east  on  the  center 
line  of  Eagle  avenue  to  Bluff  avenue;  thence  east  on  the  center  line  of 
Bluff  avenue  to  the  east  city  limits;  thence  south  on  the  east  city  limits 
to  the  south  city  limits;  thence  west  on  the  south  city  limits  to  the 
Northern  Pacific  right-of-way;  thence  north  along  the  Northern  Pacific 
right-of-way  to  the  place  of  beginning. 

And  all  that  portion  of  the  city  north  of  Euclid  avenue,  east  of  Divis- 
ion street  and  that  part  of  the  city  north  of  Cora  avenue  and  west  of 
Division  street  from  4 o’clock  a.  m.  to  half  past  10  o’clock  p.  m. 

The  above  provisions  providing  for  the  hours  of  sprinkling  and  for 
washing  or  cleaning  sidewalks  shall  not  apply  where  water  for  such 
purposes  is  furnished  through  meters.  Provided,  that  tne  Board  of  Pub- 
lic Works  may  change  the  limits  of  the  territory  to  be  sprinkled  within 
certain  hours,  if  they  deem  it  necessary. 

For  each  violation  of  the  provisions  of  this  section  a penalty  of 
$2.50  shall  be  imposed  and  taxed  against  the  person  to  whom  the  ser- 
vice used  therefor  is  supplied  and  the  water  turned  off  without  notice, 
and  where  the  water  has  been  turned  off  for  the  violation  of  this  sec- 


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tion  it  shall  under  no  circumstances  be  turned  on  again  until  the  pen- 
alty has  been  paid. 

As  amended  by  ordinance  No.  A1385,  passed  June  18,  1903. 

Sec.  2.  When  an  alarm  of  fire  is  given  all  hydrants  shall  be  imme- 
diately turned  off,  and  shall  remain  so  turned  off  until  after  the  fire 
shall  be  extinguished;  and  it  shall  be  unlawful  for  any  person  to  com- 
mit any  waste  of  water  at  any  time  or  to  allow  any  water  to  run  from 
any  hydrant  unless  the  same  is  used  for  some  lawful  purpose. 

Sec.  3.  When  an  alarm  of  fire  occurs  during  the  hours  the  street 
sprinkling  wagons  are  running,  all  drivers  of  such  wagons  shall  stop 
drawing  water  from  the  hydrants  until  the  fire  department  has  stopped 
using  water. 

Sec.  4.  It  shall  be  unlawful  to  have  any  hose  used  for  sprinkling, 
as  above  provided,  with  an  outlet  or  nozzle  of  a greater  diameter  than 
one-quarter  (44)  of  an  inch;  and  on  all  rotary  sprinklers  the  sum  or 
aggregate  of  the  diameters  of  all  the  openings  or  outlets  shall  not  ex- 
ceed one-quarter  (44)  of  an  inch. 

Sec.  5.  Any  person  or  persons  violating  any  of  the  provisions  of 
sections  two,  three  and  four  of  this  ordinance  shall  be  punished  by  a 
fine  of  not  less  than  five  dollars  ($5.00)  and  not  more  than  ten  dollars 
($10.00),  and  costs  of  prosecution. 

Sec.  6.  That  ordinances  Nos.  A642,  A654  and  A710,  and  all  ordi- 
nances in  conflict  herewith,  be  and  the  same  are  hereby  repealed. 

Sec.  7.  Whereas,  as  emergency  exists,  this  ordinance  shall  take 
effect  and  be  in  force  from  and  after  its  passage. 

Passed  the  City  Council  August  12,  1902. 


ORDINANCE  NO.  A1060. 

AN  ORDINANCE  TO  ABOLISH  THE  OFFICE  OF  REGISTER  AND  COLLECTOR  OF  WATER 
RATES,  AND  REQUIRING  THE  CITY  TREASURER  TO  PERFORM  CERTAIN  DUTIES 
OF  SAID  OFFICE. 

The  City  of  Spokane  does  ordain  as  follows : 

Section  1.  That  the  office  of  the  Register  and  Collector  of  Water 
Rates  be  and  the  same  is  hereby  abolished. 

Sec.  2.  That  all  water  rates  be  hereafter  paid  to  the  City  Treasurer, 
who  shall,  from  and  after  the  time  this  ordinance  takes  effect  perform 
all  the  duties  heretofore  performed  by  the  Register  and  Collector  of 
Water  Rates;  provided,  however,  that  the  City  Treasurer  shall  not 
prepare  or  keep  the  pay  roll  of  the  officers  and  employes  of  the  water 
department,  but  such  pay  roll  shall  be  prepared  by  the  Superintendent 
of  Water  Works. 

Sec.  3.  This  ordinance  shall  take  effect  and  be  in  force  ten  days 
after  its  passage. 

Passed  the  City  Council  June  18,  1901. 


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ORDINANCE  NO.  10. 

AN  ORDINANCE  TO  PREVENT  UNAUTHORIZED  USE  OF  WATER  WORKS. 

Be  it  ordained  by  the  City  of  Spokane  Falls: 

Section.  1.  Whoever  having  a license  or  agreement  with  the  City 
of  Spokane  for  the  use  of  water  from  the  water  works  of  said  city,  shall 
maliciously  or  fraudulently  use  or  suffer  the  water  therefrom  to  he 
used  for  purposes  other  than  those  specified  in  such  license  or  agree- 
ment, or  shall  knowingly,  maliciously  or  fraudulently  suffer  or  permit 
any  person  not  licensed  or  authorized  by  said  city  to  take  or  use  water 
from  any  hydrant,  pipe  or  connection  on  the  premises  or  under  the  con- 
trol of  such  person,  or  shall  negligently  or  maliciously  suffer  the  water 
to  run  therefrom  without  being  used,  shall  be  deemed  guilty  of  a mis- 
demeanor, and  upon  conviction  thereof  shall  be  fined  in  any  sum  not 
exceeding  one  hundred  dollars. 

Sec.  2.  Whoever  shall  by  himself,  or  by  any  person  acting  under 
his  authority  or  direction,  maliciously  or  fraudulently  use  or  take 
water  from  any  part  of  the  water  works  of  said  city,  without  a license 
or  permit  from  said  city,  or  who  shall  knowingly,  maliciously  or  fraud- 
ulently take  or  use  water  from  any  pipe  or  connection  of  said  water 
works  without  a permit  or  license  from  said  city,  shall  be  deemed 
guilty  of  a misdemeanor,  and  upon  conviction  thereof  shall  be  fined 
in  any  sum  not  exceeding  one  hundred  dollars. 

Sec.  3.  This  ordinance  shall  take  effect  and  be  in  force  from  and 
after  its  passage  and  publication. 

Passed  the  City  Council  August  5,  1885. 


ORDINANCE  NO.  343. 

AN  ORDINANCE  TO  ORGANIZE  THE  WATER  DEPARTMENT  OF  THE  CITY  OF 

SPOKANE  FALLS. 

The  City  of  Spokane  Falls  does  ordain  as  follows : 

Section  1.  That  a department  is  hereby  created  for  the  purpose  of 
the  management  of  the  waterworks  of  the  city,  and  all  matters  apper- 
taining thereto,  to  be  called  the  Water  Department  of  the  City  of  Spo- 
kane Falls. 

Sec.  2.  The  officers  and  employes  of  said  department  shall  consist 
of  a Superintendent  of  the  Water  Department,  an  engineer  and  two 
assistant  engineers  of  the  waterworks,  a Register  and  Collector  of  Water 
Rates,  and  such  other  employes  as  may  be  necessary  for  the  efficient 
working  of  said  department;  which  said  employes  shall  be  provided 
for  as  the  necessity  therefor  may  arise,  by  resolution  or  ordinance  of 
the  City  Council. 

Sec.  3.  The  Superintendent  of  the  Water  Department  shall  have  full 
charge,  subject  to  the  orders  of  the  City  Council,  of  the  entire  con- 
structed water  system  of  the  city,  and  shall  have  control  and  direction 
of  the  officers  and  employes  herein  provided  for.  He  shall  propose 


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plans,  specifications  and  estimates  for  extension  of  the  waterworks  as 
may  be  required  by  the  City  Council,  and  shall  supervise  all  such  ex- 
tensions when  ordered  to  be  made  by  the  proper  authority;  he  shall 
cause  to  be  kept  at  the  waterworks  station  a register  of  the  pressure 
upon  the  pumps  for  each  day  in  the  year,  and  shall  preserve  such  reg- 
ister as  one  of  the  records  of  his  office;  he  shall  cause  to  be  opened 
and  kept  by  the  Register  and  Collector  of  Water  Rates  a set  of  books 
to  be  called  “property  books”  of  the  water  department,  upon  which  shall 
be  taken  up  as  a charge  against  said  water  department  all  the  property 
now  in  existence  and  belonging  to  said  department,  with  the  cost 
thereof,  as  near  as  can  be  ascertained,  and  containing  the  location  and 
extent  of  the  various  mains  and  extensions  belonging  to  the  city,  and 
a statement  of  the  location  and  character  of  all  gates,  valves,  cut-offs 
and  hydrants,  and  such  other  matter  and  material  as  may  be  necessary 
to  a complete  understanding  and  location  of  all  parts  of  said  works. 
There  shall  also  be  entered  upon  said  books  as  a charge  against  the 
water  department  all  extensions  thereof,  with  the  cost,  and  all  material 
purchased  for  the  water  department  with  a particular  description  of 
such  material,  with  the  cost  thereof,  and  duplicate  vouchers  therefor 
shall  be  filed  in  the  office  of  the  water  department,  and  when  any  such 
material  shall  have  been  used,  lost  or  destroyed,  or  otherwise  expended, 
the  same  shall  be  entered  upon  the  books  as  a credit,  and  vouchers 
showing  the  manner  of  its  use,  destruction,  loss  or  expenditure  shall  be 
filed  in  the  office  of  the  water  department,  and  if  the  use  of  the  same 
shall  be  as  a part  of  the  permanent  system,  it  shall  be  charged  back 
to  the  cost  of  the  works. 

All  vouchers  for  materials  purchased  either  by  contract  or  other- 
wise, and  for  all  material  used,  lost,  destroyed  or  expended,  shall  be  in 
duplicate,  and  at  the  end  of  each  month  duplicate  abstracts  from  such 
vouchers  shall  be  made  and  certified  as  correct  by  the  Superintendent 
of  the  Water  Department,  and  one  copy  of  such  vouchers  and  abstract 
shall  be  filed  in  the  office  of  the  City  Clerk,  and  the  other  copy  shall 
remain  on  file  in  the  office  of  the  water  department.  Vouchers  for  ma- 
terial used  or  expended  shall  be  verified  by  the  certificate  of  the  Super- 
intendent, and  vouchers  for  material  lost  or  destroyed  shall  be  verified 
by  the  affidavit  of  some  person  having  a knowledge  thereof. 

Sec.  4.  The  Superintendent  shall  also  cause  to  be  procured  and 
opened  a set  of  books  to  be  called  the  “Water  Rate  Books,”  and  in  the 
same  shall  be  entered  in  the  most  suitable  order  for  easy  reference  a 
record  of  all  taps  which  have  been  heretofore  or  which  hereafter  may 
be  made  to  the  water  mains,  stating  the  exact  location  thereof,  with  a 
description  of  the  premises  to  be  supplied,  and  in  suitable  columns  an 
account  of  bathtubs,  water  closets,  laundries,  lawn  sprinklers,  etc., 
upon  the  premises,  together  with  the  rates  as  applied  to  the  premises, 
with  the  date  at  which  the  connection  was  made,  columns  for  the 
amount  due  for  fines,  for  the  amount  paid  and  the  date  when  paid,  and 


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such  other  material  as  may  be  necessary  to  a full  and  clear  account  of 
the  subject  matter. 

All  rates  shall  he  payable  on  the  first  of  every  month,  and  at  least 
once  each  month  or  oftener,  if  the  Superintendent  of  the  Water  De- 
partment shall  so  order,  a full  abstract  shall  be  made  of  all  moneys 
received  during  the  preceding  month,  and  of  all  connections  made  with 
the  mains  as  aforesaid,  which  shall  be  filed  in  the  office  of  the  City 
Treasurer. 

On  the  fifteenth  day  of  each  month,  or  oftener,  if  the  City  Council 
shall  so  order,  all  moneys  received  by  the  water  department  shall  be 
paid  over  to  the  City  Treasurer,  and  such  moneys  so  paid  shall  be  cred- 
ited by  the  said  City  Treasurer  to  a fund  to  be  created  by  him  to  be 
called  the  “Water  Department  Fund,"  and  duplicate  receipts  taken 
therefor,  one  of  which  shall  be  filed  in  the  office  of  the  City  Clerk,  and 
one  remain  on  file  in  the  office  of  the  water  department. 

Sec.  5.  On  the  first  Monday  of  April  and  the  first  Monday  of  October 
of  each  year  the  Superintendent  of  the  Water  Department  shall  pre- 
pare estimates  of  the  amounts  and  kinds  of  material,  including  blank 
books  and  stationery  of  all  kinds,  which,  in  his  judgment,  will  be  nec- 
essary for  the  operation  of  the  department  for  the  six  months  next  en- 
suing, and  shall  transmit  the  same  to  the  City  Council  for  their  action. 
All  material  of  whastoever  kind  which  shall  be  procured  by  the  water 
department  shall  be  placed  on  proper  duplicate  vouchers,  receipted  for 
by  the  Superintendent;  one  copy  thereof  filed  in  the  office  of  the  City 
Clerk  and  the  other  shall  remain  on  file  in  the  office  of  the  water  de- 
partment. 

Sec.  6.  On  the  first  Monday  of  April  of  each  year  the  Superintendent 
shall  make  a full  report,  and  transmit  the  same  to  the  Council  for  its 
information,  of  the  proceedings  of  the  water  department  during  the 
preceding  year,  which  report  shall  contain  in  tabular  or  other  form  an 
account  of  the  present  condition  of  the  water  system,  the  number  of 
miles  of  the  mains,  and  the  different  sizes  at  the  beginning  of  the  year, 
with  the  amount  of  different  sizes  and  location  of  such  mains,  hydrants, 
valves,  gates  and  cut-offs  as  have  been  added  during  the  year,  with  the 
cost  thereof  in  detail;  also  all  repairs  that  have  been  made  to  the  works 
or  mains,  and  the  cost  thereof  in  detail;  also  the  number  of  private 
connections  with  the  mains,  the  number  that  have  been  discontinued 
or  removed,  and  the  number  that  have  been  added  dunng  the  year,  and 
the  different  rates;  he  shall  also  report  the  pressure  of  the  pumping 
station  for  each  month  and  the  number  of  gallons  of  water  pumped  on 
the  last  day  of  each  month;  said  report  shall  also  contain  statements 
of  money  received  and  from  what  source  during  the  year,  and  the 
amount  and  times  when  the  same  was  paid  over  to  the  City  Treasurer. 

The  Superintendent  shall  also  embody  in  said  report  all  other  in- 
formation which  he  may  deem  necessary  to  a full  elucidation  of  the 
present  condition  of  the  water  department,  together  with  suggestions 
and  recommendations  as  to  repairs,  extensions  and  improvements  in 


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the  water  system.  And  the  City  Council  shall  cause  said  report  to  be 
published  in  pamphlet  or  book  form  in  connection  with  other  reports. 

Sec.  7.  The  Engineer  and  Assistant  Engineers  shall  have  charge  of 
the  pumping  station  and  the  regulation,  repairs  and  care  of  the  pumps, 
and  at  least  one  of  them  shall  be  on  duty  at  all  times,  both  night  and 
day.  They  shall  be  under  the  direction  of  the  Superintendent,  and  the 
Assistant  Engineers  shall  he  under  the  direction  of  the  Engineer,  sub- 
ject to  the  orders  of  the  Superintendent  and  the  rules  established  by 
him.  The  Engineer  shall  see  that  the  daily  report  is  kept  as  hereinbe- 
fore provided,  and  shall  report  and  deliver  the  same  to  the  Superintend- 
ent at  such  time  as  he  may  be  required  to  do  so;  he  shall  also  keep  an 
account  of  all  materials  used  and  expended  in  and  about  the  pumping 
station,  and  shall  make  due  report  thereof  to  the  Superintendent  as  re- 
quired; he  shall  have  charge  of  and  be  responsible  for  all  tools  and 
material  belonging  to  the  pumping  station,  and  shall  make  a daily  re- 
port of  all  occurrences,  and  shall  promptly  report  to  the  Superintendent 
anything  unusual  occurring  about  the  pumping  station,  and  any  and  all 
failures  to  promptly  and  efficiently  perform  their  duties  on  the  part  of 
the  Assistant  Engineers,  or  either  of  them;  and  shall  perform  such 
other  duties  about  the  pumping  station  as  he  may  be  required  by  the 
Superintendent. 

Sec.  8.  The  Register  and  Collector  of  Water  Rates  shall  keep  the 
office  of  the  water  department;  he  shall  open  and  keep  the  books,  ab- 
stracts and  accounts  hereinbefore  provided  for  under  the  direction  and 
control  of  the  Superintendent,  and  also  such  other  books,  abstracts  and 
accounts  as  shall  be  required  of  him  by  the  Superintendent;  he  shall 
make  all  his  reports  to  the  Superintendent  and  be  exclusively  under 
his  direction;  he  shall  collect  all  water  rates  and  keep  the  proper  ac- 
counts thereof;  he  shall  issue  permits  for  all  connections  with  the  mains 
in  the  name  of  the  Superintendent,  but  in  no  case  shall  a permit  be  is- 
sued until  a plan  of  the  premises  to  be  supplied  showing  all  taps,  bath- 
rooms, water  closets,  lawn  sprinklers  and  other  adjuncts  shall  have 
been  filed  with  him  and  a rate  fixed  thereon,  and  said  permit  shall  re- 
quire the  lineman  to  immediately  report  to  the  Register  and  Collector 
when  the  connection  shall  have  been  made,  and  the  Register  shall  im- 
mediately cause  said  plan  to  be  verified  by  his  personal  examination  or 
by  the  certificate  of  some  officer  connected  with  the  water  department, 
and  when  so  verified  the  same  shall  be  entered  upon  the  rate  book,  and 
the  rate  upon  said  connection  shall  commence  running  from  that  date. 

Sec.  9.  Whenever  the  water  rates  shall  not  have  been  paid  by  the 
fifth  of  the  month,  the  Register  shall  immediately  direct  the  lineman 
to  turn  off  the  water  from  said  premises,  and  when  so  done  the  lineman 
shall  immediately  report  the  same  to  the  Register,  who  shall  enter  said 
fact  with  the  date  thereof  upon  the  books,  and  the  Register  shall  be 
liable  to  account  for  all  water  rates  between  the  tenth  day  of  the 
month  and  the  date  when  said  water  shall  be  turned  off.  When  all  ac- 
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the  fact  upon  his  books  and  shall  order  the  lineman  to  turn  on  the 
water. 

Sec.  10.  The  Register  and  Collector  of  Water  Rates  shall  the  last 
day  of  each  month  prepare  in  duplicate  a payroll  of  all  the  officers  and 
employes  of  the  water  department  for  the  current  month,  which  shall 
show  the  services  performed,  the  length  of  time  and  the  rate  of  pay  of 
each;  and  shall  file  said  duplicate  payrolls  in  the  office  of  the  City 
Treasurer,  and  no  officer  or  employe  shall  be  paid  any  part  of  the 
amount  due  to  him  until  he  shall  have  signed  each  roll. 

When  so  signed  the  Treasurer  shall  file  one  of  said  rolls  in  the  office 
of  the  City  Clerk. 

The  Register  shall  keep  an  account  of  the  contents  of  all  such  pay- 
rolls in  a book  to  be  kept  in  his  office,  to  be  called  the  “Water  Depart- 
ment Time  Book,”  and  the  name  of  every  officer  and  employe,  his  rate 
of  pay,  date  of  commencement  and  discontinuance  of  service,  amount 
due  and  position  held  by  him  shall  be  entered  in  said  book,  and  the 
same  shall  be  carefully  preserved. 

Sec.  11.  The  Superintendent  is  authorized  to  employ  a man  to  be 
called  a lineman,  at  a salary  not  to  exceed  eighty  (80)  dollars  per 
month;  the  said  lineman  shall  be  required  to  make  all  taps  and  con- 
nections with  the  mains,  opening  and  closing  gates,  and  valves,  repair- 
ing and  testing  hydrants,  and  such  other  duties  in  connection  with  the 
line  as  may  be  deemed  necessary  by  the  Superintendent;  immediately 
upon  his  employment  his  name  shall  be  placed  upon  the  time  book  and 
a full  record  of  his  services  kept;  he  may  be  removed  by  the  Superin- 
tendent at  his  discretion. 

The  Superintendent  is  also  authorized  to  employ  a laborer,  at  a rate 
of  wages  not  exceeding  sixty-five  dollars  per  month,  for  such  time  as  he 
may  deem  necessary,  to  assist  the  lineman,  and  his  name  shall  be  enter- 
ed upon  the  time  book. 

(Sec.  12  repealed  by  ordinance  No.  A827,  passed  May  19,  1899.) 

Sec.  13.  All  plans,  specifications  and  estimates  prepared  by  the 
Superintendent  shall  be  in  duplicate;  one  copy  thereof  shall  be  filed  in 
the  City  Clerk’s  office,  and  the  other  preserved  in  the  water  department 
office.  All  plans,  specifications,  estimates,  correspondence  and  other 
papers  that  shall  be  prepared  by  or  come  into  the  hands  of  the  Super- 
intendent of  the  Water  Department  as  such  Superintendent,  shall  be 
the  property  of  the  City  of  Spokane  Falls,  and  shall  oe  turned  over  to 
his  successor  in  office. 

Sec.  14.  The  term  of  office  of  the  Superintendent  and  Register  and 
Collector  of  rates  shall  commence  upon  the  first  Monday  of  May  of 
each  year,  and  they  shall  hold  their  office  for  one  year  and  until  their 
successors  are  elected  and  qualified. 

A Superintendent  and  Register  shall  be  elected  at  the  first  regular 
meeting  of  the  Council  after  the  passage  of  this  ordinance,  and  shall 
hold  office  until  the  first  Monday  in  May,  1900,  and  until  their  succes- 
sors are  elected  and  qualified. 


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The  Engineer  and  Assistant  Engineers  shall  be  appointed  by  the 
Superintendent  of  the  Water  Department  and  confirmed  by  the  City 
Council,  and  such  appointment  shall  continue  until  the  same  is  re- 
voked by  the  Superintendent,  and  such  revocation  confirmed  by  the 
City  Council. 

Sec  15.  The  salary  of  the  Superintendent  of  Water  Works  shall  be 
one  hundred  and  twenty-five  (125)  dollars  per  month;  the  salary  of 
the  Register  and  Collector  of  Water  Rates  shall  be  one  hundred  (100) 
dollars  per  month;  the  salary  of  the  Engineer  shall  be  ninety  (90) 
dollars  per  month,  and  the  salaries  of  the  Assistant  Engineers  shall  be 
eighty  (80)  dollars  per  month;  each  and  all  of  said  salaries  shall  be 
charged  to  and  paid  out  of  the  Water  Department  Fund,  and  all  sal- 
aries and  wages  in  the  water  department  shall  become  due  and  payable 
on  the  first  day  of  each  and  every  month. 

Sec.  16.  Before  entering  upon  his  duties  the  Superintendent  of  the 
Water  Department  shall  take  the  usual  oath  of  office  and  shall  execute 
and  deliver  a good  and  sufficient  bond,  with  three  or  more  sufficient  sur- 
eties, to  the  approval  of  the  Mayor,  for  the  faithful  performance  of  his 
duties  as  such  Superintendent,  and  that  he  will  well  and  truly  account 
for  all  moneys  and  property  coming  into  his  hands  or  into  the  hands 
of  his  subordinates;  which  bond  shall  be  in  the  penal  sum  of  fifteen 
thousand  ($15,000)  dollars.  And  said  Register  and  Collector  of  Water 
Rates  shall  take  and  subscribe  a like  oath,  and.  shall  execute  and  deliver 
to  the  City  of  Spokane  Falls  a bond  in  the  penal  sum  of  five  thousand 
($5,000)  dollars,  with  three  or  more  sufficient  sureties,  to  the  approval 
of  the  Mayor,  conditioned  that  he  will  faithfully  perform  the  duties  of 
his  office,  and  will  well  and  truly  account  to  the  City  ol'  Spokane  Falls 
or  to  the  Superintendent  of  the  Water  Department  thereof  for  all  mon- 
eys and  property  which  shall  come  into  his  hands  as  such  Register  and 
Collector  of  Water  Rates. 

Sec.  17.  This  ordinance  shall  take  effect  and  be  m force  five  days 
after  its  passage  and  publication. 

Passed  the  City  Council  October  4,  1889. 


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CHAPTER  XIV. 


Building  and  Plumbing  Regulations 


ORDINANCE  NO.  A285. 

AN  ORDINANCE  TO  REGULATE  THE  CONSTRUCTION,  ALTERATION,  REPAIRS  AND 
REMOVAL  OF  BUILDINGS  IN  THE  CITY  OF  SPOKANE,  WASHINGTON. 

The  City  of  Spokane  does  ordain  as  folloivs : 

Section  1.  No  person  or  persons  shall  construct,  alter,  repair,  raise 
or  move  any  building  or  structure  of  any  kind  within  the  City  of  Spo- 
kane, except  in  conformity  with  the  provisions  of  this  ordinance,  as  far 
as  the  same  are  hereby  made  applicable  thereto. 

Sec.  2.  The  provisions  of  this  ordinance  shall  apply  to  all  buildings 
or  structures  hereafter  erected,  altered,  repaired,  raised  or  moved  with- 
in the  limits  of  the  City  of  Spokane,  as  the  same  now  are,  or  may  here- 
after be,  defined  (except  those  erected  by  the  United  States  or  the 
State  of  Washington)  in  so  far  as  hereinafter  mentioned  to  all  buildings 
or  structures  within  said  city. 

Sec.  3.  Any  alterations  in  or  additions  to  any  building  already 
erected,  or  hereafter  to  be  erected,  except  necessary  repairs  not  affect- 
ing the  construction  of  the  external  or  party  walls,  roof,  chimneys  or 
stairways,  shall  be  to  the  extent  of  such  work  be  subjected  to  the  regu- 
lations of  this  ordinance.  No  building  already  erected  or  hereafter 
built  shall  be  raised  or  built  upon  in  such  manner  that  were  such  build- 
ing wholly  built  or  constructed  after  the  passage  of  this  ordinance  it 
would  be  in  violation  of  any  provision  thereof.  Where,  however,  good 
and  substantial  buildings  shall  be  raised  up  an  increase  of  one  or  more 
stories,  the  Board  of  Public  Works,  or  their  agent,  shall  first  carefully 
examine  the  same,  and  such  deviation  from  this  ordinance  may  be 
allowed  as  in  his  or  their  judgment  may  be  necessary,  considering  the 
strength  and  solidity  of  the  walls  already  built,  and  in  no  case  shall 
any  deviation  be  allowed  which  will  be  likely  to  detract  from  the  safety 
of  such  building  when  so  raised. 

ERECTED  OR  ENLARGED  WITHIN  FIRE  LIMITS. 

Sec.  4.  Every  building  hereafter  erected  or  enlarged  within  the  fire 
limits  of  the  City  of  Spokane  shall  be  built  of  brick,  stone,  iron  or  other 
incombustible  material. 

DEPTH  OF  FOUNDATIONS — STANDARD  DEPTH PILING FOOTING  COURSES. 

Sec.  5.  Every  permanent  structure  shall  have  its  foundation  resting 


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upon  solid  ground,  or  upon  concrete,  piles  or  othet  substructure  ap- 
proved by  the  Board  of  Public  Works.  No  person  shall  build  a founda- 
tion for  any  brick  or  stone  building  being  over  one  story  high  less  than 
four  feet  below  the  street  grade  or  below  the  exposed  surface  of  the 
ground,  if  the  same  is  below  the  street  grade,  except  upon  a foundation 
of  solid  rock.  The  depth  of  twelve  feet  below  the  street  grade  is  hereby 
fixed  as  the  standard  depth  of  foundations  for  brick  or  stone  buildings 
used  for  business,  manufacturing  purposes  or  public  buildings.  Any 
person  excavating  for  or  commencing  foundations  for  any  building  at 
a greater  depth  than  the  above  standard  depth  shall  fully  protect  all 
adjoining  buildings  and  the  walls  thereof,  the  foundations  of  which  have 
been  constructed  at  the  standard  depth  then  in  force.  Whenever  piles 
are  required  to  be  driven  for  a foundation  to  rest  on,  they  shall  be 
driven  to  a firm  and  solid  bearing,  and  the  tops  shall  be  cut  off  at  an 
elevation  to  insure  constant  emersion.  There  shall  not  be  less  than 
two  rows  of  piling  under  all  external  and  party  walls,  and  they  shall 
be  spaced  not  over  three  feet  on  centers  in  the  direction  of  the  length 
of  the  wall.  Foundations  shall  rest  upon  proper  base  or  footing  courses. 
If  of  stone,  each  stone  shall  have  its  upper  and  under  surface  approx- 
imately parallel,  and  shall  be  close  fitted  and  bedded  solid.  The 
breadth  of  every  base  course  or  footings  shall  be  not  less  than  twenty 
inches  wider  than  the  wall  to  be  placed  upon  it,  and  such  extra  width 
as  in  the  judgment  of  the  Inspector  of  Buildings  the  character  of  the 
soil  may  require. 

WALLS  OF  BRICK THICKNESS. 

Sec.  6.  The  thickness  of  brick  or  dressed  stone  walls  of  all  business, 
manufacturing  and  public  buildings  shall  not  be  less  than  the  number 
of  inches  shown  in  the  following  tables: 

For  outside,  party  or  division  alls: 


Basement 

'1st  story 

2nd  story 

3rd  story 

4th  story 

5th  story 

6th  story 

7th  story 

| 8th  story 

||  9th  story 

10th  story 

11th  story 

M 

to 

t? 

xn 

O 

>-s 

For 

one  story  

12 

8 

1 

For 

two  story  

16 

12 

12 

For 

three  story 

16 

16 

12 

12 

For 

four  story 

20 

16 

16 

12 

12 

For 

five  story 

24 

20 

16 

16 

12 

12 

For 

six  story 

24 

20 

20 

16 

16 

16 

12 

For 

seven  story 

24 

20 

20 

20 

16 

16 

16 

12 

For 

eight  story 

28 

24 

20 

20 

20 

16 

16 

16 

12 

For 

nine  story 

28 

24 

24 

20 

20 

20 

16 

16 

16 

12 

For 

ten  story 

28 

24 

24 

24 

20 

20 

20 

16 

16 

16 

12 

For 

eleven  story 

32 

28 

241 

24  j 24 

20 1 20 

20 

16 

16 

16 

12 

For  twelve  story 

32 

28 

28 

1 24 1 24 

24 1 20 

20 

20 

16 

16 

16 

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Buildings  having  the  first  story  or  basement  and  first  story  desig- 
nated for  business  purposes  and  the  upper  stories  for  dwellings  shall 
have  walls  of  brick-work  or  dressed  stone  of  the  thickness  as  follows, 
to- wit: 


Basement 

1st  story 

2nd  story 

3rd  story 

4th  story 

5th  story 

6th  story 

7th  story 

! 8th  story 

9th  story 

10th  story 

11th  story 

For 

two  story 

16 

12 

8 

For  three  story 

16 

12 

12 

8 

For 

four  story 

20 

16 

12 

12 

12 

For 

five  story  

20 

16 

16 

12 

12 

12 

For 

six  story 

20 

20 

16 

16 

12 

12 

12 

For 

seven  story 

24 

20 

20 

16 

16 

12 

12 

12 

For  eight  story 

24 

24 

20 

20 

16 

16 

12 

12 

12 

For 

nine  story 

24 

24 

20 

20 

20 

16 

16 

12 

12 

12 

For 

ten  story 

28 

24 

24 

20 

20 

20 

16 

16 

12 

12 

12 

For 

eleven  story 

28 

24 

24 

24 

20 

20 

16 

16 

16 

12 

12 

12 

For 

twelve  story 

32 

28 

24 

24 

24 

20 

20 

16 

16 

16 

12 

12 

The  above  shall  apply  to  all  walls  of  sixty  feet  and  under  in  length. 
Walls  exceeding  sixty  feet  in  length  shall  not  be  allowed  to  have  more 
than  two  upper  stories  twelve  inches  thick. 

The  figures  in  the  following  table  shall  be  the  thickness  of  brick  or 
dressed  stone  walls  for  all  walls  of  dwelling  houses: 


Basement 

1st  story 

2nd  story 

3rd  story 

4th  story 

5t.h  story 

6th  story 

7th  story 

8th  story 

9th  story 

LOth  story 

11th  story 

1 12th  story 

One  story  

12 

8 

Two  story  

16 

12 

8 

Three  story  

16 

12 

12 

8 

Four  story  

16 

16 

12 

12 

12 

Five  story  

20 

16 

16 

12 

12 

12 

Six  story  

20 

16 

16 

16 

12 

12 

12 

Seven  story  

24 

20 

16 

16 

16 

12 

12 

12 

Eight  story  

24 

20 

20 

16 

16 

16 

12 

12 

12 

Nine  story  

24 

20 

20 

20 

16 

16 

16 

12 

12 

12 

Ten  story  

28 

24 

20 

20 

90 

j 20 

\90 

16 

16 

16 

12 

12 

12 

Eleven  story  

28 

24 

24 

20 

20 

16 

16 

12 

12 

12 

Twelve  story  

32 

28 

24 

24  2ft 

20 

20 

20 

1 16 

16 

12 

12 

12 

The  above  shall  apply  to  all  walls  sixty  feet  and  under  in  length; 
when  over  sixty  feet  in  length  such  walls  shall  not  be  allowed  to  have 
more  than  two  upper  stories  twelve  inches  thick.  All  party  or  division 
walls  of  a less  thickness  than  twelve  inches  shall  be  corbelled  not  less 
than  four  inches  on  both  sides  to  receive  the  floor  joists;  said  corbelling 
shall  not  be  done  a less  height  than  six  courses  of  brick,  which  shall 
be  well  oonded  into  the  wall. 


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WALLS  OF  RUBBLE  STONE  THICKNESS. 

Sec.  7.  Whenever  rubble  stone  walls  are  used  they  shall  not  be  less 
than  one  quarter  thicker  than  the  walls  specified  in  the  foregoing 
tables;  provided,  however,  that  no  rubble  stone  wall  of  a less  thickness 
than  eighteen  inches  be  used. 

BUILDINGS  OVER  FIFTY  FEET  WIDE  WITHOUT  BRICK  PARTITION  WALLS  OR 

GIRDERS. 

Sec.  8.  In  all  buildings  over  fifty  feet  in  width  not  having  either 
brick  partition  walls  or  girders  supported  by  columns  running  from 
front  to  rear  of  such  building,  the  external  wall  shall  be  increased  four 
inches  in  thickness  for  every  additional  fifty  feet  or  fraction  thereof  in 
the  width  of  such  building.  At  least  one  hall  for  each  seventy-five  feet ' 
or  less  frontage  shall  extend  through  and  to  the  outside  wall  facing  a 
window  or  door. 

WALLS  OVER  ONE  HUNDRED  AND  TWENTY-FIVE  FEET  IN  LENGTH  WITHOUT 
CROSS  WALES  OR  BUTTRESSES. 

Sec.  9.  Bearing  walls  over  125  feet  in  length  without  crosswalls  or 
buttresses  of  equal  height  with  the  outside  walls  shall  be  four  inches 
thicker  than  above  required. 

CORBELLING  OF  WALLS  ABOVE  ROOF. 

Sec.  10.  Where  there  is  a flat,  hip  or  pitch  roof,  the  party  wall  shall 
be  carried  up  to  a height  of  not  less  than  two  and  one-half  feet  above 
the  roof  covering  at  every  part  of  said  roof,  and  shall  be  corbelled  at 
least  twelve  inches  or  to  the  outer  edge  of  all  projections  on  the  front 
or  rear  walls  of  the  building.  And  where  the  roof  is  of  the  kind  known 
as  Mansard  or  French,  or  of  any  style  except  as  above  specified,  unless 
the  same  is  constructed  of  fireproof  material  throughout,  the  party 
wall  shall  be  carried  up  to  a height  of  not  less  than  two  and  one-half 
feet  above  the  flat  or  upper  slope  of  said  roof,  and  shall  extend  through 
the  lower  slope  at  least  eighteen  inches  from  and  parallel  with  the  roof 
covering,  and  be  corbelled  out  at  least  twelve  inches  or  to  the  outer 
edge  of  all  projections;  provided,  that  if  a gutter  stone  of  suitable 
dimensions  and  properly  balanced  shall  be  inserted,  it  shall  be  equiva- 
lent to  corbelling. 

RECESSES  IN  WALLS. 

Sec.  11.  Recesses  and  openings  may  be  made  in  external  walls, 
provided  the  thickness  of  the  backs  of  such  recesses  be  not  less  than 
eight  inches,  and  provided  the  whole  area  of  all  the  recesses  and  open- 
ings in  any  wall  do  not  exceed  one-half  of  the  area  of  said  wall.  No 
continuous  vertical  recess  of  more  than  four  inches  in  depth  shall  be 
made  in  any  twelve-inch  wall,  and  no  recess  of  any  kind  shall  be  made 
in  any  eight-inch  wall. 

CUTTING  DOORS  THROUGH  WALLS. 

Sec.  12.  Whenever  it  becomes  desirable  to  cut  a doorway  through 
any  party  or  division  wall  separating  two  buildings,  a notice  of  the  in- 
tention to  do  so  shall  be  filed  with  the  Board  of  Public  Works.  Any 
such  doorways  shall  not  exceed  ten  feet  in  height  by  eight  feet  in  width. 


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and  shall  have  top,  bottom  and  sides  of  stone,  brick  or  iron.  The  said 
doorway  shall  be  closed  by  two  sets  of  wrought  iron  or  metal  covered 
doors,  hung  to  rebated  iron  frames  and  separated  by  the  thickness  of 
the  walls.  Whenever  such  a doorway  ceases  to  be  used,  it  shall  be  im- 
mediately filled  up  with  masonry.  Whenever  any  doorway  which  has 
been  left  open  at  the  time  of  construction  or  made  afterwards  in  any 
party  or  division  wall  between  two  buildings  shall  cease  to  be  used,  it 
shall  be  filled  up  with  masonry. 

HOLLOW  WALLS. 

Sec.  13.  Hollow  walls  may  be  built  , but  all  such  walls  shall  be  tied 
together  with  incombustible  anchors  placed  not  more  than  three  feet 
apart;  if  used  as  bearing  walls,  the  thickness  shall  be  reckoned  by  their 
solid  parts,  unless  either  part  is  at  least  eight  inches  thick,  and  solid 
vertical  connections  are  made  not  less  than  twelve  inches  wide  or  more 
than  eight  feet  apart  from  centers,  in  which  case  two-thirds  of  the  hol- 
low space  shall  be  counted  with  the  solid  parts. 

BACKING  OF  WALLS  FACED  WITH  STONE,  ETC. 

Sec.  14.  Exterior  walls  faced  with  stone  shall  have  a backing  of 
not  less  than  eight  inches  of  hard  brickwork  laid  in  mortar,  but  in  no 
case  shall  the  thickness  of  stone  and  backing  taken  together  be  less 
than  the  thickness  required  for  a brick  wall  of  the  same  height.  The 
stone  facing  of  a wall  shall  always  be  securely  tied  to  the  brick  backing 
by  means  of  metal  clamps.  The  backing  of  any  iron  front  that  is  not 
wholly  self-sustaining  shall  be  treated  as  an  independent  wall.  If  the 
iron  is  self-sustaining,  then  the  party  and  division  wall  shall  extend  to 
meet  the  outside  thickness  of  the  iron,  and  all  vacancies  shall  be  filled 
with  grout  to  insure  a complete  separation  of  adjoining  buildings.  In 
all  walls  which  are  faced  with  thin  ashlar  anchored  to  the  backing,  or  in 
which  the  ashlar  has  not  alternate  headers  and  stretchers  in  each  course 
or  alternately  heading  and  stretching  courses,  the  backing  of  brick  shall 
not  be  less  than  twelve  inches  thick,  and  each  stone  of  said  ashlar  work 
shall  be  securely  tied  to  the  backing  by  one  or  more  suitable  metal 
anchors.  The  backing  of  all  walls,  of  whatever  material  it  may  be  com- 
posed, shall  be  of  such  thickness  as  to  make  all  walls,  the  facing  of 
which  is  less  than  four  inches  thick,  independent  of  the  facing,  con- 
form as  to  thickness  with  the  requirements  of  this  ordinance. 

stone  cornices. 

Sec.  15.  In  all  cases  where  a wall  is  finished  with  a stone  cornice  the 
greatest  weight  of  material  of  such  cornice  shall  be  on  the  inside  of 
the  face  of  the  wall,  so  that  the  cornice  shall  firmly  balance  upon  the 
wall. 

HEADING  COURSES  IN  WALLS. 

Sec.  16.  Every  seventh  course  shall  be  a heading  course.  In  pressed 
brick  work  every  seventh  course  shall  be  a course  of  double  width 
brick.  No  Flemish  header  shall  be  allowed.  No  buttered  joints  shall 
be  allowed.  All  joints  shall  have  a full  bed. 


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GIRDERS. 

Sec.  17.  It  shall  not  be  lawful  to  erect,  construct  or  build  any  rear, 
front,  party,  division  or  partition  wall  upon  wooden  girders,  rafters  or 
lintels,  or  to  support  any  such  wall  by  any  wooden  support  whatever, 
but  all  such  supports  shall  be  of  iron,  brick  or  stone,  and  of  such  suf- 
ficient size  and  strength  to  support  the  superstructure. 

IRON  PLATES  UNDER  LINTELS. 

Sec.  18.  All  lintels  used  to  support  walls  or  other  weights  over 
openings  shall  be  of  sufficient  strength  and  bearing  to  carry  the  super- 
imposed weights,  and  shall,  when  supported  at  the  end  by  brick  walls 
or  piers,  rest  upon  wrought  iron  plate,  well  bedded,  at  least  one  inch 
thick,  the  full  size  of  the  bearing. 

ARCH  FORMS. 

Sec.  19.  No  timber  shall  be  used  in  any  wall  of  any  building  where 
stone,  brick  or  iron  is  commonly  used,  except  arch  forms  for  interior 
arched  openings.  Arch  forms  not  to  rest  on  wall  exceeding  two  inches. 

ANCHOR  IRONS. 

Sec.  20.  All  walls  running  at  right  angles  with  the  floor  beams  or 
joist  shall  be  anchored  with  a good  and  substantial  wrought  iron  an- 
chor, not  to  exceed  ten  feet  apart  and  to  be  fastened  to  top  of  beam  or 
joists.  Said  anchor  to  be  made  T-shaped  at  wall  and  the  end  to  be  ten 
inches  long,  the  end  that  fastens  to  floor  beam  turned  down  one  and 
one-half  inches  and  bedded  in  the  beam.  When  floor  beams  meet  on 
girders  they  must  be  tied  together  by  nailing  an  inch  board  on  both 
sides  of  joist  or  beam,  with  not  less  than  five  ten-penny  nails  in  each 
end  of  beam.  All  anchors  must  run  within  four  inches  of  opposite  side 
of  walls.  When  walls  run  parallel  with  floor  beams  or  joists,  said 
walls  shall  be  anchored  not  less  than  twelve  feet  apart.  Anchors  to  be 
placed  over  solid  bridging  and  bedded  on  floor  beams  or  joists  and  ex- 
tending back  from  wall  eight  feet  and  bridging  well  nailed  to  floor 
beams  or  joists.  No  strips  of  wood  shall  be  laid  in  any  brick,  stone  or 
cement  walls. 

WALLS MINIMUM  THICKNESS  OF. 

Sec.  21.  The  thickness  of  every  wall  as  herein  determined  shall  be 
the  minimum  thickness  as  applied  to  solid  walls.  The  height  of  every 
external  or  party  wall  as  referred  to  in  this  ordinance  shall  be  meas- 
ured from  the  level  of  the  sidewalk  to  its  highest  point. 

HEIGHT  OF  STORIES. 

Sec.  22.  The  height  of  stories  for  all  given  thicknesses  of  walls 
must  not  exceed  eleven  feet  in  the  clear  for  the  basement,  eighteen 
feet  in  the  clear  for  the  first  story,  fifteen  feet  in  the  clear  for  the  second 
story,  fourteen  feet  in  the  clear  average  height  of  all  stories  above  second 
story,  and  no  story  shall  be  higher  than  eighteen  feet;  if  any  story  ex- 
ceeds these  heights,  respectively,  the  walls  of  such  story  and  of  all  the 
stories  below  the  same  shall  be  increased  four  inches  in  thickness  addi- 
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BUTTRESSES. 

Sec.  23.  The  amount  of  materials  above  specified  for  external  walls 
may  be  used  in  piers  or  buttresses,  provided  the  external  walls  between 
said  piers  or  buttresses  shall  in  no  case  be  less  than  twelve  inches  thick. 

BUILDINGS  OVER  THIRTY-FIVE  FEET  WIDE IRON  OR  WOODEN  GIRDERS. 

Sec.  24.  Every  building  hereafter  erected  more  than  thirty-five  feet 
in  width,  except  churches,  theaters,  railroad  station  buildings  and  other 
public  buildings,  shall  have  one  or  more  brick  or  stone  partition  walls 
running  from  front  to  rear  and  carried  to  a height  not  less  than  the 
top  of  the  second  floor  joist.  These  walls  shall  be  so  located  that  the 
space  between  any  two  of  the  floor  bearing  walls  of  tne  building  shall 
not  be  over  twenty-five  feet.  Iron  or  wooden  girders  supported  on  iron 
or  wooden  columns,  brick  or  stone  piers  may  be  substituted  in  place  of 
partition  walls  and  shall  be  made  of  sufficient  strength  to  bear  safely 
the  weight  which  they  were  intended  to  support,  and  shall  have  a foot- 
ing course  or  leveler  for  each  column,  not  less  than  three  feet  and  six 
inches  square,  and  one  foot  and  six  inches  thick. 

HOTELS  AND  TENEMENT  HOUSES. 

Sec.  25.  All  hotels  and  tenement  houses  hereafter  erected  (for 
which  plans  have  not  been  heretofore  submitted  and  approved),  the 
height  of  which  is  six  stories  or  over,  shall  be  made  fireproof;  that  is 
to  say,  shall  be  constructed  with  walls  of  brick,  stone,  iron  or  other 
hard  incombustible  material,  in  which  timber  limits  or  bond  timbers 
shall  not  be  placed,  and  in  which  the  floors  and  roofs  shall  be  of  ma- 
terial similar  to  the  walls.  The  stairs  and  staircase  landing  shall  be 
built  entirely  of  brick,  stone  or  other  hard  incombustible  material.  No 
woodwork  or  other  inflammable  material  shall  be  used  in  any  of  the 
partitions,  furrings  or  ceilings  in  any  such  fireproof  buildings,  except- 
ing, however,  that  the  doors  and  windows  and  their  frames,  the  trims, 
casings,  the  interior  finish  and  floor-boards  and  the  strips  directly  there- 
under may  be  made  of  wood. 

FIREPROOF  BUILDINGS. 

Sec.  26.  In  all  fireproof  buildings  hereafter  constructed  the  follow- 
ing rules  must  be  observed: 

First — All  iron  columns  shall  be  made  true  and  smooth  at  both  ends, 
and  shall  rest  on  a cast  iron  bedplate,  and  shall  have  cast  iron  caps, 
which  shall  also  be  made  true.  All  iron  trimmer  beams,  headers  and 
tail  beams  shall  be  suitably  framed  and  connected  together,  and  the 
iron  girders,  columns,  beams,  trusses  and  all  other  iron  work  of  all 
floors  and  roofs  shall  be  strapped,  bolted,  anchored  and  connected  to- 
gether and  to  the  walls  in  a strong  and  substantial  manner. 

Second — Under  the  ends  of  all  iron  beams  where  they  rest  on  walls 
a stone  or  cast  iron  template  must  be  built  into  the  walls,  said  template 
to  be  eight  inches  wide  in  twelve-inch  walls,  and  in  all  walls  of  greater 
thickness  to  be  twelve  inches  wide,  and  such  templates,  if  of  stone,  shall 
not  be  in  any  case  less  than  six  inches  in  thickness,  and  no  template 
shall  be  less  than  twelve  inches  long. 


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Third — All  brick  and  stone  arches  placed  between  iron  floor  beams 
shall  be  at  least  four  inches  thick  and  have  a rise  of  at  least  one  and 
one-half  inches  to  each  foot  of  span  between  the  beams.  Arches  of  over 
five  feet  span  shall  be  properly  increased  in  thickness  as  required  by 
the  Board  of  Public  Works,  or  their  agent,  or  the  space  between  the 
beams  may  be  filled  in  with  sectional  hollow  brick  or  burnt  slay  or 
some  equally  good  fireproof  material,  having  a depth  of  not  less  than 
one  and  one-half  inches  to  each  foot  of  span,  a variable  distance  being 
allowed  of  not  over  six  inches  in  the  span  between  the  neams. 

Fourth — The  said  brick  arches  shall  be  laid  to  a line  on  the  centers, 
with  close  joints,  and  the  bricks  shall  be  well  wet,  and  the  joints  filled 
with  cement-mortar,  in  proportions  not  more  than  two  of  sand  to  one 
of  cement  by  measure.  The  arches  shall  be  well  grouted  and  pinned,  or 
chincked  with  slate  and  keyed.  All  buildings  ten-scories  and  over  in 
height  must  be  strictly  fireproof. 

SLOW  BURNING  BUILDINGS. 

Sec.  27.  All  office  buildings  six  stories  and  over  in  height  and  all 
other  business  buildings  (not  heretofore  mentioned)  seven  stories  and 
over  in  height  must  be  built  slow  burning,  equal  to  the  following:  Floor 
joists  to  be  thoroughly  protected  on  top  and  lower  edges  with  tile  or 
concrete  one  and  one-half  inches  thick,  tile  when  less  than  one  and 
one-half  inches  thick  to  be  put  on,  with  an  air  space  not  less  than  three- 
quarters  of  an  inch  between  the  joist  and  tile.  Partitions  to  be  either 
brick  or  tile.  All  iron  and  wood  columns  and  beams  to  be  protected  on 
all  exposed  surfaces  the  same  as  provided  for  floor  joist.  No  stud 
partitions  on  wall  furring  of  wood  to  be  allowed  in  buildings  intended 
to  be  slow  burning.  All  tile  protection  for  floors,  joists,  beams,  columns, 
etc.,  to  have  not  less  than  one  heavy  coat  of  plastering. 

WALLS  NOT  TO  BE  CARRIED  OVER  TWO  STORIES  ABOVE  ANY  OTHER  WALLS. 

Sec.  28.  In  the  process  of  construction  of  any  building,  no  wall 
shall  be  carried  to  a greater  height  than  one  story  above  any  other 
wall.  Walls  of  any  building  shall  be  securely  braced  during  the 
process  of  erection. 

PILASTERS  OR  COLUMNS  OUTSIDE  OF  BUILDING  LINE. 

Sec.  29.  The  face  of  wall,  pilaster  or  column  of  any  building  above 
the  level  of  its  main  water  table,  unless  such  column  or  pilaster  is 
merely  part  of  any  portico,  or  window,  or  window  dressing,  shall  not 
project  beyond  the  building  line. 

PORTICOS,  BAY  OR  ORIEL  WINDOWS. 

Sec.  30.  Porticos  to  any  building  extending  through  one  or  two 
stories  may  have  their  plinths  extend  three  feet  over  the  street  line, 
and  bay  or  oriel  windows  shall  have  the  body  of  such  window  not  more 
than  three  feet  over  the  street  line,  and  no  part  of  such  window  shall 
be  at  a less  distance  than  twelve  feet  above  the  grade  of  sidewalk  in 
business  buildings,  and  not  less  than  eight  and  one-half  feet  in  dwelling 
houses.  Brackets  projecting  more  than  fourteen  inches  shall  be  kept 
at  least  five  feet  above  the  sidewalk;  provided,  that  no  bay  window 


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shall  be  allowed  within  four  feet  of  any  party  line  or  in  any  alley,  and 
that  no  such  window  shall  be  allowed  to  project  into  any  street  fifty 
feet  or  less  in  width. 

STAIRWAY  OR  OPEN  AREA  IN  SIDEWALK. 

Sec.  31.  No  stairway  or  open  area  shall  extend  Into  the  sidewalk 
more  than  four  and  one-half  feet  on  streets  having  walks  eighteen  feet 
wide,  or  more  than  four  feet  on  streets  having  walks  fifteen  feet  wide, 
or  more  than  three  feet  and  six  inches  on  any  street  having  walks 
less  than  fifteen  feet  wide.  Provided , that  all  such  stairway  or  open 
areas  shall  be  properly  protected  by  smooth  iron  or  brass  railings. 
Stairways  extending  into  the  sidewalks  at  street  corners  must  be 
rounded  off  so  that  they  shall  have  a radius  not  exceeding  the  distance 
that  said  stairway  projects  into  the  sidewalk,  measuring  at  right  angles 
to  the  front  or  side  of  the  building. 

WALLS  UNDER  SIDEWALKS. 

Sec.  32.  Any  person  desirous  of  utilizing  the  underside  of  the 
sidewalks  in  front  of  any  building  owned  by  him  in  the  fire  limits, 
shall  construct  a sufficient  stone  wall  not  less  than  two  feet  thick 
to  retain  the  roadway  of  the  street,  and  shall  extend  the  sidewalks, 
division  or  party  walls  of  such  building  under  the  sidewalk  to  such 
curb  wall;  the  sidewalks  in  all  such  cases  shall  be  of  incombustible 
material  entire,  supported  by  walls  or  iron  beams  and  columns  of 
sufficient  strength  to  carry  a safe  load  of  not  less  than  one  hundred 
pounds  to  the  square  foot,  exclusive  of  the  weight  of  the  materials 
used  in  the  construction  of  such  walk.  Owners  of  corner  property 
will  be  allowed  to  use  the  space  under  the  sidewalk  excepting  eight 
feet  square  at  the  intersection  of  the  curb  line.  Openings  in  side- 
walks in  the  fire  limits  for  the  admission  of  coal  or  light  shall  be 
covered  with  rough  prismatic  lights  in  iron  frames  or  with  iron 
covers  having  a rough  surface,  and  in  no  case  will  a smooth  surface  be 
tolerated  on  any  such  cover,  now  in  place  or  to  be  hereafter  con- 
structed. All  trap  doors,  covers  and  hinges  in  sidewalks  must  be 
flush  with  the  same. 

EXTERNAL  STAIRS. 

Sec.  33.  No  person  shall  construct  or  maintain  within  the  fire 
limits  a wooden  stairway  on  outside  of  the  building  leading  to  any 
story  of  any  building  above  the  floor  of  the  first  story. 

BRICK  PIERS  ISOLATED. 

Sec.  34.  Isolated  brick  piers  shall  be  built  of  good,  hard,  well 
burnt  brick  of  uniform  size,  laid  in  cement  and  sand  mortar,  with 
uniform  joints  throughout,  facing  and  backing,  and  of  sufficient  size 
to  carry  safely  the  load  which  they  are  intended  to  carry;  joints  not 
to  exceed  three-eighths  of  an  inch  in  thickness. 

CAP  IRONS  OR  STONES. 

Sec.  35.  Under  all  lintels,  girders  or  columns  piers  shall  have  a 
cap  iron  at  least  two  inches  thick,  or  a cap  stone  at  least  twelve 
inches  thick,  the  full  size  of  the  pier.  In  the  case  of  an  external 


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brick  pier  the  plate  may  be  reduced  sufficiently  in  size  to  allow  four 
inches  of  brick  work  to  intervene  between  the  edge  of  the  plat  and 
the  face  of  the  pier  exposed  to  the  weather. 

COLUMNS. 

Sec.  36.  Columns  supported  by  walls  or  piers  shall  rest  upon  an 
iron  plate  at  least  two  inches  thick  or  upon  a capstone  at  least  twelve 
inches  thick  and  of  a size  satisfactory  to  the  Board  of  Public  Works  or 
their  agent.  Under  all  columns  shall  be  an  iron  plate  of  not  less 
than  two  inches  in  thickness.  All  columns  must  be  wrought  to  a true 
bearing  at  right  angles  with  its  axis,  and  must  be  set  plumb  without 
wedging  up.  All  iron  columns  shall  have  straight  cores.  Every 
pier  or  column  supporting  walls  of  masonry  shall  have  for  a footing 
course  a broad  leveler  of  stone  of  sufficient  thickness  and  with  a bear- 
ing surface  equal  in  area  to  the  square  of  one  foot  more  than  the 
width  of  the  footing  courses  required  for  a wall  of  the  same  thickness 
as  that  borne  by  the  pier  or  column,  and  if  the  foundation  of  such  piers 
or  columns  rests  upon  piles  a sufficient  number  shall  be  driven  to  insure 
a proper  support. 

BINDERS  IN  BRICK  PIERS. 

Sec.  37.  Every  brick  pier  shall  have  one  or  more  binders  built 
therein,  either  of  iron  not  less  than  one  inch  thick  or  of  stone  not 
less  than  six  inches  thick.  These  binders  will  be  the  full  size  of  the 
pier.  The  distance  between  any  two  binders,  or  between  either  of 
them  and  the  capstone  or  base  of  the  pier,  shall  not  exceed  four  feet. 
All  capstones  and  bases  shall  be  the  full  size  of  the  pier. 

BEARING  OF  FLOOR  TIMBERS  OR  JOISTS. 

Sec.  38.  All  floor  or  ceiling  joists  shall  have  a bearing  of  not  less 
than  four  inches,  and  when  entering  brick  or  stone  walls  shall  be  cut 
on  a splay  of  four  inches  in  their  width.  All  floor  and  ceiling  joists 
shall  have  a row  of  bridging  not  to  exceed  seven  feet  from  center. 

TRIMMERS  OR  HEADERS. 

All  trimmers  and  headers  more  than  four  feet  long  used  in  build- 
ing, except  dwelling  houses,  shall  be  hung  in  stirrup  irons  of  proper 
width  and  strength  to  support  the  weight  to  be  supported. 

MAIN  PARTITIONS  SUPPORTING  FLOOR  BEAMS  OR  RAFTERS. 

Sec.  39.  All  main  partitions  supporting  in  any  manner  the  floor 
beams  or  rafters  shall  be  placed  directly  over  each  other,  and  shall 
rest  on  a wall  girder  or  hard  pine  capping,  and  shall  be  head  and 
foot  against  each  other  as  far  as  practicable.  All  partitions  shall  be 
bridged  not  to  exceed  five  feet  from  center  to  center,  and  the  bridging 
to  be  flush  with  studding. 

joist  entering  two  sides  of  wall. 

Sec.  40.  Roof  or  floor  timbers  in  brick  buildings  entering  the  same 
wall  from  opposite  sides  shall  have  at  least  four  inches  solid  brick- 
work between  the  ends  of  said  timbers. 

IRON  WALLS  OR  STONE  TEMPLATES. 

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template  shall  be  built  into  the  wall  not  less  in  width  than  four 
inches  less  than  the  thickness  of  said  wall,  and  not  in  any  case  less 
than  six  inches  in  thickness  and  eighteen  inches  long.  Iron  wall 
plates  not  less  than  one  inch  in  thickness  may  be  used  in  place  of  such 
templates.  All  wooden  girders  to  run  not  less  than  eight  inches  into 
the  wall. 

SAFE  LOAD  OF  FLAT  ROOFS. 

Sec.  42.  Flat  roofs  shall  be  constructed  to  bear  a safe  weight, 
exclusive  of  materials,  of  not  less  than  fifty  pounds  per  superficial  foot. 

FLOORS  OF  BUSINESS  BUILDINGS  TO  BE  EXAMINED  BEFORE  USING. 

Sec.  43.  It  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  owner  of  any  business  building, 
before  allowing  the  same  or  any  part  thereof  to  be  occupied,  to  have 
the  same  carefully  examined  by  a competent  architect,  master  builder 
or  civil  engineer  not  interested  in  its  construction,  and  who  shall  be 
approved  by  the  Board  of  Public  Works  or  their  agent;  and  such  archi- 
tect, master  builder  or  civil  engineer  shall  certify  to  the  weight  per 
square  foot  each  floor  of  said  building  can  safely  sustain,  and  a copy 
of  such  certificate  shall  be  kept  constantly  posted  by  the  owner  where 
the  same  can  be  readily  seen  and  read  from  such  floor.  The  minimum 
capacity,  however,  of  any  floor  shall  be  eighty  pounds  per  square  foot, 
and  the  Board  of  Public  Works  or  their  agent  may  require  a new  exam- 
ination whenever  they  shall  deem  it  necessary.  No  person  shall  load 
any  floor  to  a greater  degree  than  specified  in  the  certificate  above 
named,  or  shall  remove  any  notice  posted  as  above. 

FLOOR  BEAMS  AROUND  CHIMNEYS. 

Sec.  44.  All  floor  beams,  joists  and  headers  shall  be  kept  at  least 
one  and  one-half  inches  clear  of  any  wall  enclosing  a fire  flue  or  chim- 
ney breast.  The  space  left  between  the  framing  and  such  flue  shall 
be  filled  solid  with  gauged  mortar,  to  be  a heavy  coat  of  plastering 
put  on  the  walls  of  such  flues  before  any  other  woodwork  shall  be 
placed  against  it. 

BRICK  PROJECTING  BETWEEN  JOISTS. 

Sec.  45.  All  buildings  for  residence  and  business  purposes  shall 
have  the  brick  project  not  less  than  two  inches  inside  the  face  of  the 
wall  between  the  joists  of  each  floor  and  ceiling  joists  the  full  height 
of  the  joists. 

SCANTLING  PARTITIONS  IN  HOTELS  AND  TENEMENT  HOUSES. 

Sec.  46.  Partitions  in  hotel  buildings  and  tenement  houses  made 
of  scantling  to  be  lathed  and  plastered  shall  be  filled  in  with  brickwork 
eight  inches  high  in  the  best  manner. 

SCANTLING  PARTITIONS. 

Sec.  47.  Scantling  partitions  shall  not  be  employed  as  supporters 
of  any  floor  or  roof  in  buildings  over  three  stories  high  (except  dwell- 
ing houses). 

CUT  OFFS  IN  PARTITIONS. 

Sec.  48.  Any  school  building,  church  or  other  building  containing 
an  assembly  room,  or  any  stone  or  brick  building  hereafter  erected 


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in  which  wooden  furrings  or  partitions  shall  be  used,  shall  have  at 
the  bottom  of  such  furrings  and  partitions  timbers  in  each  story  cut 
offs  of  such  slow  burning  materials  put  in  in  such  manner  as  shall 
be  approved  by  the  Board  of  Public  Works  or  their  agent. 

PARTITIONS  IN  FACTORIES,  MILLS,  ETC.,  ADJOINING  STAIRWAYS. 

Sec.  49.  Factories,  mills  and  buildings  wThere  more  than  twenty-five 
operatives  are  employed,  hotels,  boarding,  tenement,  lodging  and  apart- 
ment houses,  and  business  buildings  less  than  fifty  feet  high  not  here- 
after specially  mentioned,  shall  have  the  partitions  adjacent  to  or 
enclosing  stairways  constructed  of  incombustible  material,  or  of  at 
least  two  by  three  studding  plastered  on  both  sides  and  protected  as 
follows:  The  space  from  the  top  of  the  lathing  or  head  of  the  parti- 
tion below  to  a line  three  inches  above  the  top  of  the  baseboard  or  six 
inches  above  the  top  of  the  floor.  If  there  be  no  baseboard  and  the 
space  adjoining  the  strings  of  the  stairs  from  the  under  side  of  said 
strings  to  a line  three  inches  above  the  baseboard  thereof,  or  six 
inches  above  the  rake  of  the  nosings,  if  there  be  no  baseboard,  shall 
be  filled  in  solid  brick  or  stone  set  in  mortar,  concrete,  grouting,  tile 
or  other  incombustible  filling;  if  the  stairs  are  wainscoted,  there  shall 
be  a similar  filling  three  inches  above  and  below  the  top  lines  of  the 
wainscoting.  When  such  buildings  are  over  three  stories  high,  and  in 
warehouses,  storehouses  and  business  buildings  over  fifty  feet  high, 
said  partitions  shall  be  as  above  described,  and  shall  be,  further,  either 
filled  solid  in  a similar  manner  for  the  whole  height  thereof  or  be 
plastered  on  the  sides  adjoining  the  stairway  on  iron  laths  or  wire 
netting,  or  covered  with  tile  or  other  incombustible,  nonconducting 
material. 

WEATHER  COVERING  OF  ROOFS,  ETC.,  IN  FIRE  LIMITS — SLOPE  OF  COMPOSITION 

ROOFS. 

Sec.  50.  The  weather  covering  of  all  roofs,  cornices,  gutters,  eaves 
and  parapets  within  the  fire  limits  shall  be  made  of  incombustible 
materials.  The  slope  of  composition  roof  shall  not  exceed  two  inches 
to  the  foot. 

UNCOVERED  TAR,  ETC.,  ON  ROOFS. 

Sec.  51.  No  uncovered  tar,  composition,  resin,  felt  or  woodwork 
shall  in  any  way  be  exposed  on  any  roof  or  its  appendages. 

APPENDAGES  ENVELOPED  IN  METAL APPENDAGES  DEFINED. 

Sec.  52.  Appendages  to  any  business  building  in  fire  limits  above 
the  first  story,  and  above  thirty  feet  from  grade  of  sidewalk  on  any 
other  building,  if  not  wholly  of  incombustible  material,  shall  be  envel- 
oped with  metal.  Dormer  windows,  cornices,  mouldings,  balconies,  bay 
windows,  towers,  spires,  ventilators,  etc.,  shall  be  considered  as  appen- 
dages. 

INCOMBUSTIBLE  CORNICES. 

Sec.  53.  Incombustible  cornices  shall  be  well  secured  to  the  walls, 
and  in  all  cases  the  walls  shall  be  carried  up  to  the  planking  of  the 
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the  walls  shall  be  carried  up  to  the  top  of  the  cornice;  and  all  exterior 
wooden  cornices  on  brick,  stone  or  iron  buildings  that  shall  hereafter 
require  to  be  replaced  shall  be  constructed  of  some  noncombustible 
material,  as  required  for  new  buildings;  and  every  exterior  wooden 
cornice  or  gutter  on  brick,  stone  or  iron  buildings  that  may  hereafter 
be  damaged  by  fire  or  the  elements  to  a greater  extent  than  one-third 
of  the  whole  value  thereof  shall  be  taken  down,  and,  if  replaced,  shall 
be  constructed  in  accordance  with  the  provisions  of  this  ordinance. 

IRON  DOORS  AND  SHUTTERS. 

Sec.  54.  All  stores,  storehouses,  mills  and  manufactories  in  the 
fire  limits,  which  are  more  than  two  stories  high,  shall  have  doors, 
blinds  or  shutters,  made  of  fireproof  materials,  on  every  window  and 
entrance  where  the  same  do  not  open  on  a street.  When  in  any  such 
building  the  shutters,  blinds  or  doors  can  not  be  put  on  the  outside 
they  shall  be  put  on  the  inside,  and  hung  upon  iron  eyes,  or  frames 
independent  of  any  woodwork;  shutters  above  the  first  story  to  be 
arranged  so  that  they  can  be  opened  from  the  outside.  This,  however, 
shall  not  apply  to  fireproof  buildings.  Prismatic  lights  in  iron  frames 
shall  be  regarded  as  equivalent  to  iron  shutters. 

TRAP  DOORS  AND  OPENINGS  THROUGH  FLOORS. 

Sec.  55.  No  person  shall  construct  or  use  any  opening  through 
any  floor,  except  stairway  opening,  unless  it  shall  have  trap  doors, 
covered  with  metal  on  the  under  side,  on  all  floors,  with  sufficient 
guards  for  protection  during  the  hours  of  business,  and  such  doors 
shall  be  closed  at  all  other  times. 

ELEVATORS  AND  HOISTWAYS. 

Sec.  56.  Hoistways  in  which  elevators  shall  be  used  shall  have  a 
fireproof  shaft  started  at  the  lowest  point  reached  by  said  elevator, 
and  from  such  point  extended  up  through  and  six  feet  above  the  roof. 
Doors  in  such  shaft  shall  be  made  of  metal,  and  the  catches  or  fasten- 
ings upon  such  doors  shall  be  so  placed  that  they  can  be  opened  only 
from  the  inside  of  the  shaft,  and  entirely  under  the  control  of  the 
elevator  operator.  All  openings  not  having  doors  shall  have  metallic 
frames  filled  with  prismatic  lights  in  iron  frames.  Where  automatic 
trap  doors,  lined  with  metal  on  the  under  side,  are  used  at  each  floor 
through  which  an  elevator  passes,  which  door  closes  immediately  after 
the  passage  of  the  cab  or  platform  of  the  elevator  through  any  floor, 
the  opening  and  closing  of  the  doors  being  operated  by  the  passage 
of  the  cab  or  platform,  elevator  shafts  may  be  dispensed  with.  Open 
passenger  elevators  may  be  allowed,  provided  the  same  are  enclosed 
in  substantial  iron  nettings.  No  owner  of,  or  person  having  in  use,  an 
elevator,  shall  allow  any  one  under  eighteen  years  of  age  to  operate 
said  elevator.  The  doors  or  guards  of  all  elevators  shall  be  securely 
closed  before  starting  said  elevators  up  or  down,  unless  provided  with 
self-closing  doors. 

SCUTTLES  THROUGH  ROOF. 

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built  of  brick,  stone  or  iron,  and  frame  buildings  having  flat  roofs,  two 
or  more  stories  in  height,  now  or  hereafter  built,  shall  have  scuttle 
frames  and  covers,  or  bulkheads  and  doors  on  the  roof,  made  of  or 
covered  with  some  fireproof  material,  and  all  scuttles  shall  have  sta- 
tionary ladders  leading  to  the  same,  and  all  such  scuttles  and  ladders 
shall  be  kept  so  as  to  be  ready  for  use  at  all  times,  and  all  scuttles 
shall  not  be  less  in  size  than  two  by  three  feet;  and  if  a bulkhead  is 
used  or  substituted  in  any  building  in  place  of  a scuttle  it  shall  have 
stairs  with  a sufficient  guard  or  hand  rail  leading  to  the  roof;  and  in 
case  the  building  shall  be  a tenement  house,  the  dooi  in  the  bulkhead, 
or  any  scuttle,  shall  at  no  time  be  locked,  but  may  be  fastened  on  the 
inside  by  movable  bolts  or  hooks. 

SKYLIGHTS. 

Sec.  58.  All  skylights  exceeding  fifty  superficial  feet,  shall  have 
frames  of  sash  constructed  entirely  of  iron.  Glass  in  all  skylights,  if 
not  prismatic  lights,  shall  be  protected  by  screens  made  of  not  less  than 
No.  ten  (10)  wire,  with  meshes  not  exceeding  one  inch,  such  screens  to 
be  secured  to  the  sash  and  kept  at  least  four  inches  above  the  glass. 

CONDUCTORS. 

Sec.  59.  Buildings  hereafter  erected  fronting  on  a street  shall  be 
kept  provided  with  proper  leaders  for  conducting  the  water  from  the 
roof  to  the  ground,  sewer,  street  gutter  or  dry  well,  in  such  manner  as 
shall  protect  the  walls  and  foundations  from  damage;  and  in  no  case 
shall  the  water  from  the  said  leaders  be  allowed  to  flow  upon  the 
sidewalk,  and  no  person  shall  construct  or  maintain  any  such  leader 
or  leaders,  except  in  accordance  with  the  provisions  of  this  section. 

CHIMNEYS. 

Sec.  60.  No  person  shall  construct,  use  or  maintain  any  chimney 
or  other  conduit  for  smoke,  except  the  same  be  built  of  brick  or  other 
fireproof  material,  other  than  sheet  iron;  but  smoke  conduits  for  boil- 
ers, factories  and  mills,  and  stovepipes  leading  from  stoves  to  chimneys 
are  not  hereby  prohibited,  if  the  same  shall  be  approved  by  the  Board 
of  Public  Works,  or  their  agent.  All  brick  flues  shall  have  full  joints, 
and  be  smoothly  plastered  inside  with  mortar  from  top  to  bottom,  and 
outside  below  the  roofing,  and  the  walls  of  the  flues  shall  not  be  less 
than  six  inches  thick,  except  in  structures  less  than  two  stories  high, 
where  the  walls  of  flues  may  be  four  inches  thick.  All  flues  for  boilers, 
furnaces  and  ovens  shall  be  of  brickwork,  eight  inches  in  thickness  to 
such  furnace  or  boiler  does  not  exceed  fifteen  horse  power;  if  exceed- 
ing fifteen  horse  power  the  walls  of  the  flues  shall  not  be  less  than 
twelve  inches  thick  to  above  height.  Brick  flues  not  starting  from  the 
foundation  walls  shall  be  securely  built  into  the  brickwork  of  the  walls 
into  which  they  are  hung.  In  no  case  shall  chimneys  rest  upon  any 
floor  without  a footing  of  masonry  or  iron,  supported  by  iron  beams, 
having  a secure  bearing  on  masonry  or  iron  at  either  end.  Chimneys 
in  wooden  buildings,  which  chimneys  are  not  built  up  from  the  ground, 
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foundation,  and  no  such  chimneys  shall  be  rested  upon  brackets  alone. 
In  no  case  shall  flues  be  less  than  eight  by  eight  inches.  All  flues  shall 
be  topped  out  at  least  four  feet  above  the  roof  of  the  building  to  which 
they  belong,  if  flat,  and  two  feet  above  the  ridge  of  any  pitched  roof. 
All  flues  in  party  walls  shall  be  kept  at  least  two  inches  from  the  party 
line  of  said  wall,  except  joint  flues,  which  shall  be  separated  by  a four 
inch  width  of  brickwork  the  entire  length.  No  smoke  pipes  in  any 
building  with  wooden  or  combustible  floors  or  ceilings  shall  hereafter 
enter  any  flue  unless  the  said  pipes  shall  be  at  least  twelve  inches 
from  either  the  floors  or  ceilings;  and  in  all  cases  where  smoke  pipes 
pass  through  stud  or  wooden  partitions  of  any  kind,  whether  same  be 
plastered  or  not,  they  shall  be  guarded  by  a brick  ring  not  less  than 
three  inches  in  thickness  and  extending  through  the  partition,  or  by 
a solid  coating  of  plaster  of  paris  three  inches  thick,  or  by  an  earthen- 
ware ring  three  inches  from  the  pipe. 

FURNACES  AND  HOT  AIR  REGISTERS. 

Sec.  61.  In  all  cases  where  hot  water,  steam,  hot  air  or  other  fur- 
naces are  used,  the  furnace  pipe  must  be  kept  at  least  two  feet  below 
the  beams  or  ceilings  above  the  same,  unless  said  beams  or  ceilings 
shall  be  properly  protected  by  a shield  or  tin  plate  suspended  above  said 
smoke  pipe,  with  sufficient  space  for  the  free  circulation  of  air  above 
and  below  said  shield,  and  the  smoke  pipes  shall,  in  all  cases,  be  kept 
at  least  eight  inches  from  the  beams  or  ceilings  as  aforesaid.  The  tops 
of  all  furnaces  set  in  brick  must  be  covered  with  brick,  slate  or  tin 
plate,  supported  by  iron  bars  and  so  constructed  as  to  be  perfectly 
tight;  said  covering  to  be  in  addition  and  not  less  than  six  inches 
from  the  ordinary  covering  to  the  hot  air  chamber.  The  top  of  every 
portable  furnace  not  set  in  brick  shall  be  kept  at  least  one  foot  below 
the  beams  or  ceilings  with  a shield  of  metal,  made  tight,  and  sus- 
pended below  the  said  beams  or  ceilings,  and  extended  one  foot  beyond 
the  top  of  the  furnace  on  all  sides.  All  hot  air  registers  from  hot  air 
furnaces  hereafter  placed  in  the  floor  of  any  building  shall  be  set  in 
iron  borders  not  less  than  two  inches  in  width.  There  shall  be  an 
open  space  of  one  inch  on  all  sides  of  the  register  box,  extending  from 
the  under  side  of  the  ceiling,  below  the  register,  to  the  border  in  the 
floor;  the  outside  of  said  space  to  be  covered  with  a casing  of  tin  plate, 
made  tight  on  all  sides,  to  extend  from  the  under  side  of  the  aforesaid 
eeiling  up  to  and  under  said  border. 

PIPES  FOR  WATER,  STEAM,  GAS,  ETC. 

Sec.  62.  Gas,  water,  steam  or  other  pipes  which  may  be  introduced 
into  any  building  other  than  a dwelling  shall  not  be  let  into  the  beams 
unless  the  same  be  placed  within  twelve  inches  of  the  ends  of  the 
beams. 

FIRE  PLACES,  BOILER  ROOMS,  UNSAFE  CHIMNEYS. 

Sec.  63.  Hearths  of  fire  places  or  grates  shall  be  laid  upon  brick  or 
stone  arches,  or  upon  bars  of  iron  supporting  a bed  of  brickwork.  The 
back  of  all  fire  places  shall  not  be  less  than  eight  inches  thick.  All 


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boiler  rooms  hereafter  constructed  in  any  building  otner  than  dwelling 
houses  shall  be  protected  with  brick  or  iron,  and  shall  be  so  arranged 
that  all  openings  between  the  said  boiler  room  and  other  parts  of  the 
building  in  which  it  is  placed  shall  be  closed  by  iron  or  metal  covered 
doors,  which  shall  be  securely  closed  at  the  end  of  each  day.  This 
does  not  apply  to  fireproof  buildings.  If  any  chimney,  flue,  fire  place 
or  other  heating  apparatus  or  any  premises  in  the  City  of  Spokane 
shall,  in  the  opinion  of  the  Board  of  Public  Works,  or  their  agent,  be 
dangerous  or  unsafe  by  reason  of  endangering  the  premises  by  fire  or 
otherwise,  the  Board  of  Public  Works,  or  their  agent,  shall  at  once 
notify  in  writing  the  owner,  agent  or  other  party  having  an  interest 
in  said  premises,  and  shall  require  him  to  make  the  same  safe;  and 
upon  neglect  of  said  person  so  notified  to  comply  with  the  provisions 
of  said  notice  for  a period  of  forty-eight  hours  after  the  service  of  said 
notice  upon  him,  he  shall  become  liable  to  a penalty  of  not  less  than 
ten  dollars  nor  more  than  fifty  dollars  for  every  day’s  continuance  of 
said  unsafe  structure,  and  to  imprisonment  until  such  fines  and  costs 
are  paid,  not  exceeding  ninety  days. 

POSTS  FOR  GUY  ROPES. 

Sec.  64.  Iron  bars  shall  not  be  driven  in  the  roadway  of  any  street 
for  the  purpose  of  attaching  guy  ropes  of  derricks.  Posts  may  be  set  up 
on  the  side  of  the  roadway  opposite  any  derrick  for  the  purpose  of 
attaching  guy  lines.  Such  posts  shall  not  be  less  than  eight  inches 
square,  of  sound  timber,  sixteen  feet  long,  set  at  least  five  feet  in  the 
ground;  guy  ropes  attached  to  such  posts  shall  be  kept  at  least  ten 
feet  above  the  surface  of  the  street. 

DANGER  LIGHTS. 

Sec.  65.  Any  person  having  the  use  of  any  portion  of  the  street 
or  sidewalk  for  the  purpose  of  erecting  or  repairing  any  building,  or 
for  any  other  purpose,  shall  cause  a sufficient  number  of  red  lights  to 
be  placed  in  a conspicuous  place  in  front  of  such  obstruction  from 
dark  until  sunrise  each  night  during  the  time  such  obstruction  remains. 

STREET  GUTTERS  IN  FRONT  OF  BUILDING  OPERATIONS. 

Sec.  66.  The  gutter  or  waterway  of  any  street,  avenue  or  alley 
shall  not  at  any  time  be  obstructed  by  any  building  materials  so  as  to 
prevent  the  free  passage  of  water  in  and  along  the  same. 

AWNINGS,  WOODEN  SIGNS. 

Sec.  67.  Where  awnings  are  attached  to  buildings,  the  framework 
shall  be  of  metal.  All  signs  placed  on  any  building  above  the  sills  of 
the  third  story  windows  shall  be  made  of  incombustible  materials.  No 
wooden  signs  shall  be  more  than  two  feet  wide. 

BURNT  AND  DANGEROUS  BUILDINGS. 

Sec.  68.  Whenever,  in  the  opinion  of  the  Board  of  Public  Works, 
or  their  agent,  any  wall  or  other  part  of  a burned  building  is  dangerous, 
or  when  any  building  shall  be  deemed  unsafe  for  the  purposes  for 
which  it  is  used,  or  that  shall  be  in  danger  of  being  set  on  fire  from 
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during  the  construction  of  any  building  shall  be  considered  unsafe  for 
the  purpose  it  is  intended  for,  the  Board  of  Public  Works,  or  their 
agent,  shall  notify  the  owner  or  his  agent  in  writing,  specifying 
wherein  such  danger  consists,  or  wherein  such  building  is  unsafe  or 
defective.  If  the  owner  or  agent  neglects  or  refuses,  after  the  serving 
of  such  notice,  to  proceed  to  put  such  building,  machinery,  material 
or  staging  in  a safe  condition,  or  to  forthwith  remove  such  danger, 
he  shall  be  subject  to  the  penalty  of  not  less  than  twenty-five  dollars 
nor  more  than  one  hundred  dollars  for  each  and  every  day  such  viola- 
tion shall  continue  after  the  serving  of  such  notice,  and  shall  be 
imprisoned  until  such  fine  and  costs  are  paid,  not  exceeding  ninety 
days. 

FIREPROOF  VAULTS  AT  FACTORIES. 

Sec.  69.  No  building  shall  be  used  or  occupied  in  whole  or  in  part, 
for  any  of  the  trades  or  occupations  hereinafter  mentioned,  to-wit: 
Planing  mills,  sash,  door  and  blind  factories,  carpenter  or  cooper  shops, 
wagon  or  carriage  manufactories,  cabinet  and  furniture  factories,  wood 
turning  and  veneering  works,  agricultural  implement  manufactories, 
box  or  shingle  factories,  or  any  other  woodworking  factory  or  shop, 
unless  such  building  so  occupied  shall  have  in  connection  with  it  a 
brick  or  fireproof  vault  of  sufficient  capacity  to  contain  all  shavings, 
sawdust,  chips  or  other  light  combustible  refuse  connected  therewith, 
and  all  such  shavings  and  other  light  combustible  refuse  shall  be 
removed  daily  from  such  premises  to  such  vault.  In  no  event  shall 
proprietors,  owners  or  lessees  of  such  manufactories  allow  combustible 
refuse  to  accumulate  upon  any  lot,  or  in  any  building,  unless  stored 
in  a fireproof  vault. 

REPAIRS  OF  FRAME  BUILDINGS  IN  FIRE  LIMITS ARBITRATION. 

Sec.  70.  It  shall  be  unlawful  to  repair  any  frame  building  within 
the  fire  limits  of  the  City  of  Spokane,  when  such  building  shall  have 
been  damaged  by  the  elements  or  decay  to  the  extent  of  forty  per  cent, 
of  the  value  of  such  building.  The  decision  of  the  Board  of  Public 
Works  shall  be  conclusive  as  to  the  amount  of  damages  to  any  building 
caused  by  the  elements  or  decay. 

permit  before  commencing. 

Sec.  71.  Before  the  erection,  construction,  material  alteration  or 
repairs  of  any  building  in  the  City  of  Spokane,  the  owner,  architect  or 
builder  thereof,  shall  file  with  the  Board  of  Public  Works  a statement 
in  writing,  giving  the  intended  location  of  such  building,  its  dimen- 
sions, materials,  manner  of  construction  and  estimated  cost.  If  such 
building  is  to  be  erected  or  materially  altered  within  the  fire  limits  of 
the  city,  then  such  owner,  architect  or  builder  shall — in  addition  to  the 
statement  aforesaid — submit  for  examination  full  specifications  and 
plans  for  the  proposed  building  or  alterations,  and  shall  also  sign  an 
agreement  that  the  proposed  work  shall  be  done  in  accordance  with 
the  descriptions  set  forth  in  such  plans,  specifications  and  statement, 
and  that  all  matters  and  things  connected  with  such  work  shall  be 


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done  in  strict  compliance  with  the  provisions  of  this  ordinance.  If  it 
appears  from  said  statement,  plans  and  specifications  that  the  building 
to  be  erected  or  repaired  will  conform  to  the  provisions  of  this  ordi- 
nance, so  far  as  applicable  thereto,  then  the  Board  of  Public  Works, 
or  their  agent,  shall  issue  a permit  to  do  the  work  desired.  It  shall 
not  be  lawful  to  proceed  to  construct  or  materially  alter  any  building 
within  the  City  of  Spokane  without  such  permit. 

STAIRWAYS  IN  BUILDINGS  WHERE  PERSONS  ARE  EMPLOYED. 

Sec.  72.  Every  store  building,  factory  or  other  structure,  wherein 
any  person  or  persons  shall  be  employed,  above  the  first  story  thereof, 
in  any  trade  or  occupation,  as  workmen  or  workwomen,  for  wages, 
shall  contain  and  be  provided  with  so  many  stairways  and  of  such 
size,  width  and  material  as  the  Board  of  Public  Works,  or  their  agent, 
may  direct,  and  no  building  now  or  hereafter  constructed  for  other 
uses  or  purposes,  shall  be  used  for  employment  or  work  of  persons  as 
herein  above  named  without  stairways  having  been  constructed  under 
supervision  of  said  Board  of  Public  Works,  or  their  agent. 

STAIRWAYS  IN  FIRE  LIMITS. 

Sec.  73.  It  shall  not  be  lawful  to  build,  construct  or  erect  any 
wooden  stairs  or  stairways  on  the  outside  of  buildings  leading  to  the 
upper  stories  of  any  building  or  buildings  in  the  fire  limits  of  the  City 
of  Spokane.  Stairs  leading  to  cellars  or  basements  from  sidewalks 
shall  be  built  of  noncombustible  material. 

GUARDS  AROUND  MACHINERY,  ETC. 

Sec.  74.  In  every  factory,  workshop  or  other  place,  or  structure 
where  machinery  is  employed,  the  belting,  shafting,  gearing,  elevators 
and  every  other  thing,  when  so  located  as  to  endanger  the  lives  and 
limbs  of  those  employed  therein  while  in  the  discharge  of  their  duties, 
shall  be,  so  far  as  practicable,  with  approval  of  Board  of  Public  Works, 
so  covered  or  guarded  as  to  insure  against  any  injury  to  such  employes. 

KINDS  OF  BRICK  USED BRICK  LAID  IN  WARM  AND  COLD  WEATHER. 

Sec.  75.  All  brick  walls  and  buttresses  shall  be  of  merchantable, 
well  shaped  brick,  well  laid  and  bedded,  with  well  filled  joints  in  lime 
or  cement  mortar,  and  well  flushed  up  at  every  course  with  mortar, 
and  all  brick  used  during  the  warm  months  shall  be  wet  at  the  time 
they  are  laid,  and  shall  be  dry  at  the  time  they  are  laid  during  the 
cold  months. 

SMOKE  HOUSES. 

Sec.  76.  Smoke  houses  shall  be  constructed  throughout  with  in- 
combustible materials,  with  ventilators  at  or  near  the  top,  and  guards 
no  less  than  four  feet  above  the  firebed  sufficient  to  prevent  the  meats 
from  falling  into  the  fire.  If  they  open  into  other  buildings,  such 
openings  shall  be  protected  by  iron  doors  or  shutters  properly  and 
thoroughly  constructed. 

ESTIMATE  OF  COST  OF  BUILDINGS. 

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discretion,  estimate  the  cost  of  any  proposed  building  or  structure  for 
which  a permit  is  applied  for. 

THICKNESS  OF  WALLS  OF  BUILDINGS HAVING  TRUSS  ROOFS. 

Sec.  78.  The  outside  brick  or  stone  walls  of  rooms,  having  trussed 
roofs  or  ceilings,  such  as  churches,  public  halls,  theaters,  dining  rooms, 
or  the  like,  if  more  than  fifteen  or  less  than  twenty-five  feet  high, 
shall  average  at  least  sixteen  inches;  if  over  twenty-five  feet  high,  at 
least  twenty  inches;  if  over  forty-five  feet  high,  at  least  twenty-four 
inches  in  thickness,  exclusive  of  gables.  An  increase  of  four  inches 
in  thickness  shall  be  made  in  all  cases  where  the  walls  are  over  one 
hundred  feet  long,  unless  there  are  cross  walls  of  equal  height. 

SOLID  BUTTRESSES. 

Sec.  79.  If  solid  buttresses  of  brick  or  stone  are  employed,  with  a 
sectional  area  of  three  hundred  or  more  square  inches,  placed  less  than 
eighteen  feet  apart,  and  extended  to  or  nearly  to  top  of  the  walls,  four 
inches  may  be  deducted  from  the  thickness  of  any  wall  having  such 
buttresses. 

STAIRWAYS  IN  PUBLIC  HALLS,  MAIN  FLOORS  IN  PUBLIC  HALLS EXIT HOSE 

ATTACHED  TO  STANDPIPES. 

Sec.  80.  No  stairway  to  any  public  hall  or  part  thereof  shall  rise 
more  than  ten  feet  without  a platform,  and  no  winders,  wheeling  or 
circular  steps  shall  be  used.  No  such  stairway  shall  be  less  than  four 
feet  wide.  Each  stairway  and  passageway  shall  have  a strong  hand 
rail  on  each  side  thereof  throughout  its  entire  course.  Every  public' 
hall  with  accommodations  for  five  hundred  or  more  people  shall  have 
at  least  two  separate  and  distinct  exits,  to  be  as  far  apart  as  may  be 
found  practicable.  Public  halls  accommodating  seven  hundred  or 
more  persons  shall  have  at  least  three  separate  and  distinct  exits.  No 
portion  of  the  main  floor  of  any  public  hall  not  used  as  a theater,  and 
with  accommodations  for  five  hundred  persons,  shall  be  elevated  to  a 
greater  height  than  thirty  five  feet  above  the  street  grade.  Public  halls 
with  accommodations  for  one  thousand  persons  or  more  shall  have  the 
main  floor  not  over  twenty-five  feet  above  the  street  grade.  No  portion 
of  the  main  floor  of  any  theater  with  accommodations  for  five  hundred 
or  more  persons  shall  be  more  than  ten  feet  above  the  street  grade. 
All  egress  openings  in  public  halls  shall  have  the  word  “exit”  conspic- 
uously placed  over  them.  The  aisles  or  passages  in  such  halls  shall, 
at  all  times,  be  kept  unobstructed.  All  such  buildings  shall  have  a 
water  standpipe  and  water  plugs  to  be  placed  on  the  stage  or  platform, 
or  in  its  immediate  vicinity,  which  shall  be  connected  with  the  water 
pipes  or  street  mains  of  the  city,  and  shall  be  put  in  under  the  direc- 
tion and  to  the  satisfaction  of  the  Chief  of  the  Fire  Department  and 
Board  of  Public  Works,  or  their  agent.  Hose  shall  be  attached  to 
such  standpipe,  of  such  size  as  may  be  directed  by  said  Chief  of  the 
Fire  Department,  to  have  nozzle  and  stop  cock  attached  thereto;  such 
hose  shall  be  of  sufficient  length  to  extend  to  the  farthest  limits  of  such 
building  or  place  of  amusement,  and  shall  at  all  times  be  kept  in  good 


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order  and  repair,  subject  to  the  inspection  and  approval  of  the  Chief 
of  the  Fire  Departement.  All  public  halls  with  accommodations  for 
one  thousand  or  more  persons  shall  have  at  least  one  standpipe  in  the 
street  or  alley  on  the  outside  of  the  building  from  ground  to  roof,  with 
hose  attachment  close  to  a window  or  door  at  each  floor  or  gallery. 

DEFINITION  OF  TERMS  USED. 

Sec.  81.  The  words  “tenement  house”  shall  include  every  building 
which,  or  any  portion  of  which  is  to  be  occupied,  or  is  occupied,  as  a 
dwelling  by  more  than  two  families,  living  independently  of  one  an- 
other, and  doing  their  cooking  upon  the  premises.  The  words  “wooden 
buildings”  shall  include  all  wooden,  frame  and  veneered  buildings. 
The  term  “division  wall,”  as  used  in  this  ordinance,  shall  apply  to  floor 
bearing  walls  extending  through  buildings  from  front  to  rear  and  sepa- 
rating stores  and  tenements  in  buildings  or  blocks  owned  by  the  same 
party.  The  word  “streets”  shall  mean  all  streets,  avenues  and  public 
alleys.  The  words  “business  building”  shall  embrace  all  buildings  used 
principally  for  business  purposes,  thus  including,  among  others,  hotels, 
theaters  and  office  buildings.  The  word  “basement”  shall  mean  a 
story  whose  floor  is  three  feet  or  more  below  the.  sidewalk,  and  whose 
height  does  not  exceed  eleven  feet  in  the  clear;  all  such  stories  that 
exceed  eleven  feet  high  shall  be  considered  as  first  stories.  The  words 
“public  halls”  shall  mean  every  building  used  as  a church,  chapel  or 
other  place  of  public  worship;  also,  every  building  used  as  a college, 
school,  public  hall,  hospital,  theater,  public  concert  room,  public  ball 
room,  public  lecture  room,  or  for  any  public  assemblage. 

ELEVATOR  INSPECTIONS. 

Sec.  82.  It  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  Board  of  Public  Works,  or  their 
agent,  to  cause  a careful  inspection  of  all  passenger  and  freight  ele- 
vators in  the  City  of  Spokane,  as  often  as  deemed  necessary,  and  see 
that  said  elevators  are  in  a perfectly  safe  condition,  and  in  accordance 
with  the  provisions  of  this  ordinance.  It  shall  be  unlawful  for  any 
person  owning  or  having  the  care  or  control  of  any  elevator  to  use  or 
permit  the  use  of  the  same  after  it  has  been  declared  by  the  Board  of 
Public  Works,  or  their  agent,  to  be  in  a dangerous  or  unsafe  condition, 
and  he  has  prohibited  the  use  of  the  same,  until  all  necessary  repairs 
have  been  made,  under  the  penalty  of  twenty-five  dollars  for  each 
offense. 

Sec.  83.  It  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  Board  of  Public  Works,  or 
their  agent,  to  examine  or  cause  to  be  examined,  all  buildings  reported 
dangerous,  or  damaged  by  fire  or  accident,  and  to  make  a record  of 
such  examination,  including  the  nature  of  such  damage,  with  the  name 
of  the  street  and  number  of  such  building,  the  name  of  the  owner,  and 
to  examine  all  buildings  under  application  to  be  moved,  raised,  en- 
larged, altered  or  built  upon,  if  considered  necessary,  and  to  make  a 
record  of  the  condition  of  the  same.  Said  records  shall  always  be  open 
to  the  inspection  of  the  public.  The  Board  of  Public  Works,  or  their 
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their  duties,  have  the  right  to  enter  any  building  or  premises  in  the 
City  of  Spokane,  and  to  examine  and  inspect  such  building  in  process 
of  construction,  and  to  direct  the  suspension  of  any  such  building 
operations  as  shall  not  conform  to  the  requirements  in  this  ordinance 
contained,  and  no  person  shall  continue  any  building  operation  of  any 
kind  in  the  City  of  Spokane  after  said  Board  of  Public  Works,  or  their 
agent,  has  in  writing  directed  the  suspension  thereof  for  such  reason. 

Sec.  84.  Any  person  who  shall  violate  any  provision  of  this  ordi- 
nance shall,  unless  herein  otherwise  provided,  be  subject  to  a fine  of  not 
less  than  twenty  dollars  nor  more  than  one  hundred  dollars  for  every 
offense,  and  shall  be  imprisoned  until  such  fine  and  costs  are  paid,  not 
exceeding  ninety  days.  Any  owner,  builder  or  contractor  who  shall 
construct  or  cause  to  be  constructed,  and  any  architect  having  charge 
of  the  same,  who  shall  permit  to  be  constructed,  any  building  in  viola- 
tion of  the  provisions  of  this  ordinance,  shall  be  liable  to  the  penalties 
and  punishments  provided  for  and  imposed  by  this  ordinance. 

Sec.  85.  Repealed  by  ordinance  No.  A817. 

Sec.  86.  Any  provision  of  other  ordinances  inconsistent  with  the 
provisions  of  this  ordinance  are  hereby  repealed. 

Sec.  87.  This  ordinance  shall  take  effect  ten  days  after  its  passage. 

Passed  the  City  Council  March  7,  1893. 


ORDINANCE  NO.  A817. 

AN  ORDINANCE  APPROVING  AND  ADOPTING  CERTAIN  RULES  AND  REGULATIONS 
PRESCRIBED  BY  THE  BOARD  OF  HEALTH  OF  THE  CITY  OF  SPOKANE,  WASH- 
INGTON, FOR  THE  CONSTRUCTION,  ALTERATION  AND  INSPECTION  OF  THE 
PLUMBING  AND  SEWERAGE  PLACED  IN  OR  IN  CONNECTION  WITH  ANY 
BUILDING  IN  SAID  CITY  OF  SPOKANE,  AND  REPEALING  SECTION  85  OF  ORDI- 
NANCE NO.  a285,  ENTITLED  “an  ORDINANCE  TO  REGULATE  THE  CONSTRUC- 
TION, ALTERATION,  REPAIRS  AND  REMOVAL  OF  BUILDINGS  IN  THE  CITY  OF 
SPOKANE,  WASHINGTON,”  PASSED  MARCH  7,  1893;  AND  THE  FIRST  AND 
SECOND  SUBSECTIONS  OR  SUBDIVISIONS  OF  SECTION  9 OF  ORDINANCE  NO. 

a486,  entitled  “an  ordinance  relating  to  sewers  and  drainage,” 

PASSED  AUGUST  21,  1894;  AND  ALL  OTHER  ORDINANCES  IN  CONFLICT  WITH 
SAID  RULES  AND  REGULATIONS,  AND  PROVIDING  A PENALTY  FOR  THE  VIOLA- 
TION OF  SAID  RULES  AND  REGULATIONS. 

The  City  of  Spokane  does  ordain  as  follows: 

PLUMBING  PLANS  TO  BE  FILED. 

Section  1.  Before  the  construction,  reconstruction,  alteration  or 
repair,  (except  as  hereinafter  provided)  of  any  portion  of  the  plumbing 
or  drainage  system  of  any  building,  suitable  plans  of  all  work  proposed 
^o  be  done  shall  be  filed  at  the  office  of  the  inspector  of  plumbing  by  the 
architect  or  by  the  owner  or  agent  of  the  property,  or  by  the  con- 
tracting plumber. 


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Sec.  2.  All  plumbing  plans  and  sections  shall  show  clearly  the  loca- 
tion of  all  soil,  waste  and  vent  pipes,  fixtures  and  traps. 

PLANS  NOT  REQUIEED. 

Sec.  3.  Plans  will  not  be  required  in  cases  of  removal  of  stoppages, 
repairs  of  leaks  and  repairs  of  or  replacing  broken  fixtures,  tanks, 
kitchen  boilers  or  faucets. 

ONE  PLAN  FOR  SEVERAL  BUILDINGS. 

Sec.  4.  Where  a number  of  buildings  are  situated  on  adjoining  lots 
on  one  street,  and  the  plumbing  is  the  same  in  each,  and  to  be  done 
under  the  same  contract,  one  plan  will  be  considered  sufficient  for  all 
the  buildings.  In  such  a case  a general  plan  shall  be  filed,  showing 
all  the  houses  and  the  location  of  the  main  drain  for  each  house. 

SPECIFICATIONS. 

Sec.  5.  Every  plan  must  be  accompanied  by  a clear  written  descrip- 
tion thereof,  or  abstract  of  the  specifications,  on  the  blanks  supplied  by 
the  Department  of  Health  for  this  purpose. 

APPROVAL  OF  PLANS. 

Sec.  6.  Plans  and  specifications  shall  be  approved  or  rejected  within 
two  working  days  from  the  date  of  filing.  In  case  of  rejection,  the  one 
filing  the  plan  shall  be  notified  in  writing  of  the  reasons  for  such 
rejection. 

NO  PLAN  APPROVED  WITHOUT  WATER  DEPARTMENT  PERMIT. 

Sec.  7.  No  portion  of  any  plumbing  or  drainage  work  shall  be  exe- 
cuted until  the  water  department  shall  have  issued  a permit  for  such 
work,  and  the  above  mentioned  plans  and  descriptions  thereof  shall 
have  been  approved  by  the  Inspector  of  Plumbing. 

TIME  LIMIT  OF  PLANS. 

Sec.  8.  If  the  work  is  not  begun  under  the  approved  plans  within 
six  months  from  the  date  of  approval,  new  plans  shall  be  again  pre- 
sented for  approval. 

CHANGES  IN  PLANS. 

Sec.  9.  No  change  of  the  approved  plans  shall  be  permitted  unless 
such  change  shall  be  authorized  by  the  owner  or  agent,  submitted  to 
the  Inspector  of  Plumbing,  and  approved,  and  placed  on  file  as  in  the 
case  of  original  work. 

inspection. 

Sec.  10.  The  Department  of  Health  shall  be  notified  when  any  work 
is  ready  for  inspection;  all  work  shall  be  left  uncovered  and  convenient 
for  examination  until  inspected  and  approved;  no  notice  shall  be  sent 
for  any  inspection  until  the  work  is  entirely  ready. 

TIME  FOR  INSPECTION. 

Sec.  11.  The  Plumbing  Inspector  shall  examine  the  work  within 
two  working  days  after  receiving  notice  that  it  is  ready  for  inspection. 

AIR  OR  WATER  TEST. 

Sec.  12.  Plumbing  work  shall  be  tested  by  the  water  or  five  poun<J 
air  test,  in  the  presence  of  the  Inspector  of  Plumbing.  Such  test  shall 
include  all  sewer,  soil,  waste  and  vent  pipes,  the  lead  branches  and 


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ferrule  joints  within  the  building.  Weather  conditions  or  construction 
permitting,  the  choice  of  test  may  be  made  by  the  plumber;  but  other- 
wise the  test  shall  be  decided  by  the  Inspector  of  Plumbing. 

FINAL  INSPECTION. 

Sec.  13.  When  the  work  is  completed  a final  inspection  shall  be 
made  by  the  Inspector  of  Plumbing;  no  plumbing  work  shall  be  used 
until  this  inspection  shall  have  been  made  and  a certificate  in  triplicate 
that  the  work  has  been  approved,  has  been  issued  by  the  Inspector  of 
Plumbing,  one  to  the  master  plumber  doing  the  work,  one  to  be  filed 
with  the  Board  of  Health,  and  one  to  be  filed  with  the  Water  Depart- 
ment. 

Sec.  14.  The  sewer  pipes  in  yards  shall  be  of  the  best  quality  of  vitri- 
fied pipes,  with  cemented  joints;  they  shall  hot  be  laid  hearer  than  two 
feet  to  any  exterior  wall  of  a building,  nor  less  than  two  feet  below  the 
surface  of  the  ground,  nor  will  they  be  allowed  in  bad  or  made  ground. 
In  all  such  cases  sewers  beneath  the  ground  shall  be  of  cast  iron  pipe. 

SEWERS  WITHIN  BUILDINGS. 

Sec.  15.  All  sewers,  soil  or  waste  pipes  within  the  building  shall  be 
supported  by  substantial  piers,  or  properly  secured  to  walls,  or  sus- 
pended to  floor  timbers  by  strong  iron  hangers;  when  sewers  are  neces- 
sarily laid  below  the  floor,  manholes  shall  be  built  to  give  access  to  all 
clean-outs. 

CLEAN  OUTS. 

Sec.  16.  There  shall  be  a clean-out  in  every  trap.  In  the  sewer  at 
the  foot  of  each  vertical  line  of  soil  pipe,  immediately  inside  of  the 
foundation  wall  and  in  all  sink  waste  pipes.  All  clean-outs  shall  be 
closed  by  brass  screw  covers,  and  shall  be  kept  accessible. 

As  amended  by  Ordinance  No.  A1034,  passed  March  10,  1903. 

RAIN  LEADERS. 

Sec.  17.  Rainwater  leaders  shall  never  be  used  as  soil,  waste  or 
vent  pipes;  nor  shall  any  soil,  waste  or  vent  pipes  be  used  as  a leader. 
Where  the  leader  is  within  the  building  it  shall  be  of  cast  iron  pipe,  as 
provided  in  section  18.  When  outside  the  building,  if  of  sheet  metal 
with  slip  joints,  and  if  connected  with  the  sewer,  it  shall  be  trapped; 
the  trap  being  arranged  to  prevent  freezing.  In  every  case  where  a 
leader  opens  near  a window  or  light  shaft  it  shall  be  properly  trapped 
at  its  base.  The  joints  between  inside  iron  leaders  and  the  roof  shall 
be  made  tight  by  means  of  caulking  ferrules,  and  lead  or  copper  pipe, 
properly  connected  to  rainwater  inlets  on  roof. 

CAST  IRON  PIPE. 

Sec.  18.  All  cast  iron  pipes  shall  be  sound  and  free  from  defects, 
thoroughly  coated  inside  and  out  with  coal  tar,  asphaltum  or  pitch. 

Sec.  19.  When  fifteen  or  more  fixtures  discharge  into  a line  of  soil 
pipe,  said  soil  pipe  shall  not  be  less  than  five  inches  in  diameter;  in 
all  other  cases  the  soil  pipe  receiving  the  discharge  of  water  closets 
shall  not  be  less  than  four  inches  in  diameter,  and  all  soil  and  waste 
pipes  shall  have  a fall  of  at  least  one-quarter  of  an  inch  per  foot.  No 


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double  hubs  or  sleeves  shall  be  used  in  soil  or  waste  pipes  below  the 
highest  fixture.  All  openings  in  soil,  sewer,  waste  or  vent  pipes,  left 
for  future  use,  shall  be  closed  by  plugs,  screwed,  caulked  or  soldered  in. 

As  amended  by  Ordinance  No.  A1034,  passed  March  10,  1903. 

SIZE  OF  WASTE  PIPE. 

Sec.  20.  The  size  of  waste  pipes  shall  be  as  follows:  Those  receiv- 
ing the  discharge  from  eight  fixtures  shall  be  three  inches  in  diameter; 
those  receiving  the  discharge  from  three  to  seven  fixtures  shall  be  two 
inches  in  diameter,  and  those  receiving  the  discharge  of  less  than  three 
fixtures  shall  be  not  less  than  one  and  one-half  inches  in  diameter,  and 
no  wrought  iron  pipe  shall  be  used  for  a waste  pipe. 

JOINTS HOW  MADE. 

Sec.  21.  Joints  in  cast  iron  pipes  shall  be  made  with  pure  lead, 
well  caulked,  and  no  paint,  varnish  or  putty  will  be  allowed  until  the 
joint  has  been  tested;  joints  in  wrought  iron  pipes  shall  be  screw 
joints;  joints  in  lead  pipes  shall  be  in  all  cases  wiped;  joints  between 
lead  and  wrought  iron  pipes  shall  be  made  by  cast  or  drawn  brass  screw 
nipples;  between  lead  and  cast  iron  pipes,  with  brass  caulking  ferrules 
of  the  full  size  of  the  iron  pipe.  All  trap  screws  shall  be  wiped. 

As  amended  by  Ordinance  No.  A1034,  passed  March  10,  1903. 

VENT  PIPES. 

Sec.  22.  Each  and  every  trap  shall  be  ventilated  by  an  air  or  vent 
pipe.  In  cases  where  the  trap  is  two  inches  or  less,  the  vent  pipe  shall 
start  not  more  than  six  inches  away  from  the  water  line  of  the  trap. 
In  case  of  large  sized  traps,  vent  pipes  shall  start  from  the  lead  bend, 
except  slop  sinks  on  trap  standards.  All  vent  pipes  shall  be  of  gal- 
vanized iron,  brass,  lead  or  cast  iron.  The  branch  tee  of  vent  pipes 
shall  be  set  at  least  three  feet  above  the  floor.  All  vent  pipes  shall 
be  provided  with  trap  screws,  which  shall  be  accessible.  No  rubber 
couplings  or  solder  unions  shall  be  used  to  connect  vent  pipes. 

The  highest  water  closet,  when  located  within  two  feet  of  the  main 
soil  pipe,  and  when  there  are  no  fixtures  above  it,  need  not  be  sepa- 
rately ventilated,  when  a ventilated  fixture  empties  into  a lead  bend. 
There  shall  be  at  least  twelve  inches  of  lead  pipe  used  above  the  floor 
in  all  vent  connections.  Sanitary  fittings  used  to  connect  vent  pipes 
shall  be  either  reversed  or  inverted. 

As  amended  by  Ordinance  No.  A1034,  passed  March  10,  1903. 

SIZE  OF  VENT  PIPES. 

Sec.  23.  All  vent  pipes  exceeding  thirty  feet  in  length  shall  be 
increased  one  size  every  succeeding  thirty  feet  or  minimum  thereof. 
The  size  of  vent  pipe  connection  except  for  water  closets  and  slop  sinks, 
shall  not  be  less  than  that  of  the  trap  which  it  serves.  The  size  of  vent 
pipe  connections  for  water  closets  and  slop  sinks  shall  not  be  less  than 
two  inches.  Vent  pipe  connections  from  not  more  than  two  fixtures 
having  one  and  one-quarter  inch  waste  pipes,  may  be  combined  and 
vented  into  a one  and  one-quarter  inch  vent  pipe.  Vent  pipe  connec- 
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waste  pipes,  may  be  combined  and  vented  into  a one  and  one-half 
inch  vent  pipe.  Vent  pipe  connections  from  not  more  than  seven  fix- 
tures having  two  inch  waste  pipes  or  less,  may  be  combined  and 
vented  into  a two  inch  vent  pipe.  Vent  pipe  connections  from  not  more 
than  six  water  closets  or  slop  sinks,  or  both,  may  be  combined  and 
vented  into  a two  inch  vent  pipe.  Vent  pipe  connections  from  not  more 
than  eight  fixtures  may  be  combined  and  vented  into  a four  Inch  soil 
pipe,  at  least  two  feet  above  the  highest  fixtures.  Combined  vent  pipe 
connections  from  more  than  eight  fixtures  shall  be  carried  separately 
through  the  roof  and  properly  flashed  with  lead  or  copper  flashings. 

As  amended  by  Ordinance  No.  A1034,  passed  March  10,  1903. 

CHANGE  IN  DIRECTION  OF  PIPE. 

Sec.  24.  All  sewers,  soil  and  waste  pipes  shall  be  as  direct  as  pos- 
sible; changes  in  direction  of  horizontal  pipes  shall  be  made  with  a 
Y or  half  Y branches,  or  one-eighth  bends;  offsets  shall  be  made  with 
45  degree  bends  or  similar  fittings;  sanitary  tees  shall  be  used  in  ver- 
tical lines  only;  no  one-quarter  bends  shall  be  used  unless  unavoidable, 
and  shall  be  especially  set  forth  in  the  plans  and  specifications. 

As  amended  by  Ordinance  No.  A1034,  passed  March  10,  1903. 

TERMINATION  OF  PIPES  AT  ROOF. 

Sec.  25.  All  main  sewer,  soil  or  waste  pipes  shall  be  carried,  undi- 
minished in  size,  to  a height  of  at  least  eighteen  inches  above  the  main 
roof,  properly  flashed  with  lead  or  copper  flashings.  In  cases  of  roofs 
of  tenement  houses,  or  roofs  used  for  drying  purposes,  they  shall  extend 
seven  feet  above  the  roof  and  be  properly  braced.  Pipes  on  extension 
roofs,  when  within  fifteen  feet  of  any  window,  shall  be  carried  up  undi- 
minished in  size  above  the  nearest  window.  There  shall  be  no  caps, 
cowls,  ventilators  or  return  bends  put  on  the  ends  of  the  pipes  above 
the  roof. 

As  amended  by  Ordinance  No.  A1034,  passed  March  10,  1903. 

FIXTURES HOW  TRAPPED. 

Sec.  26.  The  waste  pipe  of  each  and  every  sink,  basin,  bath,  water 
closet,  urinal,  and  each  set  of-  trays  or  other  fixtures,  shall  be  separately 
and  effectively  trapped  (except  as  provided  in  section  36).  The  trap 
shall  be  as  near  as  practicable  to  the  fixture  it  serves;  no  fixture  shall 
be  set  unless  supplied  with  sufficient  water  to  properly  flush  it. 

TRAPS  AND  WASTE  PIPES  FROM  FIXTURES. 

Sec.  27.  Traps  and  branch  waste  pipes  shall  be  of  the  following 


sizes : Inches. 

For  basin  and  pantry  sinks 114 

Slop  sinks  2 

Kitchen  sinks  1 y2  or  2 

Bath  tubs  1%  or  2 

Urinals  1 1/2  or  2 

Laundry  tubs  1 y2  or  2 

Water  closets  4 


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QUALITY  AND  WEIGHT  OF  PIPE. 

Sec.  28.  All  lead  pipes,  bends  and  traps  shall  be  drawn,  and  of  not 
less  than  the  following  weights  per  lineal  foot: 

Pounds. 


1%  inches  2 y2 

1 y2  inches  3 

2 inches  4 

3 inches  4 

4 inches  5 


safe  waste  pipes. 

Sec.  29.  Where  safes  are  placed  under  fixtures,  the  safe  wastes,  if 
any,  shall  run  to  some  place  in  open  sight  inside  building,  and  shall 
not  be  less  than  one  inch  in  diameter. 

refrigerator  waste  pipe. 

Sec.  30.  No  waste  pipe  from  a refrigerator  or  other  receptacle  where 
food  is  kept  shall  be  connected  direct  to  a sewer,  soil  or  waste  pipe; 
refrigerator  wastes  shall  be  of  a diameter  of  not  less  than  one  and  one- 
half  inches,  and  so  arranged  as  to  be  properly  flushed. 

WATER  CLOSETS  PROHIBITED. 

Sec.  31.  Privy  sinks,  pan  closets  and  all  water  closets  having  any 
mechanism  in  connection  with  the  bowl,  forming  a mechanical  seal,  are 
prohibited. 

WATER  CLOSET  TANKS. 

Sec.  32.  Every  water  closet,  within  the  building  (except  as  provided 
in  section  36)  shall  be  supplied  with  water  from  a separate  tank  or 
cistern,  which  shall  be  so  arranged  as  to  deliver  at  least  four  gallons 
at  each  flushing,  and  shall  have  a flush  pipe  not  less  than  one  and  one- 
quarter  inches  in  diameter.  Cistern  valves  shall  be  so  fitted  and  ad- 
justed as  to  prevent  waste  of  water. 

WATER  CLOSET  FLANGES. 

Sec.  33.  Earthen  or  iron  water  closets,  having  traps  above  the  floor, 
using  lead  connections,  shall  have  a cast  brass  flange  not  less  than  one- 
eighth  inch  thick,  soldered  to  the  lead  and  bolted  to  trap  of  closet,  the 
joint  being  made  perfectly  airtight. 

WATER  CLOSET  CASING  PROHIBITED. 

Sec.  34.  Enclosing  of  water  closets,  sinks,  basin  or  bath  tubs  with 
wood  casings  shall  not  be  permitted. 

As  amended  by  Ordinance  No.  A1034,  passed  March  10,  1903. 

Sec.  35.  Water  closets,  unless  they  be  properly  local  vented,  shall 
never  be  placed  in  an  unventilated  room  or  compartment;  an  exterior 
window  that  can  be  opened  will  be  considered  sufficient. 

OUTSIDE  WATER  CLOSETS. 

Sec.  36.  Water  closets,  when  located  in  outbuildings,  stables,  ware- 
houses or  buildings  which  are  not  heated,  may  be  arranged  to  receive 
their  water  supply  direct  from  the  main.  They  shall  in  all  cases  be 
automatic,  and  efficiently  protected  from  frost  by  placing  the  trap  at 
least  three  feet  below  the  closet  floor;  one  trap  will  be  considered  suffi- 


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cient  for  several  fixtures,  excepting  water  closets  under  the  above  con- 
ditions, when  the  trap  is  not  over  ten  feet  from  the  fixtures. 

CESSPOOLS. 

Sec.  37.  Waste  water  from  fixtures  in  houses  situated  upon  un- 
sewered streets  shall  be  conveyed  to  cesspools;  such  cesspools  shall  not 
be  located  within  twenty  feet  from  any  dwelling  or  factory. 

STEAM  EXHAUST. 

Sec.  38.  No  steam  exhaust,  blow-off  or  drip  pipe  shall  connect  di- 
rectly with  the  sewer,  house  drain,  soil,  waste  or  vent  pipe,  or  with 
any  rain  water  conductor.  Steam  shall  be  discharged  into  a blow-off. 

SPECIAL  FIXTURES. 

Sec.  39.  Where  special  fixtures  are  required  for  which  there  are 
no  provisions  in  these  rules  and  regulations,  or  when  conditions  arise 
that  demand  the  discretion  of  the  Board  of  Health,  upon  examination 
the  Inspector  of  Plumbing  may  recommend  'in  writing  to  the  Health 
Officer  such  deviations  from  these  rules  and  regulations  as,  in  his  judg- 
ment, the  conditions  demand;  thereupon  the  Health  Officer  may,  in  his 
discretion,  issue  a permit  in  duplicate  for  such  work,  one  to  the 
plumber  and  one  to  be  filed  with  the  Board  of  Health,  together  with 
the  inspector’s  recommendation. 

GREASE  TRAP. 

Sec.  40.  In  all  cases  where  a building  is  used  as  a hotel,  tene- 
ment, boarding  house  or  restaurant,  the  owner  or  occupant  shall  pro- 
vide a properly  constructed  grease  trap,  through  which  all  slops  of  a 
greasy  nature  shall  be  drained,  and  the  Inspector  of  Plumbing  shall 
have  authority,  and  he  is  hereby  authorized  and  directed,  to  compel 
any  persons,  firm  or  corporation-  to  provide  and  use  a grease  trap,  as 
aforesaid,  whenever  in  his  judgment  the  same  is  necessary. 

POWER  OF  INSPECTOR  TO  STOP  WORK. 

Sec.  41.  All  plumbing  in  process  of  construction,  alteration  or  re- 
pair, shall  be  under  the  supervision  of  the  Inspector  of  Plumbing,  who 
is  hereby  empowered  to  stop  further  work  when  he  shall  decide  that 
it  is  being  done  contrary  to  these  rules  and  regulations.  The  Inspector 
of  Plumbing  is  hereby  empowered  and  authorized  to  enter  into  or  upon 
any  building  or  premises  in  the  City  of  Spokane  for  the  purpose  of 
examinion  or  inspection  of  the  plumbing  fixtures,  sewerage  and  plumb- 
ing ventilation  within  such  building  or  premises;  and  when  in  his 
judgment  the  plumbing  fixtures,  sewerage,  or  plumbing  ventilation  of 
any  building  or  premises  are  found  to  be  defective,  incomplete,  or  un- 
sanitary, he  is  hereby  empowered  and  authorized  to  order  the  removal, 
repair  or  substitution  of  the  plumbing  fixtures,  and  to  require  the  sew- 
erage and  plumbing  ventilation  of  such  building  or  premises  to  be 
placed  in  a sanitary  condition,  and  he  thereupon  shall  give  the  owner, 
agent  or  tenant,  or  person  occupying  such  building  or  premises,  notice 
in  writing,  specifying  the  time  when  such  defective,  incomplete  or  un- 
sanitary plumbing  fixtures,  sewerage  or  plumbing  ventilation  shall  be 
removed  or  repaired  and  placed  in  a sanitary  condition;  subject  to  the 


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requirements  of  any  or  all  of  the  foregoing  sections  of  this  ordinance. 
The  Inspector  of  Plumbing  shall  make  a copy  of  all  such  notices  in  a 
book  which  shall  be  kept  in  his  office  and  open  for  inspection  by  the 
public  during  his  office  hours.  If  said  agent,  owner,  tenant,  or  person 
occupying  such  building  or  premises  fails,  neglects  or  refuses  to  comply 
with  the  said  notice  within  the  time  specified,  he,  she  or  they  shall  be 
liable  to  a fine  as  hereinafter  provided.  Every  service  pipe  shall  be 
provided  with  a stop  and  waste  cock  for  each  consumer,  easily  accessi- 
ble, placed  immediately  inside  the  fundation  wall,  beyond  damage 
from  frost,  and  so  situated  that  the  water  can  be  conveniently  shut  off 
and  drained  from  the  pipes.  All  water  pipes  in  the  building  shall  be 
so  arranged  as  to  drain  toward  the  stop  and  waste  cock,  fixtures,  or 
drain  cocks  placed  for  that  purpose.  Air  chambers  of  at  least  eighteen 
inches  in  length  shall  be  placed  at  the  top  of  each  vertical  line  of  water 
pipe.  All  water  pipes  shall  be  either  galvanized  iron,  brass,  or  lead 
pipe,  and  shall  not  be  placed  on  an  exterior  wall  unless  exposed.  All 
service  pipes  inside  the  property  lines  shall  be  laid  to  a depth  of  at 
least  three  and  one-half  (3*4)  feet  below  the  surface  of  the  ground. 
No  person  shall  open  or  shut  off  the  street  stop  cock,  connected  with 
the  water  service  supplying  any  premises  or  building,  except  a regular 
licensed  plumber,  who  may  do  so  in  order  to  make  necessary  repairs 
or  to  test  his  work,  and  in  every  case  he  shall  leave  the  stop  cock  as 
he  found  the  same.  Any  person  who  shall  commit  any  damage  or  in- 
jury to  any  stop  cock  or  stop  box  in  the  service  pipes  of  the  Water 
Department  shall  be  liable  for  the  amount  of  such  damages  and  the 
penalty  hereinafter  provided. 

As  amended  by  Ordinance  No.  A1034,  passed  March  10,  1903. 

PENALTY. 

Sec.  42.  Any  person  or  persons  who  shall  be  foun«  guilty  of  vio- 
lating any  of  the  rules  and  regulations  before  mentioned  in  this  ordi- 
nance shall  be  fined  in  a sum  not  less  than  five  dollars  ($5)  nor  more 
than  fifty  dollars  ($50). 

Sec.  43.  That  section  85  of  ordinance  No.  A285,  entitled  “An  ordi- 
nance to  regulate  the  construction,  alteration,  repair  and  removal  of 
buildings  in  the  City  of  Spokane,  Washington,”  and  the  first  and  sec- 
ond subsections  or  sibdivisions  of  section  9 of  ordinance  No.  A486,  en- 
titled “An  ordinance  relating  to  sewers  and  drainage,”  be  and  the  same 
are  hereby  repealed. 

Sec.  44.  This  ordinance  shall  take  effect  and  be  in  force  ten  days 
after  its  passage. 

Passed  the  City  Council  February  7,  1899. 


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ORDINANCE  NO.  A1305. 

AN  ORDINANCE  PROVIDING  FOR  PLACING  OF  ELECTRICAL  WIRES,  APPLIANCES 

AND  CONSTRUCTION  IN  BUILDINGS  IN  THE  CITY  OF  SPOKANE,  WASHING- 
TON, AND  PROVIDING  A PENALTY  FOR  THE  VIOLATION  THEREOF. 

The  City  of  Spokane  does  ordain  as  follows: 

Section  1.  All  electrical  construction,  all  material  and  all  appli- 
ances used  in  connection  with  electrical  work,  and  the  operation  of  all 
electrical  apparatus  in  buildings  in  the  City  of  Spokane,  shall  be  in 
conformity  with  the  rules  and  regulations  set  forth  in  what  is  known 
as  the  “National  Electrical  Code,”  being  rules  and  requirements  for 
the  installation  of  electrical  wiring  and  apparatus  for  electric  light, 
heat  and  power,  as  the  same  are  now  established,  and  the  said  rules 
and  regulations,  together  with  any  amendments  and  changes  made 
from  time  to  time,  are  hereby  adopted  and  approved. 

Sec.  2.  Upon  completion  of  the  wiring  of  any  building  it  shall  be 
the  duty  of  the  corporation,  co-partnership  or  individual  doing  same  to 
notify  the  electrical  department  of  the  “Washington  Insurance  Associa- 
tion,” and  it  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  Chief  of  this  department  to  at 
once  have  the  work  inspected,  and  if  approved  by  him,  a certificate  of 
satisfactory  inspection  shall  be  issued,  which  shall  contain  the  date  of 
such  inspection  and  an  outline  of  the  result  of  such  examination;  nor 
shall  current  be  turned  on  such  installation  until  said  certificate  be 
issued;  nor  shall  any  change,  alteration  or  extension  be  made  in  the 
wiring  of  any  building  after  inspection  without  notifying  the  said  de- 
partment and  securing  an  additional  certificate  therefor. 

Sec.  3.  Any  corporation,  co-partnership  or  person  who  shall  fail, 
neglect  or  refuse  to  comply  with  the  provisions  of  this  ordinance  shall 
be  fined  in  any  sum  not  more  than  fifty  dollars. 

Sec.  4.  This  ordinance  shall  take  effect  and  be  in  force  ten  days 
after  its  passage. 

Passed  by  the  City  Council  March  10,  1903. 


ORDINANCE  NO.  A115. 

AN  ORDINANCE  PRESCRIBING  THE  MANNER  OF  THE  INSTALLATION  OF  INTERIOR 
ELECTRIC  LIGHTING  AND  POWER  CIRCUITS  AND  APPARATUS. 

The  City  of  Spokane  does  ordain  as  follows: 

Section  1.  It  shall  be  unlawful  for  any  person  or  persons,  firm  or 
corporation,  to  introduce  any  electric  lighting  or  electric  power  circuits 
or  (and)  apparatus  into  any  building  within  the  corporate  limits  of 
the  City  of  Spokane,  unless  the  same  shall  be  installed  in  accordance 
with  the  following  rules  and  requirements: 

No  electric  lighting  or  power  circuit,  wire  or  apparatus  carrying 
an  electric  potential  less  than  250  volts  shall  be  concealed  behind  any 
wall,  partition  or  floor  of  any  building,  unless  such  conductor  is  cov- 


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ered  by  an  insulation  of  standard  solid  rubber  material  that  is  im- 
previous  to  and  unaffected  by  moisture. 

No  electric  lighting  or  power  circuit,  wire  or  apparatus  carrying 
an  electrical  potential  in  excess  of  250  volts  shall  be  concealed  behind 
any  wall,  partition  or  floor  of  any  building,  unless  such  conductor  is 
covered  by  an  insulation  of  standard  solid  rubber  material  that  is  im- 
pervious to  and  unaffected  by  moisture,  or  unless  encased  in  a standard 
interior  conduit  of  insulating  and  waterproof  material. 

All  exposed  interior  wires  carrying  an  electrical  potential  in  excess 
of  250  volts  shall  be  of  a standard  solid  rubber  insulation  that  is  im- 
pervious to  and  unaffected  by  moisture,  and  such  wires  shall  be  tightly 
drawn  and  supported  by  glass  insulators  or  porcelain  knobs  in  such  a 
manner  that  contact  with  any  material  other  than  the  proper  insulat- 
ing supporters  is  impossible. 

Joints  made  in  wires  and  conductors  shall  be  soldered,  and  the 
solder  shall  be  thoroughly  sweated  in.  Such  soldered  joints  shall  be 
made  thoroughly  waterproof  by  the  application  of  standard  compound 
or  paint,  and  protected  by  at  least  two  layers  of  nonabrasive  tape. 

Wires  placed  in  interior  conduits  of  insulating  and  waterproof  ma- 
terial shall  be  protected  by  a cotton  or  other  fibrous  insulation,  and 
only  such  insulations  as  shall  receive  the  approval  ot  the  Building  In- 
spector (or  in  case  there  is  no  Building  Inspector,  then  of  the  Board  of 
Public  Works)  shall  be  used  in  “cleat”  work  or  exposed  wiring. 

All  copper  wires  or  conductors  shall  have  a conductivity  of  not  less 
than  ninety-five  (95)  per  cent. 

Holes  in  walls,  floors,  sashes,  partitions,  etc.,  through  which  wires 
pass  or  are  drawn*  shall  be  “bushed”  with  standard  tubing  of  glass, 
porcelain,  hard  rubber  or  other  like  insulating  ana  waterproof  ma- 
terial. 

All  moldings  shall  be  of  well  seasoned  wood,  and  shall  consist  of 
capping  and  backing,  so  constructed  that  the  backing  overlaps  the  sides 
of  the  capping.  Moldings  shall  be  painted  inside,  outside  and  on  the 
back  with  waterproof  paint. 

Wires  run  in  places  that  may  be  liable  to  dampness  shall  be  of  solid 
rubber  insulation  of  standard  make,  and  shall  be  supported  by  glass 
insulators  or  porcelain  knobs;  and  holes  in  joists,  eic.,  in  such  places 
through  which  wires  pass  or  are  drawn,  shall  be  “bushed”  with  stand- 
ard tubing  of  insulating  and  waterproof  material. 

Wires  shall  be  protected  from  gas  pipes,  water  pipes  or  other  metal 
work  by  being  encased  in  standard  tubing  of  insulating  and  water- 
proof material,  and  at  outlets  all  wires  shall  be  kept  from  contact  with 
gas  pipes,  plaster,  etc.,  by  means  of  such  standard  tubing. 

Wires  of  opposite  polarity  shall  be  separated  ten  (10)  inches  in 
concealed  work,  wherever  possible,  and  two  and  one-half  (2*4)  inches 
in  “cleat”  or  exposed  wiring. 

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mounted  on  insulating  and  noncombustible  bases,  such  as  porcelain, 
slate,  glass,  etc.,  and  shall  be  protected  by  noninflammable  covers. 

A double  pole  safety  cut-out  on  standard  insulating  and  noncom- 
bustible base,  and  protected  by  noninflammable  covers,  shall  be  placed 
wherever  a distributing  circuit  joins  a main,  at  every  group  of  lights, 
and  at  each  individual  or  side  light  that  is  attached  to  or  supported  by 
gas  piping  or  other  ground  connection. 

A standard  insulating  joint  shall  be  placed  on  every  electrolier  or 
fixture  attached  to  or  supported  by  gas  piping  or  other  ground  connec- 
tion. 

No  branch  distributing  circuit  or  “tap”  shall  carry  more  than  ten 
(10)  amperes  of  current. 

Converters  or  transformers  shall  not  be  placed  in  any  building,  but 
shall  be  located  outside  of  the  same,  and  so  placed  as  10  be  beyond  the 
reach  of  the  public. 

In  wiring  for  electric  motors,  the  same  precautions  shall  be  taken 
as  with  a current  of  the  same  volume  and  potential  for  lighting. 

Sec.  2.  All  persons,  firms  or  corporations  engaged  in  the  business 
of  installing  interior  electric  lighting  and  electric  power  circuit  or  ap- 
paratus, in  any  building  in  the  City  of  Spokane,  shall  immediately 
upon  the  completion  of  said  installation  file  with  the  Building  Inspec- 
tor (or  if  there  be  no  Building  Inspector,  then  with  the  Board  of 
Public  Works)  a certificate,  as  follows: 

NOTICE  OF  INSTALLATION  TO  BE  GIVEN  BY  ELECTRICAL  CONTRACTORS. 

189... 

To  the  Board  of  Public  Works  of  the  City  of  Spokane: 

Gentlemen — Notice  is  hereby  given  that  the  undersigned  has  this 
day  placed  electric  lighting  or  (and)  power  apparatus  in  the  premises 

situated  at  No southwest  (northeast)  side 

street,  between street  and 

street,  and  we  (I)  hereby  certify 

that  the  equipment  is  in  full  accordance  with  the  rules  and  require- 
ments for  the  installation  of  electric  light  and  power,  as  set  forth  in 


ordinance  No of  the  City  of  Spokane. 

(Signed)  Company. 

By 


Sec.  3.  The  owner  or  agent  of  any  building  in  the  City  of  Spokane 
in  which  may  be  installed  hereafter  any  interior  electric  light  or  elec- 
tric power  circuit  or  apparatus,  shall  immediately  upon  the  completion 
of  said  installation  file  with  the  Building  Inspector  (or,  if  there  be  no 
Building  Inspector,  then  with  the  Board  of  Public  Works)  a certificate, 
as  follows: 

NOTICE  OF  INSTALLATION  TO  BE  GIVEN  BY  OWNERS  OR  AGENTS  OF  BUILDINGS. 

189... 

To  the  Board  of  Public  Works  of  the  City  of  Spokane: 

Gentlemen — Notice  is  hereby  given  that  interior  electric  lighting 


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or  (and)  power  apparatus  has  been  installed  in  the  building  situated 

No southwest  (northeast)  side  of 

street,  between street  and 

street,  which  said  building  is  now  owned  or  con- 
trolled by  us  (me),  and  that  such  installation  has  been  duly  certified 
by  the  electrical  contractor (s)  to  you  as  being  in  accordance  with  the 
requirement  of  ordinance  No 

And  we  (I)  hereby  certify  that  no  change  therein  shall  be  made 
except  in  conformity  with  the  said  requirements  of  said  ordinance;  and 
that  prompt  notice  of  any  change  shall  be  given  to  you. 

(Signed)  

Owner  or  Agent  of  said  Building. 

Sec.  4.  It  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  Building  Inspector  (or  if  there 
be  no  Building  Inspector,  then  of  the  Clerk  of  the  Board  of  Public 
Works)  to  receive  and  place  on  file  the  certificate  named  in  sections 
2 and  3 and  to  keep  an  accurate  record  of  the  same  in  a book  entitled 
“Record  of  the  Installation  of  Interior  Electric  Lighting  and  Power 
Circuits  and  Apparatus,”  and  said  officer  shall  report  the  same  in  his 
regular  reports  to  this  Council. 

Sec.  5.  Should  any  interior  electric  lighting  or  electric  power  cir- 
cuit and  apparatus  in  any  building  in  the  City  of  Spokane  be  found 
defective,  or  not  in  accordance  with  the  requirements  of  this  ordinance, 
it  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  owner  or  agent  of  said  building  to  imme- 
diately remedy  said  defect,  and  make  such  installation  conform  to  the 
requirements  of  this  ordinance. 

Sec.  6.  It  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  Building  Inspector  (of  if  there 
be  no  Building  Inspector,  then  of  the  Board  of  Public  Works)  upon 
ascertaining  that  there  is  any  defect  in  the  interior  electric  lighting  or 
electric  power  circuit  and  apparatus  in  any  building  in  this  city,  the 
existence  of  which  in  his  opinion  is  dangerous  to  life  or  property,  to 
immediately  serve  upon  the  owner  or  agent  of  said  building  notice  to 
immediately  remedy  said  defect  and  to  make  said  circuit  and  apparatus 
conform  to  the  requirements  of  this  ordinance. 

Sec.  7.  Any  person  or  persons,  firm  or  corporation  who  shall  after 
due  notice  as  provided  in  section  6 maintain  said  defective  installation, 
after  reasonable  time  within  which  to  remedy  said  defect,  shall  be 
guilty  of  a misdemeanor,  and  upon  conviction  shall  be  fined  not  less 
than  ten  dollars  and  costs  of  prosecution,  nor  more  than  fifty  dollars 
and  costs  of  prosecution,  and  every  day  of  continued  violation  shall  be 
deemed  a separate  offense  and  be  punishable  by  a like  fine. 

Sec.  8.  Any  person  who  shall  violate  any  of  the  provisions  of  this 
ordinance,  when  no  other  penalty  is  provided,  shall  be  subject  to  a fine 
of  not  less  than  ten  nor  exceeding  seventy-five  dollars  and  costs  of 
prosecution  for  each  and  every  offense. 

Sec.  9.  This  ordinance  shall  take  effect  and  be  in  force  ten  days 
after  its  passage. 

Passed  the  City  Council  October  27,  1891. 


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ORDINANCE  NO.  A570. 

AN  ORDINANCE  TO  PROVIDE  FOR  THE  INSPECTION  OF  PASSENGER  ELEVATORS  IN 
THE  CITY  OF  SPOKANE. 

The  City  of  Spokane  does  ordain  as  follows : 

Section  1.  It  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  City  Engineer  to  cause  all 
passenger  elevators  within  the  City  of  Spokane  to  be  inspected  once  in 
every  three  months. 

Sec.  2.  Such  inspection  shall  be  made  by  the  City  Engineer,  or  his 
duly  constituted  and  appointed  deputy. 

Sec.  3.  The  City  Engineer  shall  issue,  for  each  elevator,  a certifi- 
cate of  inspection,  with  the  date  of  inspection,  and  shall  state  in  said 
certificate  the  condition  of  said  elevator  at  the  time  of  said  inspection. 

Sec.  4.  The  owner  or  lessee  of  any  building  within  the  City  of 
Spokane,  using  or  operating  an  elevator  for  passengers,  or  any  person 
having  charge  or  control  of  such  elevator,  shall  immediately  post  such 
certificate  in  a conspicuous  place  in  such  elevator,  and  shall  keep  the 
same  posted  until  the  next  inspection,  and  thereafter  shall  post  every 
certificate  issued,  as  herein  provided. 

Sec.  5.  Any  person  refusing  to  allow  an  inspection  of  any  elevator 
shall  be  fined  not  less  than  five  dollars  nor  more  than  ten  dollars. 

Sec.  6.  The  Engineer  shall,  immediately  after  inspecting  any  ele- 
vator, if  the  same  shall  be  found  unsafe,  post  in  a conspicuous  place  at 
or  near  the  entrance  to  said  elevator,  and  as  near  as  may  be  to  the  door 
of  the  same,  a notice,  printed  in  large  letters,  that  said  elevator  is  un- 
safe and  warning  all  persons  not  to  enter  or  use  the  same;  any  per- 
son who  shall  take  down,  remove,  obliterate  or  in  any  manner  inter- 
fere with  said  notice,  until  authorized  by  the  Engineer,  shall  be  guilty 
of  a misdemeanor,  and,  upon  conviction,  be  fined  any  sum  not  exceeding 
fifty  dollars  ($50)  and  costs  of  prosecution. 

Sec.  7.  Said  Engineer  shall  immediately,  after  completing  the  in- 
spection of  any  elevator,  notify  the  owners  or  lessees  of  the  building 
in  which  the  same  is  situated,  and  the  person  or  persons  running  the 
same,  of  its  condition. 

Sec.  8.  If,  after  any  elevator  shall  have  been  declared  unsafe, 
every  owner  or  lessee  of  the  building  within  which  such  elevator  is 
situated,  who  shall  use  or  suffer  the  same  to  be  used  for  the  carriage 
of  passengers,  and  every  person  having  charge,  control  of  or  running 
said  elevator,  who  shall  use  and  operate  or  run  the  same  for  any  pur- 
pose, except  as  may  be  necessary  for  repairing  the  same,  or  shall  re- 
ceive into  said  elevator  any  person  or  persons  to  be  carried  as  passen- 
gers until  the  same  shall  have  been  repaired  to  the  satisfaction  of  said 
Engineer,  and  shall  have  received  the  Engineer’s  certificate  that  the 
same  is  safe  for  the  carriage  of  persons  or  passengers,  shall  be  guilty 
of  a misdemeanor,  and,  upon  conviction,  be  fined  any  sum  not  exceed- 
ing fifty  dollars  ($50)  and  costs. 

Sec.  9.  In  all  prosecutions  for  any  violation  of  this  ordinance  the 


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person  convicted,  shall  be  committed  to  the  city  jail  until  all  fines  and 
costs  are  paid. 

Sec.  10.  This  ordinance  shall  take  effect  and  be  in  force  ten  days 
after  its  passage. 

Passed  the  City  Council  March  12,  1895. 


ORDINANCE  NO.  238. 

AN  ORDINANCE  TO  REGULATE  CELLAR-WAYS  AND  CELLAR  LIGHTS 

The  City  of  Spokane  Falls  does  ordain  as  follows 

Section  1.  Repealed  by  ordinance  passed  1889. 

Sec.  2.  All  cellar-ways  to  cellars,  which  are  not  used  for  offices, 
stores,  restaurants,  or  other  places  of  business  where  the  general  public 
is  invited  and  expected  to  enter,  shall  he  covered  with  an  iron  or  glass 
door,  or  iron  grating,  the  bars  of  which  shall  not  be  more  than  three- 
quarters  of  an  inch  apart,  and  not  less  than  one-half  inch  in  diameter; 
such  doors  shall  rest  or?  a firm  and  solid  support  of  iron,  sufficiently 
strong  to  support  foot  travelers,  and  be  so  constructed  that  when  shut 
they  shall  be  even  with  and  form  a part  of  the  sidewalk,  and  shall  not 
be  opened  except  during  the  day  time,  and  when  opened  shall  have  all 
the  sides  thereof,  except  the  side  facing  the  carriage-way  or  curb,  closed 
by  a fence  or  railing  at  least  two  feet  high;  provided,  if  double  doors 
are  used  hooks  shall  be  used  to  hold  said  doors  firmly  upright  while 
open,  and  an  iron  bar  shall  he  extended  from  door  to  door  across  the 
open  space  at  the  end  next  the  foot-way  or  pavement  in  lieu  of  said 
railing,  so  as  to  guard  persons  passing  along  said  pavement  or  side- 
walk from  falling  therein;  provided,  no  such  door  or  doors  shall  be 
kept  open  at  any  one  time  exceeding  three  hours.  Any  person  violat- 
ing this  section  shall  he  deemed  guilty  of  a misdemeanor,  and,  upon 
conviction  thereof,  shall  he  fined  not  less  than  ten  dollars  nor  more 
than  fifty  dollars,  and  pay  the  costs  of  prosecution,  and  be  imprisoned 
until  such  fine  and  costs  are  paid. 

As  amended  by  ordinance  No.  A498,  passed  September  28,  1894. 

Sec.  3.  All  cellar-ways  leading  to  cellars  used  for  actual  business 
places  shall  be  protected  with  a solid,  substantial  railing  at  least  three 
feet  high  on  all  sides,  except  the  direct  entrance  upon  the  stairs,  and 
the  person  occupying  the  cellar  shall  cause  the  cellar-way  to  be  kept 
lighted  during  the  night  time. 

Sec.  4.  All  cellar  lights  in  sidewalks  shall  rest  on  a firm  and  solid 
support  of  iron,  and  shall  be  so  constructed  and  maintained  as  not  to 
incommode  or  endanger  travelers  on  the  sidewalk. 

Sec.  5.  Any  person  who  shall  maintain  or  keep  a cellar-way  or 
cellar  lights  in  a manner  which  shall  not  conform  to  the  provisions  of 
this  ordinance,  shall  be  fined  in  any  sum  not  less  than  ten  ($10)  dol- 
lars nor  more  than  fifty  ($50)  dollars,  and  each  maintenance  after 
each  complaint  filed  shall  be  deemed  a new  offense,  and  each  person  so 


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violating  this  ordinance,  in  addition  to  such  fine,  shall  be  liable  for 
any  and  all  damage  which  may  happen  to  any  person  or  persons  from 
any  accident  which  shall  occur  on  account  of  any  failure  to  comply 
herewith,  and  the  owner  as  well  as  the  occupant  of  the  premises  shall 
be  both  and  each  liable  to  a fine  and  damages  as  aforesaid. 

Sec.  6.  It  shall  be  the  special  duty  of  the  Superintendent  of  Streets 
and  the  general  duty  of  the  Chief  of  Police  and  each  policeman  to  en- 
force this  ordinance  by  complaint  to  the  Police  Justice,  and  it  shall 
also  be  the  duty  of  the  City  Attorney  to  enforce  the  provisions  of  this 
ordinance. 

Sec.  7.  This  ordinance  shall  take  effect  and  be  in  force  from  and 
after  five  days  after  its  publication. 

Passed  the  City  Council  February  6,  1889. 


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CHAPTER  XV. 


Public  Library  and  Art  Gallery 


ORDINANCE  NO.  A993. 

AN  ORDINANCE  CREATING  THE  OFFICE  OF  CITY  LIBRARIAN,  PROVIDING  FOR  THE 

APPOINTMENT  OF  A LIBRARIAN  AND  ASSISTANT  LIBRARIANS  AND  FOR  THE 

PAYMENT  OF  THEIR  SALARIES,  AND  REPEALING  ORDINANCE  NO.  a510, 

PASSED  DECEMBER  4,  1894. 

The  City  of  Spokane  does  ordain  as  follows: 

Section  1.  The  office  of  the  City  Librarian  is  hereby  created  and 
established. 

Sec.  2.  The  City  Librarian  shall  be  appointed  by  the  Library  Com- 
mission and  confirmed  by  the  City  Council.  The  Library  Commission 
shall  appoint  such  assistants  (to  be  denominated  first  assistant,  second 
assistant,  etc.)  as  from  time  to  time  may  in  its  judgment  be  necessary. 
Said  assistants  may  be  removed  by  the  Library  Commission  upon  the 
recommendation  of  the  Librarian.  The  Library  Commission  shall  have 
authority  to  employ  apprentices,  without  compensation,  under  such  reg- 
ulations as  it  may  adopt;  provided , that  no  assistant  shall  be  employed 
who  has  not  served  as  an  apprentice  for  at  least  four  months. 

Sec.  3.  The  term  of  office  of  the  City  Librarian  shall  be  for  one 
year,  or  until  his  or  her  successor  is  appointed  and  confirmed. 

Sec.  4.  The  salary  of  the  City  Librarian  shall  be  seventy-five  dol- 
lars ($75.00)  per  month.  The  salary  of  the  first  assistant  shall  be  forty 
dollars  ($40.00)  per  month  for  the  first  year,  fifty  dollars  ($50.00)  per 
month  for  the  second  year,  and  sixty  dollars  ($60.00)  per  month  for 
each  year  thereafter.  The  salary  of  the  second  assistant  shall  be  twen- 
ty-five dollars  ($25.00)  per  month.  The  salary  of  other  assistants  shall 
not  exceed  twenty-five  dollars  ($25.00)  per  month.  The  salaries  of  the 
City  Librarian  and  assistant  librarians  shall  be  paid  by  warrants 
drawn  upon  the  library  fund. 

Sec.  5.  The  City  Librarian  may  be  removed  upon  recommendation 
of  the  Mayor,  concurred  in  by  a majority  of  all  members  of  the  City 
Council,  or  may  be  removed  by  a vote  of  two-thirds  of  the  members  of 
the  City  Council,  without  the  recommendation  of  the  Mayor. 

Sec.  6.  All  bills  against  the  library  shall  be  presented  to  the 
Librarian,  in  duplicate,  and  if  the  same  have  been  ordered  by  the 
Librarian,  with  the  approval  of  the  Mayor,  and  are  correct,  the  librar- 


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ian  shall  keep  on  file  the  original  bill  and  deliver  the  duplicate  bill, 
duly  approved,  to  the  Library  Commission. 

Sec.  7.  The  City  Librarian  shall  perform  such  other  duties  as  may 
be  prescribed  from  time  to  time  by  the  Library  Commission. 

Sec.  8.  At  least  once  in  every  week,  the  City  Librarian  shall  pay 
to  the  City  Treasurer  all  moneys  collected  on  account  of  the  library, 
and  shall  at  the  same  time  file  with  the  City  Comptroller  a duplicate 
receipt  from  the  Treasurer  for  the  same. 

Sec.  9.  The  City  Librarian  shall  give  a bond,  with  a guaranty  or 
surety  company  as  surety,  to  be  approved  by  the  Mayor,  in  the  sum  of 
five  hundred  dollars  ($500.00),  conditioned  for  the  faithful  discharge 
of  his  or  her  duties. 

Sec.  10.  That  ordinance  No.  A510,  entitled  “An  ordinance  creating 
the  office  of  City  Librarian,”  passed  December  4,  1894,  be  and  the  same 
is  hereby  repealed. 

Sec.  11.  Whereas  an  emergency  exists,  this  ordinance  shall  take 
-effect  and  be  in  force  upon  its  passage. 

Passed  the  City  Council  August  7,  1900. 


ORDINANCE  NO.  A509. 

AN  ORDINANCE  TO  CREATE  A LIBRARY  COMMISSION. 

The  City  of  Spokane  does  ordain  as  follows: 

Section  1.  There  is  hereby  created  and  established  a Library  Com- 
mission. Said  Commission  shall  consist  of  the  Mayor,  President  of  the 
■City  Council,  City  Comptroller  and  two  citizens  of  the  City  of  Spokane, 
to  be  appointed  by  the  Mayor  and  confirmed  by  the  City  Council. 

Sec.  2.  As  soon  as  this  ordinance  shall  become  a law,  the  Mayor 
shall  appoint  two  citizens  of  Spokane,  who  shall  possess  the  qualifica- 
tions to  vote  at  school  elections,  to  be  members  of  the  Library  Com- 
mission, each  of  whose  terms  shall  expire  upon  the  second  regular 
meeting  of  the  City  Council  after  the  annual  election  in  1895;  and 
thereafter  two  members  shall  be  appointed  annually,  each  to  serve  for 
the  term  of  one  year  and  until  their  successors  are  appointed  and  con- 
firmed. Either  or  both  of  the  members  of  the  Commission  mentioned 
in  this  section  may  be  removed  at  any  time  upon  recommendation  of 
the  Mayor  by  a majority  of  the  members  of  the  City  Council,  or  by  a 
vote  of  two-thirds  of  the  members  of  the  City  Council  without  the  rec- 
ommendation of  the  Mayor. 

Sec.  3.  All  of  the  members  of  the  Library  Commission  shall  serve 
without  compensation. 

Sec.  4.  The  Library  Commission  shall  hold  regular  meetings  once 
each  month,  upon  such  day  as  they  may  designate  for  holding  regular 
meetings.  Special  meetings  may  be  called  at  any  time  by  the  Mayor, 
and  he  shall  call  a special  meeting  whenever  requested  to  do  so  by 
three  members  of  the  Library  Commission. 


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Sec.  5.  The  Mayor  shall  be  the  chairman  of  the  Library  Commis- 
sion, and  the  Librarian  shall  be  secretary  of  the  said  Commission  and 
keep  a full  and  complete  record  of  the  proceedings  of  the  Library 
Commission. 

Sec.  6.  The  Commission  shall  have  power  to  purchase  books  and 
supplies  for  the  library;  provided,  that  no  debt  shall  be  made  or  in- 
curred until  there  is  a sufficient  sum  of  money  of  the  library  fund  in 
the  City  Treasury,  which  may  be  available  to  pay  the  same. 

Sec.  7.  It  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  Library  Commission  to  supervise 
and  direct  the  work  of  the  Librarian  and  to  make  such  rules  and  regu- 
lations regarding  the  use  of  the  library  by  the  public  as  they  may  deem 
just  and  proper;  provided,  that  they  shall  not  raise  or  lower  the  mem- 
bership fees  without  the  approval  of  the  City  Council. 

Sec.  8.  The  Library  Commission  shall  make  a report  to  the  City 
Council  in  the  month  of  April  of  each  year,  said  report  to  give  the  num- 
ber of  books  on  hand  and  the  amount  of  all  property  belonging  to  the 
city. 

Sec.  9.  All  ordinances,  or  parts  of  ordinances,  in  conflict  herewith 
are  hereby  repealed. 

Sec.  10.  This  ordinance  shall  take  effect  and  be  in  force  ten  days 
after  its  passage. 

Passed  the  City  Council  December  4,  1894. 


ORDINANCE  NO.  A1150. 

AN  ORDINANCE  ESTABLISHING  A PUBLIC  ART  GALLERY  AND  MUSEUM  IN  THE 
CITY  OF  SPOKANE,  TO  BE  KNOWN  AND  CALLED  THE  “SPOKANE  PUBLIC  ART 
GALLERY  AND  MUSEUM,”  AND  PROVIDING  FOR  THE  MANNER  OF  CONDUCT- 
ING THE  SAME. 

The  City  of  Spokane  does  ordain  as  follows: 

Section  1.  That  there  be  and  is  hereby  established  in  the  City  of 
Spokane  a public  art  gallery  and  museum,  to  be  known  and  called  the 
“Spokane  Public  Art  Gallery  and  Museum,”  which  shall  be  conducted 
under  the  management  and  control  of  an  Art  Commission,  consisting  of 
four  members,  one  of  whom  shall  be  the  Mayor  of  Spokane,  who  shall 
be  ex-officio  a member  thereof,  and  three  of  whom  shall  for  the  first 
term  be  selected  and  appointed  as  provided  in  section  two  (2)  of  this 
ordinance,  and  thereafter  as  provided  in  section  three  (3)  of  this  or- 
dinance. 

Sec.  2.  The  first  three  appointive  members  of  said  Art  Commission 
shall  be  selected  and  appointed  as  follows:  One  member  by  the  Mayor 
of  the  City  of  Spokane  from  among  the  members  of  the  Art  League  of 
Spokane,  to  serve  for  one  year  from  July  1,  1902;  one  member  to  be  se- 
lected by  the  members  of  the  City  Council  of  Spokane  from  among 
their  number,  to  serve  for  two  years  from  July  1,  1902;  one  member 
to  be  selected  by  the  teachers  of  the  public  schools  of  Spokane  from 


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among  their  number,  to  serve  for  the  term  of  three  years  from  July 
1,  1902;  said  selection  to  be  made  by  said  Mayor  and  other  bodies  with- 
in thirty  days  after  the  passage  and  approval  of  this  ordinance,  and 
said  person  so  selected  to  be  appointed  by  the  Mayor  prior  to  June  15, 
1902,  to  take  office  from  July  1,  1902,  and  hold  for  their  said  several 
terms. 

Sec.  3.  That  after  the  first  appointment  of  said  board,  each  year 
thereafter,  commencing  with  the  new  Mayor  in  JMay,  1903,  one  member 
of  said  commission  shall  be  selected  and  appointed  to  act  for  the  term 
of  three  years  from  the  1st  day  of  July  of  said  year  of  appointment, 
and  until  his  or  her  successor  shall  have  been  duly  appointed,  said 
member  to  be  selected  in  the  same  manner  as  provided  by  section  2 
hereof  and  from  the  society  or  body  from  which  the  retiring  member 
came,  save  and  except  the  Mayor  can  choose  his  delegate  from  any  art 
league  or  art  school  of  the  city  he  may  desire,  having  regard  for  the 
best  interests  of  the  art  gallery  and  museum  in  so  doing;  said  selection 
each  year  being  made  during  the  firs  two  weeks  of  June  of  each  year, 
and  the  appointment  on  or  before  the  last  day  of  June  of  each  year. 
Said  selection  where  made  by  the  City  Council  or  teachers  of  the  public 
schools,  to  be  certified  by  said  body  to  the  Mayor  not  later  than  June 
1,  of  the  year  when  made. 

Sec.  4.  During  the  first  year  the  member  selected  by  the  Mayor 
therefor  shall  act  as  the  President  of  said  commission,  and  thereafter 
each  year  the  senior  member  of  said  commission  shall  act  as  its  presi- 
dent; the  secretary  and  treasurer  of  said  commission  shall  be  selected 
from  among  their  members,  and  such  other  officers  as  it  may  decide 
upon  may  be  selected  in  such  manner  as  the  members  may  prescribe  by 
rule.  The  commission  shall  adopt  such  rules  and  regulations  as  it  may 
deem  best  calculated  to  promote  the  growth  of  the  art  gallery  and 
museum,  the  preservation  of  works  of  art,  and  all  other  matters  per- 
taining to  the  establishment,  managing,  upbuilding  and  maintaining  of 
a free  public  art  gallery  and  museum  in  the  City  of  Spokane. 

Sec.  5.  The  said  commission  is  authorized  to  accept  and  receive 
on  behalf  of  the  City  of  Spokane  donations,  or  works  of  art,  curios, 
money  or  anything  of  value,  which  may  be  utilized  to  promote  the  in- 
terest of  the  art  gallery  and  museum,  to  receive,  hold  and  acquire  all 
such  property  as  trustees  for  the  benefit  of  the  people  of  the  city. 

Sec.  6.  All  money  received  by  the  commission  shall  be  deposited 
with  its  treasurer,  to  be  drawn  out  only  on  warrant  of  the  president 
of  the  commission,  attested  by  its  secretary.  The  commission  shall 
have  the  power  to  use  the  funds  of  the  commission  to  increase,  hold, 
secure  and  preserve  works  of  art,  curios,  etc.,  and  to  pay  for  the  ser- 
vices of  a custodian,  or  custodians,  whom  they  have  the  right  to  ap- 
point, but  cannot  in  any  way  bind  the  city  to  any  obligations  or  pay- 
ments of  any  kind  whatever. 

Sec.  7.  Said  art  gallery  shall  be  absolutely  free  to  all  persons,  sub- 
ject only  to  such  reasonable  rules  for  its  management  as  the  commis- 


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sion  may  prescribe.  After  said  institution  shall  have  become  estab- 
lished as  a department  of  art  and  museum,  it  shall  be  kept  open  for 
such  a reasonable  time  each  day  as  the  commission  may  decide  and  the 
interest  of  the  public  demands. 

Sec.  8.  This  ordinance  shall  be  in  force  and  take  effect  ten  days 
after  its  passage  and  approval. 

Passed  the  City  Council  April  1,  1902. 


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CHAPTER  XVI. 


Miscellaneous  Ordinances. 


ORDINANCE  NO.  A1200. 

AN  ORDINANCE  RELATING  TO  HACKS,  CABS  AND  OTHER  VEHICLES  FOR  THE 

TRANSPORTATION  OF  PERSONS  FOR  HIRE,  AND  REGELATING  THE  FARE 

THEREFOR. 

The  City  of  Spokane  does  ordain  as  follows: 

Section  1.  No  person  shall  collect,  demand  or  receive  for  the  use 
of  a cab,  hack  or  other  vehicle  for  the  transportation  of  persons  for 
hire  in  the  City  of  Spokane  a higher  rate  of  fare  than  is  specified  in 
the  following  schedule: 

First — For  conveying  one  passenger  from  one  depot  to  another,  50 
cents. 

Second — For  each  additional  passenger  (children  excepted),  50 
cents. 

Third — For  carrying  passenger  not  exceeding  one  mile,  50  cents. 

Fourth — For  each  additional  mile  or  part  of  mile,  50  cents. 

Fifth — Over  one  mile  and  less  than  two  miles,  $1.00. 

Sixth — Each  additional  passenger  of  same  party  or  family,  per  mile 
(children  excepted),  50  cents. 

Seventh — For  conveying  one  passenger  any  distance  exceeding  two 
miles,  $2.00. 

Eighth — Each  additional  passenger  for  distance  over  two  miles,  50 
cents. 

Ninth — For  conveying  children  between  five  and  fourteen  years  of 
age,  half  the  above  price  may  be  charged  for  like  distances;  for  chil- 
dren under  five  years  of  age  no  charge  shall  he  made. 

Tenth — Fourteen  squares  shall  constitute  a mile  under  the  provis- 
ions of  this  section. 

Eleventh — For  use  of  any  cab  or  other  vehicle  by  tne  day,  with  one 
or  more  passengers,  per  day,  $8.00. 

Twelfth — For  the  use  of  any  such  vehicle  by  the  hour,  with  one  or 
more  passengers,  with  the  privilege  01  going  from  place  to  place,  etc., 
stopping  as  often  as  may  be  required,  $2.00  for  the  first  hour,  and  for 
each  additional  hour  or  part  of  hour,  $1.00. 

Thirteenth — Ordinary  hand  baggage  not  to  exceed  50  pounds  will 
be  carried  with  each  passenger  free  of  charge. 


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Sec.  2.  In  all  cases  when  the  hiring  of  a hack,  coach  or  cab  or 
other  vehicle  for  the  conveyance  of  passengers  is  not  at  the  time  of  the 
hiring  thereof  specified  to  be  by  the  hour,  it  shall  be  deemed  to  be  by 
the  mile,  and  for  any  detention  exceeding  15  minutes,  when  so  working 
by  the  mile,  the  owner  or  driver  may  demand  fare  at  the  rate  of  $1.00 
per  hour. 

Sec.  3.  The  owner  or  driver  of  any  such  coach,  cab,  carriage  or 
hack  for  the  conveyance  of  passengers  shall  not  demand  or  be  en- 
titled to  receive  any  pay  for  the  conveyance  of  any  passengers  unless 
there  shall  be  fixed  in  every  such  vehicle,  in  such  manner  as  can  be  con- 
veniently read  by  any  person  riding  in  the  same,  a copy  of  the  rates 
of  prices,  with  the  name  of  the  owner  of  such  vehicle  thereon,  and  the 
number  of  the  vehicle. 

Sec.  4.  The  owner  or  driver  of  any  such  cab,  or  coach,  carriage  or 
hack  for  the  conveyance  of  passengers,  who  may  have  demanded  and 
received  any  pay  in  excess  of  what  is  provided  for  in  this  article  shall 
return  the  excess  received  and  be  liable  to  a penalty  of  not  less  than 
$5.00  nor  more  than  $25.00  for  each  and  every  offense. 

Sec.  5.  Every  licensed  owner  or  driver  of  any  hack,  coach,  cab  or 
other  vehicle  for  the  carriage  of  passengers  shall  have  the  right  to  de- 
mand the  fare  of  the  person  or  persons  employing  him  on  entering  his 
vehicle,  and  may  refuse  to  convey  any  person  who  shall  not  comply 
with  this  demand. 

Sec.  6.  Every  owner  or  driver  of  any  hack,  coach,  cab  or  other 
vehicle  for  the  carriage  of  passengers  shall,  upon  being  requested  so 
to  do,  give  to  any  person  or  persons  the  number  of  the  coach,  carriage, 
hack  or  other  vehicle,  the  name  of  .the  owner  or  driver  thereof,  and 
their  place  of  abode  and  stable. 

Sec.  ,7.  Any  person  violating  any  of  the  provisions  of  this  ordi- 
nance shall,  upon  conviction  thereof,  be  fined  in  the  sum  of  not  less 
than  $5.00  nor  more  than  $25.00,  together  with  the  costs  of  prosecution, 
and  any  person  so  convicted  shall  be  committed  to  the  city  jail  until 
such  fine  is  paid;  provided , however,  that  such  person  shall  receive  a 
credit  on  said  fine  and  costs  of  $3.00  for  each  and  every  day  which  he 
is  imprisoned. 

Sec.  8.  This  ordinance  shall  take  effect  and  be  in  force  ten  days 
after  its  passage. 

Passed  the  City  Council  August  12,  1902. 


ORDINANCE  NO.  A1346. 

AN  ORDINANCE  CREATING  THE  OFFICE  OF  INSPECTOR  OF  WEIGHTS  AND  MEAS- 
URES, PRESCRIBING  HIS  DUTIES  AND  FIXING  HIS  SALARY. 

The  City  of  Spokane  does  ordain  as  follows: 

Section  1.  The  office  of  Inspector  of  Weights  and  Measures  be  and 
the  same  is  hereby  created  and  established. 


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Sec.  2.  That  the  Inspector  of  Weights  and  Measures  shall  be  ap- 
pointed and  removed  by  and  at  the  pleasure  of  the  Mayor.  Before  en- 
tering the  discharge  of  his  duties  he  shall  take  and  subscribe  the  fol- 
lowing oath: 

“I, do  swear  that  I will  not  seal  or 

give  certificate  of  correctness  of  any  scale,  weight  or  measure  but  such 
as  agree  with  the  standard  in  my  keeping,  as  the  standard  of  the 
State  of  Washington,  and  of  the  United  States,  and  that  I will,  to  the 
best  of  my  ability,  execute  and  discharge  truly  and  faithfully  the 
trusts  reposed  in  me.  So  help  me  God.” 

Sec.  3.  Said  Inspector  shall,  before  entering  upon  the  duties  of  his 
office,  execute  a surety  bond  to  the  City  of  Spokane  in  the  sum  of  two 
thousand  five  hundred  dollars  ($2,500),,  to  be  approved  by  the  Mayor, 
conditioned  for  the  faithful  performance  of  the  duties  of  his  office. 

Sec.  4.  All  persons  using  weights,  measures,  scales,  beams,  patent 
balances,  steelyards  or  any  other  instrument  in  weighing  or  measur- 
ing any  article  intended  to  be  purchased  or  sold  in  the  City  of  Spo- 
kane shall  cause  the  same  to  be  inspected  and  sealed  by  the  Inspector 
of  Weights  and  Measures  in  said  city  at  least  once  each  year. 

Sec.  5.  Any  person  who  shall,  in  weighing  or  measuring  any  arti- 
cle for  purchase  or  sale  within  the  City  of  Spokane,  use  any  weight, 
measure,  scalebeam,  patent  balance,  steelyard  or  other  instruments  not 
sealed  or  without  having  first  obtained  the  aforesaid  certificate  from 
the  inspector,  as  required  by  this  ordinance,  shall  be  liable  to  a fine 
for  each  and  every  offense  so  committed. 

Sec.  6.  The  Inspector  of  Weights  and  Measures  shall  be  entitled 
to  demand  and  receive  before  the  delivery  of  said  certificate  mentioned 
in  section  7 the  following  fees: 

For  inspection  and  sealing  railroad  or  track  scales  of  the  capacity  of 
twenty  tons  and  upwards,  each,  three  dollars  and  fifty  cents. 

For  inspecting  and  sealing  scales  of  from  three  to  ten  tons  capacity, 
each,  one  dollar. 

For  inspecting  and  sealing  dormant  scales,  each,  fifty  cents. 

For  inspecting  and  sealing  movable  platform  scales,  each,  thirty- 
five  cents. 

For  inspecting  and  sealing  hopper  scales,  each,  one  dollar  and  twen- 
ty-five cents. 

For  inspecting  and  sealing  counter  scales,  each,  twenty  cents. 

For  inspecting  and  sealing  every  patent  balance,  steelyard  or  other 
instrument  for  weighing,  other  than  above  enumerated,  each,  twenty 
cents.  And  with  each  scale  sealed  by  him  he  shall  inspect  and  seal 
one  set  of  weights  without  any  additional  charge  or  compensation. 

For  inspecting  and  sealing  any  dry  measure,  each,  five  cents. 

For  inspecting  and  sealing  liquid  measures  of  a capacity  of  not  less 
than  one  gallon  nor  more  than  five  gallons,  each,  ten  cents. 

For  inspecting  and  sealing  one-half  gallon  and  one  quart  liquid 
measures,  each,  five  cents. 


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For  inspecting  and  sealing  liquid  measures  of  a less  capacity  than 
one  quart,  each,  five  cents. 

For  inspecting  and  sealing  any  hoard  or  cloth  measure,  each,  five 
cents. 

And  in  every  case  when  he  may  at  the  request  of  the  owner  employ 
labor  or  material  in  making  any  scale,  weight  or  measure  accurate,  he 
shall  be  entitled  to  a just  compensation  therefor. 

Sec.  7.  It  shall  be  the  duty  of  said  Inspector  to  inspect  and  examine 
once  in  each  and  every  year  all  weights,  measures,  scalebeams,  patent 
balances,  steelyards  and  other  instruments  used  for  weighing  and 
measuring  in  the  City  of  Spokane,  except  all  track  scales  and  scales  of 
a capacity  of  three  tons  or  upward,  which  shall  be  inspected  once  in 
every  six  months,  and  to  stamp  with  a suitable  seal  all  weights  and 
measures  and  scales  so  used  which  he  may  find  accurate,  and  deliver 
to  the  owner  thereof  a certificate  of  their  accuracy. 

Sec.  8.  It  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  said  Inspector  to  make  a register 
of  all  the  weights,  measures,  scalebeams,  patent  balances,  steelyards 
and  other  instruments  used  for  weighing,  inspected  and  sealed  by  him, 
in  which  he  shall  state  the  names  of  the  owner  of  the  same,  and 
whether  they  are  conformable  to  the  standard  of  the  state.  It  shall 
also  be  the  duty  of  the  said  Inspector  of  Weights  and  Measures,  once 
in  every  three  months,  to  deliver  a copy  of  the  register  made  or  kept 
by  him,  as  mentioned  in  the  preceding  section,  to  the  City  Council. 

Sec.  9.  It  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  said  Inspector  of  Weights  and 
measures  to  report  forthwith  to  the  Corporation  Counsel  the  names 
and  places  of  business  of  all  persons  violating  this  ordinance,  and  of 
all  persons  making  use  of  any  fraudulent  or  unsealed  weights  or  meas- 
ures, gauge  or  balances. 

Sec.  70.  It  shall  not  be  lawful  for  the  Inspector  of  weights,  meas- 
ures, scalebeams,  patent  balances,  steelyards  or  other  instruments  to 
be  used  for  weighing  to  offer  or  expose  the  samef  or  sale  in  the  City 
of  Spokane,  under  a penalty  of  fifty  dollars  for  every  such  offense. 

Sec.  11.  Said  Inspector  shall  examine  and  inspect  and  seal  all 
weights,  measures,  scalebeams,  patent  balances,  steelyards  and  other 
instruments  used  for  weighing  at  the  stores  and  places  where  the 
same  may  be  used;  but  in  case  they,,  or  any  of  them,  shall  not  be  con- 
formable to  the  standard  of  this  state  they  shall  be  marked  condemned 
and  the  owner  thereof  shall  within  10  days  thereafter  have  the  same 
properly  adjusted  and  sealed  under  a penalty  of  not  more  than  ten 
dollars;  and  the  Inspector  may  at  any  time  after  the  expiration  of  the 
time  aforesaid,  seize  and  destroy  any  and  all  such  condemned  weights 
and  measures,  scalebeams,  patent  balances,  steelyards  and  other  in- 
struments used  for  weighing  found  in  use. 

Sec.  12.  It  shall  not  be  lawful  for  the  said  Inspector  to  make 
charges  for  inspecting  and  examining  weights,  measures,  scalebeams, 
patent  balances,  steelyards  or  other  instruments  used  for  weighing 
more  than  once  in  each  year,  except  charges  for  inspecting  and  exam- 


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ining  track  scales  and  scale  of  a capacity  of  three  tons  and  upwards, 
which  shall  not  be  made  more  than  once  in  every  six  months,  unless 
such  weights,  measures,  scalebeams,  patent  balances,  steelyards  or  other 
instruments  used  in  weighing  and  measuring  shall  he  found  to  he  not 
conformable  to  the  said  standard. 

Sec.  13.  Any  person  who  shall  sell  or  offer  for  sale  any  fruit,  veg- 
etables, berries  or  grain  of  any  description,  or  any  article  of  dry  meas- 
urement within  the  City  of  Spokane  in  wine  measures,  or  in  any  other 
than  legal  dry  measures,  which  shall  have  been  rated  by  the  Inspector 
of  Weights  and  Measures,  whether  of  pint,  quart  or  other  contents;  or 
who  shall  practice  deceit  or  fraud  in  the  sale  of  wood  or  coal  by  sell- 
ing for  a cord  of  wood  less  than  one  hundred  and  twenty-eight  cubic 
feet  of  wood,  or  for  a ton  of  coal  less  than  two  thousand  pounds  of  coal, 
shall  be  subject  to  a fine  of  not  less  than  five  nor  more  than  twenty-five 
dollars  for  each  offense. 

Sec.  14.  If  any  persons  shall  use  in  the  City  of  Spokane,  in  weigh- 
ing or  measuring  as  aforesaid,  any  weight,  measure,  scalebeam,  patent 
balance,  steelyard  or  other  instrument  which  shall  not  be  conformable 
to  the  standard  of  this  state,  or  shall  use  in  weighing,  as  aforesaid,  any 
scalebeam,  patent  balance,  steelyard,  or  other  instrument,  which  shall 
be  out  of  order  or  incorrect,  or  which  shall  not  balance,  he  shall  forfeit 
and  pay  for  every  such  offense  the  sum  of  not  less  than  five  dollars. 

Sec.  15.  No  person  shall  refuse  to  exhibit  any  weights,  measures, 
scalebeams,  patent  balances,  steelyards  or  other  instruments  to  said 
Inspector  for  the  purpose  of  being  so  inspected  and  examined,  under 
the  penalty  of  not  less  than  five  dollars  for  every  such  offense. 

Sec.  16.  That  the  Inspector  of  Weights  and  Measures  shall  draw  no 
salary  from  the  City  of  Spokane,  and  shall  receive  no  salary  except 
the  fees  herein  fixed. 

Sec.  17.  This  ordinance  shall  take  effect  and  be  in  force  ten  days, 
after  its  passage. 

Passed  the  City  Council  April  28,  1903. 


ORDINANCE  NO.  A1171. 

AN  ORDINANCE  PROVIDING  FOR  THE  ESTABLISHMENT  AND  MAINTENANCE  OF 
PUBLIC  DRINKING  FOUNTAINS. 

The  City  of  Spokane  does  ordain  as  follows: 

Section  1.  That  the  Board  of  Public  Works  be  and  it  is  hereby 
authorized  and  instructed  to  establish  and  maintain  four  public  drink* 
ing  fountains  in  the  City  of  Spokane,  of  such  kind  and  character  as  the 
said  board  shall  in  its  judgment  deem  proper.  Said  fountains  shall  be 
placed  at  the  following  points:  One  at  the  intersection  of  Post  street 
and  Sprague  avenue;  one  at  the  intersection  of  Riverside  avenue  and 
Monroe  street;  one  on  the  south  side  of  Riverside  avenue,  between 


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Howard  street  and  Stevens  street,  and  one  at  the  intersection  of  River- 
side avenue  and  Washington  street. 

Sec.  2.  This  ordinance  shall  take  effect  and  be  in  force  ten  days 
after  its  passage. 

Passed  the  City  Council  June  17,  1902. 


ORDINANCE  NO.  A1369. 

AN  ORDINANCE  PROVIDING  FOR  THE  PURCHASE  AND  ERECTION  OF  A GARBAGE 
CREMATORY,  AND  THE  PAYMENT  OF  THE  SAME. 

The  City  of  Spokane  does  ordain  as  follows: 

Section  1.  The  Board  of  Public  Works  of  the  City  of  Spokane  be 
and  it  is  hereby  authorized  to  build,  construct  and  erect  in  the  City  of 
Spokane  a Decarie  incinerating  furnace  fol*  the  consumption  and  de- 
struction of  all  garbage,  such  as  combustible  material,  kitchen  garbage, 
night  soil,  dead  animals  and  all  other  deceased  or  decaying  vegetables 
or  animal  garbage,  in  accordance  with  the  plans  and  specifications  of 
the  Decarie  Manufacturing  Company,  filed  with  the  Board  of  Public 
Works  of  the  City  of  Spokane,  and  also  the  necessary  building  or 
buildings  to  enclose  and  protect  said  furnace. 

Sec.  2.  That  the  Board  of  Public  Works  is  authorized  to  enter  into 
a contract  with  the  Decarie  Manufacturing  Company  for  the  purchase, 
erection  and  construction  of  said  incinerating  furnace,  upon  the  terms 
and  conditons  set  forth  in  the  bid  of  said  company,  and  the  plans  and 
specifications  accompanying  the  same,  for  the  sale,  construction  and 
installation  of  said  furnace  and  at  a price  not  exceeding  the  sum  of 
$22,500.00. 

Sec.  3.  That  the  Board  of  Public  Works  is  further  authorized  to 
enter  into  a contract  for  the  erection  of  a brick  building  at  a price  not 
exceeding  the  sum  of  $3,500.00  to  enclose  and  protect  said  incinerating 
furnace. 

Sec.  4.  That  the  contract  for  the  purchase  and  acceptance  of  said 
incinerating  furnace  shall  provide  that  the  said  Decarie  Manufacturing 
Company  shall,  at  its  own  cost,  operate  said  furnace  for  at  least  30 
days,  and  that  after  said  30  days,  if  it  be  demonstrated  to  the  satisfac- 
tion of  the  Board  of  Public  Works  that  said  furnace  consumes  all  and 
every  kind  of  garbage,  including  night  soil,  without  offensive  odors  or 
smells,  and  at  a cost  not  exceeding  50  cents  per  ton,  and  fulfills  the 
guarantee  contained  in  the  bid  for  the  sale  and  erection  of  said  furnace, 
that  then  said  furnace  shall  be  accepted  by  the  city,  and  that  the  pay- 
ment therefor  be  made  as  follows:  $6,000.00  on  the  acceptance  of  said 
furnace,  and  that  the  balance  of  said  money  shall  be  paid  from  taxes 
received  from  and  provided  by  the  annual  tax  levy  to  be  made  in  the 
year  A.  D.  1903. 

Sec.  5.  That  if,  after  the  operation  of  said  plant  for  said  30  days, 
the  same  does  not  fulfill  the  guarantee  contained  in  the  bid  for  the 


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sale  and  erection  of  said  furnace,  that  then  the  said  Decarie  Manufac- 
turing Company  shall  remove  said  furnace  and  all  fixtures  furnished  by 
it,  and  the  City  of  Spokane  shall  not  be  liable  to  pay  for  said  furnace 
or  any  cost  or  expense  incurred  in  the  erection  thereof. 

Sec.  6.  This  ordinance  shall  take  effect  and  be  in  force  ten  days 
from  and  after  its  passage. 

Passed  the  City  Council  May  12,  1903. 


ORDINANCE  NO.  A116. 

AN  ORDINANCE  TO  CHANGE  THE  NAMES  AND  DESIGNATIONS  OF  ALL  STREETS 
AND  HIGHWAYS  IN  THE  CITY  WHICH  RUN  EAST  AND  WEST  AND  EASTERLY 
AND  WESTERLY. 

The  City  of  Spokane  does  ordain  as  follows: 

Section  1.  The  names  of  all  streets  and  highways  within  the  limits 
of  the  city  which  run  east  and  west  or  easterly  and  westerly  shall  be 
and  are  hereby  changed  by  striking  out  the  word  “street”  where  it  oc- 
curs after  the  first  name  of  such  street  or  highway  as  designation 
thereof  and  inserting  in  lieu  thereof  the  word  “avenue,”  and  adding 
the  word  “avenue”  to  the  name  of  all  such  streets  as  now  have  no  add- 
ed word  to  the  first  name  thereof;  so  that  all  streets  and  hignways  with- 
in the  city  limits  which  run  east  and  west  or  easterly  and  westerly 
shall  be  known,  named  and  designated  by  the  word  “avenue”  added  to 
the  first  name  which  the  same  now  has;  provided,  this  ordinance  shall 
not  apply  to  “Broadway,”  which  shall  remain  as  now  named. 

Sec.  2.  All  ordinances  and  parts  of  ordinances  in  conflict  herewith 
are  hereby  repealed. 

Sec.  3.  This  ordinance  shall  take  effect  ten  days  after  its  passage. 
Passed  the  City  Council  October  27,  1891. 


ORDINANCE  NO.  A129. 

AN  ORDINANCE  TO  CHANGE  THE  NAMES  AND  DESIGNATIONS  OF  ALL  STREETS 
AND  HIGHWAYS  IN  THE  CITY  WHICH  RUN  NORTH  AND  SOUTH  AND  NORTH- 
ERLY AND  SOUTHERLY. 

The  City  of  Spokane  does  ordain  as  follows: 

Section  1.  That  the  name  of  all  streets  and  highways  within  the 
limits  of  the  city  which  run  north  and  south  and  northerly  and  south- 
erly shall  be  and  are  hereby  changed  by  striking  out  the  word  “avenue” 
where  it  occurs  after  the  first  name  of  such  street  or  highway  as  desig- 
nation thereof  and  inserting  in  lieu  thereof  the  word  “street,”  and 
adding  the  word  “street”  to  the  name  of  all  such  streets  as  now  have 
no  added  word  to  the  first  name  thereof;  so  that  all  streets  and  high- 
ways within  the  city  limits  which  run  north  and  south  and  northerly 
and  southerly  shall  be  known,  named  and  designated  by  the  word 
“street”  added  to  the  first  name  which  the  same  now  has. 


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Sec.  2.  All  ordinances  and  parts  of  ordinances  in  conflict  herewith 
are  hereby  repealed. 

Sec.  3.  This  ordinance  shall  take  effect  ten  days  after  its  passage. 
Passed  the  City  Council  November  27,  1891. 


ORDINANCE  NO.  283. 

AN  ORDINANCE  DECLARING  OFFICIAL  NAMES  FOR  CERTAIN  ISLANDS  IN  THE 
SPOKANE  RIVER  WITHIN  THE  LIMITS  OF  SPOKANE  FALLS. 

The  City  of  Spokane  Falls  does  ordain  as  follows: 

Section  1.  That  the  island  in  the  Spokane  river  upon  which  the 
Echo  Roller  Mill  is  situated  shall  hereafter  be  officially  known  and 
described  as  “Glover  Island.” 

Sec.  2.  That  the  island  in  the  Spokane  river  lying  northeast  of  the 
said  Glover  island,  and  commonly  known  as  “Big  Island,”  shall  here- 
after be  officially  known  and  designated  as  “Havermale  Island.” 

Sec.  3.  That  the  island  in  the  Spokane  river  upon  which  the  city 
waterworks  are  now  being  erected  shall  hereafter  be  officially  known 
and  designated  as  “Cannon  Island.” 

Sec.  4.  This  ordinance  shall  take  effect  and  be  in  force  five  days 
after  its  passage  and  publication  in  the  official  newspaper  of  the  city. 
Passed  the  City  Council  May  1,  1889. 


ORDINANCE  NO.  A121. 

AN  ORDINANCE  TO  PROVIDE  FOR  AND  REQUIRING  THE  NUMBERING  OF  HOUSES. 

The  City  of  Spokane  does  ordain  as  follows: 

Section  1.  It  is  hereby  made  the  duty  of  the  owners  or  occupants  of 
all  houses  or  places  of  business  within  the  City  of  Spokane  to  cause  to 
be  put  up  in  a conspicuous  place  thereon  its  number,  as  hereinafter  pro- 
vided. And  it  is  hereby  made  the  duty  of  the  owner  or  agents  of  all 
such  houses  or  places  of  business  to  maintain  such  number. 

Sec.  2.  For  the  purpose  of  such  numbering,  the  city  is  hereby 
divided  into  four  divisions,  as  follows: 

All  that  portion  lying  north  of  Sprague  avenue  and  east  of  Division 
street,  to  be  known  as  Northeast  Division. 

All  that  portion  lying  south  of  Sprague  avenue  and  east  of  Division 
street,  to  be  known  as  Southeast  Division. 

All  that  portion  north  of  Sprague  avenue  and  west  of  Division 
street,  to  be  known  as  Northwest  Division. 

All  that  portion  lying  south  of  Sprague  avenue  west  of  Division 
street,  to  be  known  as  Southwest  Division. 

Sec.  3;  All  streets  in  the  Northeast  Division  shall  be  numbered 
from  Sprague  avenue  north,  commencing  with  No.  1 and  continuing 
with  oven  numbers  on  the  east  side  and  odd  numbers  on  the  west  side 
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All  avenues  in  Northeast  Division  shall  be  numbered  from  Division 
street  east,  commencing  with  No.  1 and  continuing  with  even  numbers 
on  the  south  side  and  odd  numbers  on  the  north  side,  and  each  and 
every  number  shall  have  a capital  letter  “E”  prefixed,  and  this  shall 
be  considered  as  part  of  the  house  number. 

All  streets  in  the  Southeast  Division  shall  be  numbered  from 

Sprague  avenue  south,  commencing  with  No.  1 and  continuing  with 
even  numbers  on  the  west  side  and  odd  numbers  on  the  east  side,  and 
each  and  every  number  shall  have  the  capital  letter  “S”  prefixed,  and 
this  shall  be  considered  part  of  the  house  number. 

All  avenues  in  the  Southeast  Division  shall  bw  numbered  from 

Division  street  east,  commencing  with  No.  1,  continuing  with  even 

numbers  on  the  south  side  and  odd  numbers  on  the  north  side,  and 
each  and  every  number  shall  have  the  capital  letter  “E”  prefixed,  and 
this  shall  be  considered  a part  of  the  house  number. 

All  streets  in  the  Northwest  Division  shall  be  numbered  from 

Sprague  avenue  north,  commencing  with  No.  1 and  continuing  with 
even  numbers  on  the  east  side  and  odd  numbers  on  the  west  side. 

All  avenues  in  the  Northwest  Division  shall  be  numbered  from 
Division  street  west,  commencing  with  No.  1,  and  continuing  with  even 
numbers  on  the  north  side  and  odd  numbers  on  the  south  side. 

All  streets  in  the  Southwest  Division  shall  be  numbered  from 
Sprague  avenue  south,  commencing  with  No.  1,  and  continuing  with 
even  numbers  on  the  west  side  and  odd  numbers  on  the  east  side,  and 
each  and  every  number  shall  have  the  capital  letter  “S”  prefixed,  and 
this  shall  be  considered  as  part  of  the  house  number. 

All  avenues  in  the  Southwest  Division  shall  be  numbered  from 
Division  street  west,  commencing  with  No.  1 and  continuing  with  even 
numbers  on  the  north  side  and  odd  numbers  on  the  south  side. 

Sec.  4,  The  decimal  system  of  number  is  hereby  adopted,  and  one 
hundred  numbers  are  assigned  to  each  block  and  each  twenty  feet  to  be 
assigned  one  number. 

Sec.  5.  All  house  numbers  along  streets  and  avenues  lying  north 
of  the  Spokane  river  shall  have  a cipher  prefixed,  and  this  shall  be  con- 
sidered as  a part  of  the  house  number. 

Sec.  6.  All  numbers  shall  be  supplied  to  the  owners  or  occupants 
of  buildings  by  the  City  Clerk  upon  payment  to  him  for  the  use  of  said 
city,  of  the  sum  of  fifty  cents  for  the  same  and  for  his  certificate.  Said 
Clerk  shall  issue  with  said  numbers  a certificate  giving  the  number, 
the  name  of  the  occupant  and  location  of  the  premises  to  be  numbered, 
and  shall  make  a record  thereof  in  his  office.  Such  number  shall  be 
attached  to  the  building  or  place  of  business  to  which  it  belongs  in  a 
conspicuous  place,  either  above  or  at  the  side  of  the  front  entrance  of 
said  building  or  place  of  business. 

As  amended  December  23,  1891,  by  ordinance  No.  A143. 

Sec.  7.  All  houses  or  places  of  business  now  erected  shall  be  num- 
bered in  accordance  with  the  provisions  of  this  ordinance  on  or  before 


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the  20th  day  of  January,  1892,  and  all  houses  or  places  of  business 
hereafter  erected  shall  be  so  numbered  within  fifteen  days  after  the 
completion  thereof.  Any  person,  firm  or  corporation  failing  to  comply 
with  the  provisions  of  this  ordinance  shall,  upon  conviction  thereof,  be 
fined  in  any  sum  not  exceeding  ten  dollars  and  costs  of  prosecution,  and 
be  committed  until  such  fine  and  costs  are  paid. 

As  amended  December  23,  1891,  by  ordinance  No.  A143. 

Sec.  8.  All  ordinances  and  parts  of  ordinances  in  conflict  here- 
with are  hereby  repealed. 

Sec.  9.  This  ordinance  shall  take  effect  ten  days  after  its  passage. 

Passed  the  City  Council  November  4,  1891. 


ORDINANCE  NO.  179. 

AN  ORDINANCE  TO  ESTABLISH  A CITY  MARKET  PLACE  AND  TO  REGULATE  THE 

USE  THEREOF. 

The  City  of  Spokane  Falls  does  ordain  as  follows : 

Section  1.  Lots  9 and  10,  block  9,  Town  of  Spokane  Falls,  is  hereby 
designated  and  established  as  a city  market  place,  and  all  persons  de- 
siring to  offer  for  sale  in  wagon  load  lots  any  hay,  wood  or  other 
products  may  use'and  occupy  the  same  for  such  purpose. 

Sec.  2.  No  person  or  persons  shall  offer  for  sale  in  wagon  load  lots, 
in  any  street  or  alley  of  the  city,  any  hay,  wood  or  other  products,  nor 
cause  or  permit  any  such  wagon  load  lots  of  hay,  wood  or  other  prod- 
ucts owned  or  controlled  by  him  or  them  to  stand  in  any  street  or  alley 
in  the  city  for  sale. 

Sec.  3.  Any  person  violating  any  of  the  provisions  of  this  ordinance 
shall  be  deemed  guilty  of  a misdemeanor,  and,  upon  conviction,  shall 
be  fined  in  any  sum  not  exceeding  twenty-five  dollars  for  such  offense. 

Sec.  4.  This  ordinance  shall  take  effect  and  be  in  force  from  and 
after  five  days  after  its  publication. 

Passed  the  City  Council  August  22,  1888. 


ORDINANCE  NO.  239. 

AN  ORDINANCE  REGULATING  THE  PLATTING  AND  LAYING  OUT  OF  ADDITIONS 
TO  THE  CITY  OF  SPOKANE  FALLS  WITHIN  THE  LIMITS  OF  THE  CITY. 

The  City  of  Spokane  Falls  does  ordain  as  follows'. 

Section  1.  All  persons  or  corporations  laying  out  or  platting  addi- 
tions to  the  City  of  Spokane  Falls  within  the  limits  of  said  city  shall 
conform  all  streets  and  alleys  to  the  streets  and  alleys  of  adjoining 
plats  and  additions  and  to  the  original  plat  of  the  city,  so  far  as  prac- 
ticable. 

Sec.  2.  All  persons  or  corporations  laying  out  parcels  of  land  into 
lots  and  blocks  within  the  limits  of  the  City  of  Spokane  Falls  shall 
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corner  of  each  block  a stone  two  (2)  feet  long  and  at  least  six  (6) 
inches  square  on  top,  with  a one-half  ( y2 ) inch  hole  drilled  to  the 
depth  of  two  (2)  inches  and  filled  with  lead,  into  which  a brass  point 
shall  be  driven  at  the  exact  point  twenty- five  (25)  feet  each  way  from 
the  northeast  corner  of  each  block.  The  top  of  such  stones  shall  be 
placed  two  (2)  feet  below  grade,  where  established,  and  not  less  than 
two  (2)  feet  below  the  surface  of  the  ground.  Where  said  point  falls 
upon  solid  rock,  the  stone  aforesaid  shall  be  omitted,  but  a hole  one 
(1)  foot  deep,  one-half  (%)  inch  in  diameter,  shall  be  drilled  at  the 
exact  point,  and  an  iron  rod  be  safely  anchored  therein  flush  with  the 
surface  of  the  solid  rock.  All  points  thus  marked  shall  be  shown 
on  the  plat  filed. 

Sec.  3.  All  persons  or  corporations  shall,  before  filing  any  such 
plats  of  additions,  submit  the  same  to  the  City  Surveyor  and  obtain 
his  approval  thereof,  and  the  City  Surveyor  shall  make  a record  in  his 
office  of  the  location  of  all  points  placed  as  specified  in  section  two  (2), 
and  shall  report  same  to  City  Council,  and  no  plat  shall  be  made  until 
same  shall  be  approved  by  the  City  Council. 

Sec.  4.  Any  persons  or  corporations  violating  any  of  the  provisions 
of  this  ordinance  shall  be  deemed  guilty  of  a misdemeanor,  and,  upon 
conviction,  shall  be  fined  in  any  sum  not  exceeding  one  hundred  dol- 
lars ($100). 

Sec.  5.  This  ordinance  shall  take  effect  and  be  in  force  from  and 
after  five  days  after  its  passage  and  publication. 

Passed  the  City  Council  February  6,  1889. 


ORDINANCE  NO.  A1350. 

AN  ORDINANCE  VACATING  A PORTION  OF  MAIN  AVENUE,  LYING  BETWEEN  MON- 
ROE STREET  AND  RIVERSIDE  AVENUE,  IN  THE  CITY  OF  SPOKANE. 

Whereas,  The  Washington  Safe  Deposit  & Trust  Company  hereto- 
fore filed  its  petition  for  the  vacation  of  a certain  part  of  Main  avenue, 
in  the  City  of  Spokane,  which  is  more  particularly  hereinafter  de- 
scribed; and 

Whereas,  The  City  Clerk  gave  notice  of  the  filing  of  said  petition 
and  of  the  time  and  place  fixed  by  order  of  the  Council  for  hearing 
said  petition,  and  at  the  time  and  place  so  fixed  for  said  hearing  (no 
person  appearing  and  objecting  thereto)  it  was  ordered  by  the  Coun- 
cil that  the  prayer  of  said  petition  be  granted,  upon  compliance  with 
the  terms  and  conditions  of  a certain  contract  made  and  entered  into 
by  and  between  said  Washington  Safe  Deposit  & Trust  Company  and 
the  City  of  Spokane,  on  the  3rd  day  of  March,  A.  D.  1903,  which  said 
contract  is  now  on  record  and  on  file  in  the  office  of  the  City  Clerk; 
now,  therefore, 

The  City  of  Spokane  does  ordain  as  follows: 

Section  1.  That  that  portion  of  Main  avenue,  in  the  City  of  Spo- 


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kane,  Washington,  described  as  follows,  to-wit:  Beginning  at  the 
northeast  corner  of  lot  35,  block  4,  Glover’s  addition  to  Spokane  Falls, 
now  Spokane,  Washington;  thence  east  102.50  feet  to  the  west  line 
of  Monroe  street;  thence  south  along  the  west  line  of  Monroe  street  57 
feet  to  a point;  thence  along  a line  bearing  south  67  degrees,  .05  min- 
utes west,  a distance  of  103.16  feet,  to  a point  of  curve;  thence  curving 
to  the  right,  through  32  degrees  35  minutes  of  curvature,  with  a curve 
having  a radius  of  34.22  feet,  a distance  of  19.43  feet  to  a point  of  tan- 
gent; thence  along  a tangent  bearing  north  80  degrees  20  minutes  west 
a distance  of  115.03  feet  to  a point  of  curve;  thence  curving  to  the  left, 
through  28  degrees  24  minutes  of  curvature,  with  a curve  having  a 
radius  of  194.28  feet,  a distance  of  95.42  feet,  to  the  southwest  corner 
of  lot  34,  block  4,  Glover’s  addition  to  Spokane  Falls,  now  Spokane, 
Washington;  thence  north  71  degrees  16  minutes  east  along  the  south- 
erly line  of  said  block  4,  said  Glover’s  addition,  a distance  of  232.31 
feet,  to  the  southeast  corner  of  lot  35,  said  block  4;  thence  north  along 
the  east  line  of  said  lot  35  a distance  of  12  feet,  to  place  of  beginning, 
be  and  the  same  is  hereby  vacated. 

Sec.  2.  That  upon  the  failure  of  the  said  Washington  Safe  Deposit 
& Trust  Company  to  perform  any  of  the  terms  and  conditions  of  the 
contract  herein  referred  to,  this  ordinance  shall  be  null  and  void. 

Sec.  3.  This  ordinance  shall  take  effect  and  be  in  force  ten  days 
after  its  passage. 

Passed  the  City  Council  March  24,  1903. 


ORDINANCE  NO.  A417. 

AN  ORDINANCE  TO  PROVIDE  FOR  THE  DISPOSING  OF  BALLOTS  AND  RETURNS  OF 

ELECTION. 

The  City  of  Spokane  does  ordain  as  follows: 

Section  1.  The  City  Clerk  shall,  at  the  expiration  of  six  months 
after  each  election,  destroy  all  ballots  and  returns  of  such  election; 
and  the  City  Clerk  shall  destroy  all  ballots  and  returns  now  on  hand 
of  previous  elections;  provided,  the  destroying  of  all  election  ballots 
and  returns  shall  be  done  in  the  presence  of  the  Mayor  and  President 
of  the  City  Council. 

Sec.  2.  This  ordinance  shall  take  effect  and  be  in  force  ten  days 
after  its  passage. 

Passed  the  City  Council  April  6,  1894. 


ORDINANCE  NO.  A249. 

AN  ORDINANCE  DIVIDING  THE  WARDS  OF  THE  CITY  OF  SPOKANE,  WASHINGTON, 
INTO  ELECTION  PRECINCTS. 

The  City  of  Spokane  does  ordain  as  follows: 

Section  1.  The  several  wards  of  the  City  of  Spokane  are  hereby 


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divided  into  election  precincts,  and  the  boundaries  of  each  precinct 
shall  be  as  hereinafter  described. 

FIRST  WARD. 

Adams  Precinct. — Commencing  at  a point  on  the  line  of  the  easterly- 
city  limits  where  the  same  intersects  the  north  bank  of  the  Spokane 
river;  thence  south  on  said  easterly  city  limits  line  to  the  center  line 
of  Mendenhall  avenue;  thence  west  along  the  center  line  of  Menden- 
hall avenue  to  the  intersection  of  the  same  with  the  west  line  of  sec- 
tion 1G,  township  25  north,  range  43  east,  W.  M.;  thence  westerly  along 
the  continuation  of  the  center  line  of  Mendenhall  avenue  to  a point 
where  the  same  intersects  the  center  line  of  section  17,  township  25 
north,  range  43  east;  thence  north  along  the  center  line  of  section  17, 
township  25  north,  range  43  east,  to  a point  where  the  center  line  of 
Riverside  avenue  intersects  the  center  line  of  said  section  17;  thence 
westerly  along  the  center  line  of  Riverside  avenue  to  the  center  line 
of  Sheridan  street;  thence  south  along  the  center  line  of  Sheridan 
street  to  the  center  line  of  Riverside  avenue;  thence  westerly  along  the 
center  line  of  Riverside  avenue  and  the  extension  thereof  to  the  cen- 
ter line  of  Division  street;  thence  north  along  the  center  line  of  Divis- 
ion street  to  the  north  bank  of  the  Spokane  river;  thence  easterly 
along  the  north  bank  of  the  Spokane  river  to  the  place  of  beginning. 

Allen  Precinct — Commencing  at  a point  on  the  easterly  city  limits 
line,  where  the  same  intersects  the  center  line  of  Mendenhall  avenue; 
thence  south  on  the  easterly  city  limits  line  to  the  center  line  of  Hart- 
son  avenue;  thence  west  along  the  center  line  of  Hartson  avenue  to  the 
north  and  south  center  line  of  section  21,  township  25  north,  range  43 
east;  thence  south  along  said  center  line  of  said  section  21  to  the 
center  line  of  Eighth  avenue;  thence  west  along  the  center  line  of 
Eighth  avenue  to  a point  where  the  same  intersects  the  center  line  of 
Newark  avenue;  thence  northwesterly  along  the  center  line  of  Newark 
avenue  to  a point  where  the  same  intersects  the  center  line  of  Arthur 
street;  thence  north  along  the  center  line  of  Arthur  street  to  a point 
where  the  extension  of  the  same  intersects  the  extended  line  of  Men- 
denhall avenue;  thence  east  along  the  extended  center  line  of  Menden- 
hall avenue,  and  the  center  line  of  Mendenhall  avenue  to  the  place  of 
beginning. 

Arthur  Precinct. — Commencing  at  a point  where  the  easterly  city 
limits  line  intersects  the  center  line  of  Hartson  avenue;  thence  west 
along  the  center  line  of  Hartson  avenue  to  the  north  and  south  center 
line  of  section  21,  township  25  north,  range  43  east;  thence  south 
along  said  center  line  of  said  section  21  to  the  center  line  of  Eighth 
avenue;  thence  west  along  the  center  line  of  Eighth  avenue  to  a point 
where  the  same  intersects  the  center  line  of  Newark  avenue;  thence 
northwesterly  along  the  center  line  of  Newark  avenue  to  a point  where 
the  same  intersects  the  center  line  of  Arthur  avenue;  thence  south 
along  the  center  line  of  Arthur  avenue  to  the  center  line  of  Eighth 
avenue;  thence  west  along  the  center  line  of  Eighth  avenue  to  the  cen- 
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ter  line  of  Hatch  street;  thence  north  along  the  center  line  of  Hatch 
street  to  the  center  line  of  Blaine  avenue;  thence  west  along  the  cen- 
ter line  of  Blaine  avenue  to  the  center  line  of  Chandler  street;  thence 
north  along  the  center  line  of  Chandler  street  to  the  center  line  of 
Hartson  avenue;  thence  west  along  the  center  line  of  Hartson  avenue 
to  the  extended  center  line  of  Division  street;  thence  south  along  the 
extended  center  line  of  Division  street  and  the  center  line  of  Division 
street  to  the  south  city  limits  line;  thence  east  along  the  south  city 
limits  line  to  the  east  city  limits  line;  thence  north  on  the  east  city 
limits  line  to  a point  where  the  center  line  of  Hartson  avenue  inter- 
sects the  said  east  city  limits  line,  the  place  of  beginning. 

Alki  Precinct. — Commencing  at  a point  where  the  extended  center 
line  of  Arthur  street  intersects  the  extended  center  line  of  Mendenhall 
avenue;  thence  running  south  along  the  extended  center  line  of  Arthur 
street  and  the  center  line  of  Arthur  street  to  the  center  line  of  Eighth 
avenue;  thence  west  along  the  center  line  of  Eighth  avenue  to  the  cen- 
ter line  of  Hatch  street;  thence  north  along  the  center  line  of  Hatch 
street  to  the  center  line  of  Blaine  avenue;  thence  west  along  the  center 
line  of  Blaine  avenue  to  the  center  line  of  Chandler  street;  thence 
north  along  the  center  line  of  Chandler  street  to  the  center  line  of 
Hartson  avenue;  thence  west  along  the  center  line  of  Hartson  avenue 
to  the  extended  center  line  of  Division  street;  thence  north  along  the 
extended  center  line  of  Division  street  and  the  center  line  of  Division 
street  to  the  center  line  of  Riverside  avenue;  thence  east  on  the  ex- 
tended center  line  of  Riverside  avenue  and  the  center  line  of  Riverside 
avenue  to  a point  where  the  center  line  of  Riverside  avenue  intersects 
the  center  line  of  Sheridan  street;  thence  north  on  the  center  line  of 
Sheridan  street  to  the  center  line  of  Riverside  avenue;  thence  east 
along  the  center  line  of  Riverside  avenue  to  a point  where  the  same 
intersects  the  center  line  of  section  17,  township  25  north,  range  43 
east;  thence  south  along  said  center  line  of  said  section  17  to  a point 
where  the  extended  center  line  of  Mendenhall  avenue  intersects  the 
said  center  line  of  said  section  17;  thence  east  along  the  extended  cen- 
ter line  of  Mendenhall  avenue  to  a point  where  the  same  intersects 
the  extended  center  line  of  Arthur  street,  the  place  of  beginning. 

SECOND  WARD. 

Brickell  Precinct. — Commencing  at  the  north  hank  of  the  Spokane 
river  at  the  center  line  of  Division  street;  thence  south  along  the  cen- 
ter line  of  Division  street  to  the  intersection  of  the  center  line  of 
Division  street  and  the  center  line  of  Front  avenue;  thence  west  along 
the  center  line  of  Front  avenue  to  its  terminus,  and  continuing  west 
in  a straight  line  to  the  center  line  of  Monroe  street;  thence  north 
on  the  center  line  of  Monroe  street  to  the  north  bank  of  the  Spokane 
river;  thence  easterly  along  the  north  bank  of  the  northernmost  chan- 
nel of  the  Spokane  river,  including  the  islands,  to  the  place  of  begin- 
ning. 

Burke  Precinct. — Commencing  at  the  intersection  of  the  center  line 


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of  Front  avenue  and  the  center  line  of  Division  street;  thence  south 
along  the  center  line  of  Division  street  to  the  center  line  of  Riverside 
avenue;  thence  west  along  the  center  line  of  Riverside  avenue  to  the 
intersection  of  the  center  line  of  Riverside  avenue  and  the  center  line 
of  Washington  street;  thence  north  along  the  center  line  of  Wash- 
ington street  to  the  intersection  of  the  center  line  of  Washington  street 
and  the  center  line  of  Front  avenue;  thence  east  along  the  center  line 
of  Front  avenue  to  the  place  of  beginning. 

Browne  Precinct. — Commencing  at  the  intersection  of  the  center 
line  of  Front  avenue  and  the  center  line  of  Washington  street;  thence 
south  along  the  center  line  of  Washington  street  to  the  center  line  of 
Riverside  avenue;  thence  west  along  the  center  line  of  Riverside 
avenue  to  the  center  line  of  Howard  street;  thence  north  along  the 
center  line  of  Howard  street  to  the  center  line  of  Front  avenue; 
thence  east  along  the  center  line  of  Front  avenue  to  the  place  of  be- 
ginning. 

Butler  Precinct. — Commencing  at  the  intersection  of  the  center  line 
of  Front  avenue  and  the  center  line  of  Howard  street;  thence  south 
along  the  center  line  of  Howard  street  to  the  center  line  of  Riverside 
avenue;  thence  west  along  the  center  line  of  Riverside  avenue  to  the 
center  line  of  Monroe  street;  thence  north  along  the  center  line  of 
Monroe  street  to  a point  opposite  the  center  line  of  Front  avenue; 
thence  east  on  a direct  line  and  along  the  center  line  of  Front  avenue 
to  the  place  of  beginning. 

Burton  Precinct. — Commencing  at  the  intersection  of  the  center 
line  of  Riverside  avenue  and  the  center  line  of  Division  street;  thence 
south  along  the  center  line  of  Division  street  to  the  main  track  of  the 
Northern  Pacific  Railroad  tracks;  thence  southwesterly  along  said 
main  track  to  the  intersection  of  the  Northern  Pacific  Railroad  and 
the  center  line  of  Stevens  street;  thence  north  along  the  center  line 
of  Stevens  street  to  the  center  line  of  Riverside  avenue;  thence  east 
along  the  center  line  of  Riverside  avenue  to  the  place  of  beginning. 

Blake  Precinct. — Commencing  at  the  intersection  of  the  center  line 
of  Riverside  avenue  and  the  center  line  of  Stevens  street;  thence  south 
along  the  center  line  of  Stevens  street  to  the  main  track  of  the  North- 
ern Pacific  Railroad:  thence  west  along  said  main  track  to  the  center 
line  of  Mill  street;  thence  north  along  the  center  line  of  Mill  street  to 
the  center  line  of  Riverside  avenue;  thence  east  along  the  center  line 
of  Riverside  avenue  to  the  place  of  beginning. 

Beacon  Precinct. — Commencing  at  the  intersection  of  the  center  line 
of  Mill  street  and  the  center  line  of  Riverside  avenue;  thence  south 
along  the  center  line  of  Mill  street  to  the  main  track  of  the  Northern 
Pacific  Railroad;  thence  west  along  said  main  track  to  the  center  line 
of  Monroe  street;  thence  north  along  said  center  line  of  Monroe  street 
to  the  center  line  of  Riverside  avenue;  thence  east  along  the  center 
line  of  Riverside  avenue  to  the  place  of  beginning. 

Bernard  Precinct. — Commencing  at  the  intersection  of  the  main 


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track  of  the  Northern  Pacific  Railroad  and  the  center  line  of  Division 
street;  thence  south  along  the  center  line  of  Division  street  to  the 
center  line  of  Third  avenue;  thence  west  along  the  center  line  of 
Third  avenue  to  the  center  line  of  Monroe  street;  thence  north  along 
the  center  line  of  Monroe  street  to  the  intersection  of  the  center  line 
of  Monroe  street  with  the  Northern  Pacific  Railroad  track;  thence 
easterly  and  northeasterly  along  the  main  track  of  the  Northern 
Pacific  Railroad  Company  to  the  place  of  beginning. 

Blaine  Precinct. — Commencing  at  the  intersection  of  the  center 
line  of  Third  avenue  and  the  center  line  of  Division  street;  thence 
south  along  the  center  line  of  Division  street  and  the  center  line  of 
Division  street  extended  to  the  center  line  of  Fifth  avenue;  thence 
west  along  the  center  line  of  Fifth  avenue  to  the  center  line  of  Monroe 
street;  thence  north  along  the  center  line  of  Monroe  street  to  the  cen- 
ter line  of  Third  avenue;  thence  east  along  the  center  line  of  Third 
avenue  to  the  place  of  beginning. 

Belmont  Precinct. — Commencing  at  the  intersection  of  the  center 
line  of  Fifth  avenue  and  the  extended  center  line  of  Division  street; 
thence  south  along  the  center  and  on  a direct  line  with  the  center  line 
of  Division  street  to  the  south  city  limits;  thence  west  along  said  south 
city  limits  to  the  center  line  of  Madison  street;  thence  north  along 
the  center  line  of  Madison  street  to  the  center  line  of  Ninth  avenue; 
thence  east  along  the  center  line  of  Ninth  avenue  to  the  center  line 
of  Monroe  street;  thence  north  along  the  center  line  of  Monroe  street 
to  the  center  line  of  Fifth  avenue;  thence  east  along  the  center  line 
of  Fifth  avenue  to  the  place  of  beginning. 

THIRD  WARD. 

Clay  Precinct. — Commencing  on  the  center  line  of  Monroe  street 
at  the  north  bank  of  the  Spokane  river;  thence  south  along  the  center 
line  of  Monroe  street  to  the  center  line  of  Riverside  avenue;  thence 
westerly  along  the  center  line  of  Riverside  avenue  to  where  the  said 
center  line  of  Riverside  avenue  intersects  the  section  line  between  sec- 
tions 13  and  24,  township  25,  range  43  E.  W.  M.;  thence  west  along 
said  section  line  to  the  west  city  limits;  thence  north  on  said  west 
city  limits  to  the  half  section  line  of  section  14,  township  25  north, 
range  42  E.  W.  M.;  thence  east  on  said  half  section  line  to  the  north 
bank  of  the  Spokane  river;  thence  southerly  and  easterly  along  the 
north  bank  of  the  Spokane  river  to  the  place  of  beginning. 

Carleton  Precinct. — Commencing  at  the  intersection  of  the  center 
line  of  Riverside  avenue  and  the  center  line  of  Monroe  street;  thence 
south  along  the  center  line  of  Monroe  street  to  the  main  track  of  the 
Northern  Pacific  Railroad;  thence  west  along  the  main  track  of  the 
Northern  Pacific  Railroad  to  the  center  line  of  Cedar  street,  and  pursu- 
ing a west  course  along  the  extended  center  line  of  Pacific  avenue  and 
the  center  line  of  Pacific  avenue  to  the  intersection  with  the  center  line 
of  Riverside  avenue;  thence  northerly  and  easterly  along  the  center  line 
of  Riverside  avenue  to  where  the  center  line  of  Riverside  avenue  inter- 


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sects  the  south  line  of  section  13,  township  25  north,  range  42  east; 
thence  east  along  the  south  line  of  said  section  13  to  a point  where 
the  center  line  of  Riverside  avenue  intersects  the  center  line  of  Cedar 
street;  thence  northeasterly  along  the  center  line  of  Riverside  avenue 
to  the  place  of  beginning. 

Cannon  Precinct. — Commencing  at  the  intersection  of  the  Northern 
Pacific  Railroad  main  track  and  the  center  line  of  Monroe  street; 
thence  south  along  the  center  line  of  Monroe  street  to  the  center  line 
of  Fifth  avenue;  thence  west  along  the  center  line  of  Fifth  avenue  to 
the  center  line  of  Maple  street;  thence  north  along  the  center  line  of 
Maple  street  to  the  center  line  of  Pacific  avenue;  thence  east  along  the 
center  line  of  Pacific  avenue  and  along  the  main  track  of  the  Northern 
Pacific  Railroad  to  the  place  of  beginning. 

Cleveland  Precinct. — Commencing  at  the  intersection  of  the  center 
line  of  Fifth  avenue  and  the  center  line  of  Monroe  street;  thence  south 
along  the  center  line  of  Monroe  street  to  the  center  line  of  Ninth 
avenue;  thence  west  along  the  center  line  of  Ninth  avenue  to  the 
center  line  of  Madison  street;  thence  south  along  the  center  line  of 
Madison  street  to  the  south  city  limits;  thence  west  along  the  south 
city  limits  to  the  main  track  of  the  Northern  Pacific  Railroad;  thence 
north  along  the  main  track  of  the  Northern  Pacific  Railroad  to  the 
center  line  of  Fifth  avenue;  thence  east  along  the  center  line  of  Fifth 
avenue  to  the  place  of  beginning. 

Carlisle  Precinct. — Commencing  at  the  intersection  of  the  center 
line  of  Pacific  avenue  and  the  center  line  of  Maple  street;  thence  south 
along  the  center  line  of  Maple  street  to  the  center  line  of  Fifth 
avenue;  thence  west  along  the  center  line  of  Fifth  avenue  to  the  main 
track  of  the  Northern  Pacific  Railroad;  thence  southerly  along  said 
main  track  to  the  east  and  west  half  section  line  of  section  24,  town- 
ship 25,  range  42;  thence  west  on  said  line  to  the  extended  center  line 
of  Cceur  d’Alene  street;  thence  northerly  along  the  extended  line 
of  Cceur  d’Alene  street  and  the  center  line  of  Cceur  d’Alene  street  to 
the  center  line  of  Pacific  avenue;  thence  east  along  the  center  line  of 
Pacific  avenue  to  the  place  of  beginning. 

Cass  Precinct. — Commencing  at  a point  where  the  north  line  of  sec- 
tion 23,  township  25  north,  range  42  east,  intersects  the  west  city 
limits  line;  thence  east  along  the  north  lines  of  sections  23  and  24  to  a 
point  where  the  north  line  of  section  24  intersects  the  center  line  of 
Riverside  avenue;  thence  southwesterly  along  the  center  line  of  River- 
side avenue  to  the  center  line  of  Pacific  avenue;  thence  west  along  the 
center  line  of  Pacific  avenue  to  the  center  line  of  Cceur  d’Alene  street; 
thence  southwesterly  along  the  center  line  of  Cceur  d’Alene  street  and 
the  extension  thereof  to  the  east  and  west  center  line  of  section  24, 
township  25  north,  range  42  east;  thence  east  along  said  east  and  west 
center  line  to  where  the  same  intersects  the  main  track  of  the  Northern 
Pacific  Railroad;  thence  southeasterly  along  the  Northern  Pacific  Rail- 
road to  the  south  city  limits  line;  thence  west  along  the  south  city 


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limits  line  to  the  west  city  limits  line;  thence  north  along  the  west 
city  limits  line  to  the  north  line  of  section  23,  township  25  north,  range 
42  east,  the  place  of  beginning. 

FOURTH  WARD. 

Delaware  Precinct. — Commencing  on  the  north  city  limits  at  a 
point  directly  north  of  the  center  line  of  Mill  street;  thence  in  a direct 
line  south  and  along  the  center  line  of  Mill  street  to  the  center  line  of 
Sharp  avenue;  thence  west  along  the  center  line  of  Sharp 
avenue  to  the  center  line  of  Cedar  street;  thence  south  on  Cedar 
street  along  its  center  line  to  the  center  line  of  Boone  avenue;  thence 
west  along  the  center  line  of  Boone  avenue  to  the  abandoned  track  of 
the  Spokane  Cable  Railway  Company;  thence  northwesterly  along  the 
center  of  said  track  to  the  west  city  limits;  thence  north  on  the  line 
of  the  west  city  limits  to  the  line  of  the  north  city  limits;  thence  east 
on  said  line  to  the  place  of  beginning. 

Damon  Precinct. — Commencing  at  the  intersection  of  the  center  line 
of  Sharp  avenue  and  the  center  line  of  Mill  street;  thence  south  along 
the  center  line  of  Mill  street  and  the  center  line  of  Mill  street  extended 
to  the  north  bank  of  the  Spokane  river;  thence  westerly  along  the 
north  bank  of  the  Spokane  river  to  the  extended  center  line  of  Cedar 
street;  thence  north  along  the  extended  center  line  of  Cedar  street  and 
the  center  line  of  Cedar  street  to  the  center  line  of  Sharp  avenue; 
thence  east  along  the  center  line  of  Sharp  avenue  to  the  place  of  begin- 
ning. 

Douglas  Precinct. — Commencing  at  the  intersection  of  the  center 
line  of  Boone  avenue  and  the  center  line  of  Cedar  street;  thence  south 
along  the  center  line  of  Cedar  street  and  the  extended  center  line  of 
Cedar  street  to  the  north  bank  of  the  Spokane  river;  thence  westerly 
and  northerly  along  the  north  bank  of  the  Spokane  river  to  a point 
where  the  half  section  line  of  section  14,  township  25  north,  range  42 
E.  W.  M.,  intersects  said  river;  thence  west  on  said  half  section  line  to 
the  west  city  limits;  thence  north  on  said  west  city  limits  to  where 
the  Spokane  Cable  Company’s  abandoned  track  reaches  said  city  limits; 
thence  southeasterly  along  the  said  abandoned  track  to  the  center  line 
of  Boone  avenue;  thence  east  along  the  center  line  of  Boone  avenue  to 
the  place  of  beginning. 

% FIFTH  WARD. 

Eureka  Precinct. — Commencing  at  the  northeast  corner  of  the  city 
limits;  thence  south  on  the  east  line  of  the  city  limits  to  the  north 
bank  of  the  Spokane  river;  thence  westerly  along  the  north  bank  of  the 
Spokane  river  to  the  center  line  of  Division  street;  thence  north  along 
the  center  line  of  Division  street  to  the  center  line  of  Euclid  avenue; 
thence  east  along  the  center  line  of  Euclid  avenue  to  the  center  line  of 
Perry  street;  thence  north  along  the  center  line  of  Perry  street  to  the 
north  city  limits;  thence  east  on  said  city  limits  to  the  place  of  begin- 
ning. 

Eldorado  Precinct. — Commencing  on  the  north  city  limits  at  the  in- 


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tersection  of  the  center  line  of  Perry  street;  thence  south  along  the  cen- 
ter line  of  Perry  street  to  the  center  line  of  Euclid  avenue;  thence 
west  along  the  center  line  of  Euclid  avenue  to  the  center  line  of 
Division  street;  thence  south  along  the  center  line  of  Division  street 
to  the  north  bank  of  the  Spokane  river;  thence  westerly  along  the 
north  bank  of  the  Spokane  river  to  the  center  line  of  Mill  street; 
thence  north  along  the  center  line  of  Mill  street  and  the  extended 
center  line  of  Mill  street  to  the  north  city  limits;  thence  east  on  said 
city  limits  to  the  place  of  beginning. 

Sec.  2.  All  ordinances  and  parts  of  ordinances  in  conflict  herewith 
are  hereby  repealed. 

Sec.  3.  This  ordinance  shall  be  in  force  ten  days  after  its  passage. 

Passed  the  City  Council  September  9,  1892. 

(New  precincts  have  been  established  by  Board  of  County  Com- 
missioners.— Note.  ) 


ORDINANCE  NO.  A576. 

AN  ORDINANCE  TO  REMIT  PENALTY  AND  INTEREST  ON  MUNICIPAL  TAXES 

WHICH  BECAME  DUE  AND  PAYABLE  IN  THE  YEARS  PREVIOUS  TO  1893. 

The  City  of  Spokane  does  ordain  as  follows: 

Section  1.  That  all  the  penalty  and  accrued  interest  shall  be  re- 
mitted on  all  delinquent  municipal  taxes  which  became  due  and  pay- 
able in  the  years  previous  to  1893,  and  which  shall  be  paid  on  or  before 
the  1st  day  of  October,  1895,  and  the  City  Treasurer  shall  receive  the 
net  amount  of  such  taxes  in  full  satisfaction  thereof. 

Sec.  2.  All  the  penalty  and  one-half  of  the  accrued  interest  shall 
be  remitted  on  all  delinquent  municipal  taxes  payable  in  the  years  pre- 
vious to  1893,  and  which  shall  be  paid  after  the  1st  day  of  October,  1895, 
and  on  or  before  the  1st  day  of  January,  1896,  and  the  City  Treasurer 
shall  receive  in  full  satisfaction  of  said  taxes  the  net  amount  thereof, 
together  with  interest  thereon  at  the  rate  of  ten  per  centum  (10%)  per 
annum  from  the  date  when  the  same  became  delinquent  to  the  date  of 
payment. 

Sec.  3.  One-half  of  the  penalty  and  one-half  of  the  accrued  interest 
shall  be  remitted  on  all  municipal  taxes  which  became  due  and  payable 
in  the  years  previous  to  1893,  and  which  shall  remain  unpaid  after  the 
1st  day  of  January,  1896,  and  the  City  Treasurer  shall  receive  in  full 
satisfaction  of  such  taxes  the  net  amount  thereof,  together  with  a pen- 
alty of  two  and  one-half  per  centum  (2y2%),  and  together  with  interest 
thereon  at  the  rate  of  ten  per  cent.  (10%)  per  annum  from  the  date 
when  the  same  became  delinquent  to  the  date  of  payment. 

Sec.  4.  Nothing  herein  shall  apply  to  any  taxes  for  which  the  prop- 
erty subject  to  pay  the  same  shall  have  been  sold  to  any  person,  firm  or 
corporation,  except  the  City  of  Spokane. 

Sec.  5.  When  any  property  liable  to  pay  any  of  the  taxes  herein 


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mentioned  shall  have  been  sold  to  the  City  of  Spokane,  the  City  Treas- 
urer in  collecting  said  tax,  shall,  in  addition  to  the  amount  of  the  tax 
collected,  and  penalty  and  interest,  when  penalty  and  interest  shall  be 
collectible  under  this  ordinance,  collect  the  amount  of  all  the  costs  and 
charges  of  advertising  of  said  sale,  legally  chargeable  against  said 
property,  on  account  of  said  sale. 

Sec.  6.  This  ordinance  shall  take  effect  and  be  in  force  ten  days 
after  its  passage. 

Passed  the  City  Council  May  10,  1895. 


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PART  II. 

Street  Improvements,  Appropriations,  and  Mis- 
cellaneous Ordinances. 

It  being  deemed  unnecessary  to  print  the  following  ordinances  in 
full,  the  title  and  date  of  passage  of  the  several  ordinances  is  here 
given : 


STREET  IMPROVEMENT  ORDINANCES. 


No.  A887.  An  ordinance  to  establish  the  grade  of  Adams  street 
from  the  north  line  of  Boone  avenue  to  the  north  line  of  Mallon  avenue. 

Passed  the  City  Council  November  10th,  1899. 

No.  255.  An  ordinance  to  provide  for  grading  Adams  street  from 
Fifth  street  south  to  the  city  limits.  Passed  March  18,  1889. 

No.  A442.  An  ordinance  to  provide  for  the  re-assessment  of  all 
lots,  etc.,  fronting  Adams  street  between  the  south  line  of  Fifth  street 
and  the  south  city  limits,  as  said  limits  were  defined  and  existed  on 
the  13th  day  of  March,  1889,  to  provide  for  the  payment  of  grading 
said  Adams  street.  Passed  June  26,  1894. 

No.  A513.  An  ordinance  confirming  the  re-assessment  roll  for  the 
grading  of  Adams  street  between  the  south  line  of  Fifth  street  and  the 
south  city  limits,  as  said  limits  were  defined  and  existed  on  the  13th 
day  of  March,  1889.  Passed  December  4,  1894. 

No.  A520.  An  ordinance  to  issue  bonds  to  pay  for  grading  Adams 
street  from  the  south  line  of  Fifth  street  to  the  south  city  limits,  as  said 
limits  were  defined  and  existed  on  the  13th  day  of  March,  1889.  Passed 
December  4,  1894. 

No.  547.  An  ordinance  providing  for  the  grading  and  improving 
of  South  Adams  street  between  the  center  line  of  Fourteenth  street  and 
the  center  line  of  Twenty-first  street.  Passed  February  11,  1891. 

No.  A44.  An  ordinance  providing  for  the  levy  and  collection  of 
special  tax  to  pay  the  expenses  of  grading,  etc.,  of  South  Adams  street 
between  the  north  line  of  Fourteenth  street  and  the  south  line  of 
Twenty-first  street.  Passed  July  9,  1891. 

No.  549  An  ordinance  providing  for  the  grading  and  improving  of 
Adams  street  from  the  south  line  of  Sprague  street  to  the  north  line  of 
Fifth  street.  Passed  February  11,  1891. 

No.  A341.  An  ordinance  providing  for  the  sidewalking  of  both 


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sides  of  Adams  street  between  the  north  line  of  Second  avenue  and  the 
south  line  of  Sprague  avenue.  Passed  July  18,  1893. 

No.  A1311.  An  ordinance  to  establish  the  grade  of  Ash  street  from 
the  south  line  of  Fifth  avenue  to  the  north  line  of  Tenth  avenue. 
Passed  the  City  Council  March  24,  1903. 

No.  A1148.  An  ordinance  to  establish  the  grade  of  Ash  street  from 
the  south  line  of  Tenth  avenue  to  the  north  line  of  Fourteenth  avenue. 
Passed  the  City  Council  April  1,  1902. 

No.  A59.  An  ordinance  providing  for  the  grading  and  guttering 
of  Fourth  street  (now  Ash  street)  between  the  north  line  of  Broadway 
and  the  south  line  of  D street.  Passed  July  31,  1891. 

No.  A1175.  An  ordinance  to  establish  the  grade  of  Augusta  avenue 
from  the  west  line  of  Monroe  street  to  the  east  line  of  Ash  street. 
Passed  the  City  Council  June  17,  1902. 

No.  A834.  An  ordinance  to  establish  the  grade  of  Augusta  avenue 
from  the  east  line  of  Standard  street  to  the  west  line  of  Atlantic  street. 
Passed  the  City  Council  May  23,  1899. 

No.  A1133.  An  ordinance  providing  for  the  grading,  curbing,  bal- 
lasting and  sidewalking  of  Augusta  avenue  from  the  center  line  of 
Monroe  street  to  the  center  line  of  Howard  street,  and  for  the  payment 
of  the  cost  thereof,  creating  an  assessment  district,  and  providing  for 
the  levy  and  collection  of  special  assessments  on  the  property  benefited 
by  said  improvement.  Passed  the  City  Council  February  4,  1902. 

No.  A1285.  An  ordinance  to  amend  the  title  to  ordinance  No. 
A1133,  entitled  “An  ordinance  providing  for  the  grading,  curbing,  bal- 
lasting and  sidewalking  of  Augusta  avenue  from  the  center  line  of 
Monroe  street  to  the  center  line  of  Howard  street,  and  for  the  payment 
of  the  cost  thereof,  creating  an  assessment  district  and  providing  for 
the  levy  and  collection  of  special  assessments  on  the  property  benefited 
by  said  improvement.”  Passed  the  City  Council  January  20,  1903. 

No.  A1289.  An  ordinance  to  establish  the  grade  of  Addison  street, 
from  the  south  line  of  Boone  avenue  to  the  nortn  line  of  Carlisle 
avenue.  Passed  the  City  Council  January  20,  1903. 

No.  A1202.  An  ordinance  to  establish  the  grade  of  Alice  avenue 
from  the  west  line  of  Monroe  street  to  the  east  line  of  Jefferson  street. 
Passed  the  City  Council  August  12,  1902. 

No.  A1056.  An  ordinance  to  establish  the  grade  of  Arthur  street 
from  the  north  line  of  Highland  avenue  to  the  south  line  of  Twelfth 
avenue.  Passed  the  City  Council  June  4,  1901. 

No.  A64.  An  ordinance  providing  for  the  grading,  guttering  and 
curbing  of  Arthur  avenue  between  south  line  to  Fourth  street  and  the 
south  line  of  Washington  avenue.  Passed  August  4,  1891. 

No.  A1194.  An  ordinance  approving  and  confirming  the  assessments 
and  assessment  roll  for  the  improvement  of  Augusta  avenue,  from  the 
center  line  of  Monroe  street  to  the  center  line  of  Howard  street,  by 
grading,  curbing  and  ballasting  the  same,  and  to  provide  for  the  col- 


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lection  of  assessments  and  the  payment  of  the  bonds  issued  therefor. 
Passed  the  City  Council  July  22,  1902. 

No.  A1259.  An  ordinance  to  amend  section  two  of  ordinance  No. 
A1194,  entitled  “An  ordinance  approving  and  confirming  the  assess- 
ments and  assessment  roll  for  the  improvement  of  Augusta  avenue, 
from  the  center  line  of  Monroe  street  to  the  center  line  of  Howard 
street,  by  grading,  curbing  and  ballasting  the  same,  and  to  provide 
for  the  collection  of  assessments  and  the  payment  of  the  bonds  issued 
therefor,”  passed  July  22d,  1902.  Passed  the  City  Council  November 

28,  1902. 

No.  A1195.  An  ordinance  approving  and  confirming  the  assess- 
ments and  assessment  roll  for  the  improvement  of  Augusta  avenue, 
from  the  center  line  of  Monroe  street  to  the  center  line  of  Howard 
street,  by  sidewalking  the  same,  and  to  provide  for  the  collection  of 
assessments  and  the  payment  of  the  bonds  issued  therefor.  Passed  the 
City  Council  July  22,  1902. 

No.  154.  An  ordinance  to  provide  for  the  grading  of  Saxton  street 
(now  Bernard  street)  between  Third  and  Eighth  streets.  Passed  May 

29,  1888. 

No.  A449.  An  ordinance  to  re-assess  Saxton  street  (now  Bernard 
street),  between  Third  street  (now  Third  avenue),  and  Eighth  street 
(now  Eighth  avenue),  to  pay  for  grading  of  said  Saxton  street  (now 
Bernard  street)  heretofore  made.  Passed  June  26,  1894. 

No.  A515.  An  ordinance  to  confirm  the  reassessment  roll  for  grad- 
ing Saxton  street  (now  Bernard  street),  between  Third  street  (now 
Third  avenue)  and  Eighth  street  (now  Eighth  avenue).  Passed  De- 
cember 4,  1894. 

No.  A518.  An  ordinance  to  issue  bonds  to  pay  for  grading  Bernard 
street  (formerly  Saxton  street),  between  Third  avenue  (formerly  Third 
street)  and  Eighth  avenue  (formerly  Eighth  street).  Passed  December 
4,  1894. 

No.  216.  An  ordinance  to  provide  for  the  grading  of  Bernard  street 
between  north  side  of  First  street  and  north  end  of  Bernard  street. 
Passed  December  5,  1888. 

No.  A439.  An  ordinance  to  re-assess  Bernard  street,  between  the 
north  line  of  First  avenue  (formerly  First  street),  and  the  north  end 
of  Bernard  street  as  the  said  north  end  was  defined  and  existed  on  the 
5th  day  of  December,  1888,  to  pay  for  grading  said  Bernard  street 
heretofore  made.  Passed  June  26,  1894. 

No.  A287.  An  ordinance  providing  for  the  sidewalking  of  Bernard 
street  on  the  west  side  thereof,  between  the  north  line  of  Eighth  avenue 
and  a point  150  feet  north  of  the  north  line  of  Eighth  avenue.  Passed 
March  7,  1893. 

No.  A660.  An  ordinance  providing  for  the  construction  of  a sewer 
on  Bernard  street  from  Seventh  avenue  to  Eighth  avenue  and  on  Eighth 
from  Bernard  street  to  McClellan  street.  Passed  September  29,  1896. 

No.  A681.  An  ordinance  to  amend  section  IV  of  an  ordinance 


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entitled  “An  ordinance  providing  for  the  construction  of  a sewer  upon 
Bernard  street  from  the  center  line  of  Seventh  avenue  to  the  center 
line  of  Eighth  avenue  and  on  Eighth  avenue  from  Bernard  street  to 
center  line  of  McClellan  street,  and  providing  for  the  issuance  of  bonds 
to  pay  the  cost  thereof,”  passed  the  City  Council  September  29,  1896. 
Passed  the  City  Council  January  5,  1897. 

No.  A680.  An  ordinance  approving  and  confirming  the  assessment 
roll  for  the  assessment  district  established  for  the  improvement  of 
Bernard  street  from  the  center  line  of  Seventh  avenue  to  the  center 
line  of  Eighth  avenue,  and  Eighth  avenue  from  Bernard  street  to  the 
center  line  of  McClellan  street,  by  sewering  the  same,  and  to  provide 
for  the  payment  of  the  same.  Passed  the  City  Council  December  15, 
1896. 

No.  345.  An  ordinance  to  extend  the  water  main  on  Bernard  street 
between  the  center  of  Fifth  and  the  center  of  Sixth  street,  also  on  Fifth 
street  (now  Fifth  avenue)  between  the  center  of  Washington  and  the 
center  of  Bernard  street.  Passed  October  11,  1889. 

No.  A818.  An  ordinance  to  establish  the  grade  of  Bishop  Court 
from  the  west  line  of  Monroe  street  to  the  east  line  of  Jefferson  street. 
Passed  the  City  Council  March  21st,  1899. 

No.  A87.  An  ordinance  providing  for  the  grading,  guttering  and 
curbing  of  Spokane  street  (now  Boone  avenue)  between  the  east  line 
of  Victoria  street  (now  Division  street)  and  the  east  line  of  College 
street  (now  Gonzaga  street).  Passed  September  1,  1891. 

No.  286.  An  ordinance  providing  for  the  grading  of  Boone  street 
(now  Boone  avenue)  from  Monroe  street  to  the  west  city  limits. 
Passed  May  8,  1889. 

No.  A429.  An  ordinance  to  re-assess  Boone  street  (now  Boone 
avenue)  between  the  west  line  of  Monroe  street  and  the  west  city 
limits,  as  said  limits  were  defined  and  existed  on  the  11th  day  of  May, 
1889.  Passed  June  26,  1894. 

No.  A526.  An  ordinance  to  confirm  the  re-assessment  roll  for  the 
grading  of  Boone  avenue,  formerly  Boone  street,  between  the  west  line 
of  Monroe  street  and  the  west  city  limits,  as  said  limits  were  defined 
and  existed  on  the  11th  day  of  May,  1889.  Passed  December  11,  1894. 

No.  A534.  An  ordinance  to  issue  bonds  to  pay  for  grading  Boone 
avenue,  formerly  Boone  street,  from  the  west  line  of  Monroe  street  to 
the  west  city  limits,  as  said  limits  were  defined  and  existed  on  the 
11th  day  of  May,  1889.  Passed  December  14,  1894. 

No.  A155.  An  ordinance  providing  for  the  construction  of  a side- 
walk on  both  sides  of  Boone  avenue  from  College  street  (now  Gonzaga 
street)  to  Division  street.  Passed  January  26,  1892. 

No.  A1079.  An  ordinance  providing  for  the  sidewalking  of  Boone 
avenue  from  the  center  line  of  Monroe  street  to  the  center  line  of 
Cochran  street,  and  for  the  payment  of  the  cost  thereof,  creating  an 
assessment  district,  and  providing  for  the  levy  and  collection  of  special 
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for  the  issuance  of  bonds  and  the  payment  thereof.  Passed  the  City 
Council  September  3,  1901. 

No.  A1156.  An  ordinance  approving  and  confirming  the  assessments 
and  assessment  roll  for  the  improvement  of  Boone  avenue,  from  the 
center  line  of  Monroe  street  to  the  center  line  of  Cochran  street,  by 
sidewallpng  the  same,  and  to  provide  for  the  collection  of  assessments 
and  the  payment  of  the  bonds  issued  therefor.  Passed  the  City  Council 
April  15,  1902. 

No.  80.  An  ordinance  providing  for  the  grading  of  Bridge  street 
between  the  west  line  of  Monroe  street  and  the  west  end  of  the  Post 
street  bridge.  Passed  September  23,  1887. 

No.  A1134.  An  ordinance  providing  for  the  paving  and  curbing  of 
Bridge  avenue,  from  the  east  line  of  Monroe  street,  to  a line  25  feet 
east  of  the  east  line  of  Lincoln  street,  and  for  the  payment  of  the  cost 
thereof,  creating  an  assessment  district  and  providing  for  the  levy  and 
collection  of  special  assessments  on  the  property  benefited  by  said  im- 
provement. Passed  the  City  Council  February  18,  1902. 

No.  A1144.  An  ordinance  to  amend  sections  six  and  nine,  of  ordi- 
nance No.  A1134,  entitled  “An  ordinance  providing  for  the  paving  and 
curbing  of  Bridge  avenue  from  the  east  line  of  Monroe  street,  to  a line 
25  feet  east  of  the  east  line  of  Lincoln  street,  and  for  the  payment  of 
the  cost  thereof,  creating  an  assessment  district,  and  providing  for  the 
levy  and  collection  of  special  assessments  on  the  property  benefited 
by  said  improvement,’  passed  the  City  Council  February  18,  1902. 
Passed  the  City  Council  March  18,  1902. 

No.  A1255.  An  ordinance  approving  and  confirming  the  assessments 
and  assessment  roll  for  the  improvement  of  Bridge  avenue,  from  the 
east  line  of  Monroe  street  to  a line  25  feet  east  of  the  east  line  of 
Lincoln  street,  by  paving  and  curbing  the  same,  and  to  provide  for  the 
collection  of  assessments  and  the  payment  of  the  bonds  issued  there- 
for. Passed  the  City  Council  November  11,  1902. 

No.  A1241.  An  ordinance  to  establish  the  grade  of  Bridgeport  ave- 
nue from  the  east  line  of  Arch  avenue  to  the  west  line  of  Martha  street. 
Passed  the  City  Council  October  28,  1902. 

No.  A164.  An  ordinance  providing  for  the  grading,  etc.,  of  Bridge- 
port avenue  from  the  east  line  of  Division  street  to  the  west  line  of 
Perry  street.  Passed  March  1,  1892. 

No.  348.  An  ordinance  providing  for  the  grading  and  guttering  of 
Broadway  between  the  east  line  of  Chestnut  street  and  the  west  line  of 
Post  street.  Passed  October  11,  1891. 

No.  A437.  An  ordinance  to  reassess  Broadway,  formerly  Broadway 
street,  between  the  east  line  of  Chestnut  street  and  the  west  line  of 
Post  street  to  pay  for  the  grading  and  guttering  of  said  Broadway,  here- 
tofore made.  Passed  June  26,  1894. 

No.  A529.  An  ordinance  confirming  the  reassessment  roll  for  the 
grading  and  guttering  of  Broadway,  formerly  Broadway  street,  between 


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the  east  line  of  Chestnut  street  and  the  west  line  of  Post  street.  Passed 
December  11,  1894. 

No.  A536.  An  ordinance  for  the  issuance  of  bonds  to  pay  for  grad- 
ing and  guttering  of  Broadway,  formerly  Broadway  street,  from  the 
east  line  of  Chestnut  street  to  the  west  line  of  Post  street.  Passed 
December  14,  1894. 

No.  A250.  An  ordinance  providing  for  the  sidewalking  of  Broad- 
way on  both  sides  of  said  street  between  Monroe  street  and  Chestnut 
street.  Passed  September  20,  1892. 

No.  439.  An  ordinance  providing  for  the  grading  and  improving 
of  Park  street  (now  Browne  street)  between  Main  and  Sprague  streets. 
Passed  April  30,  1890. 

No.  A374.  An  ordinance  to  reassess  Browne  street,  formerly  Park 
street,  from  the  north  line  of  Sprague  avenue  to  the  south  line  of 
Main  avenue,  to  pay  for  the  grading  and  improving  of  said  Browne 
street,  heretofore  made.  Passed  January  16,  1894. 

No.  A394.  An  ordinance  to  confirm  the  reassessment  roll  for  the 
grading,  etc.,  of  Browne  street,  formerly  Park  street,  between  the 
north  line  of  Sprague  avenue  and  the  south  line  of  Main  avenue. 
Passed  February  20,  1894. 

No.  A402.  An  ordinance  for  the  issuance  of  bonds  to  pay  for  the 
grading,  etc.,  of  Browne  street,  formerly  Park  street,  from  the  north 
line  of  Sprague  avenue  to  the  south  line  of  Main  avenue.  Passed 
March  9,  1894,  and  as  amended  by  Ordinance  No.  A478,  passed  July 
24,  1894. 

No.  A815.  An  ordinance  to  establish  the  grade  of  Cannon  street 
from  the  south  line  of  Riverside  avenue  to  the  north  line  of  Sixth 
avenue.  Passed  the  City  Council  February  7,  1899. 

No.  A846.  An  ordinance  providing  for  the  grading,  curbing  and 
sidewalking  of  Cannon  street  between  the  south  line  of  Riverside 
avenue  and  the  north  line  of  Fifth  avenue,  and  for  the  payment  of  the 
cost  thereof;  creating  an  assessment  district  and  providing  for  the 
levy  and  collection  of  special  assessments  on  the  property  benefited  by 
said  improvement,  providing  for  the  issuance  of  warrants  in  payment 
of  the  cost  thereof,  and  a fund  to  pay  the  same.  Passed  July  5,  1899. 

No.  A870.  An  ordinance  approving  and  confirming  the  assessments 
and  assessment  roll  for  the  assessment  district  for  the  improvement 
of  Cannon  street,  in  the  City  of  Spokane,  between  the  south  line  of 
Riverside  avenue  and  the  north  line  of  Fifth  avenue,  by  the  grading, 
curbing  and  sidewalking  of  the  same,  and  to  provide  for  the  collection 
of  said  assessments  and  the  payment  of  the  warrants  issued  therefor. 
Passed  September  12,  1899. 

No.  A899.  An  ordinance  to  amend  section  2 of  Ordinance  No.  A870, 
entitled  “An  ordinance  approving  and  confirming  the  assessment  roll 
for  the  assessment  district  for  the  improvement  of  Cannon  street,  in 
the  City  of  Spokane,  between  the  south  line  of  Riverside  avenue  and 
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ing  of  the  same,  and  to  provide  for  the  collection  of  said  assessments 
and  the  payment  of  the  warrants  issued  therefor,”  passed  September 
12,  1899.  Passed  December  5,  1899. 

No.  A1310.  An  ordinance  to  establish  the  grade  of  Cannon  street 
from  the  south  line  of  Fifth  avenue  to  the  north  line  of  Tenth  avenue. 
Passed  March  14,  1903. 

No.  A1186.  An  ordinance  for  the  improvement  of  Carlisle  avenue, 
by  grading,  curbing,  parking  and  sidewalking  the  same,  from  the 
center  line  of  Monroe  street  to  the  center  line  of  Lincoln  street,  and 
for  the  payment  of  the  cost  thereof,  creating  an  assessment  district  and 
providing  for  the  levy  and  collection  of  special  assessments  on  the 
property  in  said  assessment  district  to  pay  for  the  said  improvement 
and  for  the  issuing  of  bonds  and  the  payment  thereof.  Passed  July  8, 
1902. 

No.  A1334.  An  ordinance  approving  and  confirming  the  assessment 
and  assessment  roll  for  the  improvement  of  Carlisle  avenue  from  the 
center  line  of  Monroe  street  to  the  center  line  of  Lincoln  street,  by 
the  grading,  curbing  and  parking  the  same,  and  to  provide  for  the  col- 
lection of  assessments  and  the  payment  of  the  bonds  issued  therefor. 
Passed  April  21,  1903. 

No.  A391.  An  ordinance  providing  for  the  construction  of  a sewer 
upon  Cedar  street.  Passed  February  20,  1894. 

No.  A432.  An  ordinance  confirming  the  assessment  roll  for  sewer- 
ing Cedar  street.  Passed  June  26,  1894. 

No.  A1039.  An  ordinance  to  establish  the  grade  of  Chandler  street 
from  the  north  line  of  Fourth  avenue  to  the  south  line  of  Eighth  ave- 
nue. Passed  April  2,  1901. 

No.  A970.  An  ordinance  to  establish  the  grade  of  Clarke  avenue 
from  the  east  line  of  Huron  street  to  the  west  line  of  North  street. 
Passed  June  12,  1900. 

No.  A991.  An  ordinance  to  establish  the  grade  of  Cleveland  avenue 
from  the  east  line  of  Post  street  to  the  east  line  of  Corbin  Park 
Addition.  Passed  August  7,  1900. 

No.  A768.  An  ordinance  for  the  grading,  curbing  and  guttering  of 
Chestnut  street,  between  the  center  line  of  Second  avenue  and  the 
center  line  of  Fourth  avenue,  creating  an  assessment  district,  providing 
for  the  payment  for  such  improvement  by  installments,  and  estab- 
lishing a fund  for  such  payment  by  the  levy  and  collection  of  special 
assessments  on  the  property  in  said  assessment  district,  and  providing 
for  the  issuance  of  bonds,  as  authorized  by  the  charter  and  ordinances 
of  the  City  of  Spokane.  Passed  June  21,  1898. 

No.  A796.  An  ordinance  approving  and  confirming  the  assessment 
for  the  assesment  district  for  the  improvement  of  Chestnut  street  by 
grading,  curbing  and  guttering  from  the  center  line  of  Second  avenue 
to  the  center  line  of  Fourth  avenue,  and  to  provide  for  the  collection 
of  said  assessments  and  the  payment  of  the  bonds  issued  therefor. 
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No.  A925.  An  ordinance  to  establish  the  grade  or  Chestnut  street 
from  the  north  line  of  Second  avenue  to  the  south  line  of  Riverside 
avenue.  Passed  February  20,  1900. 

No.  A939.  An  ordinance  providing  for  the  grading,  curbing  and 
sidewalking  of  Chestnut  street  from  the  center  line  of  Riverside  avenue 
to  the  center  line  of  Second  avenue,  and  for  the  payment  of  the  cost 
thereof,  creating  an  assessment  district  and  providing  for  the  levy  and 
collection  of  special  assessments  on  the  property  benefited  by  said 
improvement,  providing  for  the  issuance  of  bonds  and  a fund  to  pay 
the  same.  Passed  March  6,  1900. 

No.  A1087.  An  ordinance  providing  for  the  grading  and  curbing 
of  Chestnut  street  from  the  center  line  of  Fourth  avenue  to  the  center 
line  of  Fifth  avenue,  and  for  the  payment  of  the  cost  thereof,  creating 
an  assessment  district  and  providing  for  the  levy  and  collection  of 
special  assessments  on  the  property  benefited  by  said  improvement, 
providing  for  the  issuance  of  bonds  and  the  payment  thereof.  Passed 
September  3,  1901. 

No.  A1112.  An  ordinance  approving  and  confirming  the  assessments 
and  assessment  roll  for  the  improvement  of  Chestnut  street  from  the 
center  line  of  Fourth  avenue  to  the  center  line  of  Fifth  avenue,  by 
grading,  curbing  and  ballasting  the  same,  and  to  provide  for  the 
collection  of  said  assessments  and  the  payment  of  the  bonds  issued 
therefor.  Passed  December  17,  1901. 

No.  A1089.  An  ordinance  providing  for  the  sidewalking  of  Chest- 
nut street  from  the  center  line  of  Fourth  avenue  to  the  center  line  of 
Fifth  avenue,  and  providing  for  the  levy  and  collection  of  special 
assessments  on  the  property  benefited  by  said  improvement,  providing 
for  the  issuance  of  bonds  and  the  payment  thereof.  Passed  September 
3,  1901. 

No.  Allll.  An  ordinance  approving  and  confirming  the  assessments 
and  assessment  roll  for  the  improvement  of  Chestnut  street  from  the 
center  line  of  Fourth  avenue  to  the  center  line  of  Fifth  avenue,  by 
sidewalking  the  same,  and  to  provide  for  the  collection  of  said  assess- 
ments and  the  payment  of  bonds  issued  therefor.  Passed  December 
17,  1901. 

No.  A1240.  An  ordinance  to  establish  the  grade  of  Chestnut  street 
from  the  north  line  of  Bridge  avenue  to  the  south  line  of  Maxwell 
avenue.  Passed  October  28,  1902. 

No.  A1286.  An  ordinance  for  the  improvement  of  Chestnut  street 
from  Bridge  avenue  to  Boone  avenue,  by  grading,  curbing  and  side- 
walking the  same,  and  for  the  payment  of  the  cost  thereof,  creating 
an  assessment  district  and  providing  for  the  levy  and  collection  of 
special  assessments  on  the  property  of  said  assessment  district  to  pay 
for  the  said  improvement,  and  for  the  issuing  of  bonds  and  the  pay- 
ment thereof.  Passed  January  20,  1903. 

No.  139.  An  ordinance  to  provide  for  the  grading  of  College 


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avenue  between  Monroe  street  and  the  west  city  limits.  Passed  May 
9,  1888.  , 

No.  A438.  An  ordinance  to  provide  for  the  reassessment  of  lots, 
etc.,  fronting  on  College  avenue,  between  Monroe  street  and  the  west 
city  limits,  to  pay  for  grading,  etc.,  of  the  same.  Passed  June  26,  1894. 

No.  A528.  An  ordinance  confirming  the  reassessment  roll  for  the 
grading  of  College  avenue  between  Monroe  street  and  the  west  city 
limits.  Passed  December  11,  1894. 

No.  A532.  An  ordinance  to  provide  for  the  issuance  of  street 
improvement  bonds  for  the  payment  of  the  costs  and  expenses  of 
grading  College  avenue  from  Monroe  street  to  the  west  city  limits. 
Passed  December  14,  1894. 

No.  A251.  An  ordinance  providing  for  the  sidewalking  of  College 
avenue  on  both  sides  of  said  street,  between  Monroe  street  and  Chestnut 
street.  Passed  September  20,  1892. 

No.  311.  An  ordinance  providing  for  the  extension  of  water  mains 
on  College  avenue  between  Cedar  and  Home  streets.  Passed  July 
9,  1889. 

No.  A1176.  An  ordinance  to  establish  the  grade  of  College  avenue 
from  the  west  line  of  Chestnut  street  to  the  east  line  of  Summit 
boulevard.  Passed  June  17,  1902. 

No.  A1182.  An  ordinance  for  the  improvement  of  College  avenue 
by  grading,  curbing  and  sidewalking  the  same,  from  the  center  line 
of  Chestnut  street  to  the  center  line  of  Summit  boulevard,  and  for  the 
payment  of  the  cost  thereof,  creating  an  assessment  district  and  pro- 
viding for  the  levy  and  collection  of  special  assessments  on  the  property 
in  said  assessment  district  to  pay  for  the  said  improvement,  and  for 
the  issuing  of  bonds  and  the  payment  thereof.  Passed  July  1,  1902. 

No.  A1251.  An  ordinance  to  amend  section  1 of  Ordinance  No. 
A1182,  entitled  “An  ordinance  for  the  improvement  of  College  avenue, 
by  grading,  curbing  and  sidewalking  the  same,  from  the  center  line  of 
Chestnut  street  to  the  center  line  of  Summit  boulevard,  and  for  the 
payment  of  the  costs  thereof,  creating  an  assessment  district  and 
providing  for  the  levy  and  collection  of  special  assessments  on  property 
in  said  assessment  district  to  pay  for  the  said  improvement,  and 
issuing  of  bonds  and  the  payment  thereof,”  passed  July  7,  1902.  Passed 
November  11,  1902. 

No.  A1291.  An  ordinance  approving  and  confirming  the  assessments 
and  assessment  roll  for  the  improvement  of  College  avenue  from  the 
center  line  of  Chestnut  street  to  the  center  line  of  Summit  boulevard, 
by  grading  and  curbing  the  same,  and  to  provide  for  the  collection  of 
assessments  and  the  payment  of  the  bonds  issued  therefor.  Passed 
January  3,  1903. 

No.  A1360.  An  ordinance  approving  and  confirming  the  assessments 
and  assessment  roll  for  the  improvement  of  College  avenue  from  the 
center  line  of  Chestnut  street  to  the  center  line  of  Summit  boulevard, 
by  sidewalking  the  same,  and  to  provide  for  the  collection  of  assess- 


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ments  and  the  payment  of  the  bonds  issued  therefor.  Passed  May 
6,  1903. 

No.  A1203.  An  ordinance  to  establish  the  grade  of  Cora  avenue 
from  the  west  line  of  Monroe  street  to  the  east  line  of  Jefferson  street. 
Passed  August  12,  1902. 

No.  A727.  An  ordinance  to  establish  the  grade  of  Coeur  d’Alene 
street  from  the  south  line  of  Fourth  avenue  to  the  south  line  of  Fifth 
avenue.  Passed  December  7,  1897. 

No.  A800.  An  ordinance  to  provide  for  the  improvement  of  Coeur 
d’Alene  street,  by  grading,  curbing,  sidewalking  and  parking  the  same 
between  the  center  line  of  Fourth  avenue  and  the  center  line  of  Fifth 
avenue,  in  the  City  of  Spokane,  providing  for  the  issuance  of  warrants 
to  pay  therefor,  creating  an  assessment  district,  and  providing  for 
the  levy  and  collection  of  special  assessments  upon  the  property 
adjudged  to  be  benefited  by  said  improvement,  for  the  purpose  of 
creating  a fund  to  pay  said  warrants.  Passed  November  4,  1898. 

No.  A811.  An  ordinance  approving  and  confirming  the  assessment 
roll  for  the  assessment  district  for  the  improvement  of  Coeeur  d’Alene 
street  from  the  center  line  of  Fourth  avenue  to  the  center  line  of 
Fifth  avenue,  by  grading,  curbing,  sidewalking  and  parking,  providing 
for  the  collection  of  said  assessments  and  the  payment  of  the  warrants 
issued  therefor.  Passed  January  6,  1899. 

No.  A1231.  An  ordinance  to  establish  the  grade  of  Courtland  avenue 
from  the  east  line  of  Arch  street  to  the  west  line  of  Martha  street. 
Passed  October  7,  1902. 

No.  A888.  An  ordinance  to  establish  the  grade  of  Dean  avenue  from 
the  east  line  of  Cedar  street  to  the  west  line  of  Jefferson  street.  Passed 
November  10,  1899. 

No.  A881.  An  ordinance  providing  for  the  grading,  curbing,  ballast- 
ing and  sidewalking  of  Dean  avenue  from  the  center  line  of  Cedar 
street  to  the  center  line  of  Cochran  street,  and  for  the  payment  of  the 
cost  thereof,  creating  an  assessment  district,  and  providing  for  the 
levy  and  collection  of  special  assessments  on  the  property  benefited  by 
said  improvement,  providing  for  the  issuance  of  bonds  and  a fund  to 
pay  the  same.  Passed  October  20,  1899. 

No.  A923.  An  ordinance  approving  and  confirming  the  assessments 
and  assessment  roll  for  the  assessment  district  for  the  improvement 
of  Dean  avenue  from  the  center  line  of  Cedar  street  to  the  center 
line  of  Cochran  street,  by  grading,  curbing,  ballasting  and  sidewalking 
the  same,  and  to  provide  for  the  collection  of  said  assessments  and  the 
payment  of  the  bonds  issued  therefor.  Passed  February  6,  1900. 

No.  A1210.  An  ordinance  to  establish  the  grade  of  Dean  avenue 
from  the  west  line  of  Cochran  street  to  the  east  line  of  Lindeke  street. 
Passed  August  19,  1902. 

No.  A1214.  An  ordinance  for  the  improvement  of  Dean  avenue 
from  Cochran  street  to  Lindeke  street,  by  grading,  curbing  and  side- 
walking the  same,  and  for  the  payment  of  the  cost  thereof,  creating 


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an  assessment  district,  and  providing  for  the  levy  and  collection  of 
special  assessments  on  the  property  in  said  assessment  district  to  pay 
for  the  said  improvement,  and  for  the  issuing  of  bonds  and  the  payment 
thereof.  Passed  August  19,  1902. 

No.  A1354.  An  ordinance  approving  and  confirming  the  assessments 
and  assessment  roll  for  the  improvement  of  Dean  avenue  from  the 
center  line  of  Cochran  street  to  the  center  line  of  Lindeke  street,  by 
grading,  curbing  and  parking  the  same,  and  to  provide  for  the  collec- 
tion of  assesments,  and  the  payment  of  the  bonds  issued  therefor. 
Passed  May  6,  1903. 

No.  A801.  An  ordinance  to  establish  the  grade  of  Denver  street 
from  the  north  line  of  Newark  avenue  to  the  south  line  of  Celesta 
avenue.  Passed  November  15,  1898. 

No.  A86.  An  ordinance  providing  for  the  grading,  guttering  and 
curbing  of  Skillig  street  (now  DeSmet  avenue),  between  the  east 
line  of  Victoria  street  (now  Division  street),  and  the  east  line  of 
College  street  (now  Gonzaga  street).  Passed  September  1,  1891. 

No.  A694.  An  ordinance  providing  for  the  sidewalking  of  the  north 
side  of  DeSmet  avenue,  between  the  east  line  of  Division  street  and  the 
west  line  of  Hamilton  street,  creating  an  assessment  district,  and  pro- 
viding for  the  issuance  of  bonds  to  pay  for  the  cost  thereof.  Passed 
May  20,  1897. 

No.  111.  An  ordinance  providing  for  the  grading  of  Division  street 
between  the  south  side  of  Riverside  avenue  and  the  south  end  of  the 
Division  street  bridge.  Passed  February  24,  1888. 

No.  A455.  An  ordinance  to  reassess  all  lots,  etc.,  fronting  on  Divi- 
sion street  between  the  south  line  of  Riverside  avenue  and  the  south 
end  of  the  Division  street  bridge  for  the  purpose  of  raising  money  to 
pay  for  the  grading  of  said  Division  street,  heretofore  made.  Passed 
June  26,  1894. 

No.  A512.  An  ordinance  approving  the  reassessment  roll  for  the 
grading  of  Division  street  between  the  south  line  of  Riverside  avenue 
and  the  south  end  of  the  Division  street  bridge.  Passed  December 
4,  1894. 

No.  A522.  An  ordinance  to  issue  bonds  for  the  grading  of  Division 
street  from  the  south  line  of  Riverside  avenue  to  the  south  end  of  the 
Division  street  bridge.  Passed  December  4,  1894. 

No.  319.  An  ordinance  providing  for  the  grading  and  improving  of 
Victoria  street  (now  Division  street)  from  the  north  end  of  the  Divi- 
sion street  bridge  to  the  north  city  limits.  Passed  June  17,  1889. 

No.  A3fr9.  An  ordinance  to  reassess  Victoria  street  (now  Division 
street),  between  the  north  end  of  the  Division  street  bridge  and  the 
center  line  of  Mission  avenue  (formerly  north  limit  of  city),  to  pay 
for  grading  and  improving  said  street,  heretofore  made.  Passed  De- 
cember 5,  1893. 

No.  A395.  An  ordinance  to  confirm  the  reassessment  roll  for  grad- 
ing, etc.,  of  Victoria  street  (now  Division  street)  between  the  north 


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end  of  the  Division  street  bridge  and  the  center  line  of  Mission  avenue 
(formerly  north  limit  of  city).  Passed  February  20,  1894. 

No.  A401.  An  ordinance  for  the  issuance  of  bonds  to  pay  the  cost 
of  grading,  etc.,  of  Victoria  street  (now  Division  street)  from  the 
north  end  of  the  Division  street  bridge  to  the  center  line  of  Mission 
avenue  (formerly  north  limits  of  city).  Passed  March  13,  1894,  and  as 
amended  by  ordinance  No.  A476,  passed  July  24,  1894. 

No.  555.  An  ordinance  providing  for  grading  and  improving  Vic- 
toria street  (now  Division  street)  from  Mission  street  northerly. 
Passed  February  23,  1891. 

No.  A52.  An  ordinance  providing  for  the  levy  of  a special  tax  to 
pay  for  the  improvement  of  Victoria  street  (now  Division  street)  from 
the  south  line  of  Mission  street  north  to  the  north  line  of  High  street. 
Passed  July  23,  1891. 

No.  A403.  An  ordinance  providing  for  the  grading  and  making  a 
slope  upon  lot  No.  1 in  block  No.  74,  in  Central  Addition  to  Spokane, 
on  the  west  side  of  Division  street.  Passed  March  13,  1894. 

No.  A141.  An  ordinance  providing  for  the  construction  of  a side- 
walk on  the  wrest  side  of  Division  street  from  the  S.  L.  S.  & E.  R.  R. 
track  to  Montgomery  avenue.  Passed  December  23,  1891. 

No.  A142.  An  ordinance  providing  for  the  construction  of  a side- 
walk on  the  east  side  of  Division  street  from  the  Spokane  river  to 
Mission  avenue.  Passed  December  23,  1891. 

No.  A144.  An  ordinance  providing  for  the  construction  of  a side- 
walk on  the  east  side  of  Division  street  from  Mission  avenue  to  Mont- 
gomery avenue.  Passed  December  29,  1891. 

No.  A235.  An  ordinance  providing  for  the  sidewalking  of  Division 
street,  between  the  north  end  of  the  Division  street  bridge  and  the 
south  line  of  Harrison  avenue.  Passed  August  9,  1892. 

No.  A93.  An  ordinance  providing  for  the  grading,  etc.,  of  Eighth 
street  from  the  west  line  of  Washington  street  to  the  west  line  of  Sher- 
man street.  Passed  September  4,  1891. 

No.  A291.  An  ordinance  providing  for  the  sidewalking  of  Eighth 
avenue  on  the  south  side  thereof  between  the  west  line  of  Browne 
street  and  the  west  line  of  Washington  street.  Parsed  March  14,  1893. 

No.  A292.  An  ordinance  providing  for  the  sidewalking  of  Eighth 
avenue  on  the  north  side  thereof  between  the  east  line  of  Washington 
street  and  the  west  line  of  Browne  street.  Passed  March  14,  1893. 

No.  A789.  An  ordinance  to  establish  the  grade  of  Eighth  avenue 
from  the  west  line  of  Lincoln  street  to  the  east  line  of  Chestnut  street. 
Passed  October  5,  1898.  • 

No.  A934.  An  ordinance  to  establish  the  grade  of  Eighth  avenue 
from  the  east  line  of  Hatch  street  to  the  west  line  of  Ivory  street. 
Passed  March  6,  1900. 

No.  A1209.  An  ordinance  to  establish  the  grade  of  Eighth  avenue 
from  the  east  line  of  Chestnut  street  to  the  west  line  of  Chestnut. 
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No.  A1126.  An  ordinance  providing  for  the  grading,  curbing,  park- 
ing and  sidewalking  of  Eighth  avenue  from  the  center  line  of  Chestnut 
street  to  the  center  line  of  Monroe  street,  and  for  the  payment  of 
the  cost  thereof,  creating  an  assessment  district,  and  providing  for  the 
levy  and  collection  of  special  assessments  on  the  property  benefited  by 
said  improvement,  providing  for  the  issuance  of  bonds  and  the  pay- 
ment thereof.  Passed  February  4,  1902. 

No.  A1151.  An  ordinance  to  amend  sections  1 and  7 of  Ordinance 
No.  A1126,  entitled  “An  ordinance  providing  for  the  grading,  curbing, 
parking  and  sidewalking  of  Eighth  avenue  from  the  center  line  of 
Chestnut  street  to  the  center  line  of  Monroe  street,  and  for  the  pay- 
ment of  the  cost  thereof,  creating  an  assessment  district,  and  providing 
for  the  levy  and  collection  of  special  assessments  on  the  property  bene- 
fited by  said  improvement,  providing  for  the  issuance  of  bonds  and  the 
payment  thereof,”  passed  February  4,  1902.  Passed  April  9,  1902. 

No.  A1164.  An  ordinance  approving  and  confirming  the  assesments 
for  the  improvement  of  Eighth  avenue,  from  the  center  line  of  Chestnut 
street  to  the  center  line  of  Monroe  street,  by  grading,  curbing  and 
parking  the  same,  and  to  provide  for  the  collection  of  said  assessments 
and  the  payment  of  the  bonds  issued  therefor.  Passed  May  13,  1902. 

No.  A1276.  An  ordinance  to  amend  section  2 of  Ordinance  No. 
A1164,  entitled  “An  ordinance  approving  and  confirming  the  assess- 
ments for  the  improvement  of  Eighth  avenue  from  the  center  line  of 
Chestnut  street  to  the  center  line  of  Monroe  street,  by  grading,  curbing 
and  parking  the  same,  and  to  provide  for  the  collection  of  said  assess- 
ments and  the  payment  of  the  bonds  issued  therefor,”  passed  May  13, 
1902.  Passed  December  16,  1902. 

No.  A1226.  An  ordinance  approving  and  confirming  the  assessments 
and  assessment  roll  for  the  improvement  of  Eighth  avenue,  from  the 
center  line  of  Monroe  street  to  the  center  line  of  Chestnut  street,  by 
sidewalking  the  same,  and  to  provide  for  the  collection  of  assessments 
and  the  payment  of  the  bonds  issued  therefor.  Passed  October  7,  1902. 

No.  A1153.  An  ordinance  providing  for  the  grading  and  sidewalk- 
ing of  Eighth  avenue  from  the  center  line  of  Hatch  street  to  the 
center  line  of  Ivory  street,  and  for  the  payment  of  the  cost  thereof, 
creating  an  assessment  district,  and  providing  for  the  levy  and  collec- 
tion of  special  assessments  on  the  property  benefited  by  said  improve- 
ment. Passed  April  15,  1902. 

No.  A1161.  An  ordinance  to  amend  section  6 of  Ordinance  No. 
A1153.  entitled  “An  ordinance  providing  for  the  grading  and  side- 
walking of  Eighth  avenue  from  the  center  line  of  Hatch  street  to  the 
center  line  of  Ivory  street,  and  for  the  payment  of  the  cost  thereof, 
creating  an  assessment  district  and  providing  for  the  levy  and  collec- 
tion of  special  assessments  on  the  property  benefited  by  said  improve- 
ment,” passed  April  15,  1902,  by  striking  out  the  word  “five”  and 
inserting" the  word  “ten”  in  lieu  thereof.  Passed  May  6,  1902. 

No.  A1333.  An  ordinance  approving  and  confirming  the  assess- 


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ments  and  assessment  roll  for  the  improvement  of  Eighth  avenue, 
from  the  center  line  of  Hatch  street  to  the  center  line  of  Ivory  street, 
by  grading  and  curbing  the  same,  and  to  provide  for  the  collection  of 
assessments,  and  the  payment  of  the  bonds  issued  therefor.  Passed 
April  21,  1903. 

No.  A1204.  An  ordinance  for  the  improvement  of  Eighth  avenue 
from  the  center  line  of  Sherman  street  to  the  center  line  of  Hatch 
street,  by  grading,  curbing  and  parking  the  same,  and  for  the  payment 
of  the  cost  thereof,  creating  an  assessment  district,  and  providing  for 
the  levy  and  collection  of  special  assessments  on  the  property  in  said 
assessment  district  to  pay  for  the  said  improvement,  and  for  the 
issuing  of  bonds  and  the  payment  thereof.  Passed  August  12,  1902. 

No.  A1345.  An  ordinance  approving  and  confirming  the  assessments 
and  assessment  roll  for  the  improvement  of  Eighth  avenue,  from  the 
center  line  of  Sherman  street  to  the  center  line  of  Hatch  street,  by 
grading,  curbing  and  parking  the  same,  and  to  provide  for  the  collec- 
tion of  assessments  and  tfie  payment  for  the  bonds  issued  therefor. 
Passed  April  28,  1903. 

No.  A1138.  An  ordinance  to  establish  the  grade  of  Eleventh  avenue 
from  the  east  line  of  Maple  street  to  the  west  line  of  Elm  street.  Passed 
March  18,  1902. 

No.  A1266.  An  ordinance  to  establish  the  grade  of  Eleventh  avenue 
from  the  east  line  of  Perry  street  to  the  east  line  of  Pittsburg  street. 
Passed  November  25,  1902. 

No.  A1246.  An  ordinance  to  establish  the  grade  of  Eleventh  avenue 
from  the  east  line  of  Adams  street  to  the  west  line  of  Monroe  street. 
Passed  October  28,  1902. 

No.  A1057.  An  ordinance  to  establish  the  grade  of  Eleventh  avenue 
from  the  west  line  of  Arthur  street  to  the  east  line  of  Ivory  street. 
Passed  June  4,  1901. 

No.  A1229.  An  ordinance  to  establish  the  grade  of  Eleventh  avenue 
from  the  east  line  of  Arthur  street  to  the  west  line  of  Ivory.  Passed 
October  7,  1902. 

No.  A1237.  An  ordinance  for  the  improvement  of  Eleventh  avenue 
from  Monroe  to  Adams  streets,  by  grading,  curbing,  parking  and 
sidewalking  the  same,  and  for  the  payment  of  the  cost  thereof,  creating 
an  assessment  district,  and  providing  for  the  levy  and  collection  of 
special  assessments  on  the  property  in.  said  assessment  district  to  pay 
for  the  said  improvement  and  for  the  issuing  of  bonds  and  the  pay- 
ment thereof.  Passed  October  28,  1902. 

No.  A1236.  An  ordinance  for  the  improvement  of  Eleventh  avenue 
from  Arthur  to  Ivory  streets,  by  grading,  curbing,  ballasting  and  side- 
walking the  same,  and  for  the  payment  of  the  cost  thereof,  creating  an 
assessment  district  and  providing  for  the  levy  and  collection  of  special 
assessments  on  the  property  in  said  assessment  district  to  pay  for  the 
said  improvement,  and  for  the  issuing  of  bonds  and  the' payment 
therefor.  Passed  October  28,  1902. 


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No.  A359.  An  ordinance  providing  for  the  grading,  guttering  and 
curbing  of  Elm  street,  between  the  south  line  of  Riverside  avenue 
and  the  north  line  of  Fourth  avenue.  Passed  October  27,  1893. 

No.  360.  An  ordinance  providing  for  the  laying  of  water  mains  on 
Elm  street,  between  Pacific  avenue  and  Third  street.  Passed  November 
13,  1889. 

No.  A1309.  A11  ordinance  to  establish  the  grade  of  Elm  street,  from 
the  south  line  of  Fifth  avenue  to  the  north  line  of  Tenth  avenue. 
Passed  March  24,  1903. 

No.  A1147.  An  ordinance  to  establish  the  grade  of  Elm  street  from 
the  south  line  of  Tenth  avenue  to  the  south  line  of  Twelfth  avenue. 
Passed  April  1,  1902. 

No.  A1247.  An  ordinance  to  establish  the  grade  of  Empire  avenue, 
from  the  east  line  of  Arch  street  to  the  west  line  of  Martha  street. 
Passed  October  28,  1902. 

No.  A1242.  An  ordinance  to  establish  the  grade  of  Ermina  avenue 
from  the  east  line  of  Division  street  to  the  west  line  of  Astor.  Passed 
October  28,  1902. 

No.  A1261.  An  ordinance  for  the  improvement  of  Ermina  avenue 
from  Division  to  Astor  streets,  by  grading,  curbing,  parking  and  side- 
walking the  same,  and  for  the  payment  of  the  cost  thereof,  creating  an 
assessment  district,  and  providing  for  the  levy  and  collection  of  special 
assessments  on  the  property  in  said  assessment  district  to  pay  for  the 
said  improvement,  and  for  the  issuing  of  bonds  and  the  payment 
thereof.  Passed  November  25,  1902. 

No.  314.  An.  ordinance  authorizing  the  grading  of  Ferry  street 
from  Bernard  street  to  Center  street.  Passed  June  26,  1889. 

No.  184.  An  ordinance  to  provide  for  the  grading  of  Fifth  street 
(now  Fifth  avenue),  between  Saxton  street  (now  Bernard  street)  and 
the  east  line  of  Pine  street  (now  Cannon  street),  in  Cannon’s  Addi- 
tion. Passed  August  29,  1888. 

No.  A495.  An  ordinance  to  reassess  property  fronting  on  Fifth  ave- 
nue (formerly  Fifth  street)  between  Bernard  street  (formerly  Saxton 
street)  and  the  east  line  of  Pine  street  (now  Cannon  street),  to  pay 
for  grading  said  Fifth  avenue.  Passed  September  25,  1894. 

No.  A557.  An  ordinance  to  confirm  the  reassessment  roll  for  the 
grading  of  Fifth  avenue,  formerly  Fifth  street,  between  Bernard  street, 
formerly  Saxton  street,  and  the  east  line  of  Cannon  street,  formerly 
Pine  street.  Passed  February  26,  1895. 

No.  A562.  An  ordinance  to  issue  bonds  to  pay  the  costs  of  grading 
Fifth  avenue,  formerly  Fifth  street,  from  Bernard  street,  formerly  Sax- 
ton street,  to  the  east  line  of  Cannon  street,  formerly  Pine  street. 
Passed  February  26,  1895. 

No.  436.  An  ordinance  providing  for  the  grading  and  improving 
of  Fourth  street  (now  Fifth  avenue),  between  Spokane  street  and  the 
east  city  limits.  Passed  May  10,  1890. 

No.  A511.  An  ordinance  to  reassess  property  adjoining  Fourth 


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street  (now  Fifth  avenue),  from  Spokane  street  east  to  the  city  limits, 
as  said  limits  were  defined  and  existed  on  the  10th  day  of  May,  1890, 
to  pay  for  grading  said  Fourth  street,  heretofore  made.  Passed  De- 
cember 4,  1894. 

No.  A559.  An  ordinance  to  confirm  the  reassessment  roll  for  the 
grading  and  improving  of  Fourth  street  (now  Fifth  avenue),  from 
Spokane  street  east  to  the  city  limits,  as  said  limits  were  defined  and 
existed  on  the  10th  day  of  May,  1890.  Passed  February  26,  1895. 

No.  A566.  An  ordinance  to  issue  bonds  to  pay  the  cost  of  grading 
and  improving  Fourth  street  (now  Fifth  avenue),  from  Spokane  street 
east  to  the  city  limits,  as  said  limits  were  defined  and  existed  on  the 
10th  day  of  May,  1890.  Passed  February  26,  1895. 

No.  A65.  An  ordinance  providing  for  the  grading,  curbing  and 
guttering  of  Fourth  street  extension  (now  Fifth  avenue),  between  the 
west  line  of  Hatch  street  and  the  east  line  of  Arthur  avenue.  Passed 
August  4,  1901. 

No.  A643.  An  ordinance  providing  for  the  construction  of  a sewer 
upon  Fifth  avenue,  .Jefferson  street,  Fourth  avenue  and  Cedar  street, 
and  creating  an  assessment  district  therefor,  and  providing  for  the 
payment  of  same.  Passed  May  5,  1896,  and  as  amended  by  Ordinance 
No.  A647,  passed  June  2,  1896. 

No.  A666.  , An  ordinance  to  confirm  the  assessment  roll  for  sewer- 
ing Fifth  avenue,  Jefferson  street,  Fourth  avenue  and  Cedar  street. 
Passed  October  8,  1896. 

No.  A767.  An  ordinance  to  establish  the  grade  of  Fifth  avenue  from 
the  west  line  of  Spokane  street  to  the  east  line  of  Hatch  street.  Passed 
June  21,  1898. 

No.  A896.  An  ordinance  to  establish  the  grade  of  Fifth  avenue 
from  the  east  line  of  Monroe  street  to  the  east  line  of  Cedar  street. 
Passed  December  5,  1899. 

No.  A947.  An  ordinance  to  establish  the  grade  of  Fifth  avenue 
from  the  east  line  of  Cceur  d’Alene  street  to  the  east  line  of  Cannon 
street.  Passed  April  3,  1900. 

No.  A1264.  An  ordinance  to  establish  the  grade  of  Fifth  avenue 
from  the  east  line  of  Pittsburg  street  to  the  west  line  of  Regal  street. 
Passed  November  25,  1902. 

No.  A911.  An  ordinance  providing  for  the  improvement  of  Fifth 
avenue  by  grading,  curbing,  ballasting  and  parking  the  same  from 
the  center  line  of  Cedar  street  to  the  center  line  of  Monroe  street, 
and  for  the  payment  of  the  cost  thereof,  creating  an  assessment  dis- 
trict and  providing  for  the  levy  and  collection  of  special  assessments  on 
the  property  benefited  by  said  improvement,  providing  for  the  issuance 
of  warrants  and  a fund  to  pay  the  same.  Passed  January  16,  1900. 

No.  A953.  An  ordinance  amending  the  title  and  sections  4,  5,  6 and 
7 of  Ordinance  No.  A911,  entitled  “An  ordinance  providing  for  the 
improvement  of  Fifth  avenue  by  grading,  curbing,  ballasting  and  park- 
ing the  same  from  the  center  14ne  of  Cedar  street  to  the  center  line  of 


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Monroe  street,  and  for  the  payment  of  the  cost  thereof,  creating  an 
assessment  district  and  providing  for  the  levy  and  collection  of  special 
assessments  on  the  property  benefited  by  said  improvement,  providing 
for  the  issuance  of  warrants  and  a fund  to  pay  the  same,”  passed  Jan- 
uary 16,  1900.  Passed  April  17,  1900. 

No.  A954.  An  ordinance  approving  and  confirming  the  assessments 
and  assessment  roll  for  the  improvement  of  Fifth  avenue  from  the 
center  line  of  Cedar  street  to  the  center  line  of  Monroe  street,  by 
grading,  curbing,  ballasting  and  parking  the  same,  and  to  provide  for 
the  collection  of  said  assessments  and  the  payment  of  the  bonds  issued 
therefor.  Passed  April  17,  1900. 

No.  A955.  An  ordinance  providing  for  the  grading,  curbing,  bal- 
lasting of  Fifth  avenue  from  the  center  line  of  Cceur  d’Alene  street  to 
the  center  line  of  Cannon  street,  and  for  the  payment  of  the  cost 
thereof,  creating  an  assessment  district  and  providing  for  the  levy 
and  collection  of  special  assessments  on  the  property  benefited  by  said 
improvement,  providing  for  the  issuance  of  bonds  and  a fund  to  pay 
the  same.  Passed  May  1,  1900. 

No.  A1030.  An  ordinance  approving  and  confirming  the  assess- 
ments and  assessment  roll  for  the  improvement  of  Fifth  avenue  from 
the  center  line  of  Cceur  d’Alene  street  to  the  center  line  of  Cannon 
street,  by  grading,  curbing,  ballasting  and  sidewalking  the  same,  and 
to  provide  for  the  collection  of  said  assessments,  directing  the  issuance 
of  bonds  in  payment  therefor,  and  providing  for  the  payment  of  such 
bonds.  Passed  February  13,  1901. 

No.  A1330.  An  ordinance  for  the  improvement  of  Fifth  avenue 
from  Pittsburg  to  Regal  street,  by  grading,  curbing,  parking  and  side- 
walking the  same,  and  for  the  payment  of  the  cost  thereof,  creating 
an  assessment  district  and  providing  for  the  levy  and  collection  of 
special  assessments  on  the  property  in  said  assessment  district  to  pay 
for  the  said  improvement,  and  for  the  issuing  of  bonds  and  the  pay- 
ment thereof.  Passed  April  21,  1903. 

No.  303.  An  ordinance  to  provide  for  grading  and  guttering  First 
street  (now  First  avenue)  from  the  west  side  of  Chestnut  street  to  the 
west  side  of  Washington  street.  Passed  June  12,  1889. 

No.  A479.  An  ordinance  to  reassess  property  fronting  on  First 
avenue,  formerly  First  street,  between  the  west  line  of  Chestnut  street 
and  the  west  line  of  Washington  street  to  pay  for  grading  said  First 
avenue,  heretofore  made.  Passed  July  24,  1894. 

No.  A76.  An  ordinance  providing  for  the  construction  of  a sewer 
upon  First  street  (now  First  avenue),  from  Mill  street  to  Howard  street. 
Passed  August  21,  1891,  and  as  amended  by  Ordinance  No.  A146,  passed 
December  26,  1891. 

No.  A153.  An  ordinance  providing  for  the  construction  of  a sewer 
upon  First  avenue,  from  Post  street  to  Mill  street.  Passed  January 
26,  1892. 

No.  A194.  An  ordinance  providing  for  the  construction  of  sewerage 


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upon  First  avenue  from  Post  street  to  Lincoln  street.  Passed  May 
2,  1892. 

No.  A386.  An  ordinance  providing  for  the  construction  of  a sewer 
upon  First  avenue  from  Walnut  street  to  Cedar  street.  Passed  Feb- 
ruary 20,  1894. 

No.  A444.  An  ordinance  confirming  the  assessment  roll  for  the 
sewering  of  First  avenue,  formerly  First  street,  between  the  center 
line  of  Walnut  street  and  the  center  line  of  Cedar  street.  Passed  June 
26,  1894. 

No.  A389.  An  ordinance  providing  for  the  construction  of  a sewer 
upon  First  avenue,  formerly  First  street,  from  the  center  line  of 
Madison  street  to  the  center  line  of  Cedar  -street.  Passed  February 
20,  1894. 

No.  A433.  An  ordinance  confirming  the  assessment  roll  for  sewer- 
ing First  avenue,  formerly  First  street,  between  the  center  line  of 
Madison  street  and  the  center  line  of  Cedar  street.  Passed  June  26,  1894. 

No.  A644.  An  ordinance  providing  for  the  construction  of  a sewer 
upon  First  avenue,  and  creating  an  assessment  district  therefor,  and 
providing  for  the  payment  of  the  same.  Passed  May  5,  1896,  and,  as 
amended  by  Ordinance  No.  A648,  passed  June  4,  1896. 

No.  A708.  An  ordinance  to  establish  the  grade  of  First  avenue 
from  the  west  line  of  Chestnut  street  to  the  west  line  of  Poplar  street. 
Passed  July  24,  1897. 

No.  A924.  An  ordinance  to  establish  the  grade  of  First  avenue 
from  the  east  line  of  Madison  street  to  the  east  line  of  Washington 
street.  Passed  February  6,  1900. 

No.  A1221.  An  ordinance  to  establish  the  grade  of  First  avenue 
from  the  west  line  of  Lee  street  to  the  east  line  of  Helena  street. 
Passed  September  16,  1902. 

No.  A673.  An  ordinance  approving  and  confirming  the  assessment 
roll  for  the  assessment  district  established  for  the  improvement  of 
First  avenue  from  Walnut  street  to  a point  337%  feet  west  of  the  west 
line  of  Maple  street,  by  sewering  the  same,  and  to  provide  for  the 
payment  of  the  same.  Passed  November  10,  1896. 

No.  A927.  An  ordinance  providing  for  the  paving  and  curbing  of 
First  avenue  from  the  east  line  of  Madison  street  to  the  east  line  of 
Washington  street,  and  for  the  payment  of  the  cost  thereof;  creating 
an  assessment  district  and  providing  for  the  levy  and  collection  of 
special  assessments  on  the  property  benefited  by  said  improvement; 
providing  for  the  issuance  of  bonds  and  a fund  to  pay  the  same,  and 
for  the  maintenance  of  said  improvements.  Passed  February  20,  1900. 

No.  A968.  An  ordinance  approving  and  confirming  the  assessments 
and  assessment  roll  for  the  improvement  of  First  avenue  from  the 
east  line  of  Madison  street  to  the  east  line  of  Washington  street,  by 
paving  and  curbing  the  same,  and  to  provide  for  the  collection  of 
such  assessments,  directing  the  issuance  of  bonds  in  payment  therefor, 
and  providing  for  the  payment  of  such  bonds.  Passed  June  9,  1900. 


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No.  A1238.  An  ordinance  for  the  improvement  of  First  avenue 
from  Maple  to  Chestnut  street,  by  grading,  curbing,  parking  and 
sidewalking  the  same,  and  for  the  payment  of  the  cost  thereof,  creating 
an  assessment  district  and  providing  for  the  levy  and  collection  of 
special  assessments  on  the  property  in  said  assessment  district  to  pay 
for  the  said  improvement,  and  for  the  issuing  of  bonds  and  the  pay- 
ment thereof.  Passed  October  28,  1902. 

No.  A1275.  An  ordinance  to  amend  section  3 of  Ordinance  No. 
A1238,  entitled  “An  ordinance  for  the  improvement  of  First  avenue 
from  Maple  to  Chestnut  street,  by  grading,  curbing,  parking  and 
sidewalking  the  same,  and  for  the  payment  of  the  cost  thereof,  creating 
an  assessment  district  and  providing  for  the  levy  and  collection  of 
special  assessments  on  the  property  in  said  assessment  district  to  pay 
for  the  said  improvement,  and  for  the  issuing  of  bonds  and  the  payment 
thereof,”  passed  October  28,  1902.  Passed  December  16,  1902. 

No.  A1225.  An  ordinance  for  the  improvement  of  First  avenue 
from  Helena  to  Lee  street,  by  grading,  curbing,  parking  and  side- 
walking the  same,  and  for  the  payment  of  the  cost  thereof,  creating 
an  assessment  district  and  providing  for  the  levy  and  collection  of 
special  assessments  on  the  property  in  said  assessment  district  to  pay 
the  said  improvement,  and  for  the  issuing  of  bonds  and  the  payment 
thereof.  Passed  October  7,  1902. 

No.  A1220.  An  ordinance  for  the  improvement  of  First  avenue 
from  Washington  to  Bernard  streets,  by  grading,  curbing  and  side- 
walking the  same,  and  for  the  payment  of  the  cost  thereof,  creating 
an  assessment  district  and  providing  for  the  levy  and  collection  of 
special  assessments  on  the  property  in  said  assessment  district  to  pay 
for  the  said  improvement,  and  for  issuing  of  bonds  and  the  payment 
thereof.  Passed  September  16,  1902. 

No.  A1319.  An  ordinance  approving  and  confirming  the  assessments 
and  assessment  roll  for  the  improvement  of  First  avenue,  from  the 
center  line  of  Washington  street  to  the  center  line  of  Bernard  street, 
by  sidewalking  the  same,  and  to  provide  for  the  collection  of  assess- 
ments and  the  payment  of  the  bonds  issued  therefor.  Passed  March 
24,  1903. 

No.  A1316.  An  ordinance  approving  and  confirming  the  assess- 
mens  and  assessment  roll  for  the  improvement  of  First  avenue  from 
the  center  line  of  Washington  street  to  the  center  line  of  Bernard 
street,  by  grading  and  curbing  the  same,  and  to  provide  for  the  col- 
lection of  assessments  and  the  payment  of  the  bonds  issued  therefor. 
Passed  March  24,  1903. 

No.  A1049.  An  ordinance  approving  and  confirming  the  assessments 
and  assessment  roll  for  the  improvement  of  First  avenue,  from  the 
center  line  of  Ash  street,  produced,  to  the  center  line  of  Spruce  street, 
produced,  by  sewering  the  same,  and  to  provide  for  the  collection  of 
said  assessments,  directing  the  issuance  of  bonds  in  payment  thereof, 
and  providing  for  the  payment  of  such  bonds.  Passed  May  14,  1901. 


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No.  A1020.  An  ordinance  providing  for  the  construction  of  a sewer 
on  First  avenue,  from  the  center  line  of  Ash  street^  produced,  to  the 
center  of  Spruce  street,  produced,  and  for  the  payment  of  the  cost 
thereof,  creating  an  assessment  district,  and  providing  for  the  levy  and 
collection  of  special  assessments  on  the  property  benefited  by  said 
improvement,  providing  for  the  issuance  of  bonds  and  a fund  to  pay 
the  same.  Passed  December  4,  1900. 

No.  A918.  An  ordinance  providing  for  the  construction  of  a sewer 
on  First  avenue  from  a point  thirty  feet  east  of  the  east  line  of  Ste- 
vens street  to  the  center  line  of  Washington  street,  and  for  the  pay- 
ment of  the  cost  thereof,  creating  an  assessment  district,  and  providing 
for  the  levy  and  collection  of  special  assessments  on  the  property 
benefited  by  said  improvement,  providing  for  the  issuance  of  bonds 
and  a fund  to  pay  the  same.  Passed  January  30,  1900. 

No.  A950.  An  ordinance  approving  and  confirming  the  assessments 
and  assessment  roll  for  the  improvement  of  First  avenue,  from  a 
point  thirty  feet  east  of  the  east  line  of  Stevens  street  to  the  center 
line  of  Washington  street,  by  the  construction  of  a sewer  (with  laterals) 
therein,  and  to  provide  for  the  collection  of  said  assessments  and  the 
payment  of  the  bonds  issued  therefor.  Passed  April  3,  1900. 

No.  A836.  An  ordinance  providing  for  the  construction  of  a sewer 
on  First  avenue,  from  the  east  line  of  Madison  street  to  the  center 
line  of  Lincoln  street,  and  for  the  payment  of  the  cost  thereof;  creat- 
ing an  assessment  district  and  providing  for  the  levy  and  collection  of 
special  assessments  on  the  property  benefited  by  said  improvement, 
providing  for  the  issuance  of  bonds  and  a fund  to  pay  the  same. 
Passed  May  31,  1899. 

No.  A868.  An  ordinance  approving  and  confirming  the  assessment 
and  assessment  roll  for  the  assessment  district  for  the  improvement 
of  First  avenue,  in  the  City  of  Spokane,  Washington,  from  the  east 
line  of  Madison  street  to  the  center  line  of  Lincoln  street,  by  the  con- 
struction of  a sewer  therein,  and  to  provide  for  the  collection  of  said 
assessment  and  the  payments  of  the  bonds  issued  therefor.  Passed 
September  12,  1899. 

No.  443.  An  ordinance  providing  for  the  grading  and  improving 
of  Fourth  street  (now  Fourth  avenue),  between  Chestnut  street  and 
Chandler  street.  Passed  May  21,  1890. 

No.  A366.  An  ordinance  to  reassess  property  fronting  on  Fourth 
avenue,  formerly  Fourth  street,  between  Chestnut  street  and  Chandler 
street,  to  pay  for  grading  said  Fourth  avenue,  heretofore  made.  Passed 
November  28,  1893. 

No.  A376.  An  ordinance  confirming  the  reassessment  roll  for  grad- 
ing, etc.,  of  Fourth  avenue  (formerly  Fourth  street)  between  Chestnut 
street  and  Chandler  street.  Passed  January  20,  1894. 

No.  A399.  An  ordinance  for  the  issuance  of  bonds  for  grading,  etc., 
Fourth  avenue  (formerly  Fourth  street)  from  Chestnut  street  to  Chan- 


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dler  street.  Passed  February  27,  1894,  and,  as  amended  by  Ordinance 
No.  A477,  passed  July  24,  1894. 

No.  A176.  An  ordinance  providing  for  the  grading,  etc.,  of  Fourth 
avenue,  from  the  center  line  of  Chestnut  street  to  the  west  line  of 
Spruce  street.  Passed  March  22,  1892. 

No.  A175.  An  ordinance  providing  for  the  laying  of  a sidewalk 
on  Fourth  avenue,  between  the  west  line  of  McClellan  street  and  the 
east  line  of  Oak  street  (now  Grant  street).  Passed  March  22,  1892. 

No.  A671.  An  ordinance  providing  for  the  construction  of  a sewer 
upon  Fourth  avenue,  from  the  center  line  of  Lincoln  street  to  the 
center  line  of  Jefferson  street,  and  providing  for  the  issuance  of  bonds 
for  the  payment  of  the  same.  Passed  October  27,  1896. 

No.  A683.  An  ordinance  to  amend  Ordinance  No.  A671,  entitled  “An 
ordinance  providing  for  the  construction  of  a sewer  upon  Fourth 
avenue,  from  the  center  line  of  Lincoln  street  to  the  center  line  of  Jef- 
ferson street,  and  providing  for  the  issuance  of  bonds  for  the  payment 
of  the  same,”  passed  the  City  Council  October  27,  1896.  Passed  January 
5,  1897. 

No.  A716.  An  ordinance  approving  and  confirming  the  assessment 
roll  for  the  assessment  district  established  for  the  improvement  of 
Fourth  avenue,  from  the  center  line  of  Lincoln  street  to  the  center  line 
of  Jefferson  street,  by  sewering  the  same,  and  to  provide  for  the  pay- 
ment of  the  same.  Passed  September  7,  1897. 

No.  A70214.  An  ordinance  providing  for  the  construction  of  a sewer 
upon  Fourth  avenue,  from  the  Cedar  street  sewer  to  the  center  line 
of  Oak  street,  on  Maple  street  from  the  center  line  of  Fourth  avenue 
to  the  center  line  of  Fifth  avenue,  and  on  Fifth  avenue  from  the 
center  line  of  Walnut  street  to  the  center  line  of  Oak  street.  Passed 
July  9,  1897. 

No.  A703.  An  ordinance  to  amend  section  1 of  Ordinance  No. 
A702%,  entitled  “An  ordinance  providing  for  the  construction  of  a 
sewer  upon  Fourth  avenue  from  the  Cedar  street  sewer  to  the  center 
line  of  Oak  street,  on  Maple  street  from  the  center  line  of  Fourth 
avenue  to  the  center  line  of  Fifth  avenue,  and  on  Fifth  avenue  from 
the  center  line  of  Walnut  street  to  the  center  line  of  Oak  street,”  passed 
July  9,  1897.  Passed  July  23,  1897. 

No.  A718.  An  ordinance  approving  and  confirming  the  assessment 
roll  for  the  assessment  district  as  established  for  the  improvement 
of  Fourth  avenue  from  the  Cedar  street  sewer  to  the  center  line  of  Oak 
street;  on  Maple  street  from  the  center  line  of  Fourth  avenue  to  the 
center  line  of  Fifth  avenue,  and  on  Fifth  avenue  from  the  center  line 
of  Walnut  street  to  the  center  line  of  Oak  street,  by  sewering  the  same 
and  to  provide  for  the  payment  of  the  same.  Passed  September  21,  1897. 

No.  A1054.  An  ordinance  providing  for  the  construction  of  a sewer 
on  Fourth  avenue  from  the  center  line  of  Oak  street  to  the  center  line 
of  Spruce  street,  and  for  the  payment  of  the  cost  thereof,  creating  an 
assessment  district,  and  providing  for  the  levy  and  collection  of  special 


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assessments  on  the  property  benefited  by  said  improvement,  provid- 
ing for  the  issuance  of  bonds  and  a fund  to  pay  the  same.  Passed 
June  4,  1901. 

No.  A1098.  An  ordinance  approving  and  confirming  the  assessment 
roll  for  the  construction  of  a sewer  on  Fourth  avenue  from  the  center 
line  of  Oak  street  to  the  center  line  of  Spruce  street,  and  to  provide 
for  the  collection  of  said  assessment,  directing  the  issuance  of  bonds  in 
payment  therefor,  and  providing  for  the  payment  of  such  bonds. 
Passed  October  16,  1901. 

No.  A1136.  An  ordinance  to  establish  the  grade  of  Fourteenth 
avenue  from  the  west  line  of  Maple  street  to  the  east  line  of  Race 
street.  Passed  March  18,  1902. 

No.  A1267.  An  ordinance  to  establish  the  grade  of  Fourteenth 
avenue  from  the  east  line  of  Perry  street  to  the  west  line  of  Helena 
street.  Passed  November  25,  1902. 

No.  A1244.  An  ordinance  to  establish  the  grade  of  Frederic  avenue, 
Post  street  and  Park  Place  avenue  from  the  center  line  of  Monroe 
street  to  the  center  line  of  West  Oval  street.  Passed  October  28,  1902. 

No.  A1262.  An  ordinance  for  the  improvement  of  Frederic  avenue 
from  the  center  line  of  Monroe  street  to  the  east  line  of  Post  street, 
thence  on  Post  street  to  south  line  of  Park  Place,  thence  on 
Park  Place  to  center  line  of  West  Oval  street,  by  grading 
curbing  and  sidewalking  the  same,  and  for  the  payment  of  the  cost 
thereof,  creating  an  assessment  district  and  providing  for  the  levy  and 
collection  of  special  assessments  on  the  property  in  said  assessed  dis- 
trict to  pay  for  the  said  improvement,  and  for  the  issuing  of  bonds  and 
the  payment  thereof.  Passed  November  25,  1902. 

No.  69.  An  ordinance  providing  for  the  grading  of  Front  street 
between  the  center  of  Stevens  and  the  center  of  Oak  street  (now  Grant 
street).  Passed  August  22,  1887. 

No.  A113.  An  ordinance  providing  for  the  construction  of  a side- 
walk on  the  north  side  of  Front  street  from  Oak  street  (now  Grant 
street),  east  to  the  bridge  over  the  Spokane  river.  Passed  October 
20,  1891. 

No.  A188.  An  ordinance  providing  for  the  laying  of  a sewer  on 
Front  avenue.  Passed  April  29,  1892. 

No.  A771.  An  ordinance  to  provide  for  the  construction  of  a sewer 
on  Front  avenue  from  the  center  line  of  Bernard  street  to  a point 
twenty-seven  feet  east  of  the  west  line  of  Division  street,  creating 
an  assessment  district  and  providing  for  the  payment  for  such  improve- 
ment by  the  levy  and  collection  of  special  assessments  upon  the  prop- 
erty adjudged  to  be  benefited  by  said  improvement,  and  providing  for 
the  issuance  of  bonds  and  a fund  to  pay  the  same.  Passed  July  8,  1898. 

No.  A795.  An  ordinance  approving  and  confirming  the  assessment 
roll  for  the  assessment  district  for  the  improvement  of  Front  avenue 
by  sewering  said  avenue  from  the  center  line  of  Bernard  street  to  a 
point  twenty-seven  feet  east  of  the  west  line  of  Division  street,  and 


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to  provide  for  the  collection  of  said  assessments  and  the  payment  of 
the  bonds  issued  therefor.  Passed  October  19,  1898. 

No.  A772.  An  ordinance  to  provide  for  the  construction  of  a sewer 
on  Front  avenue,  from  a point  twenty-seven  feet  east  of  the  west 
line  of  Division  street  to  the  center  line  of  Grant  street,  creating  an 
assessment  district,  and  providing  for  the  payment  for  such  improve- 
ment by  the  levy  and  collection  of  special  assessments  upon  the  prop- 
erty adjudged  to  be  benefited  by  said  improvement,  and  providing  for 
the  issuance  of  bonds  and  a fund  to  pay  the  same.  Passed  July  8,  1898. 

No.  A804.  An  ordinance  approving  and  confirming  the  assessment 
roll  for  the  assessment  district  for  the  improvement  of  Front  avenue 
by  the  construction  of  a sewer  on  the  said  Front  avenue,  from  a point 
twenty-seven  feet  east  of  the  west  line  of  Division  street  to  the  center 
line  of  Grant  street,  and  to  provide  for  the  collection  of  said  assess- 
ments and  the  payment  of  the  bonds  issued  therefor.  Passed  December 
6,  1898. 

No.  A891.  An  ordinance  to  establish  the  grade  of  Gardner  avenue 

from  the  east  line  of  Cedar  street  to  the  west  line  of  Jefferson  street. 

Passed  November  10,  1899. 

No.  A1026.  An  ordinance  to  establish  the  grade  of  Gardner  avenue 
from  the  east  line  of  Jefferson  street,  produced,  to  the  west  line  of 
Monroe  street.  Passed  February  5,  1901. 

No.  A994.  An  ordinance  to  establish  the  grade  of  Gardner  avenue 

from  the  east  line  of  Jefferson  street  to  the  east  line  of  Hollis  street. 

Passed  August  7,  1900. 

No.  A996.  An  ordinance  providing  for  the  grading,  curbing  and 
ballasting  of  Gardner  avenue  from  the  center  line  of  Jefferson  street 
to  the  center  line  of  Lindeke  street,  and  for  the  payment  of  the  cost 
thereof,  creating  an  assessment  district  and  providing  for  the  levy 
and  collection  of  special  assessments  on  the  property  benefited  by  said 
improvement,  providing  for  the  issuance  of  bonds  and  a fund  to  pay 
the  same.  Passed  August  28,  1900. 

No.  A1017.  An  ordinance  approving  and  confirming  the  assessments 
and  assessment  roll  for  the  improvement  of  Gardner  avenue  from  the 
center  line  of  Jefferson  street  to  the  center  line  of  Lindeke  street  by 
grading,  curbing  and  ballasting  the  same,  and  to  provide  for  the 
collection  of  said  assessments,  directing  the  issuance  of  bonds  in  pay- 
ment therefor,  and  providing  for  the  payment  of  such  bonds.  Passed 
December  4,  1900. 

No.  A997.  An  ordinance  providing  for  the  sidewalking  of  Gardner 
avenue  from  the  center  line  of  Jefferson  street  to  the  center  line  of 
Lindeke  street,  and  for  the  payment  of  the  cost  thereof,  creating  an 
assessment  district  and  providing  for  the  levy  and  collection  of  special 
assessments  on  the  property  benefited  by  said  improvement,  providing 
for  the  issuance  of  bonds  and  a fund  to  pay  the  same.  Passed  August 
28,  1900. 

No.  A1018.  An  ordinance  approving  and  confirming  the  assessments 


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and  assessment  roll  for  the  improvement  of  Gardner  avenue,  from 
the  center  line  of  Jefferson  street  to  the  center  line  of  Lindeke  street, 
by  sidewalking  the  same,  and  to  provide  for  the  collection  of  said 
assessments,  directing  the  issuance  of  bonds  in  payment  therefor,  and 
providing  for  the  payment  of  such  bonds.  Passed  December  4,  1900. 

No.  A1232.  An  ordinance  to  establish  the  grade  of  Glass  avenue, 
from  the  east  line  of  Arch  street  to  the  west  line  of  Martha  street. 
Passed  October  7,  1902. 

No.  A1248.  An  ordinance  to  establish  the  grade  of  Gordon  avenue 
from  the  east  line  of  Arch  street  to  the  west  line  of  Martha  street. 
Passed  October  28,  1902. 

No.  A861.  An  ordinance  providing  for  the  grading,  curbing  and 
sidewalking  of  Grant  street,  from  the  south  line  of  Third  avenue  to 
the  center  line  of  Hartson  avenue,  and  for  the  payment  of  the  cost 
thereof;  creating  an  assessment  district,  and  providing  for  the  levy 
and  collection  of  special  assessments  on  the  property  benefited  by  said 
improvement,  providing  for  the  issuance  of  bonds  and  a fund  to  pay  the 
same.  Passed  August  1,  1899. 

No.  A884.  An  ordinance  approving  and  confirming  the  assessments 
and  assessment  roll  for  the  assessment  district  for  the  improvement  of 
Grant  street,  in  the  City  of  Spokane,  from  the  south  line  of  Third 
avenue  to  the  center  line  of  Hartson  avenue,  by  the  grading,  curbing 
and  sidewalking  of  the  same,  and  to  provide  for  the  collection  of  said 
assessments  and  the  payment  of  the  bonds  issued  therefor.  Passed 
November  10,  1899. 

No.  A819.  An  ordinance  to  establish  the  grade  of  Hamilton  street 
from  the  north  line  of  Sharp  avenue  to  the  south  line  of  Montgomery 
avenue.  Passed  March  21,  1899. 

No.  A838.  An  ordinance  providing  for  the  grading,  curbing  and 
ballasting  of  Hamilton  street,  from  the  center  line  of  Sharp  avenue 
to  the  center  line  of  Montgomery  avenue,  and  for  the  payment  of  the 
cost  thereof,  creating  an  assessment  district  and  providing  for  the  levy 
and  collection  of  special  assessments  on  the  property  benefited  by  said 
improvement,  providing  for  the  issuance  of  warrants  in  payment  of  the 
cost  thereof,  and  a fund  to  pay  the  same.  Passed  June  6,  1899. 

No.  A880.  An  ordinance  approving  and  confirming  the  assessments 
and  assessment  roll  for  the  assessment  district  for  the  improvement 
of  Hamilton  street,  in  the  City  of  Spokane,  Washington,  from  the 
north  line  of  Sharp  avenue  to  the  center  line  of  Montgomery  avenue, 
by  the  sidewalking  of  the  same,  and  to  provide  for  the  collection  of 
said  assessments,  and  the  payment  of  the  warrants  issued  therefor. 
Passed  October  20,  1899. 

No.  A853.  An  ordinance  providing  for  the  sidewalking  of  Hamilton 
street,  from  the  north  line  of  Sharp  avenue  to  the  center  line  of  Mont- 
gomery avenue,  and  for  the  payment  of  the  cost  thereof,  creating  an 
assessment  district  and  providing  for  the  levy  and  collection  of  special 
assessments  on  the  property  benefited  by  said  improvement,  providing 


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for  the  issuance  of  warrants  in  payment  of  the  cost  thereof,  and  a 
fund  to  pay  the  same.  Passed  July  11,  1899. 

No.  A879.  An  ordinance  approving  and  confirming  the  assessments 
and  assessment  roll  for  the  assessment  district  for  the  improvement  of 
Hamilton  avenue,  in  the  City  of  Spokane,  Washington,  from  the  center 
line  of  Sharp  avenue  to  the  center  line  of  Montgomery  avenue,  by  the 
grading,  curbing  and  ballasting  of  the  same,  and  to  provide  for  the 
collection  of  said  assessments  and  the  payment  of  the  warrants  issued 
therefor.  Passed  October  20,  1899. 

No.  A653.  An  ordinance  providing  for  the  grading  of  Hamilton 
street  beween  the  north  line  U.  P.  R.  R.  tracks  and  Sharp  avenue. 
Passed  August  4,  1896. 

No.  369.  An  ordinance  providing  for  the  grading,  curbing  and 
guttering  of  Harrison  street,  between  Washington  and  Victoria  streets. 
Passed  November  20,  1889. 

No.  A1007.  An  ordinance  to  establish  the  grade  of  Hartson  avenue 
from  the  west  line  of  Pine  street  to  the  west  line  of  Arthur  street. 
Passed  September  25,  1900. 

No.  A1249.  An  ordinance  to  establish  the  grade  of  Harvey  avenue 
from  the  east  line  of  Arch  street  to  the  west  line  of  Martha  street. 
Passed  October  28,  1902. 

No.  541.  An  ordinance  providing  for  the  grading  and  improvement 
of  Hatch  street,  between  Sprague  and  Fifth  streets.  Passed  January 
5,  1891. 

No.  A935.  An  ordinance  to  establish  the  grade  of  Hatch  street 
from  the  north  line  of  Eighth  avenue  to  the  south  line  of  Rusk  avenue. 
Passed  March  6,  1900. 

No.  A999.  An  ordinance  providing  for  the  sidewalking  of  Hatch 
street  from  the  center  line  of  Highland  avenue  to  the  center  line  of 
Webster  avenue,  and  for  the  payment  of  the  cost  thereof,  creating  an 
assessment  district,  and  providing  for  the  levy  and  collection  of  special 
assessments  on  the  property  benefited  by  said  improvement,  providing 
for  the  issuance  of  bonds,  and  a fund  to  pay  the  same.  Passed  August 
28,  1900. 

No.  A998.  An  ordinance  providing  for  the  grading,  curbing  and 
ballasting  of  Hatch  street  from  the  center  line  of  Highland  avenue  to 
the  center  line  of  Webster  avenue,  and  for  the  payment  of  the  cost 
thereof,  creating  an  assessment  district,  and  providing  for  the  levy  and 
collection  of  special  assessments  on  the  property  benefited  by  said 
improvements,  providing  for  the  issuance  of  bonds,  and  a fund  to  pay 
the  same.  Passed  August  28,  1900. 

No.  A1021.  An  ordinance  approving  and  confirming  the  assessments 
and  assessment  roll  for  the  improvement  of  Hatch  street  from  the 
center  line  of  Highland  avenue  to  the  center  line  of  Webster  avenue, 
by  grading,  curbing  and  ballasting  the  same,  and  to  provide  for  the 
collection  of  said  assessments,  directing  the  issuance  of  bonds  in  pay- 


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ment  thereof,  and  providing  for  the  payment  of  such  bonds.  Passed 
December  18,  1900. 

No.  A969.  An  ordinance  to  establish  the  grade  of  Havermale  street  * 
from  the  east  line  of  Washington  street  to  a point  one  hundred  and 
thirty  feet  west  of  the  west  line  of  McBroom  street.  Passed  June 
12,  1900. 

No.  A1282.  An  ordinance  to  establish  the  grade  of  Helena  street 
from  the  south  line  of  Tenth  avenue  to  the  south  line  of  Fourteenth 
avenue.  Passed  November  25,  1902. 

No.  A1222.  An  ordinance  to  establish  the  grade  of  Hemlock 
street  from  the  south  line  of  Fourth  avenue  to  the  north  line  of 
Sixth  avenue.  Passed  the  City  Council  September  16,  1902. 

No.  A1227.  An  ordinance  for  the  improvement  of  Hemlock  street 
from  Fourth  to  Sixth  avenue  by  grading,  curbing,  parking 
and  sidewalking  the  same,  and  for  the  payment  of  the  cost  thereof, 
creating  an  assessment  district  and  providing  for  the  levy  and  collec- 
tion of  special  assessments  on  the  property  in  said  assessment  district 
to  pay  for  the  said  improvement,  and  for  the  issuing  of  bonds,  and 
the  payment  thereof.  Passed  the  City  Council  October  7,  1902. 

No.  A1320.  An  ordinance  approving  and  confirming  the  assess- 
ments and  assessment  roll  for  the  improvement  of  Hemlock  street 
from  the  center  line  of  Fourth  avenue  to  the  center  line  of  Sixth  avenue 
by  sidewalking  the  same,  and  to  provide  for  the  collection  of  assess- 
ments and  the  payment  of  the  bonds  issued  therefor.  Passed  the  City 
Council  March  24,  1903. 

No.  A1337.  An  ordinance  approving  and  confirming  the  assess- 
ments and  assessment  roll  for  the  improvement  of  Hemlock 
street  from  the  center  line  of  Fourth  avenue  to  the  center  line  of  Sixth 
avenue  by  grading,  curbing  and  parking  the  same,  and  to  provide  for 
the  collection  of  assessments  and  the  payment  of  the  bonds  issued 
therefor.  Passed  the  City  Council  April  21,  1903. 

No.  A766.  An  ordinance  to  establish  the  grade  of  Highland  avenue 
from  the  east  line  of  Sherman  street  to  the  west  line  of  Arthur  street. 
Passed  the  City  Council  June  21,  1898. 

No.  A856.  An  ordinance  providing  for  the  grading,  curbing  and 
sidewalking  of  Highland  avenue  from  the  center  line  of  Sherman  street 
to  the  center  line  of  Arthur  street,  and  for  the  payment  of  the  costs 
thereof,  creating  an  assessment  district  and  providing  for  the  levy  and 
collection  of  special  assessments  on  the  property  benefited  by  said  im- 
provement, providing  for  the  issuance  of  warrants  to  pay  the  cost  there- 
of and  a fund  to  pay  the  same.  Passed  the  City  Council  August  1,  1899. 

No.  A893.  An  ordinance  approving  and  confirming  the  assessments 
and  assessment  roll  for  the  assessment  district  for  the  improvement  of 
Highland  avenue,  in  the  City  of  Spokane,  from  the  center  line  of  Sher- 
man street  to  the  center  line  of  Arthur  street,  by  the  grading,  curbing 
and  sidewalking  of  the  same,  and  to  provide  for  the  collection  of  said 
assessments  and  the  payment  of  the  warrants  issued  therefor.  Passed 


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the  City  Council  November  21,  1899. 

No.  A168.  An  ordinance  providing  for  the  grading,  etc.,  of  Hilliard 
street  between  Sprague  and  North  avenues.  Passed  March  11,  1892. 

No.  25.  An  ordinance  to  provide  for  the  grading  of  Howard  street 
between  the  south  line  of  Riverside  avenue  and  the  north  line  of  Sev- 
enth street.  Passed  May  19,  1886. 

No.  310.  An  ordinance  providing  for  the  extension  of  sewer  on 
Howard  street  between  Sprague  and  First  streets.  Passed  June  21,  1889. 

No.  A74.  An  ordinance  providing  for  the  laying  of  a sewer  on  How- 
ard street  from  First  street  to  Seventh  street.  Passed  August  11,  1891, 
and  as  amended  by  ordinance  No.  A135,  passed  December  18,  1891. 

No.  A713.  An  ordinance  providing  for  the  paving  and  curbing  of 
Howard  street  between  the  north  line  of  Riverside  avenue  and  a line 
two  hundred  and  five  (205)  feet  north  of  the  north  line  of  Front  ave- 
nue, and  parallel  therewith,  creating  an  assessment  district  and  provid- 
ing for  the  payment  of  such  improvement  in  installments,  and  estab- 
lishing a fund  for  such  payment  by  the  levying  and  collection  of  special 
assessments  upon  the  property  benefited  by  such  improvement,  and  pro- 
viding for  the  issuance  of  bonds  as  authorized  by  an  act  of  the  legisla- 
ture of  the  State  of  Washington,  entitled  ‘An  act  relating  to  internal 
improvements  in  cities,  authorizing  the  issuance  and  collection  of  bonds 
upon  the  property  benefited  by  the  local  improvements,  and  declaring 
an  emergency,”  approved  March  9,  1893,  and  the  charter  and  ordinances 
of  the  City  of  Spokane.  Passed  by  the  City  Council  August  13,  1897. 

No.  A730.  An  ordinance  to  amend  the  title  and  sections  1,  4,  5 and 
6 of  ordinance  No.  A713,  entitled  “An  ordinance  providing  for  the  pav- 
ing and  curbing  of  Howard  street,  etc.,”  passed  August  13,  1897.  Passed 
the  City  Council  December  14,  1897. 

No.  A742.  An  ordinance  approving  and  confirming  the  assessment 
roll  for  the  assessment  district  for  the  improving  of  Howard  street  by 
paving,  and  to  provide  for  the  collection  of  said  assessments  and  the 
payment  of  the  bonds  issued  therefor.  Passed  the  City  Council  Feb- 
ruary 15,  1898. 

No.  A928.  A’n  ordinance  to  establish  the  grade  of  Howard  street 
from  the  south  line  of  Riverside  avenue  to  a point  265  feet  south  of  the 
south  line  of  First  avenue.  Passed  the  City  Council  February  27,  1900. 

No.  A1102.  An  ordinance  providing  for  the  paving  and  curbing  of 
Howard  street  from  the  south  line  of  the  Northern  Pacific  Railway 
Company’s  right  of  way  to  the  south  line  of  Second  avenue,  and  for 
the  payment  of  the  cost  thereof,  creating  an  assessment  district  and 
providing  for  the  levy  and  collection  of  special  assessments  on  the 
property  benefited  by  said  improvement;  providing  for  the  issuance  of 
bonds,  and  a fund  to  pay  the  same.  Passed  the  City  Council  October  16, 
1901. 

No.  A1185.  An  ordinance  approving  and  confirming  the  assessments 
and  assessment  roll  for  the  paving  and  curbing  of  Howard  street  from 
the  Northern  Pacific  Railway  Company’s  right  of  way  to  the  south  line 


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of  Second  avenue,  and  to  provide  for  the  collection  of  assessments  and 
the  payment  of  the  bonds  issued  therefor.  Passed'  the  City  Council 
July  8,  1902. 

No.  A837.  An  ordinance  providing  for  the  paving  and  curbing  of 
Howard  street  between  a line  one  hundred  feet  south  of  the  north  line 
of  the  Northern  Pacific  Railway  Company’s  right  of  way  and  the  south 
line  of  Riverside  avenue,  and  for  the  payment  of  the  cost  thereof;  creat- 
ing an  assessment  district  and  providing  for  the  levy  and  collection  of 
special  assessments  on  the  property  benefited  by  said  improvement;  pro- 
viding for  the  issuance  of  bonds  and  a fund  to  pay  the  same,  and  for 
the  maintenance  of  said  improvement.  Passed  the  City  Council  May 
31,  1899. 

No.  A920.  An  ordinance  approving  and  confirming  the  assessments 
and  assessment  roll  for  the  assessment  district  for  the  improvement  of 
Howard  street  between  a line  one  hundred  feet  south  of  the  North  line 
of  the  Northern  Pacific  Railway  Company’s  right  of  way  and  the  south 
line  of  Riverside  avenue  by  paving  and  curbing  the  same,  and  to  pro- 
vide for  the  collection  of  said  assessments  and  the  payment  of  the 
bonds  issued  therefor.  Passed  the  City  Council  February  6,  1900. 

No.  A1011.  An  ordinance  to  establish  the  grade  of  Howard  street 
from  the  north  line  of  Howard  street  bridge  to  the  north  line  of  Waver- 
ly  avenue.  Passed  the  City  Council  October  23,  1900. 

No.  A1022.  An  ordinance  providing  for  the  grading,  parking,  curb- 
ing and  ballasting  of  Howard  street  from  the  north  right  of  way  line  of 
the  Seattle,  Lake  Shore  & Eastern  Railway  Company  to  the  center  line 
of  Waverly  place,  and  for  the  payment  of  the  cost  thereof,  creating  an 
assessment  district,  and  providing  for  the  levy  and  collection  of  special 
assessments  on  the  property  benefited  by  said  improvement,  providing 
for  the  issuance  of  bonds  and  a fund  to  pay  the  same.  Passed  the  City 
Council  January  8,  1901. 

No.  A1034.  An  ordinance  approving  and  confirming  the  assessments 
and  assessment  roll  for  the  improvement  of  Howard  street  from  the 
north  right  of  way  line  of  the  Seattle,  Lake  Shore  & Eastern  Railway 
Company  to  the  center  line  of  Waverly  place  by  grading,  parking,  curb- 
ing and  ballasting  the  same,  and  to  provide  for  the  collection  of  said 
assessments,  directing  the  issuance  of  bonds  in  payment  therefor,  and 
providing  for  the  payment  of  such  bonds.  Passed  the  City  Council 
March  26,  1901. 

No.  A384.  An  ordinance  providing  for  the  construction  of  a sewer 
on  Huron  street.  Passed  February  20,  1894. 

No.  A446.  An  ordinance  confirming  the  assessment  roll  for  the 
sewering  of  Huron  street.  Passed  June  26,  1894. 

No.  A916.  An  ordinance  to  establish  the  grade  of  Indiana  avenue 
from  the  east  line  of  Division  street  to  the  east  line  of  Perry  street. 
Passed  the  City  Council  January  30,  1900. 

No.  A945.  An  ordinance  providing  for  the  grading,  curbing  and 
sidewalking  of  Indiana  avenue  from  the  center  line  of  Division  street 


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to  the  center  line  of  Perry  street  and  for  the  payment  of  the  cost 
thereof,  creating  an  assessment  district  and  providing  for  the  levy  and 
collection  of  special  assessments  on  the  property  benefited  by  said  im- 
provement, providing  for  the  issuance  of  bonds  and  a fund  to  pay  the 
same.  Passed  the  City  Council  March  27,  1900. 

No.  A973.  An  ordinance  approving  and  confirming  the  assessments 
and  the  assessment  roll  for  the  improvement  of  Indiana  avenue  from 
the  center  line  of  Division  street  to  the  center  line  of  Perry  street  by 
grading,  curbing  and  sidewalking  the  same,  and  to  provide  for  the  col- 
lection of  said  assessments  and  the  payment  of  the  bonds  issued  there- 
for. Passed  the  City  Council  June  12,  1900. 

No.  A174.  An  ordinance  providing  for  the  grading,  etc.,  of  Indiana 
avenue  between  the  east  line  of  Chestnut  and  the  west  line  of  Division 
street.  Passed  March  22,  1892. 

No.  A245.  An  ordinance  providing  for  the  sidewalking  of  the  north 
side  of  Indiana  avenue  between  the  west  line  of  Division  street  and  the 
east  line  of  Washington  street.  Passed  September  2,  1892. 

No.  A294.  An  ordinance  providing  for  the  sidewalking  of  Indiana 
avenue  on  the  north  side  thereof  between  the  west  line  of  Washington 
street  and  the  east  line  of  Monroe  street.  Passed  March  25,  1893. 

No.  A1108.  An  ordinance  to  establish  the  grade  of  Illinois  avenue 
from  the  east  line  of  Dakota  street  to  the  center  line  of  Regal  street 
at  city  limits.  Passed  the  City  Council  November  19,  1901. 

No.  A1325.  An  ordinance  for  the  improvement  of  Illinois  avenue 
from  Perry  to  Regal  streets  by  grading,  curbing  and  parking  the  same 
and  for  the  payment  of  the  cost  thereof,  creating  an  assessment  district 
and  providing  for  the  levy  and  collection  of  special  assessments  on  the 
property  in  said  assessment  district  to  pay  for  the  said  improvement, 
and  for  the  issuing  of  bonds  and  the  payment  thereof.  Passed  the  City 
Council  March  24,  1903. 

No.  A889.  An  ordinance  to  establish  the  grade  of  Jefferson  street 
from  the  south  line  of  Boone  avenue  to  the  north  line  of  Mallon  avenue. 
Passed  the  City  Council  November  10,  1899. 

No.  181.  An  ordinance  providing  for  the  grading  of  Jefferson  street 
from  the  south  line  of  Riverside  avenue  to  the  center  line  of  Fourteenth 
street.  Passed  August  22,  1888. 

No.  A1201.  An  ordinance  to  establish  the  grade  of  Knox  avenue 
from  the  west  line  of  Monroe  street  to  the  west  line  of  Jefferson  street. 
Passed  the  City  Council  August  12,  1902. 

No.  A1219.  An  ordinance  for  the  improvement  of  Knox  avenue 
from  Monroe  to  Jefferson  streets  by  grading,  curbing,  parking  and  side- 
walking the  same,  and  for  the  payment  of  the  cost  thereof,  creating  an 
assessment  district  and  providing  for  the  levy  and  collection  of  special 
assessments  on  the  property  in  said  assessment  district  to  pay  for  the 
said  improvement,  and  for  the  issuing  of  bonds  and  the  payment  there- 
of. Passed  the  City  Council  September  16,  1902. 

No.  A1355.  An  ordinance  approving  and  confirming  the  assessments 


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and  assessment  roll  for  the  improvement  of  Knox  avenue  from  the 
center  line  of  Monroe  street  to  the  center  line  of  Jefferson  street  by 
grading,  curbing  and  parking  the  same,  and  to  provide  for  the  collection 
of  assessments  and  the  payment  of  the  bonds  issued  therefor.  Passed 
the  City  Council  May  6,  1903. 

No.  A1207.  An  ordinance  for  the  improvement  of  Knox  avenue 
from  the  center  line  of  Howard  street  to  the  center  line  of  Division 
street  by  grading,  parking,  ballasting,  curbing  and  sidewalking  the 
same  and  for  the  payment  of  the  cost  thereof,  creating  an  assessment 
district  and  providing  for  the  levy  and  collection  of  special  assessments 
on  the  property  in  said  assessment  district  to  pay  for  the  improvement, 
and  for  the  issuing  of  bonds  and  the  payment  thereof.  Passed  the  City 
Council  August  12,  1902. 

No.  A1277.  An  ordinance  to  amend  section  1 or  ordinance  No. 
A1207,  entitled  “An  ordinance  for  the  improvement  of  Knox  avenue 
from  the  center  line  of  Howard  street  to  the  center  line  of  Division 
street  by  grading,  parking,  ballasting,  curbing  and  sidewalking  the 
same,  and  for  the  payment  of  the  cost  thereof,  creating  an  assessment 
district  and  providing  for  the  levy  and  collection  of  special  assessments 
on  the  property  in  said  assessment  district  to  pay  for  the  said  improve- 
ment, and  for  the  issuing  of  bonds  and  the  payment  thereof,”  passed 
August  12,  1902.  Passed  the  City  Council  December  16,  1902. 

No.  A1318.  An  ordinance  approving  and  confirming  the  assessments 
and  assessment  roll  for  the  improvement  of  Knox  avenue  from  the  cen- 
ter line  of  Howard  street  to  the  center  line  of  Division  street  by  grad- 
ing, parking,  ballasting  and  curbing  the  same,  and  to  provide  for  the 
collection  of  assessments  and  the  payment  of  the  bonds  issued  therefor. 
Passed  the  City  Council  March  24,  1903. 

No.  563.  An  ordinance  providing  for  the  grading  and  improving  of 
Lake  street  between  the  south  line  of  Division  street  and  the  east  line 
of  Agnew  & Byer’s  addition.  Passed  March  25,  1891. 

No.  A1243.  An  ordinance  to  establish  the  grade  of  Liberty  avenue 
from  the  east  line  of  Arch  street  to  the  west  line  of  Martha  street. 
Passed  the  City  Council  October  28,  1902. 

No.  A1037.  An  ordinance  to  establish  the  grade  of  Lidgerwood 
street  from  the  north  line  of  Fairview  avenue  to  the  south  line  of 
Bridgeport  avenue.  Passed  the  City  Council  April  2,  1901. 

No.  A1281.  An  ordinance  to  establish  the  grade  of  Lincoln  street 
from  the  north  line  of  York  avenue  to  the  south  line  of  Effie  avenue. 
Passed  the  City  Council  December  16,  1902. 

No.  A964.  An  ordinance  to  establish  the  grade  of  Lincoln  street 
from  the  south  line  of  Boone  avenue  to  the  north  line  of  Cora  avenue. 
Passed  the  City  Council  June  5,  1900. 

No.  A895.  An  ordinance  to  establish  the  grade  of  Lincoln  street 
from  the  south  line  of  First  avenue  to  the  north  line  of  Fifth  avenue. 
Passed  the  City  Council  December  5,  1899. 

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from  the  south  line  of  Riverside  avenue  to  a point  265  feet  south  of  the 
south  line  of  First  avenue.  Passed  the  City  Council  February  27,  1900. 

No.  A1348.  An  ordinance  to  establish  the  grade  of  Lincoln  street 
from  the  south  curb  line  of  Seventh  avenue  to  the  north  curb  line  of 
Ninth  avenue.  Passed  the  City  Council  April  28,  1903. 

No.  A1349.  An  ordinance  to  establish  the  grade  of  Lincoln  place 
from  the  west  curb  line  of  Lincoln  street  to  the  north  curb  line  of 
Ninth  avenue.  Passed  the  City  Council  April  28,  1903. 

No.  A77.  An  ordinance  providing  for  the  construction  of  a sewer 
upon  Lincoln  street  from  Main  street  to  Sprague  street.  Passed  August 
21,  1891,  and  as  amended  by  No.  A145,  passed  December  26,  1891. 

No.  A195.  An  ordinance  providing  for  the  construction  of  sewerage 
upon  Lincoln  street  from  First  avenue  to  Sprague  avenue.  Passed 
May  2,  1892. 

No.  A344.  An  ordinance  providing  for  the  grading,  guttering  and 
curbing  of  Lincoln  street  between  the  north  line  of  Riverside  avenue 
and  the  south  line  of  Main  avenue.  Passed  August  15,  1893. 

No.  A851.  An  ordinance  providing  for  the  paving  and  curbing  of 
Lincoln  street  from  a point  one  hundred  feet  south  of  the  north  line 
of  the  Northern  Pacific  Railway  Company’s  right  of  way  to  the  south 
line  of  Riverside  avenue,  and  for  the  payment  of  the  cost  thereof,  creat- 
ing an  assessment  district  and  providing  for  the  levy  and  collection  of 
special  assessments  on  the  property  benefited  by  said  improvement, 
providing  for  the  issuance  of  bonds  and  a fund  to  pay  the  same,  and 
for  the  maintenance  of  said  improvement.  Passed  the  City  Council 
July  11,  1899. 

No.  A921.  An  ordinance  approving  and  confirming  the  assessments 
and  assessment  roll  for  the  assessment  district  for  the  improvement  of 
Lincoln  street  from  a line  one  hundred  feet  south  of  the  north  line  of 
the  Northern  Pacific  Railway  Company’s  right  of  way  to  the  south  line 
of  Riverside  avenue  by  paving  and  curbing  the  same,  and  to  provide 
for  the  collection  of  said  assessments  and  the  payment  of  the  bonds 
issued  therefor.  Passed  the  City  Council  February  6,  1900. 

No.  A982.  An  ordinance  providing  for  the  grading,  curbing  and 
ballasting  of  Lincoln  street  from  the  south  line  of  the  Northern  Pacific 
Railway  Company’s  right  of  way  to  the  center  line  of  Fifth  avenue,  and 
for  the  payment  of  the  cost  thereof,  creating  an  assessment  district  and 
providing  for  the  levy  and  collection  of  special  assessments  on  the 
property  benefited  by  said  improvement,  providing  for  the  issuance  of 
bonds  and  a fund  to  pay  the  same.  Passed  the  City  Council  July  3, 
1900. 

No.  A1000.  An  ordinance  approving  and  confirming  the  assessments 
and  assessment  roll  for  the  improvement  of  Lincoln  street  from  the 
south  line  of  the  Northern  Pacific  Railway  Company's  right  of  way  to 
the  center  line  of  Fifth  avenue  by  grading,  curbing  and  ballasting  the 
same,  and  to  provide  for  the  collection  of  said  assessments,  directing 


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the  issuance  of  bonds  in  payment  therefor,  and  providing  for  the  pay- 
ment of  such  bonds.  Passed  the  City  Council  August  28,  1900. 

No.  A983.  An  ordinance  providing  for  the  sidewalking  of  Lincoln 
street  from  the  south  line  of  the  Northern  Pacific  Railway  Company’s 
right  of  way  to  the  center  line  of  Fifth  avenue  and  for  the  payment  of 
the  cost. thereof,  creating  an  assessment  district  and  providing  for  the 
levy  and  collection  of  special  assessments  on  the  property  benefited  by 
said  improvement,  providing  for  the  issuance  of  bones  and  a fund  to 
pay  the  same.  Passed  the  City  Council  July  3,  1900. 

No.  A1004.  An  ordinance  approving  and  confirming  the  assessments 
and  assessment  roll  for  the  improvement  of  Lincoln  street  from  the 
south  side  of  the  Northern  Pacific  Railway  Company’s  right  of  way  to 
the  center  line  of  Fifth  avenue  by  sidewalking  the  same,  and  to  pro- 
vide for  the  collection  of  said  assessments,  directing  the  issuance  of 
bonds  in  payment  therefor,  and  providing  for  the  payment  of  such 
bonds.  Passed  the  City  Council  September  18,  1900. 

No.  A1132.  An  ordinance  providing  for  the  grading,  parking,  curb- 
ing apd  sidewalking  of  Lincoln  street  from  the  center  line  of  Indiana 
avenue  to  the  center  line  of  Sharp  avenue,  and  for  the  payment  of  the 
cost  thereof,  creating  an  assessment  district  and  providing  for  the  levy 
and  collection  of  special  assessments  on  the  property  benefited  by  said 
improvement.  Passed  the  City  Council  February  4,  1902. 

No.  A1284.  An  ordinance  to  amend  the  title  to  ordinance  No.  A1132, 
entitled  “An  ordinance  providing  for  the  grading,  curbing,  parking  and 
sidewalking  of  Lincoln  street  from  the  center  line  of  Indiana  avenue 
to  the  center  line  of  Sharp  avenue,  and  for  the  payment  of  the  cost 
thereof,  creating  an  assessment  district  and  providing  for  the  levy  and 
collection  of  special  assessments  on  the  property  benefited  by  said  im- 
provements.” Passed  the  City  Council  January  20,  1903. 

No.  A1193.  An  ordinance  approving  and  confirming  the  assessments 
and  assessment  roll  for  the  improvement  of  Lincoln  street  from  the 
center  line  of  Indiana  avenue  to  the  center  line  of  Sharp  avenue  by 
sidewalking  the  same,  and  to  provide  for  the  collection  of  assessments 
and  the  payment  of  the  bonds  issued  therefor.  Passed  the  City  Council 
July  22,  1902. 

No.  A1192.  An  ordinance  approving  and  confirming  the  assesments 
and  assessment  roll  for  the  improvement  of  Lincoln  street  from  the 
center  line  of  Indiana  avenue  to  the  center  line  of  Sharp  avenue  by 
grading,  curbing  and  parking  the  same,  and  to  provide  for  the  collec- 
tion of  assessments  and  the  payment  of  the  bonds  issued  therefor. 
Passed  the  City  Council  July  22,  1902. 

No.  A776.  An  ordinance  providing  for  the  construction  of  a sewer 
on  Lincoln  street  from  the  Riverside  avenue  sewer  to  the  Main  avenue 
sewer,  and  for  the  payment  for  such  improvement  out  of  the  sewer  and 
drainage  fund.  Passed  the  City  Council  July  19,  1898. 


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No.  A1024.  An  ordinance  to  establish  the  grade  of  Madison  street, 
from  the  south  line  of  Second  avenue  to  the  south  line  of  Riverside 
avenue.  Passed  January  15,  1901. 

No.  A1035.  An  ordinance  providing  for  the  grading,  curbing  and 
ballasting  of  Madison  street,  from  the  center  line  of  Second  avenue  to 
the  center  line  of  Riverside  avenue,  and  for  the  payment  of  the  cost 
thereof,  creating  an  assessment  district,  and  providing  for  the  levy  and 
collection  of  special  assessments  on  the  property  benefited  by  said 
improvement,  providing  for  the  issuance  of  bonds  and  a fund  to  pay 
the  same.  Passed  March  26,  1901. 

No.  A1052.  An  ordinance  approving  and  confirming  the  assessments 
and  assessment  roll  for  the  improvement  of  Madison  street  from  the 
center  line  of  Second  avenue  to  the  center  line  of  Riverside  avenue,  by 
grading,  curbing  and  ballasting  the  same,  and  to  provide  for  the  col- 
lection of  said  assessments,  directing  the  issuance  of  bonds  in  pay- 
ment therefor,  and  providing  for  the  payment  of  such  bonds.  Passed 
June  4,  1901. 

No.  58.  An  ordinance  providing  for  the  grading  of  Main  street, 
between  the  east  line  of  Park  street  and  the  center  line  of  Alder  street. 
Passed  June  1,  1887. 

No.  512.  An  ordinance  to  place  a sewer  on  Main  street,  from  East 
Maple  street  west  to  the  Spokane  river.  Passed  October  23,  1890. 

No.  A1131.  An  ordinance  to  establish  the  grade  of  Main  avenue 
from  the  east  line  of  Huron  street  to  the  west  line  of  Michigan  street. 
Passed  February  .4,  1902. 

No.  A1188.  An  ordinance  to  establish  the  grade  of  Main  avenue 
from  the  west  line  of  Division  street  to  the  west  line  of  Lincoln  street. 
Passed  July  22,  1902. 

No.  A779.  An  ordinance  to  provide  for  the  construction  of  a sewer 
on  Main  avenue,  from  the  manhole  one  hundred  ten  feet  west  of  the 
west  line  of  Post  street  to  the  Lincoln  street  sewer,  and  connecting 
therewith,  creating  an  assessment  district,  and  providing  for  the  pay- 
ment for  such  improvement  by  the  levy  and  collection  of  special 
assessments  upon  the  property  adjudged  to  be  benefited  by  said 
improvement,  providing  for  the  issuance  of  bonds  and  a fund  to  pay 
the  same.  Passed  July  19,  1898. 

No.  A812.  An  ordinance  approving  and  confirming  the  assessment 
roll  for  the  assessment  district  for  the  improvement  of  Main  avenue 
by  the  construction  of  a sewer  on  said  avenue,  from  a point  112  y2 
feet  west  of  the  west  line  of  Post  street  to  the  Lincoln  street  sewer, 
and  to  provide  for  the  collection  of  said  assessments  and  the  payment 
of  the  bonds  issued  therefor.  Passed  January  6,  1898. 

No.  A1169.  An  ordinance  for  the  improvement  of  Main  avenue,  from 
the  center  line  of  Huron  street  to  the  center  line  of  Michigan  street, 
by  grading  the  same,  and  for  the  payment  of  the  cost  thereof,  creating 
an  assessment  district,  and  providing  for  the  levy  and  collection  of 
special  assessments  on  the  property  in  said  assessment  district  to  pay 


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for  the  said  improvement,  and  for  the  issuing  of  bonds  and  the  payment 
thereof.  Passed  June  3,  1902. 

No.  A1211.  An  ordinance  approving  and  confirming  the  assessments 
and  assessment  roll  for  the  improvement  of  Main  avenue,  from  the 
center  line  of  Huron  street  to  the  center  line  of  Michigan  street,  by 
grading  and  curbing  the  same,  and  to  provide  for  the  collection  of 
assessments  and  the  payment  of  the  bonds  issued  therefor.  Passed 
August  19,  1902. 

No.  A1206.  An  ordinance  for  the  improvement  of  Main  avenue, 
from  the  center  line  of  Huron  street  to  the  center  line  of  Michigan 
street,  by  sidewalking  the  same,  and  for  the  payment  of  the  cost 
thereof,  creating  an  assessment  district  and  providing  for  the  levy  and 
collection  of  special  assessments  on  the  property  in  said  assessment 
district  to  pay  for  the  said  improvement,  and  for  the  issuing  of  bonds 
and  the  payment  thereof.  Passed  August  12,  1902. 

No.  A1359.  An  ordinance  approving  and  confirming  the  assessment 
and  assessment  roll  for  the  improvement  of  Main  avenue,  from  the 
center  line  of  Huron  street  to  the  center  line  of  Michigan  street,  by 
sidewalking  the  same,  and  to  provide  for  the  collection  of  assessments 
and  the  payment  of  the  bonds  issued  therefor.  Passed  May  6,  1903. 

No.  A1189.  An  ordinance  for  the  improvement  of  Main  avenue  by 
paving  the  same,  from  the  west  line  of  Division  street  to  the  west  line 
of  Lincoln  street,  and  for  the  payment  of  the  cost  thereof,  creating 
an  assessment  district,  and  providing  for  the  levy  and  collection  of 
special  assessments  on  the  property  in  said  assessment  district  to  pay 
for  the  said  improvement,  and  for  the  issuing  of  bonds  and  the  pay- 
ment thereof.  Passed  July  22,  1902. 

No.  A1362.  An  ordinance  approving  and  confirming  the  assessments 
and  assessment  roll  for  the  improvement  of  Main  avenue,  from 
the  west  line  of  Division  street  to  the  west  line  of  Lincoln  street,  by 
paving  the  same,  and  to  provide  for  the  collection  of  assessments  and 
the  payment  of  the  bonds  issued  therefor.  Passed  May  6,  1903. 

No.  A778.  An  ordinance  to  provide  for  the  construction  of  a sewer 
on  Main  avenue,  from  the  Lincoln  street  sewer  to  the  Huron  street 
sewer,  and  for  the  payment  for  such  improvement  out  of  the  Sewer 
and  Drainage  Fund.  Passed  July  19,  1898. 

No.  189.  An  ordinance  to  provide  for  the  grading  of  Mallon  street 
(now  Mallon  avenue),  between  the  center  line  of  Horn  avenue  (now 
Chestnut  street)  and  the  east  boundary  of  the  N.W.%  of  Section  18, 
Township  25,  North,  Range  43,  E.  W.  M.  Passed  September  12,  1888. 

No.  A457.  An  ordinance  to  reassess  property  fronting  on  Mallon 
avenue,  formerly  Mallon  street,  between  the  center  line  of  Chestnut 
street,  formerly  Horn  avenue,  and  the  east  boundary  of  the  N.W.%  of 
Section  18,  Township  25  North,  Range  43,  E.  W.  M.,  to  pay  for  the 
grading  of  Mallon  avenue,  heretofore  made.  Passed  June  26,  1894. 

No.  A540.  An  ordinance  confirming  the  assessment  roll  for  grading 
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Chestnut  street,  formerly  Horn  avenue,  and  the  east  boundary  of  the 
N.W.%  of  Section  18,  Township  25  North,  Range  43,  E.  W.  M.  Passed 
December  18,  1894. 

No.  A542.  An  ordinance  to  issue  bonds  to  pay  for  the  cost  of 
grading  of  Mallon  avenue,  formerly  Mallon  street,  from  the  center 
line  of  Chestnut  street,  formerly  Horn  avenue,  to  the  east  boundary 
of  the  N.W.14  of  Section  18,  Township  25  North,  Range  43,  E.  W.  M. 
Passed  December  18,  1894. 

No.  A1178.  An  ordinance  to  establish  the  grade  of  Mallon  avenue, 
from  the  west  line  of  Chestnut  street  to  the  east  line  of  A street. 
Passed  June  17,  1902. 

No.  A1179.  An  ordinance  for  the  improvement  of  Mallon  avenue,  by 
grading,  curbing  and  sidewalking  the  same,  from  the  center  line  of 
Chestnut  street  to  the  center  line  of  A street,  and  for  the  payment 
of  the  cost  thereof,  creating  an  assessment  district,  and  providing  for 
the  levy  and  collection  of  special  assessments  on  the  property  in 
said  assessment  district  to  pay  for  the  said  improvement,  and  for  the 
issuing  of  bonds  and  the  payment  thereof.  Passed  July  1,  1902. 

No.  A1352.  An  ordinance  approving  and  confirming  the  assessments 
and  assessment  roll  for  the  improvement  of  Mallon  avenue,  from  the 
center  line  of  Chestnut  street  to  the  center  line  of  A street,  by  side- 
walking the  same,  and  to  provide  for  the  collection  of  assessments 
and  the  payment  of  the  bonds  issued  therefor.  Passed  May  6,  1903. 

No.  A1335.  An  ordinance  approving  and  confirming  the  assessments 
and  assessment  roll  for  the  improvement  of  Mallon  avenue,  from  the 
center  line  of  Chestnut  street  to  the  center  line  of  A street,  by  grading 
and  curbing  the  same,  and  to  provide  for  the  collection  of  assessments 
and  the  payment  of  the  bonds  issued  therefor.  Passed  April  21,  1903. 

No.  313.  An  ordinance  providing  for  the  grading  of  Maple  street, 
between  First  and  Tenth  streets.  Passed  June  26,  1889. 

No.  A458.  An  ordinance  to  reassess  property  fronting  on  Maple 
street,  between  the  north  line  of  Block  13  of  Browne’s  addition,  at 
First  street  (now  First  avenue),  and  the  north  line  of  Tenth  street 
(now  Tenth  avenue),  to  pay  for  grading  said  Maple  street,  heretofore 
made.  Passed  June  26,  1894. 

No.  A527.  An  ordinance  confirming  the  reassessment  roll  for  the 
grading  of  Maple  street,  between  the  north  line  of  Block  13,  of  Browne’s 
Addition,  at  First'  street  (now  First  avenue),  and  the  north  line  of 
Tenth  street  (now  Tenth  avenue).  Passed  December  11,  1894. 

No.  A538.  An  ordinance  to  issue  bonds  to  pay  for  grading  Maple 
street,  between  the  north  line  of  Block  13  of  Browne’s  Addition,  at 
First  street  (now  First  avenue),  and  the  north  line  of  Tenth  street 
(now  Tenth  avenue).  Passed  December  14,  1894. 

No.  A66.  An  ordinance  providing  for  the  grading,  guttering  and 
curbing  of  Maple  street,  between  the  north  line  of  Tenth  street  and 
the  north  line  of  Fourteenth  street.  Passed  August  4,  1891. 

No.  376.  An  ordinance  extending  the  water  mains  on  Maple  street, 


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from  the  corner  of  Fourth  and  Maple  streets,  south  to  Cliff  avenue. 
Passed  November  20,  1889. 

No.  A1077.  An  ordinance  to  establish  the  grade  of  Maple  street, 
from  the  south  line  of  Boone  avenue  to  the  north  line  of  Bridge  avenue. 
Passed  August  20,  1901. 

No.  A1092.  An  ordinance  providing  for  the  grading,  curbing,  park- 
ing and  sidewalking  of  Maple  street,  from  the  center  line  of  Boone 
avenue  to  the  center  line  of  Bridge  avenue,  and  for  the  payment  of 
the  cost  thereof,  creating  an  assessment  district,  and  providing  for 
the  levy  and  collection  of  special  assessments  on  the  property  benefited 
by  said  improvement,  and  providing  for  the  issuance  of  bonds  and  the 
payment  thereof.  Passed  October  4,  1901. 

No.  A1127.  An  ordinance  approving  and  confirming  the  assessments 
for  the  improvement  of  Maple  street,  from  the  center  line  of  Boone 
avenue  to  the  center  line  of  Bridge  avenue,  by  sidewalking  the  same, 
and  to  provide  for  the  collection  of  said  assessments  and  the  payment 
of  the  bonds  issued  therefor.  Passed  February  4,  1902. 

No.  A1128.  An  ordinance  approving  and  confirming  the  assessments 
for  the  improvement  of  Maple  street,  from  the  center  line  of  Boone 
avenue  to  the  center  line  of  Bridge  avenue,  by  grading,  curbing  and 
parking  the  same,  and  to  provide  for  the  collection  of  said  assessments 
and  the  payment  of  the  bonds  issued  therefor.  Passed  February  4,  1902. 

No.  A1005.  An  ordinance  providing  for  the  construction  of  a sewer 
on  Maple  street,  from  the  center  line  of  Eighth  avenue  to  a line 
twenty-five  feet  south  of  the  north  line  of  Tenth  avenue,  and  for  the 
payment  of  the  cost  thereof,  creating  an  assessment  district,  and 
providing  for  the  levy  and  collection  of  special  assessments  on  the 
property  benefited  by  said  improvement,  providing  for  the  issuance 
of  bonds  and  a fund  to  pay  the  same.  Passed  September  18,  1900. 

No.  A1014.  An  ordinance  approving  and  confirming  the  assessments 
and  assessment  roll  for  the  improvement  of  Maple  street,  from  the 
center  line  of  Eighth  avenue  to  a line  twenty-five  feet  south  of  the 
north  line  of  Tenth  avenue,  by  sewering  the  same,  and  to  provide 
for  the  collection  of  said  assessments,  directing  the  issuance  of  bonds 
in  payment  therefor,  and  providing  for  the  payment  of  such  bonds. 
Passed  October  30,  1900. 

No.  A726.  An  ordinance  providing  for  the  construction  of  a sewer 
upon  Maple  street,  from  the  center  line  of  Fifth  avenue  to  the  center 
line  of  Eighth  avenue,  creating  an  assessment  district,  and  providing 
for  the  payment  for  such  improvement  by  the  levy  and  collection  of 
special  assessments  upon  the  property  adjudged  to  be  benefited  by  said 
improvement,  providing  for  the  issuance  of  bonds  and  a fund  to  pay 
the  same.  Passed  November  16,  1897. 

No.  A751.  An  ordinance  approving  and  confirming  the  assessment 
roll  for  the  assessment  district  for  the  improving  of  Maple  street  by 
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Eighth  avenue,  and  to  provide  for  the  collection  of  said  assessments 
and  the  payment  of  the  bonds  issued  therefor.  Passed  May  3,  1898. 

No.  331.  An  ordinance  to  provide  for  grading  Alder  street  (now 
Market  street),  from  the  intersection  of  the  N.  P.  right  of  way  to  the 
south  line  of  Ferry  street.  Passed  August  21,  1889. 

No.  A461.  An  ordinance  to  provide  for  the  reassessment  of  Alder 
street  (now  Market  street),  between  the  N.  P.  R.  R.  right  of  way  and 
the  south  line  of  Ferry  street  (now  Ferry  avenue),  to  pay  for  the 
grading  of  Alder  street  (now  Market  street),  heretofore  made.  Passed 
June  26,  1894. 

No.  A971.  An  ordinance  to  establish  the  grade  of  Maxwell  avenue, 
from  the  west  line  of  Monroe  street  to  the  west  line  of  Cedar  street. 
Passed  June  12,  1900. 

No.  A1050.  An  ordinance  to  establish  the  grade  of  Maxwell  avenue, 
from  the  east  line  of  Monroe  street  to  a point  150  feet  east  of  the  east 
line  of  Washington  street.  Passed  May  14,  1901. 

No.  A1375.  An  ordinance  to  establish  the  grade  of  Maxwell  avenue, 
from  the  east  line  of  Howard  street  to  the  west  line  of  Washington 
street.  Passed  May  19,  1903. 

No.  A1008.  An  ordinance  providing  for  the  grading,  curbing  and 
ballasting  of  Maxwell  avenue,  from  the  center  line  of  Monroe  street 
to  the  center  line  of  Cedar  street,  and  for  the  payment  of  the  cost 
thereof,  creating  an  assessment  district,  and  providing  for  the  levy 
and  collection  of  special  assessments  on  the  property  benefited  by  said 
improvement,  providing  for  the  issuance  of  bonds  and  a fund  to  pay  the 
same.  Passed  September  25,  1900. 

No.  A1016.  An  ordinance  approving  and  confirming  the  assessments 
and  assessment  roll  for  the  improvement  of  Maxwell  avenue,  from 
the  center  line  of  Monroe  street  to  the  center  line  of  Cedar  street,  by 
grading,  curbing  and  ballasting  the  same,  and  to  provide  for  the  collec- 
tion of  said  assessments,  directing  the  issuance  of  bonds  in  payment 
therefor  and  providing  for  the  payment  of  such  bonds.  Passed  Novem- 
ber 20,  1900. 

No.  A1009.  An  ordinance  providing  for  the  sidewalking  of  Max- 
well avenue,  from  the  center  line  of  Monroe  street  to  the  center  line 
of  Cedar  street,  and  for  the  payment  of  the  cost  thereof,  creating  an 
assessment  district,  and  providing  for  the  levy  and  collection  of  special 
assessments  on  the  property  benefited  by  said  improvement,  providing 
for  the  issuance  of  bonds  and  a fund  to  pay  the  same.  Passed  Sep- 
tember 25,  1900. 

No.  A1027.  An  ordinance  approving  and  confirming  the  assessments 
and  assessment  roll  for  the  improvement  of  Maxwell  avenue,  from 
the  center  line  of  Monroe  street  to  the  center  line  of  Cedar  street,  by 
sidewalking  the  same,  and  to  provide  for  the  collection  of  said  assess- 
ments, directing  the  issuance  of  bonds  in  payment  therefor,  and  provid- 
ing for  the  payment  of  such  bonds.  Passed  February  5,  1901. 

No.  A1208.  An  ordinance  for  the  improvement  of  Maxwell  avenue 


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by  grading,  curbing,  parking  and  sidewalking  the  same,  from  Monroe 
to  Howard  streets,  and  for  the  payment  of  the  cost  thereof,  creating 
an  assessment  district,  and  providing  for  the  levy  and  collection  of 
special  assessments  on  the  property  in  said  assessment  district  to  pay 
for  the  said  improvement,  and  for  the  issuing  of  bonds  and  the  payment 
thereof.  Passed  August  12,  1902. 

No.  1364.  An  ordinance  approving  and  confirming  the  assessments 
and  assessment  roll  for  the  improvement  of  Maxwell  avenue,  from 
the  center  line  of  Monroe  street  to  the  center  line  of  Howard  street, 
by  grading,  curbing  and  parking  the  same,  and  to  provide  for  the 
collection  of  assessments  and  the  payment  of  the  bonds  issued  therefor. 
Passed  May  6,  1903. 

No.  A1036.  An  ordinance  to  establish  the  grade  of  Mayfair  Hill, 
from  the  south  line  of  Cleveland  avenue  to  the  north  line  of  Fairview 
avenue.  Passed  April  2,  1901. 

No.  A675.  An  ordinance  to  establish  the  grade  of  Mill  street,  from 
the  south  line  of  First  avenue  to  the  north  line  of  Sixth  avenue. 
Passed  November  17,  1896. 

No.  355.  An  ordinance  providing  for  the  grading  and  improving 
of  Mill  street,  between  Riverside  avenue  and  Post  street.  ^ Passed 
October  30,  1889. 

No.  A75.  An  ordinance  providing  for  the  laying  of  a sewer  on 

Mill  street,  from  Sprague  street  to  First  street.  Passed  August  21, 

1891,  and,  as  amended  by  Ordinance  No.  A147,  passed  December 
31,  1891. 

No.  A1313.  An  ordinance  to  establish  the  grade  of  Mill  street, 
from  the  south  line  of  Fifth  avenue  to  a point  twenty-six  feet  south  of 
the  north  line  of  Sixth  avenue.  Passed  March  24,  1903. 

No.  A975.  An  ordinance  providing  for  the  paving  and  curbing  of 

Mill  street,  from  a line  one  hundred  feet  south  of  the  north  line  of 

the  Northern  Pacific  Railway  Company’s  right  of  way,  to  the  south 
line  of  Front  avenue,  and  for  the  payment  of  the  cost  thereof,  creating 
an  assessment  district,  and  providing  for  the  levy  and  collection  of 
special  assessments  on  the  property  benefited  by  said  improvement, 
providing  for  the  issuance  of  bonds  and  a fund  to  pay  the  same,  and 
for  the  maintenance  of  said  improvement.  Passed  June  19,  1900. 

No.  A1033.  An  ordinance  approving  and  confirming  the  assessments 
and  assessment  roll  for  the  improvement  of  Mill  street,  from  a line  one 
hundred  feet  south  of  the  south  line  of  the  Northern  Pacific  Railway 
Company’s  right  of  way  to  the  south  line  of  Front  avenue,  by  paving 
and  curbing  the  same,  and  to  provide  for  the  collection  of  said  assess- 
ments, directing  the  issuance  of  bonds  in  payment  therefor,  and 
providing  for  the  payment  of  such  bonds.  Passed  March  19,  1901. 

No.  A1363.  An  ordinance  for  the  improvement  of  Mill  street,  from 
Fifth  to  Sixth  avenues,  by  grading,  curbing  and  sidewalking  the  same, 
and  for  the  payment  of  the  cost  thereof,  creating  an  assessment  district, 
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property  in  said  assessment  district  to  pay  for  the  said  improvement, 
and  for  the  issuing  of  bonds  and  the  payment  thereof.  Passed  May 
6,  1903* 

No.  A1274.  An  ordinance  to  establish  the  grade  of  Mission  avenue, 
from  the  west  line  of  Division  street  to  the  west  line  of  Calispel  street. 
Passed  December  2,  1902. 

No.  A748.  An  ordinance  to  establish  the  grade  of  Mission  avenue, 
from  the  west  line  of  Division  street  to  the  east  line  of  North  Riverton 
avenue.  Passed  March  22,  1898. 

No.  A765.  An  ordinance  providing  for  the  grading,  curbing  and 
guttering  of  Mission  avenue,  between  the  east  line  of  Division  street 
and  the  center  line  of  Standard  street,  creating  an  assessment  district, 
providing  for  the  payment  of  such  improvement  by  installments,  and 
establishing  a fund  for  such  payment  by  the  levy  and  collection  of 
special  assessments  on  the  property  in  said  assessment  district,  and 
providing  for  the  issuance  of  bonds,  as  authorized  by  the  charter  and 
ordinances  of  the  City  of  Spokane.  Passed  June  21,  1898. 

No.  A797.  An  ordinance  approving  and  confirming  the  assessment 
roll  for  the  assessment  district  for  the  improvement  of  Mission  avenue, 
by  grading,  curbing  and  guttering,  from  the  east  line  of  Division 
street  to  the  center  line  of  Standard  street,  and  to  provide  for  the 
collection  of  said  assessments  and  the  payments  of  the  bonds  issued 
therefor.  Passed  November  1,  1898. 

No.  A787.  An  ordinance  to  provide  for  the  construction  of  a side- 
walk on  each  side  of  Mission  avenue,  in  the  City  of  Spokane,  from  the 
east  line  of  Division  street  to  the  center  line  of  Standard  street,  pro- 
viding for  the  issuance  of  warrants  to  pay  therefor,  creating  an  assess- 
ment district,  and  providing  for  the  levy  and  collection  of  special 
assessments  upon  the  property  adjudged  to  be  benefited  by  said  im- 
provement, for  the  purpose  of  creating  a fund  to  redeem  said  warrants. 
Passed  September  13,  1898. 

No.  A813.  An  ordinance  approving  and  confirming  the  assessment 
roll  for  the  assessment  district  for  the  improvement  of  Mission  avenue, 
in  the  City  of  Spokane,  Washington,  from  the  east  line  of  Division 
street  to  the  center  line  of  Standard  street,  by  the  construction  of  a 
sidewalk  on  each  side  of  said  street,  and  to  provide  for  the  collection 
of  said  assessments  and  the  payment  of  the  warrants  issued  therefor. 
Passed  January  6,  1899. 

No.  A877.  An  ordinance  providing  for  the  grading,  curbing  and 
sidewalking  of  Mission  avenue,  from  the  center  line  of  Dakota  street 
to  the  center  line  of  North  Riverton  avenue,  and  for  the  payment  of 
the  cost  thereof,  creating  an  assessment  district,  and  providing  for  the 
levy  and  collection  of  special  assessments  on  the  property  benefited 
by  said  improvement,  providing  for  the  issuance  of  bonds  in  payment 
of  the  cost  thereof,  and  a fund  to  pay  the  same.  Passed  September 
29,  1899. 

No.  A902.  An  ordinance  approving  and  confirming  the  assessments 


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and  assessment  roll  for  the  assessment  district  for  the  improvement  of 
Mission  avenue,  from  the  center  line  of  Dakota  street  to  the  center  line 
of  North  Riverton  avenue,  by  grading,  curbing  and  sidewalking  the 
same,  and  to  provide  for  the  collection  of  said  assessments  and  the 
payment  of  the  bonds  issued  therefor.  Passed  December  19,  1899. 

No.  A1278.  An  ordinance  for  the  improvement  of  Mission  avenue 
from  Division  to  Calispel  street,  by  grading,  curbing,  ballasting  and 
sidewalking  the  same,  and  for  the  payment  of  the  cost  thereof,  creating 
an  assessment  district,  and  providing  for  the  levy  and  collection  of 
special  assessments  on  the  property  in  said  assessment  district  to  pay 
for  the  said  improvements,  and  for  the  issuing  of  bonds  and  the  pay- 
ment thereof.  Passed  December  16,  1902. 

Ordinance  No.  A1365.  An  ordinance  approving  and  confirming  the 
assessments  and  assessment  roll  for  the  improvement  of  Mission  avenue, 
from  the  center  line  of  Division  street  to  the  center  line  of  Calispel 
street,  by  grading,  curbing  and  ballasting  the  same,  and  to  provide  for 
the  collection  of  assessments  and  the  payment  of  the  bonds  issued 
therefor.  Passed  May  6,  1903. 

No.  82.  An  ordinance  to  provide  for  the  grading  of  Monroe  street 
between  the  north  line  of  Bridge  street  and  the  north  line  of  the 
City  of  Spokane  Falls.  Passed  September  28,  1887. 

No.  156.  An  ordinance  to  provide  for  the  grading  of  Monroe  street 
between  the  south  side  of  Riverside  avenue  and  the  south  line  of 
Cliff  street  (now  Ninth  avenue).  Passed  May  29,  1888. 

No.  A434.  An  ordinance  to  reassess  Monroe  street,  between  the 
south  line  of  Riverside  avenue  and  the  south  line  of  Cliff  street  (now 
Ninth  avenue),  to  raise  money  to  pay  for  the  grading  of  Monroe  street, 
heretofore  made.  Passed  June  26,  1894. 

No.  A555.  An  ordinance  approving  the  reassessment  roll  for  the 
grading  of  Monroe  street  between  the  south  line  of  Riverside  avenue 
and  the  sou  - line  of  Cliff  street  (now  Ninth  avenue).  Passed  February 
26,  1895. 

No.  561.  An  ordinance  to  issue  bonds  for  the  grading  of  Monroe 
street  from  the  south  side  of  Riverside  avenue  to  the  south  line  of 
Cliff  street  (now  Ninth  avenue).  Passed  February  26,  1895. 

No.  A20.  An  ordinance  providing  for  the  grading,  curbing  and 
guttering  of  Monroe  street,  between  Stoll  street  and  the  north  line  of 
Cora  street.  Passed  June  4,  1891. 

No.  A107.  An  ordinance  providing  for  the  construction  of  a sewer 
upon  Monroe  street.  Passed  October  7,  1891,  and,  as  amended  by  Ordi- 
nance No.  A137,  passed  December  18,  1891. 

No.  A931.  An  ordinance  to  establish  the  grade  of  Monroe  street, 
from  the  south  line  of  Riverside  avenue  to  a point  275  feet  south  of  the 
south  line  of  First  avenue.  Passed  February  27,  1900. 

No.  A777.  An  ordinance  providing  for  the  paving  and  curbing  of 
Monroe  street  from  the  south  end  of  the  Monroe  street  bridge  and  the 
south  line  of  Riverside  avenue  (extended  across  Monroe  street  from 


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the  corner  of  the  Review  Building),  and  for  the  payment  of  the  cost 
thereof.  Passed  July  19,  1898. 

No.  A798.  An  ordinance  to  provide  for  the  maintenance  of  the 
pavement  on  Monroe  street,  between  the  south  end  of  the  Monroe 
street  bridge  and  the  south  line  of  Riverside  avenue  (extended  across 
Monroe  street  from  the  corner  of  the  Review  building),  and  for  the 
payment  of  the  cost  thereof.  Passed  November  1,  1898. 

No.  A852.  An  ordinance  providing  for  the  paving  and  curbing  of 
Monroe  street,  between  a line  one  hundred  feet  south  of  the  north  line 
of  the  Northern  Pacific  Railway  Company’s  right  of  way  and  the  south 
line  of  Riverside  avenue,  and  for  the  payment  of  the  cost  thereof, 
creating  an  assessment  district,  and  providing  for  the  levy  and  collec- 
tion of  special  assessments  on  the  property  benefited  by  said  improve- 
ment, providing  for  the  issuance  of  bonds,  and  a fund  to  pay  the  same, 
and  for  the  maintenance  of  said  improvement.  Passed  July  11,  1899. 

No.  A922.  An  ordinance  approving  and  confirming  the  assessments 
and  assessment  roll  for  the  assessment  district  for  the  improvement 
of  Monroe  street,  between  a line  one  hundred  feet  south  of  the  north 
line  of  the  Northern  Pacific  Railway  Company’s  right  of  way  and  the 
south  line  of  Riverside  avenue,  by  paving  and  curbing  the  same,  and 
to  provide  for  the  collection  of  said  assessments  and  the  payment  of 
the  bonds  issued  therefor.  Passed  February  6,  1900. 

No.  A1124.  An  ordinance  providing  for  the  paving  and  curbing  of 
Monroe  street,  from  a line  112  feet  south  of  the  south  line  of  Bridge 
avenue  to  the  south  line  of  Mallon  avenue,  and  for  the  payment  of 
the  cost  thereof,  creating  an  assessment  district,  and  providing  for 
the  levy  and  collection  of  special  assessments  on  the  property  benefited 
by  said  improvement.  Passed  February  5,  1902. 

No.  A1317.  An  ordinance  to  amend  section  1 of  Ordinance  No.  A1124, 
entitled  ‘‘An  ordinance  providing  for  the  paving  and  curbing  of  Monroe 
street,  from  a line  one  hundred  and  twelve  feet  south  of  the  south  line  of 
Bridge  avenue  to  the  south  line  of  Mallon  avenue,  and  for  the  payment 
of  the  cost  thereof,  creating  an  assessment  district  and  providing  for 
the  levy  and  collection  of  special  assessments  on  the  property  benefited 
by  said  improvements,”  passed  February  4,  1902.  Passed  March 
24,  1903. 

No.  A1059.  An  ordinance  to  establish  the  grade  of  Montgomery 
avenue,  from  the  west  line  of  Cedar  street  to  the  east  line  of  Mill 
street.  Passed  June  18,  1901. 

No.  A976.  An  ordinance  to  establish  the  grade  of  Ninth  avenue 
from  the  east  line  of  Lincoln  street  to  the  west  line  of  Chestnut  street. 
Passed  the  City  Council  June  19,  1900. 

No.  A1013.  An  ordinance  providing  for  the  sidewalking  of  Ninth 
avenue  between  the  center  line  of  Lincoln  street  and  the  center  line  of 
Chestnut  street,  and  for  the  payment  of  the  cost  thereof,  creating  an 
assessment  district  and  providing  for  the  levy  and  collection  of  special 
assessments  on  the  property  benefited  by  said  improvement,  providing 


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for  the  issuance  of  bonds  and  a fund  to  pay  the  same.  Passed  the  City 
Council  October  23,  1900. 

No.  A1028.  An  ordinance  approving  and  confirming  the  assessments 
and  assessment  roll  for  the  improvement  of  Ninth  avenue  from  the 
center  line  of  Lincoln  street  to  the  center  line  of  Chestnut  street  by 
sidewalking  the  same,  and  to  provide  for  the  collection  of  said  assess- 
ments, directing  the  issuance  of  bonds  in  payment  therefor,  and  pro- 
viding for  the  payment  of  such  bonds.  Passed  the  City  Council  Feb- 
ruary 5,  1901. 

No.  A1012.  An  ordinance  providing  for  the  grading,  curbing,  bal- 
lasting and  parking  of  Ninth  avenue  from  the  center  line  of  Lincoln 
street  to  the  center  line  of  Chestnut  street,  and  for  the  payment  of  the 
cost  thereof,  creating  an  assessment  district  and  providing  for  the  levy 
and  collection  of  special  assessments  on  the  property  benefited  by  said 
improvement,  providing  for  the  issuance  of  bonds  and  a fund  to  pay  the 
same.  Passed  the  City  Council  October  23,  1900. 

No.  A1023.  An  ordinance  approving  and  confirming  the  assessments 
and  assessment  roll  for  the  improvement  of  Ninth  avenue  from  the 
center  line  of  Lincoln  street  to  the  center  line  of  Chestnut  street  by 
grading,  curbing,  ballasting  and  parking  the  same,  and  to  provide  for 
the  collection  of  said  assessments,  directing  the  issuance  of  bonds  in 
payment  therefor,  and  providing  for  the  payment  of  such  bonds. 
Passed  the  City  Council  January  8,  1901. 

No.  A1038.  An  ordinance  to  establish  the  grade  of  Nora  avenue 
from  the  west  line  of  Monroe  street  to  the  east  line  of  Division  street. 
Passed  the  City  Council  April  2,  1901. 

No.  A839.  An  ordinance  to  establish  the  grade  of  Nora  avenue  from 
the  east  line  of  Division  street  to  the  east  line  of  Perry  street.  Passed 
the  City  Council  June  13,  1899. 

No.  A1177.  An  ordinance  to  establish  the  grade  of  Nora  avenue 
from  the  west  line  of  Monroe  street  to  the  east  line  of  Ash  street. 
Passed  the  City  Council  June  17,  1902. 

No.  A854.  An  ordinance  providing  for  the  grading,  curbing  and 
sidewalking  of  Nora  avenue  from  the  east  line  of  Division  street  to 
the  center  line  of  Columbus  street  and  for  the  payment  of  the  cost  there- 
of, creating  an  assessment  district  and  providing  for  the  levy  and  collec- 
tion of  special  assessments  on  the  property  benefited  by  said  improve- 
ment, providing  for  the  issuance  of  warrants  in  payment  of  the  cost 
thereof  and  a fund  to  pay  the  same.  Passed  the  City  Council  July  11, 
1899. 

No.  A882.  An  ordinance  approving  and  confirming  the  assessments 
and  assessment  roll  for  the  assessment  district  for  the  improvement  of 
Nora  avenue,  in  the  City  of  Spokane,  from  the  east  line  of  Division 
street  to  the  center  line  of  Columbus  street  by  the  grading,  curbing  and 
sidewalking  of  the  same,  and  to  provide  for  the  collection  of  said  as- 
sessments and  the  payment  of  the  warrants  issued  therefor.  Passed 
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No.  A1095.  An  ordinance  providing  for  the  grading,  curbing,  park- 
ing, ballasting  and  sidewalking  of  Nora  avenue  from  the  center  line  of 
Monroe  street  to  the  center  line  of  Division  street,  and  for  the  payment 
of  the  cost  thereof,  creating  an  assessment  district,  and  providing  for 
the  levy  and  collection  of  special  assessments  on  the  property  benefited 
by  said  improvement,  providing  for  the  issuance  of  bonds  and  the  pay- 
ment thereof.  Passed  the  City  Council  October  16,  1901. 

No.  A1122.  An  ordinance  to  amend  section  3 of  ordinance  No. 
A1095,  entitled  “An  ordinance  providing  for  the  curbing,  parking,  bal- 
lasting and  sidewalking  of  Nora  avenue  from  the  center  line  of  Monroe 
street  to  the  center  line  of  Division  street,  and  for  the  payment  of  the 
costs  thereof,  creating  an  assessment  district,  and  providing  for  the 
levy  and  collection  of  special  assessments  on  property  benefited  by  said 
improvement,  providing  for  the  issuance  of  bonds  and  the  payment 
thereof,”  passed  October  16,  1901.  Passed  the  City  Council  January  21, 
1902. 

No.  A1159.  An  ordinance  approving  and  confirming  the  assessments 
and  assessment  roll  for  the  grading,  curbing  and  ballasting  of  Nora 
avenue  from  the  center  line  of  Monroe  street  to  the  center  line  of  Di- 
vision street,  and  to  provide  for  the  collection  of  assessments  and  the 
payment  of  the  bonds  issued  therefor.  Passed  the  City  Council  April 
29,  1902. 

No.  A1160.  An  ordinance  approving  and  confirming  the  assessments 
and  assessment  roll  for  the  improvement  of  Nora  avenue  from  the  cen- 
ter line  of  Monroe  street  to  the  center  line  of  Division  street  by  sid- 
walking  the  same,  and  to  provide  for  the  collection  of  assessments  and 
the  payment  of  the  bonds  issued  therefor.  Passed  the  City  Council 
April  29,  1902. 

No.  A1181.  An  ordinance  providing  for  the  improvement  of  Nora  ave- 
nue by  grading,  curbing,  parking  and  sidewalking  the  same  from  the 
center  line  of  Monroe  street  to  the  center  line  of  Ash  street,  and  for  the 
payment  of  the  cost  thereof,  creating  an  assessment  district  and  provid- 
ing for  the  levy  and  collection  of  special  assessments  on  the  property  in 
said  assessment  district  to  pay  for  the  said  improvement,  and  for  the 
issuance  of  bonds  and  the  payment  thereof.  Passed  the  City  Council 
July  1,  1902. 

No.  A1356.  An  ordinance  approving  and  confirming  the  assessments 
and  assessment  roll  for  the  improvement  of  Nora  avenue,  from  the 
center  line  of  Monroe  street  to  the  center  line  of  Ash  street,  by  grading, 
curbing  and  parking  the  same,  and  to  provide  for  the  collection  of 
assessments  and  the  payment  of  the  bonds  issued  therefor.  Passed 
May  6,  1903. 

No.  A1073.  An  ordinance  to  establish  the  grade  of  North  avenue, 
from  the  west  line  of  Highland  avenue  to  the  west  line  of  Sherman 
street.  Passed  July  16,  1901. 

No.  368.  An  ordinance  providing  for  the  grading,  curbing  and 


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guttering  of  North  River  street,  between  its  west  end  and  Division 
street.  Passed  November  20,  1889. 

No.  A1085.  An  ordinance  providing  for  the  grading  and  curbing 
of  North  avenue,  from  the  center  line  of  Hilliard  street  to  the  center 
line  of  Sherman  street,  and  for  the  payment  of  the  cost  thereof,  creat- 
ing an  assessment  district,  and  providing  for  the  levy  and  collection  of 
special  assessments  on  the  property  benefited  by  said  improvement, 
providing  for  the  issuance  of  bonds  and  the  payment  thereof.  Passed 
September  3,  1901. 

No.  A1141.  An  ordinance  approving  and  confirming  the  assessments 
for  the  improvement  of  North  avenue,  from  the  center  line  of  Hilliard 
street  to  the  center  line  of  Sherman  street,  by  grading  and  curbing 
the  same,  and  to  provide  for  the  collection  of  said  assessments  and  the 
payment  of  the  bonds  issued  therefor.  Passed  March  18,  1902. 

No.  A1084.  An  ordinance  providing  for  the  sidewalking  of  North 
avenue  from  the  center  line  of  Hilliard  street  to  the  center  line  of 
Sherman  street,  and  for  the  payment  of  the  cost  thereof,  creating  an 
assessment  district  and  providing  for  the  levy  and  collection  of  special 
assessments  on  the  property  benefited  by  said  improvement,  providing 
for  the  issuance  of  bonds  and  the  payment  thereof.  Passed  September 
3,  1901. 

No.  A910.  An  ordinance  to  establish  the  grade  of  Oak  street,  from 
the  south  line  of  Riverside  avenue  to  the  north  line  of  Third  avenue. 
Passed  January  16,  1900. 

No.  A917.  An  ordinance  to  establish  the  grade  of  Oak  street,  from 
the  south  line  of  Riverside  avenue  to  the  south  line  of  Fifth  avenue. 
Passed  January  30,  1900. 

No.  A1146.  An  ordinance  to  establish  the  grade  of  Oak  street,  from 
the  south  line  of  Tenth  avenue  to  the  south  line  of  Twelfth  avenue. 
Passed  April  1,  1902. 

No.  A1312.  An  ordinance  to  establish  the  grade  of  Oak  street,  from 
the  south  line  of  Fifth  avenue  to  the  north  line  of  Tenth  avenue. 
Passed  March  24,  1903. 

No.  A1071.  An  ordinance  providing  for  the  grading  and  curbing 
of  Oak  street,  from  the  center  line  of  Second  avenue  to  the  center  line 
of  Fifth  avenue,  and  for  the  payment  of  the  cost  thereof,  creating  an 
assessment  district,  and  providing  for  the  levy  and  collection  of  special 
assessments  on  the  property  benefited  by  said  improvement,  providing 
for  the  issuance  of  bonds  and  a fund  to  pay  the  same.  Passed  July 
16,  1901. 

No.  A1105.  An  ordinance  approving  and  confirming  the  assessments 
and  assessment  roll  for  the  grading  and  curbing  of  Oak  street,  from 
the  center  line  of  Second  avenue  to  the  center  line  of  Fifth  avenue, 
and  to  provide  for  the  collection  of  said  assessments,  directing  the 
issuance  of  bonds  in  payment  therefor,  and  providing  for  the  payment 
of  such  bonds.  Passed  November  5,  1901. 

No.  A926.  An  ordinance  providing  for  the  grading,  curbing,  bal- 


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lasting  and  sidewalking  of  Oak  street,  from  the  center  line  of  Riverside 
avenue  to  the  center  line  of  Fifth  avenue,  and  for  the  payment  of  the 
cost  thereof,  creating  an  assessment  district,  and  providing  for  the 
levy  and  collection  of  special  assessments  on  the  property  benefited 
by  said  improvement,  providing  for  the  issuance  of  bonds  and  a fund 
to  pay  the  same.  Passed  February  20,  1900. 

No.  A1048.  An  ordinance  providing  for  the  sidewalking  of  Oak 
street,  from  the  center  line  of  Second  avenue  to  the  center  line  of 
Riverside  avenue,  and  for  the  payment  of  the  cost  thereof,  creating 
an  assessment  district,  and  providing  for  the  levy  and  collection  of 
special  assessments  on  the  property  benefited  by  said  improvement, 
providing  for  the  issuance  of  bonds  and  a fund  to  pay  the  same. 
Passed  May  8,  1901. 

No.  A1043.  An  ordinance  providing  for  the  grading  and  curbing  of 
Oak  street,  from  the  center  line  of  Second  avenue  to  the  center  line 
of  Riverside  avenue,  and  for  the  payment  of  the  cost  thereof,  creating 
an  assessment  district,  and  providing  for  the  levy  and  collection  of 
special  assessments  on  the  property  benefited  by  said  improvement, 
providing  for  the  issuance  of  bonds  and  a fund  to  pay  the  same. 
Passed  May  8,  1901. 

No.  A1081.  An  ordinance  approving  and  confirming  the  assessment 
roll  for  the  improvement  of  Oak  street,  from  the  center  line  of  River- 
side avenue  to  the  center  line  of  Second  avenue,  by  grading,  curbing 
and  ballasting  the  same,  and  to  provide  for  the  collection  of  said  assess- 
ments, directing  the  issuance  of  bonds  in  payment  therefor,  and  provid- 
ing for  the  payment  of  such  bonds.  Passed  September  3,  1901. 

No.  A1072.  An  ordinance  providing  for  the  sidewalking  of  Oak 
street,  from  the  center  line  of  Second  avenue  to  the  center  line  of  Fifth 
avenue,  and  for  the  payment  of  the  cost  thereof,  creating  an  assessment 
district,  and  providing  for  the  levy  and  collection  of  special  assess- 
ments on  the  property  benefited  by  said  improvement,  providing  for 
the  issuance  of  bonds,  and  a fund  to  pay  the  same.  Passed  July  16,  1901. 

No.  A1212.  An  ordinance  approving  and  confirming  the  assessments 
and  assessment  roll  for  the  improvement  of  Oak  street,  from  the  center 
line  of  Second  avenue  to  the  center  line  of  Fifth  avenue,  by  sidewalking 
the  same,  and  to  provide  for  the  collection  of  assessments  and  the 
payment  of  the  bonds  issued  therefor.  Passed  August  19,  1902. 

No.  A1086.  An  ordinance  providing  for  the  sidewalking  of  Oak 
street,  from  the  center  line  of  Second  avenue  to  the  center  line  of 
Riverside  avenue,  and  for  the  payment  of  the  cost  thereof,  creating 
an  assessment  district,  and  providing  for  the  levy  and  collection  of 
special  assessments  on  the  property  benefited  by  said  improvement, 
providing  for  the  issuance  of  bonds  and  a fund  to  pay  the  same. 
Passed  September  3,  1901. 

No.  A1125.  An  ordinance  approving  and  confirming  the  assessments 
for  the  improvement  of  Oak  street,  from  the  center  line  of  Second 
avenue  to  the  center  line  of  Riverside  avenue,  by  sidewalking  the 


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same,  and  to  provide  for  the  collection  of  said  assessments  and  the 
payment  of  the  bonds  issued  therefor.  Passed  February  4,  1902. 

No.  520.  An  ordinance  providing  for  the  grading  and  improving 
of  East  Pacific  avenue,  between  the  east  line  of  Washington  street 
and  the  west  line  of  McClellan  street,  and  from  the  west  line  of  Mc- 
Clellan street  to  the  west  line  of  Hatch  street.  Passed  November 
19,  1890. 

No.  A50.  An  ordinance  providing  for  the  levy  and  collection  of  a 
special  tax  or  assessment  to  pay  the  expenses  of  the  improvement  (by 
grading,  etc.)  of  East  Pacific  avenue,  between  the  east  line  of  Wash- 
ington street  and  the  center  line  of  Hatch  street.  Passed  July  23,  1891. 

No.  140.  An  ordinance  to  provide  for  the  grading  of  Pacific  avenue, 
from  its  east  end  to  the  west  city  limits.  Passed  May  9,  1888. 

No.  A430.  An  ordinance  to  provide  for  the  reassessment  of  all  lots, 
etc.,  fronting  on  Pacific  avenue,  between  the  east  end  of  Pacific  avenue, 
as  the  said  east  end  was  defined  and  existed  May  9,  1888,  and  the  west 
city  limits,  as  said  limits  were  defined  and  existed  on  the  9th  day  of 
May,  1888,  to  raise  money  to  pay  for  grading  Pacific  avenue,  heretofore 
made.  Passed  June  26,  1894. 

No.  A385.  An  ordinance  providing  for  the  construction  of  a sewer 
upon  Pacific  avenue,  from  the  center  line  of  Spruce  street  to  the  center 
line  of  Walnut  street.  Passed  February  20,  1894. 

No.  A431.  An  ordinance  confirming  the  assessment  roll  for  the 
sewering  of  Pacific  avenue,  from  the  center  line  of  Spruce  street  to  the 
center  line  of  Walnut  street,  Passed  June  26,  1894. 

No.  A1268.  An  ordinance  to  establish  the  grade  of  Pacific  avenue 
from  the  center  line  of  Perry  street  to  the  center  line  of  Regal  street. 
Passed  November  25,  1902. 

No.  A843.  An  ordinance  providing  for  the  improvement  of  Pacific 
avenue  and  Coeur  d’Alene  street,  from  the  center  line  of  Poplar  street 
to  the  center  line  of  Spruce  street,  by  grading,  curbing,  ballasting  and 
parking,  and  for  the  payment  of  the  cost  thereof;  creating  an  assess- 
ment district  and  providing  for  the  levy  and  collection  of  special 
assessments  on  the  property  benefited  by  said  improvement,  providing 
for  the  issuance  of  warrants  in  payment  of  the  cost  thereof,  and  a 
fund  to  pay  the  same.  Passed  June  20,  1899. 

No.  A875.  An  ordinance  approving  and  confirming  the  assessments 
and  assessment  roll  for  the  assessment  district  for  the  improvement  of 
Pacific  avenue  and  Cceur  d’Alene  street,  in  the  City  of  Spokane,  Wash- 
ington, from  the  center  line  of  Poplar  street  to  the  center  line  of 
Spruce  street,  by  grading,  curbing,  ballasting  and  parking  the  same, 
and  to  provide  for  the  collection  of  said  assessments,  and  the  payment 
of  the  warrants  issued  therefor.  Passed  September  26,  1899. 

No.  A806.  An  ordinance  to  provide  for  the  construction  of  a sewer 
on  Pacific  avenue,  from  the  center  line  of  Spruce  street  to  the  east  line 
of  Cceur  d’Alene  street,  providing  for  the  issuance  of  warrants  to  pay 
therefor,  creating  an  assessment  district,  and  providing  for  the  levy  and 
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fited  by  said  improvement  for  the  purpose  of  creating  a fund  to  redeem 
said  warrants.  Passed  December  6,  1898. 

No.  A820.  An  ordinance  approving  and  confirming  the  assessment 
roll  for  the  assessment  district  for  the  improvement  of  Pacific  avenue, 
by  the  construction  of  a sewer  on  said  avenue,  from  the  center  line 
of  Spruce  street  to  the  east  line  of  Cceur  d’Alene  street,  and  to  provide 
for  the  collection  of  said  assessments  and  the  payment  of  the  war- 
rants issued  therefor.  Passed  March  21,  1899. 

No.  A1279.  An  ordinance  for  the  improvement  of  Pacific  avenue, 
from  Perry  to  Regal  street,  by  grading,  curbing,  parking  and  side- 
walking the  same,  and  for  the  payment  of  the  cost  thereof,  creating 
an  assessment  district,  and  providing  for  the  levy  and  collection  of 
special  assessments  on  the  property  of  said  assessment  district  to  pay 
for  the  said  improvement,  and  for  the  issuing  of  bonds  and  the  pay- 
ment thereof.  Passed  December  16,  1902. 

No.  A1239.  An  ordinance  to  establish  the  grade  of  Pennsylvania 
street,  from  the  north  line  of  Euclid  avenue  to  a point  126.5  feet  north 
of  the  north  line  of  Empire  avenue.  Passed  October  28,  1902. 

No.  A1321.  An  ordinance  to  establish  the  grade  of  Park  place, 
from  the  east  line  of  Post  street  to  the  east  line  of  Corbin  Park. 
Passed  March  24,  1903. 

No.  A1343.  An  ordinance  for  the  improvement  of  Park  Place  ave- 
nue, East  Oval  street,  Waverly  Place  avenue  and  West  Oval  street,  by 
grading  and  sidewalking  the  same,  and  for  payment  of  the  cost  thereof. 
Passed  April  28,  1903. 

No.  A1269.  An  ordinance  to  establish  the  grade  of  Perry  street, 
from  the  north  line  of  Ninth  avenue  to  the  south  line  of  Fourteenth 
avenue.  Passed  November  25,  1902. 

No.  A1366.  An  ordinance  to  reestablish  the  grade  of  Perry  street, 
from  the  north  line  of  Tenth  avenue  to  the  south  line  of  Tenth  avenue. 
Passed  May  6,  1903. 

No.  A1353.  An  ordinance  for  the  improvement  of  Perry  street,  from 
Ninth  to  Fourteenth  avenue,  by  grading,  curbing  and  sidewalking  the 
same,  and  for  the  payment  of  the  cost  thereof,  creating  an  assessment 
district,  and  providing  for  the  levy  and  collection  of  special  assess- 
ments on  the  property  in  said  assessment  district  to  pay  for  the  said 
improvement,  and  for  the  issuing  of  bonds  and  the  payment  thereof. 
Passed  May  6,  1903. 

No.  281.  An  ordinance  providing  for  the  grading  of  Pine  street, 
between  the  Northern  Pacific  tracks  and  the  north  line  of  Sherman 
street.  Passed  April  23,  1889. 

No.  A460.  An  ordinance  to  provide  for  the  reassessment  of  all  lots, 
etc.,  fronting  Pine  street  between  the  track  of  the  N.  P.  R.  R.  and  the 
north  line  of  Hartson  avenue,  formerly  Sherman  street,  for  the  purpose 
of  raising  money  to  pay  for  the  grading  of  said  Pine  street.  Passed 
June  26,  1894. 

No.  A531.  An  ordinance  to  confirm  the  reassessment  roll  for  the 


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grading  of  Pine  street  between  the  track  of  the  N.  P.  R.  R.  and  the 
north  line  of  Hartson  avenue,  formerly  Sherman  street.  Passed 
December  11,  1894. 

No.  A537.  An  ordinance  to  issue  bonds  for  the  payment  of  the 
expenses  of  grading  Pine  street  from  the  N.  P.  R.  R.  track  to  the 
north  line  of  Hartson  avenue,  formerly  Sherman  street.  Passed  De- 
cember 14,  1894. 

No.  A387.  An  ordinance  providing  for  the  construction  of  sewerage 
upon  Post  street,  from  the  center  line  of  Front  avenue  to  a line  four- 
teen feet  south  of  the  center  line  of  Main  avenue.  Passed  February 
20,  1894. 

No.  A445.  An  ordinance  confirming  the  assessment  roll  for  the 
sewering  between  the  center  line  of  Front  avenue  and  a line  fourteen 
feet  south  of  the  center  line  of  Main  avenue.  Passed  June  26,  1894. 

No.  A909.  An  ordinance  to  establish  the  grade  of  Post  street,  from 
the  north  line  of  Third  avenue  to  the  north  line  of  Fourth  avenue. 
Passed  January  16,  1900. 

No.  A845.  An  ordinance  providing  for  the  construction  of  a sewer 
on  Post  street,  from  the  Front  avenue  sewer  to  the  manhole  at  the 
east  end  of  the  Post  street  bridge,  and  for  the  payment  of  the  cost 
thereof,  creating  an  assessment  district  and  providing  for  the  levy  and 
collection  of  special  assessments  on  the  property  benefited  by  said 
improvement,  providing  for  the  issuance  of  bonds,  and  a fund  to  pay 
the  same.  Passed  July  5,  1899. 

No.  A908.  An  ordinance  approving  and  confirming  the  assessments 
and  assessment  roll  for  the  assessment  district  for  the  improvement  of 
Post  street,  in  the  City  of  Spokane,  from  the  Front  avenue  sewer  to  the 
manhole  at  the  east  end  of  the  Post  street  bridge,  by  the  construction 
of  a sewer  therein,  and  to  provide  for  the  collection  of  said  assess- 
ments, and  the  payment  of  the  bonds  issued  therefor.  Passed  January 
16,  1900. 

No.  A860.  An  ordinance  providing  for  the  paving  and  curbing  of 
Post  street,  between  a line  one  hundred  feet  south  of  the  north  line  of 
the  Northern  Pacific  Railway  Company’s  right  of  way  and  the  south 
end  of  the  Post  street  bridge,  and  for  the  payment  of  the  cost  thereof, 
creating  an  assessment  district  and  providing  for  the  levy  and  collec- 
tion of  special  assessments  on  the  property  benefited  by  said  improve- 
ment, providing  for  the  issuance  of  bonds  and  a fund  to  pay  the  same, 
and  for  the  maintenance  of  said  improvement.  Passed  August  1,  1899. 

No.  A988.  An  ordinance  approving  and  confirming  the  assessments 
and  assessment  roll  for  the  improvement  of  Post  street  between  a line 
one  hundred  feet  south  of  the  north  line  of  the  Northern  Pacific  Rail- 
way Company’s  right  of  way  and  the  south  end  of  the  Post  street 
bridge,  by  paving  and  curbing  the  same,  and  to  provide  for  the  collec- 
tion of  said  assessments,  directing  the  issuance  of  bonds  in  payment 
therefor,  and  providing  for  the  payment  of  such  bonds.  Passed  July 
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No.  A1096.  An  ordinance  providing  for  the  grading,  curbing  and 
sidewalking  of  Post  street,  from  the  south  line  of  the  Northern  Pacific 
Railway  Company’s  right  of  way  to  the  center  line  of  Third  avenue, 
and  for  the  payment  of  the  cost  thereof,  creating  an  assessment  district, 
and  providing  for  the  levy  and  collection  of  special  assessments  on  the 
property  benefited  by  said  improvement,  providing  for  the  issuance  of 
bonds,  and  the  payment  thereof.  Passed  October  16,  1901. 

No.  A1104.  An  ordinance  to  amend  section  3 of  Ordinance  No. 
A1096,  entitled  “An  ordinance  providing  for  the  grading,  curbing  and 
sidewalking  of  Post  street,  from  the  south  line  of  the  Northern  Pacific 
Railway  Company’s  right  of  way  to  the  center  line  of  Third  avenue, 
and  for  the  payment  of  the  cost  thereof,  creating  an  assessment  dis- 
trict, and  providing  for  the  levy  of  special  assessments  on  the  property 
benefited  by  said  improvement,  for  the  issuance  of  bonds  and  the  pay- 
ment thereof.  Passed  November  5,  1901. 

No.  A1130.  An  ordinance  approving  and  confirming  the  assessments 
for  the  improvement  of  Post  street,  from  the  south  line  of  the  Northern 
Pacific  Railway  Company’s  right  of  way  to  the  center  line  of  Third 
avenue,  by  grading  and  curbing  the  same,  and  to  provide  for  the  collec- 
tion of  said  assessments  and  the  payment  of  bonds  issued  therefor. 
Passed  February  4,  1902. 

No.  A1230.  An  ordinance  to  establish  the  grade  of  Providence  ave- 
nue from  the  east  line  of  Arch  street  to  the  west  line  of  Martha  street. 
Passed  October  7,  1902. 

No.  A1149.  An  ordinance  to  esablish  the  grade  of  Race  street,  from 
the  south  line  of  Tenth  avenue  to  the  south  line  of  Twelfth  avenue. 
Passed  April  1,  1902. 

No.  A788.  An  ordinance  to  establish  the  grade  of  Race  street,  from 
the  north  line  of  Tenth  avenue  to  the  north  line  of  Thirteenth  avenue. 
Passed  October  5,  1898. 

No.  349.  An  ordinance  providing  for  the  grading  and  guttering  of 
Riverside  avenue,  between  the  west  line  of  Monroe  street  and  the  east 
line  of  Chestnut  street.  Passed  October  11,  1889. 

No.  A435.  An  ordinance  to  provide  for  the  reassessment  of  River- 
side avenue,  between  the  west  line  of  Monroe  street  and  the  east  line 
of  Chestnut  street,  for  the  purpose  of  raising  money  to  pay  for  the 
grading,  etc.,  of  said  avenue,  done  under  ordinance  No.  349.  Passed 
June  26,  1894. 

No.  A556.  An  ordinance  confirming  the  reassessment  roll  for  the 
grading,  etc.,  of  Riverside  avenue  between  the  west  line  of  Monroe 
street  and  the  east  line  of  Chestnut  street.  Passed  February  26,  1895. 

No.  A564.  An  ordinance  for  the  issuance  of  street  improvement 
bonds  for  payment  of  cost  of  grading,  etc.,  Riverside  avenue,  from  the 
west  line  of  Monroe  street  to  the  east  line  of  Chestnut  street.  Passed 
February  26,  1895. 

No.  500.  An  ordinance  establishing  and  authorizing  the  extension 
and  construction  of  a sewer  pipe  on  Riverside  avenue,  from  the  center 


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of  Washington  street  east  to  the  center  of  Bernard  street,  thence  south 
on  Bernard  street  to  the  center  line  of  Sprague  street.  Passed  Septem- 
ber 19,  1890. 

No.  A152.  An  ordinance  providing  for  the  construction  of  a sewer 
on  Riverside  avenue  between  Bernard  street  and  Division  street.  Pass- 
ed January  22,  1892. 

No.  334.  An  ordinance  providing  for  the  laying  of  water  mains 
on  Riverside  avenue,  from  Monroe  to  Division  streets.  Passed  Septem- 
ber 4,  1889. 

No.  A1099.  An  ordinance  to  establish  the  grade  of  Riverside  avenue, 
from  the  east  line  of  Chestnut  street  west  to  angle  in  Riverside  avenue. 
Passed  October  16,  1901. 

No.  A761.  An  ordinance  providing  for  the  paving  and  curbing  of 
Riverside  avenue,  between  the  east  line  of  Monroe  street  and  the  west 
line  of  Division  street,  creating  an  assessment  district,  and  providing 
for  the  payment  for  such  improvement  in  installments,  and  establish- 
ing a fund  for  such  payment  by  the  levy  and  collection  of  special 
assessments  on  the  property  in  said  assessment  district,  and  providing 
for  the  issuance  of  bonds,  as  authorized  by  the  charter  and  ordinances 
of  the  City  of  Spokane,  and  for  maintaining  the  same.  Passed  June 
10,  1898. 

No.  A783.  An  ordinance  approving  and  confirming  the  assessment 
roll  of  the  assessment  district  for  the  improvement  of  Riverside  avenue 
by  paving  and  curbing,  from  the  east  line  of  Monroe  street  to  the  west 
line  of  Division  street,  and  to  provide  for  the  collection  of  said  assess- 
ments and  the  payment  of  the  bonds  issued  therefor.  Passed  August 
23,  1898. 

No.  A741.  An  ordinance  to  provide  for  the  construction  of  a sewer 
on  Riverside  avenue,  from  the  center  line  of  Washington  street  to  the 
Lincoln  street  sewer,  and  connecting  therewith,  creating  an  assess- 
ment district,  and  providing  for  the  payment  for  such  improvement 
by  the  levy  and  collection  of  special  assessments  upon  the  property 
adjudged  to  be  benefited  by  said  improvement,  providing  for  the  issu- 
ance of  bonds  and  a fund  to  pay  the  same.  Passed  February  4,  1898. 

No.  A755.  An  ordinance  approving  and  confirming  the  assessment 
roll  for  the  assessment  district  for  the  improvement  of  Riverside 
avenue,  by  sewering,  from  the  center  line  of  Washington  street  to  the 
Lincoln  street  sewer,  and  to  provide  for  the  collection  of  said  assess- 
ments and  the  payment  of  the  bonds  issued  therefor.  Passed  May 
17,  1898. 

No.  A890.  An  ordinance  to  establish  the  grade  of  Rusk  avenue 
from  the  east  line  of  Sherman  street  to  the  west  line  of  Arthur  street. 
Passed  November  10,  1899. 

No.  A936.  An  ordinance  to  establish  the  grade  of  Rusk  avenue 
from  the  west  line  of  Sherman  street  to  the  east  line  of  Hatch  street. 
Passed  March  6,  1900. 

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(now  Second  avenue),  between  the  east  line  of  Washington  street  and 
the  west  line  of  Chestnut  street.  Passed  May  29,  1888. 

No.  A436.  An  ordinance  to  reassess  Second  street  (now  Second 
avenue),  between  the  east  line  of  Washington  street  and  the  west  line 
of  Chestnut  street,  to  pay  for  grading  said  Second  avenue,  heretofore 
made.  Passed  June  26,  1894. 

No.  A558.  An  ordinance  to  confirm  the  reassessment  roll  for  the 
grading  of  Second  avenue,  formerly  Second  street,  between  the  east  line 
of  Washington  street  and  the  west  line  of  Chestnut  street.  Passed 
February  26,  1895. 

No.  A567.  An  ordinance  for  the  issuance  of  bonds  to  pay  for 
grading  Second  avenue,  formerly  Second  street,  from  the  east  line  of 
Washington  street  to  the  west  line  of  Chestnut  street.  Passed  Feb- 
ruary 26,  1895. 

No.  481.  An  ordinance  providing  for  the  grading  of  Second  street 
(now  Second  avenue),  between  Washington  and  Hatch  streets.  Passed 
August  14,  1890. 

No.  A451.  An  ordinance  to  reassess  property  fronting  on  Second 
avenue,  formerly  Second  street,  between  Washington  street  and  Hatch 
street,  to  pay  for  grading  said  Second  avenue,  heretofore  made.  Passed 
June  26,  1894. 

No.  A530.  An  ordinance  to  confirm  the  reassesment  roll  for  grading 
Second  avenue,  formerly  Second  street,  between  Washington  street  and 
Hatch  street.  Passed  December  11,  1894. 

No.  A539.  An  ordinance  to  issue  bonds  to  pay  for  the  grading  of 
Second  avenue,  formerly  Second  street,  from  Washington  street  to 
Hatch  street.  Passed  December  14,  1894. 

No.  A48.  An  ordinance  providing  for  the  grading,  guttering  and 
curbing  of  Second  street  (now  Second  avenue),  from  the  east  line  of 
Chestnut  street  to  the  west  line  of  Cceur  d’Alene  avenue.  Passed  July 
16,  1891. 

No.  A89.  An  ordinance  providing  for  the  grading,  guttering  and 
curbing  of  Second  street  (now  Second  avenue),  between  the  west  line 
of  Hatch  street  and  the  east  line  of  Arthur  avenue.  Passed  September 
1,  1891. 

No.  A133.  An  ordinance  providing  for  the  construction  of  a side- 
walk on  both  sides  of  Second  street  (now  Second  avenue),  from 
Chestnut  street  to  Cceur  d’Alene  avenue.  Passed  December  8,  1891. 

No.  A190.  An  ordinance  providing  for  the  construction  of  a sewer 
upon  Second  avenue,  from  the  center  line  of  Washington  street  to  the 
sewer  line  on  Howard  street.  Passed  April  29,  1892. 

No.  A388.  An  ordinance  providing  for  the  construction  of  a sewer 
upon  Second  avenue,  from  the  center  line  of  Lincoln  street  to  the 
center  line  of  Cedar  street.  Passed  February  20,  1894. 

No.  A443.  An  ordinance  confirming  the  assessment  roll  for  sewer- 
ing Second  avenue,  between  the  center  line  of  Lincoln  street  and  the 
center  line  of  Cedar  street.  Passed  June  26,  1894. 


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No.  A665.  An  ordinance  providing  for  the  construction  of  a sewer 
upon  Second  avenue,  from  Cedar  street  to  Cceur  d’Alene  street.  Passed 
October  6,  1896. 

No.  A1100.  An  ordinance  to  establish  the  grade  of  Second  avenue 
from  the  west  end  of  Second  avenue  to  the  west  line  of  Cceur  d’Alene 
street.  Passed  October  16,  1900. 

No.  A674.  An  ordinance  to  provide  for  the  construction  of  a sewer 
upon  Second  avenue  from  Cedar  street  to  Coeur  d’Alene  street,  and  pro- 
viding for  the  issuance  of  bonds  to  pay  the  cost  thereof.  Passed  the 
City  Council  November  17,  1896. 

No.  A682.  An  ordinance  to  amend  section  4 of  an  ordinance  entitled 
“An  ordinance  to  provide  for  the  construction  of  a sewer  upon  Second 
avenue  from  Cedar  street  to  Coeur  d’Alene  street,  and  providing  for 
the  issuance  of  bonds  to  pay  the  cost  thereof,”  passed  November  17, 
1896.  Passed  the  City  Council  January  5,  1897. 

No.  A686.  An  ordinance  approving  and  confirming  the  assessment 
roll  for  the  assessment  district  established  for  the  improvement  of  Sec- 
ond avenue  from  the  center  line  of  Cedar  street  to  the  center  line  of 
Cceur  d’Alene  street  by  sewering  the  same,  and  to  provide  for  the  pay- 
ment of  the  same.  Passed  the  City  Council  January  26,  1897. 

No.  A1066.  An  ordinance  providing  for  the  construction  of  a sewer 
on  Second  avenue  from  the  center  line  of  Bernard  street  to  the  man- 
hole in  the  intersection  of  Second  avenue  and  Washington  street,  and 
for  the  payment  of  the  cost  thereof,  creating  an  assessment  district  and 
providing  for  the  levy  and  collection  of  special  assessments  on  the 
property  benefited  by  said  improvement,  providing  for  the  issuance  of 
bonds  and  a fund  to  pay  the  same.  Passed  the  City  Council  July  16, 
1901. 

No.  A1361.  An  ordinance  for  the  improvement  of  Second  avenue 
extension  from  Cceur  d’Alene  street  to  Second  avenue  extension  by  grad- 
ing, curbing  and  ballasting  the  same,  and  for  the  payment  of  the  cost 
thereof,  creating  an  assessment  district  and  providing  for  the  levy  and 
collection  of  special  assessments  on  the  property  in  said  assessment  dis- 
trict to  pay  for  the  said  improvement  and  for  the  issuing  of  bonds  and 
the  payment  thereof.  Passed  the  City  Council  May  6,  1903. 

No.  A892.  An  ordinance  to  establish  the  grade  of  Seventh  avenue 
from  the  west  line  of  Lincoln  street  to  the  west  line  of  Monroe  street. 
Passed  the  City  Council  November  10,  1899. 

No.  A960.  An  ordinance  to  establish  the  grade  of  Seventh  avenue 
from  the  east  line  of  Bernard  street  to  the  east  line  of  Mill  street  (pro- 
duced). Passed  the  City  Council  May  15,  1900. 

No.  A972.  An  ordinance  to  establish  the  grade  of  Seventh  avenue 
from  the  east  line  of  Bernard  street  to  the  west  line  of  Browne  street. 
Passed  the  City  Council  June  12,  1900. 

No.  A978.  An  ordinance  providing  for  the  grading,  curbing  and 
ballasting  of  Seventh  avenue  from  the  center  line  of  Bernard  street  to 
the  center  line  of  Browne  street,  and  for  the  payment  of  the  cost  there- 


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of,  creating  an  assessment  district  and  providing  for  the  levy  and  col- 
lection of  special  assessments  on  the  property  benefited  by  said  im- 
provement, providing  for  the  issuance  of  bonds  and  a fund  to  pay  the 
same.  Passed  the  City  Council  June  19,  1900. 

No.  A995.  An  ordinance  approving  and  confirming  the  assessments 
and  assessment  roll  for  the  improvement  of  Seventh  avenue  between 
the  center  line  of  Bernard  street  to  the  center  line  of  Browne  street 
and  grading,  curbing  and  ballasting  the  same,  and  to  provide  for  the 
collection  of  said  assessments,  directing  the  issuance  of  bonds  in  pay- 
ment therefor  and  providing  for  the  payment  of  such  bonds.  Passed 
the  City  Council  August  21,  1900. 

No.  A905.  An  ordinance  providing  for  the  grading,  curbing  and 
ballasting  of  Seventh  avenue  from  the  center  line  of  Lincoln  street  to 
the  center  line  of  Maple  street,  and  for  the  payment  of  the  cost  thereof, 
creating  an  assessment  district  and  providing  for  the  levy  and  collec- 
tion of  special  assessments  on  the  property  benefited  by  said  improve- 
ment, providing  for  the  issuance  of  bonds  and  a fund  to  pay  the  same. 
Passed  the  City  Council  December  19,  1899. 

No.  A941.  An  ordinance  to  amend  section  four  (4)  of  ordinance 
No.  A905,  entitled  “An  ordinance  providing  for  the  grading,  curbing 
and  ballasting  of  Seventh  avenue  from  the  center  line  of  Lincoln  street 
to  the  center  line  of  Maple  street,  and  for  the  payment  of  the  cost 
thereof,  creating  an  assessment  district  and  providing  for  the  levy  and 
collection  of  special  assessments  on  the  property  benefited  by  said  im- 
provement, providing  for  the  issuance  of  bonds  and  a r'und  to  pay  the 
same,”  passed  December  19,  1899.  Passed  the  City  Council  March  20, 
1900. 

No.  A1001.  An  ordinance  providing  and  confirming  the  assessments 
and  assessment  roll  for  the  improvement  of  Seventh  avenue  from  the 
center  line  of  Lincoln  street  to  the  center  line  of  Maple  street  by  grad- 
ing, curbing  and  ballasting  the  same,  and  to  provide  for  the  collection 
of  said  assessments,  directing  the  issuance  of  bonds  in  payment  there- 
for and  providing  for  the  payment  of  such  bonds.  Passed  the  City 
Council  August  28,  1900. 

No.  A874.  An  ordinance  to  establish  the  grade  of  Seventh  avenue 
from  the  west  line  of  Monroe  street  to  the  east  line  of  Maple  street. 
Passed  the  City  Council  September  26,  1899. 

No.  482.  An  ordinance  providing  for  the  grading  and  improving 
of  Seventh  street  (now  Seventh  avenue)  from  Lincoln  street  to  Chest- 
nut street.  Passed  August  13,  1890. 

No.  A288.  An  ordinance  providing  for  the  sidewalking  of  Seventh 
avenue  on  the  south  side  thereof  between  the  west  line  of  Washington 
street  and  a point  375  feet  west  of  the  west  line  of  Washington  street. 
Passed  March  7,  1893. 

No.  A290.  An  ordinance  providing  for  the  sidewalking  of  Seventh 
avenue  on  the  north  side  thereof  between  the  west  line  of  Bernard 
street  and  the  east  line  of  Howard  street.  Passed  March  7,  1893. 


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No.  A191.  An  ordinance  providing  for  the  construction  of  sewerage 
upon  Seventh  avenue  from  Washington  street  to  Saxton  street  (now 
Bernard  street).  Passed  the  City  Council  April  29,  1892. 

No.  A1061.  An  ordinance  to  establish  the  grade  of  Shannon  street 
from  the  west  line  of  Cedar  street  to  the  east  line  of  Mill  street.  Passed 
the  City  Council  June  18,  1901. 

No.  A110.  An  ordinance  providing  for  the  grading,  guttering  and 
curbing  of  Sharp  street  between  west  line  of  Post  street  and  the  east 
line  of  Jefferson  street.  Passed  October  13,  1891. 

No.  A650.  An  ordinance  providing  for  grading  and  improving 
Sharp  avenue  between  the  east  line  of  Pearl  street  and  the  east  line  of 
Superior  street.  Passed  June  16,  1896. 

No.  A1029.  An  ordinance  to  establish  the  grade  of  Sharp  avenue 
from  the  west  line  of  Post  street  to  the  west  line  of  Washington 
street.  Passed  the  City  Council  February  13,  1901. 

No.  A1223.  An  ordinance  to  establish  the  grade  of  Sharp  avenue 
from  the  west  line  of  Elm  street  to  the  east  line  of  Nettleton  street. 
Passed  the  City  Council  September  16,  1902. 

No.  A1041.  An  ordinance  providing  for  the  grading,  curbing  and 
ballasting  of  Sharp  avenue  from  the  center  line  of  Washington  street 
to  the  center  line  of  Post  street,  and  for  the  payment  of  the  cost  there- 
of, creating  an  assessment  district  and  providing  for  the  levy  and  col- 
lection of  special  assessments  on  the  property  benefited  by  said  im- 
provement, providing  for  the  issuance  of  bonds  and  a fund  to  pay  the 
same.  Passed  the  City  Council  April  2,  1901. 

No.  A1070.  An  ordinance  approving  and  confirming  the  assess- 
♦ 

ments  and  assessment  roll  for  the  improvement  of  Sharp  avenue  from 
the  center  line  of  Washington  street  to  the  center  line  of  Post  street  by 
grading,  curbing  and  ballasting  the  same,  and  to  provide  for  the  col- 
lection of  said  assessments,  directing  the  issuance  of  bonds  in  payment 
therefor,  and  providing  for  the  payment  of  such  bonds.  Passed  the 
City  Council  July  16,  1901. 

No.  A1217.  An  ordinance  for  the  improvement  of  Sharp  avenue 
from  Jefferson  to  Hollis  streets  by  grading,  curbing,  parking  and  side- 
walking the  same,  and  for  the  payment  of  the  cost  thereof,  creating  an 
assessment  district  and  providing  for  the  levy  and  collection  of  special 
assessments  on  the  property  in  said  assessment  district  to  pay  for  the 
said  improvement,  and  for  the  issuing  of  bonds  and  the  payment  there- 
of. Passed  the  City  Council  September  16,  1902. 

No.  A1274.  An  ordinance  approving  and  confirming  the  assess- 
ments and  assessment  roll  for  the  improvement  of  Sharp  avenue  from 
the  center  line  of  Jefferson  street  to  the  center  line  of  Hollis  street  by 
grading,  curbing  and  parking  the  same,  and  to  provide  for  the  collection 
of  assessments  and  the  payment  of  the  bonds  issued  therefor.  Passed 
the  City  Council  May  19,  1903. 

xno.  A693.  An  ordinance  providing  for  the  sidewalking  of  Sharp 
avenue  between  Hamilton  street  and  College  street,  and  College  street 


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between  Boone  avenue  and  Sharp  avenue,  creating  an  assessment  dis- 
trict, and  providing  for  the  issuance  of  bonds  to  pay  for  the  cost  thereof. 
Passed  the  City  Council  May  20,  1897. 

No.  A357.  An  ordinance  providing  for  the  grading,  guttering  and 
curbing  of  Sheridan  street  between  the  north  line  of  Front  avenue  and 
the  south  end  of  the  Olive  avenue  bridge.  Passed  October  10,  1893. 

No.  A1078.  An  ordinance  to  reestablish  the  grade  of  Sheridan 
street  from  the  south  line  of  Fifth  avenue  to  the  north  line  of  Hartson 
avenue.  Passed  the  City  Council  August  20,  1901. 

No.  A1015.  An  ordinance  to  establish  the  grade  of  Sheridan  street 
from  the  north  line  of  Hartson  avenue  to  the  south  line  of  Sprague 
avenue.  Passed  the  City  Council  October  30,  1900. 

No.  A1097.  An  ordinance  providing  for  the  grading,  parking,  bal- 
lasting and  sidewalking  Sheridan  street  from  the  center  line  of  Hart- 
son to  the  center  line  of  Fifth  avenue,  and  for  the  payment  of  the  cost 
thereof,  creating  an  assessment  district,  and  providing  for  the  levy  and 
collection  of  special  assessments  on  the  property  benefited  by  said  im- 
provements, and  providing  for  the  issuance  of  bonds  and  the  payment 
thereof.  Passed  the  City  Council  October  16,  1901. 

No.  A1140.  An  ordinance  approving  and  confirming  the  assess- 
ments for  the  improvement  of  Sheridan  street  from  the  center  line  of 
Hartson  to  the  center  line  of  Fifth  avenue  by  grading,  curbing  and 
parking  the  same,  and  to  provide  for  the  collection  of  said  assessments 
and  the  payment  of  the  bonds  issued  therefor.  Passed  the  City  Council 
March  18,  1902. 

No.  A1142.  An  ordinance  approving  and  confirming  the  assess-  • 
ments  for  the  improvement  of  Sheridan  street  from  the  center  line  of 
Hartson  to  the  center  line  of  Fifth  avenue  by  sidewalking  the  same, 
and  to  provide  for  the  collection  of  said  assessments,  and  the  payment 
of  the  bonds  issued  therefor.  Passed  the  City  Council  March  18,  1902. 

No.  501.  An  ordinance  providing  for  grading  and  improving  Sher- 
man street  from  Sprague  street  to  Tenth  street.  Passed  September  19, 
1890. 

No.  A459.  An  ordinance  to  provide  for  the  reassessment  of  prop- 
erty fronting  on  Sherman  street  between  Sprague  avenue  (formerly 
Sprague  street)  and  Tenth  avenue  (formerly  Tenth  street)  to  pay  for 
the  grading  and  improving  of  said  Sherman  street  heretofore  made. 
Passed  June  26,  1894. 

No.  A541.  An  ordinance  to  confirm  the  reassessment  roll  for  grad- 
ing and  improving  Sherman  street  between  Sprague  avenue  (formerly 
Sprague  street)  and  Tenth  avenue  (formerly  Tenth  street).  Passed 
Sprague  street)  and  Tenth  avenue  (formerly  Tenth  street).  Passed 
December  18,  1894. 

No.  A543.  An  ordinance  for  the  issuance  of  bonds  to  pay  for  grad- 
ing and  improving  Sherman  street  between  Sprague  avenue  (formerly 
December  18,  1894. 

No.  A745.  An  ordinance  to  provide  for  the  construction  of  a side- 


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walk  on  both  sides  of  Sherman  street  from  Third  avenue  to  Rusk  ave- 
nue, creating  an  assessment  district,  providing  for  the  payment  of  such 
improvement  by  the  levy  and  collection  of  special  assessments  upon 
the  property  adjudged  to  be  benefited  by  said  improvement,  for  the 
issuance  of  bonds  and  a fund  from  which  to  pay  the  same.  Passed 
the  City  Council  February  15,  1898. 

No.  A781.  An  ordinance  approving  and  confirming  the  assesment 
roll  for  the  assessment  district  for  the  improvement  of  Sherman  street 
by  constructing  a sidewalk  on  both  sides  oi  said  Sherman  street  ffrom 
the  south  line  of  Third  avenue  to  the  north  line  of  Rusk  avenue,  and 
to  provide  for  the  collection  of  said  assessments  and  the  payment  of 
the  bonds  issued  therefor.  Passed  the  City  Council  August  2,  1898. 

No.  A784.  An  ordinance  providing  for  the  issuance  of  bonds  to  pay 
for  the  construction  of  a sidewalk  on  both  sides  of  Sherman  street,  in 
the  City  of  Spokane,  from  Third  avenue  to  Rusk  avenue,  and  for  the 
levy  and  collection  of  special  assessments  upon  the  property  benefited 
thereby  to  redeem  said  bonds.  Passed  the  City  Council  August  26,  1898. 

No.  A849.  An  ordinance  approving  and  confirming  the  assessment 
roll  for  the  assessment  district  for  the  improvement  of  Sherman  street 
by  sidewalking  both  sides  of  said  street  from  the  south  line  of  Third 
avenue  to  the  north  line  of  Rusk  avenue,  and  to  provide  for  the  collec- 
tion of  said  assessments  and  the  payments  of  the  bonds  issued  therefor. 
Passed  the  City  Council  July  11,  1899. 

No.  A1145.  An  ordinance  to  establish  the  grade  of  Sinto  avenue 
from  the  west  line  of  Division  street  to  the  east  line  of  Monroe  street. 
Passed  the  City  Council  April  1,  1902. 

No.  A1245.  An  ordinance  to  establish  the  grade  of  Sinto  avenue 
from  the  west  line  of  Monroe  street  to  the  west  line  of  Division  street. 
Passed  the  City  Council  October  28,  1902. 

No.  A1300.  An  ordinance  to  establish  the  grade  or  Sinto  avenue 
from  the  west  line  of  Monroe  street  to  the  center  line  of  Cedar  street. 
Passed- the  City  Council  February  20,  1903. 

No.  A1180.  An  ordinance  for  the  improvement  of  Sinto  avenue  by 
grading,  curbing  and  sidewalking  the  same  from  the  center  line  of 
Pearl  street  to  the  center  line  of  Division  street,  and  for  the  payment 
of  the  cost  thereof,  creating  an  assessment  district  and  providing  for 
the  levy  and  collection  of  special  assessments  on  the  property  in  said 
assessment  district  to  pay  for  the  said  improvement,  and  for  the  issu- 
ing of  bonds  and  the  payment  thereof.  Passed  the  City  Council  July  1, 
1902. 

No.  A1260.  An  ordinance  for  the  improvement  of  Sinto  avenue 
from  Monroe  to  Division  street  by  grading,  curbing,  parking  and  side- 
walking the  same,  and  for  the  payment  of  the  cost  thereof,  creating  an 
assessment  district  and  providing  for  the  levy  and  collection  of  special 
assessments  on  the  property  in  said  assessment  district  to  pay  for  the 
said  improvement,  and  for  the  issuing  of  bonds  and  the  payment  there- 
of. Passed  the  City  Council  November  25,  1902. 


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No.  A1296.  An  ordinance  for  the  improvement  of  Sinto  avenue 
from  Monroe  to  Cedar  street  by  grading,  curbing,  parking  and  side- 
walking the  same,  and  for  the  payment  of  the  cost  thereof,  creating  an 
assessment  district  and  providing  for  the  levy  and  collection  of  special 
assessments  on  the  property  in  said  assessment  district  to  pay  for  the 
said  improvement,  and  for  the  issuing  of  bonds  and  the  payment  there- 
of. Passed  the  City  Council  February  20,  1903. 

No.  A1373.  An  ordinance  for  the  improvement  of  Sinto  avenue 
from  Dakota  to  Columbus  street  by  grading,  curbing  and  parking  and 
sidewalking  the  same,  and  for  the  payment  of  the  cost  thereof,  creating 
an  assessment  district  and  providing  for  the  levy  and  collection  of  spe- 
cial assessments  on  the  property  in  said  assessment  district  to  pay  for 
the  said  improvement,  and  for  the  issuing  of  bonds  and  the  payment 
thereof.  Passed  the  City  Council  May  19,  1903. 

No.  127.  An  ordinance  to  provide  for  the  grading  of  Sixth  street 
(now  Sixth  avenue)  from  the  center  of  Saxton  street  (now  Bernard 
street)  west  to  the  west  line  of  Mill  street.  Passed  April  4,  1888. 

No.  284.  An  ordinance  providing  for  the  grading  of  Sixth  street 
(now  Sixth  avenue)  between  Mill  and  Post  street.  Passed  May  8,  1889. 

No.  A43.  An  ordinance  providing  for  the  grading,  guttering  and 
curbing  of  Sixth  street  (now  Sixth  avenue)  between  the  west  line  of 
Lincoln  street  to  the  east  line  of  Maple  street.  Passed  July  9,  1891. 

No.  A131.  An  ordinance  providing  for  the  construction  of  sewerage 
upon  Sixth  avenue  from  Saxton  street  (now  Bernard  street)  to  How- 
ard street.  Passed  December  3,  1891. 

No.  A805.  An  ordinance  to  establish  the  grade  of  Sixth  avenue 
from  the  west  line  of  Monroe  street  to  the  east  line  of  Maple  street. 
Passed  the  City  Council  December  6,  1898. 

No.  A914.  An  ordinance  to  establish  the  grade  of  Sixth  avenue 
from  the  west  line  of  Monroe  street  to  a point  125  feet  west  of  the  west 
line  of  Jefferson  street.  Passed  the  City  Council  January  23,  1900. 

No.  A980.  An  ordinance  providing  for  the  grading,  curbing,  side- 
walking and  parking  of  Sixth  avenue  from  the  center  line  of  Monroe 
street  to  the  west  line  of  Jefferson  street,  and  for  the  payment  of  the 
cost  thereof,  creating  an  assessment  district  and  providing  for  the  levy 
and  collection  of  special  assessments  on  the  property  benefited  by  said 
improvement,  providing  for  the  issuance  of  bonds  and  a fund  to  pay 
the  same.  Passed  the  City  Council  July  3,  1900. 

No.  A1010.  An  ordinance  approving  and  confirming  the  assess- 
ments and  assessment  roll  for  the  improvement  of  Sixth  avenue  from 
the  center  line  of  Monroe  street  to  the  west  line  of  Jefferson  street  by 
grading,  curbing,  sidwalking  and  parking  the  same,  and  to  provide  for 
the  collection  of  said  assessments,  directing  the  issuance  of  bonds  in 
payment  therefor,  and  providing  for  the  payment  of  such  bonds. 
Passed  the  City  Council  October  23,  1900. 

No.  A1044.  An  ordinance  providing  for  the  grading,  curbing  and 
ballasting  of  Sixth  avenue  from  the  center  line  of  Adams  street  to  the 


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west  line  of  Cedar  street,  and  for  the  payment  of  the  cost  thereof,  creat- 
ing an  assessment  district  and  providing  for  the  levy  and  collection  of 
special  assessments  on  the  property  benefited  by  said  improvement, 
providing  for  the  issuance  of  bonds  and  a fund  to  pay  the  same. 
Passed  the  City  Council  May  8,  1901. 

No.  A1129.  An  ordinance  approving  and  confirming  the  assess- 
ments for  the  improvement  of  Sixth  avenue  from  the  center  line  of 
Adams  street  to  the  west  line  of  Cedar  street  by  grading,  curbing  and 
ballasting  the  same,  and  to  provide  for  the  collection  of  said  assess- 
ments and  the  payment  of  the  bonds  issued  therefor.  Passed  the  City 
Council  February  4,  1902. 

No.  A1101.  An  ordinance  providing  for  the  grading,  curbing  and 
ballasting  of  Sixth  avenue  from  the  center  line  of  Adams  street  to  the 
west  line  of  Cedar  street,  and  for  the  payment  of  the  cost  thereof, 
creating  an  assessment  district  and  providing  for  the  levy  and  collec- 
tion of  special  assessments  on  the  property  benefited  by  said  improve- 
ment, providing  for  the  issuance  of  bonds  and  a fund  to  pay  the  same. 
Passed  the  City  Council  October  16,  1901. 

No.  A1218.  An  ordinance  for  the  improvement  of  Sixth  avenue 
from  Bernard  to  Browne  streets  by  grading,  curbing,  ballasting,  park- 
ing and  sidewalking  the  same,  and  for  the  payment  of  the  cost  thereof, 
creating  an  assessment  district  and  providing  for  the  levy  and  collec- 
tion of  special  assessments  on  the  property  in  said  assessment  district 
to  pay  for  the  said  improvement,  and  for  the  issuing  of  bonds  and  the 
payment  thereof.  Passed  the  City  Council  September  16,  1902. 

No.  367.  An  ordinance  providing  for  the  grading  of  South  Center 
street  in  Havermale’s  addition.  Passed  November  20,  1889. 

No.  A1163.  An  ordinance  to  establish  the  grade  of  Spofford  avenue 
from  the  east  line  of  Cedar  street  to  the  west  line  of  Monroe  street. 
Passed  the  City  Council  May  6,  1902. 

No.  A1170.  An  ordinance  providing  for  the  grading,  curbing  and 
sidewalking  of  Spofford  avenue  from  the  center  line  of  Monroe  street 
to  the  center  line  of  Howard  street,  and  for  the  payment  of  the  cost 
thereof,  creating  an  assessment  district  and  providing  for  the  levy  and 
collection  of  special  assessments  on  the  property  benefited  by  said  im- 
provement, providing  for  the  issuance  of  bonds  and  the  payment  there- 
of. Passed  the  City  Council  June  17,  1902. 

No.  A1205.  An  ordinance  for  the  improvement  of  Spofford  avenue 
from  the  center  line  of  Monroe  street  to  the  center  line  of  Cedar  street 
by  grading,  curbing,  parking  and  sidewalking  the  same,  and  for  the 
payment  of  the  cost  thereof,  creating  an  assessment  district  and  pro- 
viding for  the  levy  and  collection  of  special  assessments  on  the  prop- 
erty in  said  assessment  district  to  pay  for  the  said  improvement,  and 
for  the  issuing  of  bonds  and  the  payment  thereof.  Passed  the  City 
Council  August  12,  1902. 

No.  A769.  An  ordinance  to  establish  the  grade  of  Spokane  street 


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from  the  north  line  of  Third  avenue  to  the  north  line  of  Hartson  ave- 
nue. Passed  the  City  Council  June  21,  1898. 

No.  A859.  An  ordinance  providing  for  the  grading,  curbing  and 
sidewalking  of  Spokane  street  from  the  south  line  of  Third  avenue  to 
the  center  line  of  Hartson  avenue,  and  for  the  payment  of  the  cost 
thereof,  creating  an  assessment  district  and  providing  for  the  levy  and 
collection  of  special  assessments  on  the  property  benefited  by  said  im- 
provement, providing  for  the  issuance  of  warrants  in  payment  of  the 
cost  thereof  and  a fund  to  pay  the  same.  Passed  the  City  Council  Au- 
gust 1,  1899. 

No.  A885.  An  ordinance  approving  and  confirming  the  assessments 
and  assessment  roll  for  the  assessment  district  for  the  improvement  of 
Spokane  street,  in  the  City  of  Spokane,  from  the  south  line  of  Third 
avenue  to  the  center  line  of  Hartson  avenue  by  grading,  curbing  and 
sidewalking  the  same,  and  to  provide  for  the  collection  of  said  assess- 
ments and  the  payment  of  the  warrants  issued  therefor.  Passed  the 
City  Council  November  10,  1899. 

No.  298.  An  ordinance  to  provide  for  grading  and  improving 
Sprague  street  from  its  junction  with  Riverside  avenue  to  the  east  city 
limits.  Passed  May  29,  1889. 

No.  A440.  An  ordinance  to  reassess  Sprague  avenue  (formerly 
Sprague  street)  between  Riverside  avenue  and  the  east  city  limits,  as 
said  limits  were  defined  and  existed  on  the  29th  day  of  May,  1889,  to 
pay  for  grading  and  improving  said  Sprague  avenue  (formerly  Sprague 
street)  heretofore  made.  Passed  June  26,  1894. 

No.  A560.  An  ordinance  to  confirm  the  reassessment  roll  for  the 
grading  and  improving  of  Sprague  avenue  (formerly  Sprague  street) 
between  Riverside  avenue  and  the  east  city  limits,  as  said  limits  were 
defined  and  existed  on  the  29th  day  of  May,  1889.  Passed  February  26, 
1895. 

No.  A563.  An  ordinance  to  issue  bonds  to  pay  for  grading  and  im- 
proving Sprague  avenue  (formerly  Sprague  street)  from  Riverside 
avenue  to  the  east  city  limits,  as  said  limits  were  defined  and  existed 
on  the  29th  day  of  May,  1889.  Passed  February  26,  1895. 

No.  A68.  An  ordinance  providing  for  the  grading,  guttering  and 
curbing  of  Sprague  street  (now  Sprague  avenue)  between  the  east  line 
of  Hatch  street  and  the  east  city  limits.  Passed  August  4,  1891. 

No.  A489.  An  ordinance  to  reassess  the  property  fronting  on 
Sprague  avenue  (formerly  Sprague  street)  between  the  east  line  of 
Hatch  street  and  the  east  city  limits  to  pay  for  grading,  etc.,  of  Sprague 
avenue  heretofore  made.  Passed  September  4,  1894,  and  as  amended  by 
ordinance  No.  A651,  passed  June  16,  1896. 

No.  A309.  An  ordinance  providing  for  the  sidewalking  of  the  south 
side  of  Sprague  avenue  between  the  west  line  of  Hatch  street  and  the 
west  end  of  the  Sprague  avenue  trestle.  Passed  May  9,  1893. 

No.  A330.  An  ordinance  providing  for  the  sidewalking  of  the  south 


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side  of  Sprague  avenue  between  the  east  end  of  the  Sprague  avenue 
trestle  and  the  east  line  of  Lee  street.  Passed  June  14,  1893. 

No.  A73.  An  ordinance  providing  for  the  construction  of  a sewer 
upon  Sprague  street  (now  Sprague  avenue)  from  Mill  street  to  Madi- 
son street.  Passed  August  11,  1891,  and  as  amended  by  ordinance  No. 
A136,  passed  December  18,  1891. 

No.  A669.  An  ordinance  approving  and  confirming  the  reassess- 
ment roll  for  the  assessment  district  established  for  the  grading  and 
improving  of  Sprague  avenue  (formerly  Sprague  street),  in  the  City  of 
Spokane,  between  the  east  line  of  Hatch  street  and  the  east  city  limits, 
and  to  provide  for  the  payment  of  the  same.  Passed  the  City  Council 
October  20,  1896. 

No.  A944.  An  ordinance  to  establish  the  grade  of  Sprague  avenue 
from  the  east  line  of  Madison  street  to  the  east  line  of  Bernard  street. 
Passed  the  City  Council  March  20,  1900. 

No.  A739.  An  ordinance  providing  for  the  construction  of  a sewer 
on  Sprague  avenue  from  the  center  line  of  Washington  street  to  the 
Mill  street  sewer,  and  connecting  therewith,  creating  an  assessment 
district  and  providing  for  the  payment  of  such  improvement  by  the 
levy  and  collection  of  special  assessments  upon  the  property  adjudged 
to  be  benefited  by  said  improvement,  providing  for  the  issuance  of 
bonds  and  a fund  to  pay  the  same.  Passed  the  City  Council  January 
25,  1898. 

No.  A752.  An  ordinance  approving  and  confirming  the  assessment 
roll  for  the  assessment  district  for  the  improvement  of  Sprague  avenue 
by  sewering  from  the  center  line  of  Washington  street  to  the  Mill 
street  sewer,  and  to  provide  for  the  collection  of  said  assessments  and 
the  payment  of  the  bonds  issued  therefor.  Passed  the  City  Council 
May  3,  1898. 

No.  A862.  An  ordinance  providing  for  the  paving  and  curbing  of 
Sprague  avenue  from  the  east  line  of  Monroe  street  to  the  west  line  of 
Bernard  street,  and  for  the  payment  of  the  cost  thereof,  creating  an 
assessment  district  and  providing  for  the  levy  and  collection  of  special 
assessments  on  the  property  benefited  by  said  improvement,  providing 
for  the  issuance  of  bonds  and  a fund  to  pay  the  same,  and  for  the  main- 
tenance of  said  improvement.  Passed  the  City  Council  August  22,  1899. 

No.  A946.  An  ordinance  providing  for  the  paving  and  curbing  of 
Sprague  avenue  from  the  east  line  of  Madison  street  to  the  east  line  of 
Bernard  street,  and  for  the  payment  of  the  cost  thereof,  creating  an 
assessment  district  and  providing  for  the  levy  and  collection  of  special 
assessments  on  the  property'  benefited  by  said  improvement,  providing 
for  the  issuance  of  bonds  and  a fund  to  pay  the  same,  and  for  the  main- 
tenance of  said  improvement.  Passed  the  City  Council  April  3,  1900. 

No.  A984.  An  ordinance  approving  and  confirming  the  assessments 
and  assessment  roll  for  the  improvement  of  Sprague  avenue  from  the 
east  line  of  Madison  street  to  the  east  line  of  Bernard  street  by  paving 
and  curbing  the  same,  and  to  provide  for  the  collection  of  said  assess- 


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ments,  directing  the  issuance  of  bonds  in  payment  ther&for,  and  pro- 
viding for  the  payment  of  such  bonds.  Passed  the  City  Council  July  3, 
1900. 

No.  A933.  An  ordinance  providing  for  the  construction  of  a sewer 
on  Sprague  avenue  from  the  center  line  of  Washington  street  to  a point 
ten  feet  east  of  the  east  line  of  Bernard  street,  and  for  the  payment  of 
the  cost  thereof,  creating  an  assessment  district  and  providing  for  the 
levy  and  collection  of  special  assessments  on  the  property  benefited  by 
said  improvement,  providing  for  the  issuance  of  bonds  and  a fund  to 
pay  the  same.  Passed  the  City  Council  February  27,  1900. 

No.  A957.  An  ordinance  approving  and  confirming  the  assessments 
and  assessment  roll  for  the  improvement  of  Sprague  avenue  from  the 
center  line  of  Washington  street  to  a point  ten  feet  east  of  the  east 
line  of  Bernard  street  by  the  construction  of  a sewer  on  the  same,  and  to 
provide  for  the  collection  of  said  assessments  and  the  payment  of  the 
bonds  issued  therefor.  Passed  the  City  Council  May  8,  1900. 

No.  A257.  An  ordinance  providing  for  the  grading,  guttering  and 
curbing  of  Spruce  street  between  the  south  line  of  Pacific  avenue  and 
the  north  line  of  Fourth  avenue.  Passed  October  4,  1892. 

No.  A264.  An  ordinance  providing  for  the  sidewalking  of  Spruce 
street  on  both  sides  thereof  between  the  south  line  of  Pacific  avenue 
and  the  north  line  of  Fourth  avenue.  Passed  December  9,  1892. 

No.  163.  An  ordinance  to  grade  Stevens  street  from  the  south  bank 
of  the  Spokane  river  to  the  north  line  of  Seventh  street  (now  Seventh 
avenue).  Passed  June  27,  1888. 

No.  A462.  An  ordinance  to  reassess  property  fronting  on  Stevens 
street  between  the  south  bank  of  the  Spokane  river  and  the  north  line 
of  Seventh  street  (now  Seventh  avenue)  to  pay  for  the  grading  of  said 
Stevens  street,  heretofore  made.  Passed  June  26,  1894. 

No.  A524.  An  ordinance  confirming  the  reassessment  roll  for  the 
grading  of  Stevens  street  between  the  south  bank  of  the  Spokane  river 
and  the  north  line  of  Seventh  street  (now  Seventh  avenue).  Passed 
December  11,  1894. 

No.  A533.  An  ordinance  for  the  issuance  of  bonds  to  pay  for  grad- 
ing Stevens  street  from  the  south  bank  of  the  Spokane  river  to  the 
north  line  of  Seventh  street  (now  Seventh  avenue).  Passed  December 
14,  1894. 

No.  A929.  An  ordinance  to  establish  the  grade  of  Stevens  street 
from  the  south  line  of  Front  avenue  to  a point  245  feet  south  of  the 
south  line  of  First  avenue.  Passed  the  City  Council  February  27,  1900. 

No.  A850.  An  ordinance  providing  for  the  paving  and  curbing  of 
Stevens  street  between  a line  one  hundred  feet  south  of  the  north  line 
of  the  Northern  Pacific  Railway  Company’s  right  of  way  and  the  south 
line  of  Front  avenue,  and  for  the  payment  of  the  cost  thereof,  creating 
an  assessment  district  and  providing  for  the  levy  and  collection  of 
special  assessments  on  the  property  benefited  by  said  improvement, 
providing  for  the  issuance  of  bonds  and  a fund  to  pay  the  same,  and 


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for  the  maintenance  of  said  improvement.  Passed  the  City  Council 
July  11,  1899. 

No.  A919.  An  ordinance  approving  and  confirming  the  assessments 
and  assessment  roll  for  the  assessment  district  for  the  improvement  of 
Stevens  street  between  a line  one  hundred  feet  south  of  the  north  line 
of  the  Northern  Pacific  Railway  Company’s  right  of  way  and  the  south 
line  of  Front  avenue  by  paving  and  curbing  the  same,  and  to  provide 
for  the  collection  of  said  assessments  and  the  payment  of  the  bonds 
issued  therefor.  Passed  the  City  Council  February  6,  1900. 

No.  A1154.  An  ordinance  changing  the  name  of  Summit  boulevard 
to  Mission  avenue  from  Cedar  street  west  to  A street,  west  of  block 
eight,  Nettleton’s  Second  addition  to  Spokane.  Passed  the  City  Coun- 
cil April  15,  1902. 

No.  A873.  An  ordinance  to  establish  the  grade  of  Tenth  avenue 
from  the  west  line  of  Monroe  street  to  the  west  line  of  Cannon  street. 
Passed  the  City  Council  September  22,  1899. 

No.  A1055.  An  ordinance  to  establish  the  grade  of  Tenth  avenue 
from  the  west  line  of  Arthur  street  to  the  east  line  of  Ivory  street. 
Passed  the  City  Council  June  4,  1901. 

No.  A1270.  An  ordinance  establishing  the  grade  of  Tenth  avenue 
from  the  east  line  of  Perry  street  to  the  east  line  of  Pittsburg  street. 
Passed  the  City  Council  November  25,  1902. 

No.  A876.  An  ordinance  providing  for  the  grading,  curbing  and 
sidewalking  of  Tenth  avenue  from  the  center  line  of  Monroe  street  to 
the  center  line  of  Cannon  street,  and  for  the  payment  of  the  cost  there- 
of, creating  an  assessment  district  and  providing  for  the  levy  and  col- 
lection of  special  assessments  on  the  property  benefited  by  said  im- 
provement, providing  for  the  issuance  of  bonds  and  a fund  to  pay  the 
same.  Passed  the  City  Council  September  29,  1899. 

No.  A886.  An  ordinance  approving  and  confirming  the  assessments 
and  assessment  roll  for  the  assessment  district  for  the  improvement  of 
Tenth  avenue,  in  the  City  of  Spokane,  from  the  center  line  of  Monroe 
street  to  the  center  line  of  Cannon  street  by  grading,  curbing  and  side- 
walking the  same,  and  to  provide  for  the  collection  of  said  assessments 
and  the  payment  of  the  bonds  issued  therefor.  Passed  the  City  Council 
November  10,  1899. 

No.  292.  An  ordinance  providing  for  the  grading  of  West  Third 
street  (now  Third  avenue)  between  Howard  and  Ash  streets.  Passed 
May  22,  1889. 

No.  A452.  An  ordinance  to  reassess  West  Third  street  (now  Third 
avenue)  between  the  west  line  of  Howard  street  and  the  east  line  of 
Ash  street,  to  raise  money  to  pay  for  the  grading  of  said  Third  street, 
heretofore  made.  Passed  June  26,  1894. 

No.  A525.  An  ordinance  approving  the  reassessment  roll  for  the 
grading,  etc.,  of  Third  avenue  (formerly  West  Third  street)  between 
the  west  line  of  Howard  street  and  the  east  line  of  Ash  street.  Passed 
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No.  A535.  An  ordinance  for  the  issuance  of  bonds  to  pay  the  cost 
of  grading,  etc.,  of  Third  avenue  (formerly  West  Third  street)  from 
the  west  line  of  Howard  street  to  the  east  line  of  Ash  street.  Passed 
December  14,  1894. 

No.  466.  An  ordinance  providing  for  the  grading  and  improving  of 
Third  street  from  Bernard  street  to  the  east  limits.  Passed  July  16, 
1890,  and  approved  July  22,  1890. 

No.  A127.  An  ordinance  providing  for  the  levy  and  collection  of  a 
special  tax  to  pay  the  expense  of  the  improvement  of  Third  street  (now 
Third  avenue)  between  the  west  line  of  Saxton  street  (now  Bernard 
street)  and  the  east  line  of  Hatch  street  (formerly  the  east  city  limits). 
Passed  November  24,  1891. 

No.  A454.  An  ordinance  to  provide  for  the  reassessment  of  prop- 
erty fronting  on  Third  avenue  (formerly  Third  street)  between  Ber- 
nard street  and  the  east  city  limits,  as  said  limits  were  defined  and 
existed  on  the  22d  day  of  July,  1890,  to  raise  money  to  pay  for  the 
grading  and  improving  of  said  Third  avenue,  heretofore  made.  Passed 
June  26,  1894. 

No.  A516.  An  ordinance  to  confirm  the  reassessment  roll  for  the 
grading  and  improving  of  Third  avenue  (formerly  Third  street)  be- 
tween Bernard  street  and  the  east  city  limits,  as  said  limits  were  de- 
fined and  existed  on  the  22d  day  of  July,  A.  D.  1890.  Passed  December 
4,  1894. 

No.  A523.  An  ordinance  to  issue  bonds  for  the  cost  of  grading  and 
improving  Third  avenue  (formerly  Third  street)  from  Bernard  street 
to  the  east  city  limits,  as  said  limits  were  defined  and  existed  on  the 
22d  day  of  July,  1890.  Passed  December  4,  1894. 

No.  56.  An  ordinance  to  provide  for  the  grading  of  Third  street 
(now  Third  avenue)  between  the  east  line  of  Howard  street  and  the 
west  line  of  Bernard  street.  Passed  June  1,  1887. 

No.  A72.  An  ordinance  providing  for  the  grading,  etc.,  of  Third 
street  (now  Third  avenue)  and  the  continuation  thereof,  known  as 
Fourth  street,  in  Union  Park  and  Wadsworth  & McDonald’s  addition 
from  the  west  line  of  Hatch  street  to  the  east  city  limits.  Passed  Au- 
gust 11,  1891. 

No.  A364.  An  ordinance  providing  for  the  grading,  guttering  and 
curbing  of  Third  avenue  between  the  west  line  of  the  N.  P.  R.  R.  right 
of  way  and  the  east  line  of  Chestnut  street.  Passed  November  10,  1893. 

No.  A398.  An  ordinance  confirming  the  assessment  roll  for  the 
grading,  curbing  and  guttering  of  Third  avenue  between  the  west  line 
of  the  N.  P.  R.  R.  right  of  way  and  the  east  line  of  Chestnut  street. 
Passed  February  27,  1894. 

No.  A404.  An  ordinance  to  issue  bonds  for  the  cost  of  grading,  etc., 
of  Third  avenue  from  the  west  right  of  way  line  of  the  N.  P.  R.  R.  to 
the  east  line  of  Chestnut  street.  Passed  March  6,  1894,  and  as  amended 
by  ordinance  No.  A475,  passed  July  24,  1894. 

No.  A220.  An  ordinance  providing  for  the  grading,  guttering  and 


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curbing  of  Third  avenue  and  laying  a sidewalk  on  both  sides  thereof 
between  the  west  line  of  Spruce  street  and  the  east  line  of  Coeur 
d’Alene  street.  Passed  June  29,  1892. 

No.  A165.  An  ordinance  providing  for  the  construction  of  a side- 
walk on  both  sides  of  Third  avenue  from  Washington  street  to  Sher- 
man street.  Passed  March  1,  1892. 

No.  A721.  An  ordinance  providing  for  the  construction  of  a sewer 
upon  Third  avenue  from  the  center  line  of  Madison  street  to  a point 
eighty-nine  (89)  feet  east  of  the  east  line  of  Mill  street,  creating  an  as- 
sessment district,  and  providing  for  the  payment  for  such  improvement 
by  the  levy  and  collection  of  special  assessments  upon  the  property  ad- 
judged to  be  benefited  by  said  improvement,  providing  for  the  issuance 
of  bonds  and  a fund  to  pay  the  same.  Passed  the  City  Council  October 
19,  1897. 

No.  A756.  An  ordinance  approving  and  confirming  the  assessment 
roll  for  the  assessment  district  for  the  improvement  of  Third  avenue 
by  sewering  from  the  center  line  of  Madison  street  to  a point  eighty- 
nine  feet  east  of  the  east  line  of  Mill  street,  and  to  provide  for  the  col- 
lection of  said  assessments  and  the  payment  of  the  bonds  issued  there- 
for. Passed  the  City  Council  May  17,  1898. 

No.  A1067.  An  ordinance  providing  for  the  construction  of  a sewer 
on  Third  avenue  from  the  center  line  of  McClellan  street  to  the  Howard 
street  sewer,  and  for  the  payment  of  the  cost  thereof,  creating  an  as- 
sessment district  and  providing  for  the  levy  and  collection  of  special 
assessments  on  the  property  benefited  by  said  improvement,  providing 
for  the  issuance  of  bonds  and  a fund  to  pay  the  same.  Passed  the  City 
Council  July  16,  1901. 

No.  A1106.  An  ordinance  approving  and  confirming  the  assess- 
ments and  assessment  roll  for  the  construction  of  a sewer  on  Third 
avenue  from  the  center  line  of  McClellan  street  to  the  Howard  street 
sewer,  and  to  provide  for  the  collection  of  said  assessments,  directing 
the  issuance  of  bonds  in  payment  therefor,  and ‘providing  for  the  pay- 
ment of  such  bonds.  Passed  the  City  Council  November  5,  1901. 

No.  A696.  An  ordinance  providing  for  the  construction  of  a sewer 
upon  Third  avenue  from  the  east  line  of  Madison  street  to  the  west 
line  of  Cedar  street,  and  providing  for  the  issuance  of  bonds  to  pay  the 
cost  thereof.  Passed  the  City  Council  June  1,  1897. 

No.  A704.  An  ordinance  to  amend  section  four  of  ordinance  No. 
A696,  entitled  “An  ordinance  providing  for  the  construction  of  a sewer 
upon  Third  avenue  from  the  east  line  of  Madison  street  to  the  west 
line  of  Cedar  street,  and  providing  for  the  issuance  of  bonds  to  pay  the 
cost  thereof,’  passed  June  1,  1897.  Passed  the  City  Council  July  20, 
1897. 

No.  A715.  An  ordinance  approving  and  confirming  the  assessment 
roll  for  the  assessment  district  established  for  the  improvement  of 
Third  avenue  from  the  Cedar  street  sewer  to  the  center  line  of  Madi- 


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son  street  by  sewering  the  same,  and  to  provide  for  the  payment  of  the 
same.  Passed  the  City  Council  August  31,  1897. 

No.  A1265.  An  ordinance  to  establish  the  grade  of  Thirteenth  ave- 
nue from  the  east  line  of  Perry  street  to  the  east  line  of  Pittsburg 
street.  Passed  the  City  Council  November  25,  1902. 

No.  A1137.  An  ordinance  to  establish  the  grade  of  Thirteenth  ave- 
nue from  the  west  line  of  Maple  street  to  the  west  line  of  Ash  street. 
Passed  the  City  Council  March  18,  1902. 

No.  A1058.  An  ordinance  to  establish  the  grade  of  Twelfth  avenue 
from  the  west  line  of  Arthur  street  to  the  east  line  of  Ivory  street. 
Passed  the  City  Council  June  4,  1901. 

No.  A1139.  An  ordinance  to  establish  the  grade  of  Twelfth  avenue 
from  the  west  line  of  Maple  street  to  the  west  line  of  Elm  street. 
Passed  the  City  Council  March  18,  1902. 

No.  A790.  An  ordinance  to  establish  the  grade  of  Twelfth  avenue 
from  the  west  line  of  Cedar  street  tp  the  west  line  of  Elm  street. 
Passed  the  City  Council  October  5,  1898. 

No.  A1271.  An  ordinance  to  establish  the  grade  of  Twelfth  avenue 
from  the  east  line  of  Perry  street  to  the  east  line  of  Pittsburg  street. 
Passed  the  City  Council  November  25,  1902. 

No.  A1301.  An  ordinance  to  establish  the  grade  of  Virginia  avenue 
from  the  west  line  of  Post  street  to  the  east  line  of  Cedar  street. 
Passed  the  City  Council  February  20,  1903. 

No.  A1326.  An  ordinance  for  the  improvement  of  Virginia  avenue 
from  Cedar  to  Post  street  by  grading,  curbing,  parking  and  sidewalking 
the  same,  and  for  the  payment  of  the  cost  thereof,  creating  an  assess- 
ment district  and  providing  for  the  levy  and  collection  of  special  as- 
sessments on  the  property  in  said  assessment  district  to  pay  for  the 
said  improvement,  and  for  the  issuing  of  bonds  and  the  payment  there- 
of. Passed  the  City  Council  March  24,  1903. 

No.  A390.  An  ordinance  providing  for  the  construction  of  a sewer 
upon  Walnut  street  from  a point  twelve  and  one-half  feet  south  of  the 
center  line  of  Pacific  avenue  to  the  center  line  of  First  avenue.  Passed 
February  20,  1894. 

No.  A447.  An  ordinance  to  confirm  the  assessment  roll  for  the  sew- 
ering of  Walnut  street  between  a point  twelve  and  one-half  feet  south  of 
the  center  line  of  Pacific  avenue  and  the  center  line  of  First  avenue. 
Passed  June  26,  1894. 

No.  A872.  An  ordinance  providing  for  the  grading,  curbing  and 
sidewalking  of  Walnut  street  from  the  center  line  of  Second  avenue 
to  the  center  line  of  Sixth  avenue,  and  for  the  payment  of  the  cost 
thereof,  creating  an  assessment  district  and  providing  for  the  levy  and 
collection  of  special  assessments  on  the  property  benefited  by  said  im- 
provement, providing  for  the  issuance  of  bonds  in  payment  of  the  cost 
thereof  and  a fund  to  pay  the  same.  Passed  the  City  Council  Septem- 
ber 12,  1899. 

No.  A883.  An  ordinance  approving  and  confirming  the  assessments 


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and  assessment  roll  for  the  assessment  district  for  the  improvement  of 
Walnut  street,  in  the  City  of  Spokane,  from  the  center  line  of  Second 
avenue  to  the  center  line  of  Sixth  avenue  by  the  grading,  curbing  and 
sidewalking  of  the  same,  and  to  provide  for  the  collection  of  said  as- 
sessments and  the  payment  of  the  bonds  issued  therefor.  Passed  the 
City  Council  November  10,  1899. 

No.  A1327.  An  ordinance  to  reestablish  the  grade  of  Washington 
street  from  the  south  line  of  First  avenue  to  the  north  line  of  Second 
avenue.  Passed  the  City  Council  March  24,  1903. 

No.  A981.  An  ordinance  providing  for  the  paving  and  curbing  of 
Washington  street  from  the  south  Washington  street  bridge  to  the 
north  line  of  First  avenue,  and  for  the  payment  of  the  cost  thereof, 
creating  an  assessment  district  and  providing  for  the  levy  and  collec- 
tion of  special  assessments  on  the  property  benefited  by  said  improve- 
ment, providing  for  the  issuance  of  bonds  and  a fund  to  pay  the  same. 
Passed  the  City  Council  July  3,  1^00. 

No.  A1068.  An  ordinance  approving  and  confirming  the  assessments 
and  assessment  roll  for  the  improvement  of  Washington  street  from 
the  south  Washington  street  bridge  to  the  north  line  of  First  avenue  by 
paving  and  curbing  the  same,  and  to  provide  for  the  collection  of  said 
assessments,  directing  the  issuance  of  bonds  in  payment  therefor,  and 
providing  for  the  payment  of  such  bonds.  Passed  the  City  Council 
July  16,  1901. 

No.  A1103.  An  ordinance  amending  section  two  of  ordinance  No. 
A1068,  entitled  “An  ordinance  approving  and  confirming  the  assess- 
ments and  assessment  roll  for  the  improvement  of  Washington  street 
from  the  south  line  of  Washington  street  bridge  to  the  north  line  of 
First  avenue  by  paving  and  curbing  the  same,  and  to  provide  for  the 
collection  of  said  assessments,  directing  the  issuance  of  bonds  in  pay- 
ment therefor,  and  providing  for  the  payment  of  such  bonds.”  Passed 
the  City  Council  November  5,  1901. 

No.  165.  An  ordinance  to  provide  for  the  grading  of  Washington 
street  between  the  north  end  and  Eighth  street.  Passed  June  24,  1888. 

No.  A450.  An  ordinance  to  reassess  all  lots,  etc.,  fronting  Washing- 
ton street  between  the  north  end  of  Washington  street,  as  the  said 
north  end  was  defined  and  existed  on  the  24th  day  of  June,  A.  D.  1888, 
and  Eighth  avenue  (formerly  Eighth  street)  for  the  purpose  of  raising 
money  to  pay  for  the  grading  of  Washington  street,  heretofore  made. 
Passed  June  26,  1894. 

No.  A554.  An  ordinance  to  confirm  the  reassessment  roll  for  grad- 
ing Washington  street  between  the  north  end  of  Washington  street,  as 
the  said  north  end  was  defined  and  existed  on  the  24th  day  of  June, 
A.  D.  1888,  and  Eighth  avenue  (formerly  Eighth  street).  Passed  Feb- 
ruary 26,  1895. 

No.  A565.  An  ordinance  for  the  issuance  of  bonds  to  pay  the  cost 
of  grading  Washington  street,  from  the  north  end  of  said  street,  as  said 
north  end  was  defined  and  existed  on  the  24th  day  of  June,  A.  D.  1888, 


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and  Eighth  avenue  (formerly  Eighth  street).  Passed  February  26, 
1895. 

No.  461.  An  ordinance  providing  for  the  grading  and  improving  of 
Washington  street  from  the  north  end  of  the  Washington  street  bridge 
to  the  main  line  of  the  Seattle,  Lake  Shore  & Eastern  railroad.  Passed 
July  16,  1890. 

No.  A456.  An  ordinance  to  reassess  Washington  street  between  the 
north  end  of  the  north  bridge  on  Washington  street  and  the  main  line 
of  the  Seattle,  Lake  Shore  & Eastern  railroad,  to  raise  money  to  pay 
for  the  grading  and  improving  of  said  Washington  street.  Passed 
June  26,  1894. 

No.  A514.  An  ordinance  to  approve  the  reassessment  roll  for  the 
grading  and  improving  of  Washington  street  between  the  north  end  of 
the  north  bridge  on  Washington  street  and  the  main  line  of  the  Seattle, 
Lake  Shore  & Eastern  railroad.  Passed  December  4,  1894. 

No.  A519.  An  ordinance  to  issue  bonds  to  pay  the  cost  of  grading 
and  improving  Washington  street  from  the  north  end  of  the  north 
bridge  on  Washington  street  to  the  main  line  of  the  Seattle,  Lake  Shore 
& Eastern  railroad.  Passed  December  4,  1894. 

No.  521.  An  ordinance  providing  for  the  grading  and  improving  of 
Washington  street  from  the  Seattle,  Lake  Sh(5re  & Eastern  railroad 
tracks  to  the  south  line  of  Buckeye  street.  Passed  November  12,  1890, 
and  as  amended  by  ordinance  No.  534,  passed  December  31,  1890. 

No.  A51.  An  ordinance  providing  for  the  levy  and  collection  of  a 
special  tax  or  assessment  to  pay  for  the  grading  and  improving  of 
Washington  street  between  the  Seattle,  Lake  Shore  & Eastern  railroad 
and  the  south  line  of  Buckeye  street.  Passed  July  23,  1891. 

No.  A67.  An  ordinance  providing  for  the  grading,  etc.,  of  Washing- 
ton avenue  between  the  east  line  of  Arthur  avenue  and  the  north  line 
of  Ninth  street.  Passed  August  4,  1891. 

No.  A270.  An  ordinance  to  provide  for  the  sidewalking  of  the  east 
side  of  Washington  street  between  the  north  line  of  the  Seattle,  Lake 
Shore  & Eastern  right  of  way  or  the  Union  depot  grounds  and  the  south 
line  of  Buckeye  avenue.  Passed  December  30,  1892. 

No.  A271.  An  ordinance  providing  for  the  sidewalking  of  the  west 
side  of  Washington  street  between  the  Seattle,  Lake  Shore  & Eastern 
right  of  way  or  the  Union  Depot  Company’s  grounds  and  the  south  line 
of  Maxwell  avenue.  Passed  December  30,  1892. 

No.  A289.  An  ordinance  providing  for  the  sidewalking  of  Wash- 
ington street  on  the  west  side  thereof  between  the  south  line  of  Seventh 
avenue  and  the  south  line  of  Eighth  avenue.  Passed  March  7,  1893. 

No.  A192.  An  ordinance  providing  for  the  construction  of  sewer- 
age upon  Washington  street  from  Sixth  avenue  to  Eighth  avenue. 
Passed  April  29,  1892. 

No.  A265.  An  ordinance  providing  for  the  construction  of  sewer- 
age upon  Washington  street  from  the  south  end  of  the  Washington 


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street  bridge  to  the  center  line  of  Front  avenue.  Passed  December  20, 
1892. 

No.  A1315.  An  ordinance  to  establish  the  grade  of  Waverly  place 
from  the  east  line  of  Post  street  to  the  east  line  of  Corbin  park.  Passed 
the  City  Council  March  24,  1903. 

No.  A1314.  An  ordinance  to  establish  the  grade  of  Wilson  avenue 
from  the  west  line  of  Huron  street  to  the  east  line  of  Ontario  street. 
Passed  the  City  Council  March  24,  1903. 

No.  A1306.  An  ordinance  for  the  improvement  of  Wilson  avenue 
from  Ontario  to  Huron  street  by  grading,  curbing,  parking  and  side- 
walking the  same,  and  for  the  payment  of  the  cost  thereof,  creating  an 
assessment  district  and  providing  for  the  levy  and  collection  of  special 
assessments  on  the  property  in  said  assessment  district  to  pay  for  the 
said  improvement,  and  for  the  issuing  of  bonds  and  the  payment  there- 
for. Passed  the  City  Council  March  10,  1903. 


VACATIONS. 


No.  A962.  An  ordinance  vacating  a strip  of  ground  ten  and  one- 
half  (10*4)  feet  in  width  on  each  side  of  Poplar  street,  and  next  to  the 
lot  line  thereof,  from  the  south  line  of  Pacific  avenue  to  the  north  line 
of  Third  avenue,  (excepting  at  the  intersection  of  Poplar  street  and 
Second  avenue).  Passed  the  City  Council  June  5,  1900. 

No.  A967.  An  ordinance  vacating  the  alley  in  block  25  of  Sec- 
ond Sinto  addition  to  Spokane,  Washington.  Passed  the  City  Council 
June  5,  1900. 

No.  A990.  An  ordinance  vacating  Howard  street  addition  to  Spo- 
kane Falls  (now  Spokane),  Washington,  and  the  streets,  alleys,  lots 
and  blocks  in  said  addition  according  to  the  recorded  plat  thereof. 
Passed  the  City  Council  August  ‘i,  1900. 

No.  A979.  An  ordinance  vacating  certain  parts  of  streets  and  ave- 
nues and  certain  lots  and  blocks  in  J.  M.  Morgan’s  addition  to  Denver, 
Spokane  County,  W.  T.,  according  to  the  recorded  plat  thereof.  Passed 
the  City  Council  June  19,  1900. 

No.  A985.  An  ordinance  vacating  certain  parts  of  streets  and  ave- 
nues and  certain  lots  and  blocks  in  Union  Pacific  addition  to  Spokane, 
Spokane  County,  Washington,  according  to  the  recorded  plat  thereof. 
Passed  the  City  Council  July  3,  1900. 

No.  A1002.  An  ordinance  vacating  a strip  of  ground  twelve  and 
one-half  (12 y2)  feet  in  width  on  the  south  side  of  First  avenue,  and 
next  to  the  lot  line  thereof,  from  the  east  line  of  Hemlock  street  to  the 
west  line  of  Chestnut  street.  Passed  the  City  Council  Sept.  11,  1900. 

No.  A1263.  An  ordinance  vacating  the  west  twenty-five  feet  of 
Calispel  street,  from  the  north  line  of  Fairview  addition  to  the  south 


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line  of  Corbin  Park  addition  to  the  City  of  Spokane.  Passed  the  City 
Council  November  25,  1902. 

No.  A1025.  An  ordinance  vacating  the  alley  in  block  eighty-six 
(86)  of  Second  addition  to  Railroad  addition  to  Spokane  Falls,  (now 
Spokane),  Spokane  County,  Washington.  Passed  the  City  Council  Feb- 
ruary 5,  1901. 

No.  A1051.  An  ordinance  vacating  the  alley  in  block  sixty-six  (66), 
the  alley  in  block  sixty-seven  (67)  and  that  portion  of  Eighth  avenue 
lying  between  the  east  and  west  side  lines  of  said  blocks  extended,  all 
of  Second  addition  to  Railroad  addition  to  Spokane  Falls,  now  Spo- 
kane, County  of  Spokane,  State  of  Washington.  Passed  the  City  Coun- 
cil May  14,  1901. 

No.  A1307.  An  ordinance  vacating  Olive  avenue  from  the  east  line 
of  lot  six,  in  block  twelve,  and  the  east  line  of  lot  one,  block  fifteen,  in 
Resurvey  of  the  Second  addition  to  Third  addition  to  Railroad  addi- 
tion, to  Sherman  street.  Passed  the  City  Council  March  10,  1903. 

No.  A937.  An  ordinance  vacating  a portion  of  the  alley  in  and  be- 
tween the  east  sixteen  lots  of  block  10  of  Nettleton’s  Second  addition 
in  the  City  of  Spokane,  State  of  Washington.  Passed  the  City  Council 
March  6,  1900. 

No.  A940.  An  ordinance  vacating  the  alley  in  block  number  eight, 
of  Cannon  s addition  to  Spokane  Falls  (now  Spokane),  according  to  the 
recorded  plat  of  said  addition.  Passed  the  City  Council  March  20,  1900. 

No.  A687.  An  ordinance  vacating  that  part  of  Sterling  street 
through  the  southeast  corner  of  block  23,  Altamont,  Spokane  County, 
Washington.  Passed  the  City  Council  January  26,  1897. 

No.  A712.  An  ordinance  vacating  the  alley  in  block  28  in  Lewis  & 
Shaw’s  Terrace  Park  addition  to  Spokane,  W.  T.,  now  Spokane,  Wash- 
ington. Passed  the  City  Council  August  10,  1897. 

No.  A690.  An  ordinance  vacating  a portion  of  Blanco  street  in  the 
City  of  Spokane,  State  of  Washington.  Passed  the  City  Council  April 
20,  1897. 

No.  A670%.  An  ordinance  vacating  certain  streets,  alleys  and  high- 
ways, in  Cliff  Park  addition  to  the  City  of  Spokane,  Spokane  County, 
State  of  Washington.  Passed  the  City  Council  April  2,  1897. 

No.  A814.  An  ordinance  vacating  all  of  Porter  avenue  and  all  of 
Michigan  street  lying  north  of  Water  avenue,  and  all  of  the  east  half 
of  Ontario  street  lying  north  of  Water  avenue,  all  situated  in  the  Sec- 
ond addition  to  West  Riverside  addition  to  the  City  of  Spokane,  and 
vesting  the  title  of  the  real  estate  comprising  the  streets  so  vacated  in 
the  Northwestern  and  Pacific  Hypotheekbank  (Northwestern  and  Pa- 
cific Mortgage  Company),  a corporation.  Passed  the  City  Council  Jan- 
uary 17,  1899. 

No.  A986.  An  ordinance  vacating  a portion  of  Latah  avenue,  in 
Coeur  d’Alene  addition  to  the  City  of  Spokane,  and  that  portion  of 
Seventh  avenue  included  between  the  west  line  of  said  Latah  avenue 


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and  the  west  line  of  Coeur  d’Alene  addition.  Passed  the  City  Council 
July  3,  1900. 

No.  A1344.  An  ordinance  vacating  part  of  Riverside  avenue  in 
Bennett’s  addition  to  Spokane  Palls  (now  Spokane),  Spokane  County, 
State  of  Washington,  according  to  the  recorded  plat  thereof.  Passed 
the  City  Council  April  28,  1902. 

No.  A1372.  An  ordinance  to  vacate  the  alley  in  block  thirty-six  in 
Heath’s  Third  addition  to  Spokane  Palls,  now  Spokane,  Washington, 
and  part  of  Pearl  street,  east  of  and  adjoining  lot  one  of  block  forty- 
five  of  J.  M.  Morgan’s  addition  to  Spokane  Falls,  now  Spokane,  Wash- 
ington. Passed  the  City  Council  May  19,  1903. 

No.  A1093.  An  ordinance  vacating  those  portions  of  Olive,  John, 
Bradley  and  Mendenhall  avenues  lying  east  of  the  right-of-way  of  the 
Northern  Pacific  Railway  Company  and  the  Oregon  Railway  and  Nav- 
igation Company,  and  all  those  portions,  of  Stone,  Altamont,  Cook, 
Smith,  Lacy,  Nelson,  and  Regal  streets  lying  between  said  rights-of- 
way,  as  well  as  all  the  alleys  within  the  district  bounded  by  said  rights- 
of-way  and  Regal  street.  Passed  the  City  Council  October  4,  1901. 

No.  A1165.  An  ordinance  vacating  Sun  street,  in  block  2 Ross  Park, 
and  thirty  feet  off  the  southwest  side  of  Charlotte  street,  in  block  5 
Ross  Park,  in  the  City  of  Spokane.  Passed  the  City  Council  May  13, 
1902. 

No.  A1191.  An  ordinance  to  vacate  the  alley  in  block  thirty-one  of 
Wolverton  and  Conlan’s  addition  to  Spokane  Palls  (now  Spokane). 
Passed  the  City  Council  July  22,  1902. 

No.  A1190.  An  ordinance  to  vacate  the  alley  in  block  eighteen  in 
Second  addition  to  Third  addition  to  Railroad  addition  to  Spokane. 
Passed  the  City  Council  July  22,  1902. 

No.  A1184.  An  ordinance  vacating  the  alley  in  block  seven,  Re- 
survey and  Extension  of  Cowley’s  Second  addition  to  Spokane,  Wash- 
ington. Passed  the  City  Council  July  8,  1902. 

No.  A1173.  An  ordinance  vacating  the  alley  through  block  num- 
bered seven,  in  Booge’s  addition  to  the  City  of  Spokrme.  Passed  the 
City  Council  June  17,  1902. 

No.  A672.  An  ordinance  vacating  a certain  portion  of  College 
street.  Passed  the  City  Council  October  27,  1896. 

No.  A1303.  An  ordinance  providing  for  the  vacation  of  a portion 
of  Lincoln  street,  in  the  Cityof  Spokane,  Washington,  to-wit:  That 
portion  of  Lincoln  street  in  said  City  of  Spokane  lying  between  the 
north  line  of  Ninth  avenue  and  a line  drawn  parallel  to  said  north  line 
and  distant  therefrom  four  hundred  and  sixty-four  and  five-tenths 
(464.5)  feet  in  a northerly  direction.  Passed  by  the  City  Council  March 
10,  1903. 

No.  A1340.  An  ordinance  vacating  that  portion  of  Chestnut  street, 
between  Riverside  avenue  and  First  avenue,  in  the  City  of  Spokane, 
except  ten  feet  in  the  center  thereof.  Passed  the  City  Council  April 
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No.  A1282.  An  ordinance  to  vacate  Carlisle  avenue  from  the  east 
line  of  Ruby  street  to  the  west  line  of  Lidgerwood  street;  Mayfair 
street  from  the  north  line  of  Carlisle  avenue  to  the  south  line  of  Jack- 
son  avenue,  and  from  the  north  line  of  Jackson  avenue  to  the  south 
line  of  Buckeye  avenue;  Pearl  street,  from  the  north  line  of  Carlisle 
avenue  to  the  south  line  of  Jackson  avenue,  and  from  the  north  line  of 
Jackson  avenue  to  the  south  line  of  Buckeye  avenue,  and  from  the 
north  line  of  Buckeye  avenue  to  the  south  line  of  Cleveland  avenue; 
Lidgerwood  street  from  the  north  line  of  the  right-of-way  of  the  Spo- 
kane Falls  and  Northern  Railroad  to  the  south  line  of  Jackson  avenue, 
and  from  the  north  line  of  Jackson  avenue  to  the  south  line  of  Buckeye 
avenue,  and  from  the  north  line  of  Buckeye  avenue  to  the  south  line  of 
Cleveland  avenue;  Addison  street  from  the  north  line  of  Jackson  ave- 
nue to  the  south  line  of  Buckeye  avenue  and  from  the  north  line  of 
Buckeye  avenue  to  the  south  line  of  Cleveland  avenue;  and  Wiscomb 
street  from  the  north  line  of  Jackson  avenue  to  the  south  line  of  Buck- 
eye avenue  and  from  the  north  line  of  Buckeye  avenue  to  the  south 
line  of  Cleveland  avenue.  Passed  the  City  Council  January  6,  1903. 

No.  A1288.  An  ordinance  providing  for  the  vacation  of  a portion 
of  Lincoln  street,  to-wit:  Commencing  at  the  north  line  of  Ninth  ave- 
nue and  running  thence  north  four  hundred  and  sixty-four  and  five- 
tenths  (464.5)  feet.  Passed  the  City  Council  January  20,  1903. 

No.  A897.  An  ordinance  vacating  the  alley  in  block  “Q”  of  the 
“Subdivision  Third  Sinto  addition”  and  the  alleys  in  blocks  thirty- 
eight,  thirty-nine  and  forty  in  the  “Addition  to  Second  Sinto  addi- 
tion” in  the  City  of  Spokane,  State  of  Washington.  Passed  the  City 
Council  December  5,  1899. 

No.  A949.  An  ordinance  vacating  the  alley  in  block  thirty-seven 
(37),  in  Heath’s  Third  addition  to  Spokane  Falls  (now  Spokane),  in 
Spokane  County,  Washington.  Passed  the  City  Council  April  3,  1900. 

No.  A938.  An  ordinance  vacating  the  public  streets  and  alleys  in 
the  cemeteries  known  as  Spokane  Cemetery  and  Mountain  View  Ceme- 
tery. Passed  the  City  Council  March  6,  1900. 

No.  A1332.  An  ordinance  to  vacate  the  west  twenty-five  feet  of 
Oak  street  in  front  of  blocks  48  and  54  in  Cannon’s  addition  to  Spo- 
kane Falls,  now  Spokane,  Washington.  Passed  the  City  Council  April 
21,  1903. 

No.  A1045.  An  ordinance  vacating  a portion  of  Sixth  avenue,  Sev- 
enth avenue.  Cannon  street  and  other  streets  in  the  City  of  Spokane. 
Passed  the  City  Council  May  8,  1901. 

No.  A956.  An  ordinance  vacating  a part  of  Madison  street  lying 
between  Sixth  avenue  and  Seventh  avenue  in  the  City  of  Spokane. 
Passed  the  City  Council  May  1,  1900. 

No.  A864.  An  ordinance  vacating  a portion  of  Madison  street,  be- 
tween Seventh  and  Eighth  avenues,  in  the  City  of  Spokane,  State  of 
Washington.  Passed  the  City  Council  September  5,  1899. 

No.  518.  An  ordinance  vacating  the  alleys  laid  out  and  extending 


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through  blocks  thirty-two  (32)  in  Cannon’s  addition,  block  four  (4)  in 
Mountain  View  addition,  block  one  (1)  in  Bingaman’s  addition,  block 
thirty  (30)  in  Stratton’s  addition,  block  six  (6)  in  Ide’s  addition,  and 
block  four  (4)  in  Ide’s  Second  addition,  all  in  the  City  of  Spokane 
Falls.  Passed  the  City  Council  November  19,  1890. 

No.  76.  An  ordinance  vacating  the  alleys  in  block  4,  Mountain  View 
addition,  and  block  1 in  Bingaman’s  addition,  and  blocks  30  and  26  in 
Stratton’s  addition,  all  in  the  City  of  Spokane  Falls.  Passed  the  City 
Council  September  21,  1887. 

No.  A227.  An  ordinance  to  vacate  the  alley  extending  through  block 
2,  in  Havermale’s  addition  to  Spokane  Falls.  Passed  the  City  Council 
July  5,  1892. 

No.  A427.  An  ordinance  to  vacate  an  alley  extending  east  and 
west  through  block  five  (5)  of  D.  P.  Jenkins’  addition  to  the  City  of 
Spokane  Falls,  now  Spokane.  Passed  May  29,  1894. 

No.  A123.  An  ordinance  vacating  the  alley  laid  out  and  platted  on 
the  south  side  of  Kern  & Ridpath’s  subdivision  of  lot  11  of  G.  H.  Mor- 
gan’s addition  to  Spokane  Falls.  Passed  the  City  Council  November 
13,  1891. 

No.  562.  An  ordinance  vacating  the  alleys  laid  out  and  extending 
through  blocks  eighty-four  (84),  ninety-two  (92),  one  hundred  thirty- 
seven  (137),  one  hundred  fifty  (150),  and  one  hundred  fifty-one  (151), 
in  Lidgerwood  Park  addition  to  the  City  of  Spokane  Falls.  Passed  the 
City  Council  March  18,  1891. 

No.  A331.  An  ordinance  to  vacate  the  alleys  in  certain  blocks  and 
also  a portion  of  Dalton  avenue,  all  in  Lidgerwood  Park  addition  to  the 
City  of  Spokane  Falls,  (now  Spokane),  Washington.  Passed  the  City 
Council  June  16,  1893. 

No.  301.  A:i  ordinance  vacating  certain  alleys  and  parts  of  streets 
in  Sinto  addition  to  Spokane  Falls.  Passed  the  City  Council  June  5, 
1889. 

No.  107.  An  ordinance  for  the  vacation  of  the  alley  in  block  28 
of  the  Town  of  Spokane  Falls.  Passed  the  City  Council  February  1, 
1888. 

No.  259.  An  ordinance  to  vacate  the  alleys  in  blocks  57  and  58, 
Second  Railroad  addition  to  the  City  of  Spokane  Falls.  Passed  the 
City  Council  March  20,  1889. 

No.  A242.  An  ordinance  providing  for  the  vacation  of  certain 
streets  and  alleys  in  the  Second  addition  to  Third  addition  to  Railroad 
addition  to  Spokane  Falls.  Passed  August  26,  1892. 

No.  A355.  An  ordinance  to  vacate  the  alleys  in  blocks  three,  six 
and  seven,  Shannon’s  addition  to  Spokane  Falls.  Passed  October  10, 
1893. 

No.  440.  An  ordinance  vacating  a certain  portion  of  Stratton’s  ad- 
dition to  Spokane  Falls,  and  the  streets  and  alleys  and  avenues  there- 
in. Passed  the  City  Council  April  30,  1890. 

No.  A571.  An  ordinance  to  vacate  the  streets,  alleys  and  thorough- 


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fares  in  Twickenham  within  the  city  limits  of  the  City  of  Spokane, 
and  to  vacate  the  bridge  and  wagon  road  located  in  the  S.  E.  % of  Sec- 
tion 11,  Tp.  25  N.,  R.  42,  E.  W.  M.,  also  within  the  city  limits  of  the 
City  of  Spokane.  Passed  the  City  Council  March  19,  1895. 

No.  A240.  An  ordinance  vacating  the  public  streets  and  alleys  in 
the  cemetery  known  as  Mountain  View  cemetery.  Passed  August 
23,  1892. 

No.  525.  An  ordinance  relating  to  the  vacation  of  a portion  of 
Boone  street.  Passed  the  City  Council  November  26,  1890. 

No.  387.  An  ordinance  vacating  a certain  portion  of  Central  Addi- 
tion to  the  City  of  Spokane  Falls.  Passed  the  City  Council  December 
4,  1889. 

No.  A273.  An  ordinance  vacating  Cliff  street  in  Celesta  Park  in  the 
City  of  Spokane,  Spokane  County,  Washington,  as  the  said  Cliff  street 
appears  on  the  plat  of  the  said  Celesta  Park,  recorded  on  page  140  of 
Book  “A”  of  records  of  plats  of  Spokane  County.  Passed  January 
3,  1893. 

No.  565.  An  ordinance  to  vacate  a strip  twenty-five  (25)  feet  wide 
off  the  west  side  of  Dakota  street  as  the  same  passes  through  Wolverton 
& Conlan’s  addition  to  the  City  of  Spokane  Falls.  Passed  the  City 
Council  April  1,  1891. 

No.  564.  An  ordinance  vacating  a strip  on  either  side  of  Victoria 
street  between  the  north  end  of  the  Division  street  bridge  and  the  south 
line  of  Mission  street.  Passed  the  City  Council  April  1,  1891. 

No.  92.  An  ordinance  relating  to  the  vacation  of  a portion  of  Fifth 
street  and  the  alley  running  from  Hilliard  street  to  east  line  of  Cow- 
ley’s addition.  Passed  the  City  Council  December  7,  1887. 

No.  A255.  An  ordinance  to  vacate  a portion  of  Howard  street  in 
Keystone  addition.  Passed  September  27,  1892. 

No.  A134.  An  ordinance  vacating  that  portion  of  High  street  in 
Whiting’s  First  addition  to  Spokane  Falls  running  along  blocks  A,  B, 
C,  D,  E,  F,  G and  H in  said  addition.  Passed  the  City  Council  Decem- 
ber 15,  1891. 

No.  173.  An  ordinance  to  vacate  that  part  of  Mallon  street  east  of 
the  east  line  of  lot  3 in  block  2,  in  D.  P.  Jenkins’  addition  to  the  City  of 
Spokane  Falls.  Passed  the  City  Council  August  3,  1888. 

No.  421.  An  ordinance  to  vacate  a strip  of  land  on  the  north  side  of 
Mill  street  from  the  south  branch  of  the  Spokane  river  to  Post  street. 
Passed  the  City  Council  March  20,  1890. 

No.  A298.  An  ordinance  to  vacate  a portion  of  Normandie  street 
in  Central  addition  to  Spokane  Falls,  now  Spokane,  Washington. 
Passed  May  1,  1893. 

No.  517.  An  ordinance  vacating  a certain  strip  of  land  in  the  City 
of  Spokane  Falls  along  the  north  side  of  Riverside  avenue  between  Oak 
street  and  Cedar  street.  Passed  the  City  Council  November  15,  1890. 

No.  A1358.  An  ordinance  vacating  the  street  and  alleys  of  and  be- 
tween blocks  16  and  17  of  the  Resurvey  of  Second  addition  to  Third  ad- 


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dition  to  Railroad  addition  to  the  City  of  Spokane.  Passed  the  City 
Council  May  6,  1903. 

No.  A275.  An  ordinance  vacating  that  portion  of  Riverside  ave- 
nue in  Browne’s  addition  to  Spokane  Falls,  (now  Spokane),  described 
as  follows,  to-wit:  Extending  from  the  north  line  of  Pacific  avenue, 
the  full  width  of  said  Riverside  avenue,  north  292  feet  and  thence 
northeasterly  to  the  north  line  of  section  twenty-four  (24),  township 
twenty-five  (25),  north  of  range  forty-two  (42),  E.  W.  M.,  as  said  por- 
tion of  saj,d  Riverside  avenue  appears  upon  the  plat  of  Browne’s  addi- 
tion to  Spokane  Falls,  recorded  and  on  file  in  book  “A”  of  plats  at 
page  8 of  the  records  of  plats  of  Spokane  County,  State  of  Washing- 
ton. Passed  January  6,  1893. 

No.  247.  An  ordinance  vacating  a portion  of  Sixth  street  between 
Mill  street  and  the  east  line  of  Post  street  in  the  City  of  Spokane  Falls. 
Passed  the  City  Council  March  6,  1889. 

No.  A422.  An  ordinance  vacating  certain  tracts  or  parcels  of  land, 
being  portions  of  land  formerly  dedicated  as  Sprague  street,  and  lying 
between  blocks  four  (4),  five  (5),  and  six  (6)  of  Nosler’s  addition  to 
Spokane  Falls,  and  the  north  line  of  section  twenty  (20),  township 
twenty-five  (25)  north,  of  range  forty- three  (43),  east  of  the  Willam- 
ette meridian  in  Spokane  County,  State  of  Washington.  Passed  April 
28,  1894. 

No.  67.  An  ordinance  relating  to  the  vacation  of  portions  of  Stev- 
ens and  East  Eighth  streets.  Passed  the  City  Council  August  4,  1887. 


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No.  230.  An  ordinance  to  extend,  lay  out,  open  and  establish 
Broadway  street  from  the  west  line  to  the  east  line  of  Chandler’s  Sec- 
ond addition  to  the  City  of  Spokane  Falls.  Passed  the  City  Council 
January  16,  1889. 

No.  224.  To  widen,  establish,  lay  out  and  open  that  portion  of 
Sprague  street  lying  between  the  west  line  of  Havermale’s  addition 
and  the  east  limits  of  the  City  of  Spokane  Falls.  Passed  the  City 
Council  January  2,  1889. 

No.  A42.  An  ordinance  extending  Sprague  street  and  appropriat- 
ing the  property  embraced  within  such  extension  to  public  use  for  a 
public  street.  Passed  the  City  Council  July  9,  1891. 

No.  418.  An  ordinance  to  establish,  extend,  lay  out  and  open  Stev- 
ens street  for  and  of  the  uniform  width  of  seventy-five  feet  from  a line 
drawn  from  the  northwest  corner  of  block  thirty  to  northeast  corner 
of  block  twenty-nine,  all  in  Railroad  addition  to  the  City  of  Spokane 
Falls,  to  a line  drawn  from  southwest  corner  of  block  twelve  to  south- 
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Spokane  Falls,  and  for  the  full  width  of  said  lines.  Passed  the  City 
Council  February  26,  1890. 

No.  552.  An  ordinance  to  establish,  lay  out  and  open  that  portion 
of  Third  street  lying  between  the  section  line  between  section  twenty 
and  twenty-one,  township  twenty-five,  range  forty-three,  E.  W.  M.,  and 
the  east  line  of  Agnew  and  Byers’  addition  and  Hartson  and  Town- 
send’s Highland  Park  addition,  all  within  the  City  of  Spokane  Falls. 
Passed  the  City  Council  February  23,  1891. 

No.  372.  An  ordinance  extending  and  establishing  Washington 
street  from  the  north  side  of  Front  street  north  and  northeasterly  to 
the  depot  grounds  of  the  Seattle,  Lake  Shore  and  Eastern  Railway 
Company.  Passed  the  City  Council  November  20,  1889. 

No.  272.  An  ordinance  reducing  the  width  and  changing  the  name 
of  Gonzaga  street,  in  Second  Sinto  addition.  Passed  the  City  Council 
April  3,  1889. 

No.  389.  An  ordinance  changing  the  name  of  Pine  street  in 
Booge’s,  Cannon’s  and  Browne’s  adidtion,  to  Cannon  avenue.  Passed 
the  City  Council  December  4,  1889. 

No.  A114.  An  ordinance  to  change  the  name  of  A street  in  West 
Grove  addition  to  Riverside  avenue,  Lake  street  in  Nosler’s  addition 
to  First  avenue,  Lake  street  in  Saunder’s  addition  to  First  avenue,  B 
street  in  West  Grove  addition  to  First  avenue,  C street  in  West  Grove 
addition  to  Pacific  avenue,  Railroad  street  in  Saunder’s  addition  to 
Pacific  avenue,  D street  in  West  Grove  addition  to  Second  avenue. 
Third  street  in  Kaufman’s  addition  to  Averetta  avenue,  Third  street 
in  Wadsworth  & McDonald’s  addition  to  Averetta  avenue,  E street  in 
Union  Park  addition  to  Third  avenue,  Fourth  street  in  Union  Park 
addition  to  Third  avenue,  First  street  in  Hartson  & Townsend’s  High- 
land Park  addition  to  Third  avenue,  Fourth  street  in  Kaufman’s  addi- 
tion to  Third  avenue,  Fourth  street  in  Wadsworth  & McDonald’s  addi- 
tion to  Third  avenue,  E street  in  West  Grove  addition  to  Third  avenue, 
F street  in  Union  Pacific  addition  to  Fourth  avenue,  F street  in  West 
Grove  addition  to  Fourth  avenue,  Fifth  street  in  Celesta  Park  addition 
to  Fourth  avenue,  Fifth  street  in  Union  Park  addition  to  Fourth  ave- 
nue, Second  street  in  Hartson  & Townsend’s  Highland  Park  addition  to 
Fifth  avenue,  Fourth  street  in  Chandler’s  addition  to  Fifth  avenue, 
G street  in  Union  Pacific  audition  to  Fifth  avenue,  G street  in  West 
Grove  addition  to  Fifth  avenue,  Sixth  street  in  Celesta  Park  addition 
to  Fifth  avenue,  Sixth  street  in  Union  Park  addition  to  Fifth  avenue, 
Seventh  street  in  Celesta  Park  addition  to  Celesta  avenue,  Seventh 
street  in  Union  Park  addition  to  Sixth  avenue,  H street  in  West  Grove 
addition  to  Holly  avenue,  H street  in  Union  Pacific  addition  to  Holly 
avenue,  I street  in  Union  Pacific  addition  to  Beacon  avenue,  I street  in 
West  Grove  addition  to  Beacon  avenue,  I street  in  Lewis  & Shaw’s 
Terrace  Park  addition  to  Beacon  avenue,  Cliff  street  in  Celesta  Park 
addition  to  Toledo  Court,  Sixth  street  in  Liberty  Park  addition  to  Hart- 
son avenue.  Eighth  street  in  Altamont  addition  to  Hartson  avenue, 


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Sixth  street  in  Snyder’s  addition  to  Hartson  avenue,  Eighth  street  in 
Celesta  Park  addition  to  Hartson  avenue,  Eighth  street  in  Union  Park 
addition  to  Hartson  avenue,  Fifth  street  in  G.  H.  Morgan’s  addition  to 
Hartson  avenue,  Fifth  street  in  Chandler’s  addition  to  Hartson  avenue. 
Third  street  in  Hartson  & Townsend’s  Highland  Park  addition  to  Hart- 
son avenue,  Ninth  street  in  Altamont  addition  to  Seventh  avenue,  J 
street  in  Winona  addition  to  Seventh  avenue,  J street  in  Lewis  & 
Shaw’s  Terrace  Park  addition  to  Seventh  avenue,  Tenth  street  in  Alta- 
mont addition  to  East  Eighth  avenue,  Eighth  street  in  Liberty  Park 
addition  to  East  Eighth  avenue,  Fourth  street  in  Hartson  & Town- 
send’s Highland  Park  addition  to  East  Eighth  avenue,  K street  in  Wi- 
nona addition  to  Eighth  avenue,  K street  in  Lewis  & Shaw’s  Terrace 
Park  addition  to  Eighth  avenue,  L street  in  Winona  addition  to  Ninth 
avenue,  West  Ninth  street  in  Second  Railroad  addition  to  Ninth  ave- 
nue, Cliff  avenue  in  Cannon’s  addition  to  Placidia  avenue,  L street  in 
Lewis  & Shaw’s  Terrace  Park  addition  to  Ninth  avenue,  North  street 
in  Stafford’s  First  and  Second  addition  to  Tenth  avenue,  M street  in 
Winona  addition  to  Tenth  avenue,  M street  in  Lewis  & Shaw’s  Terrace 
Park  addition  to  Tenth  avenue,  East  and  West  street  in  Klein’s  sub- 
division of  lot  16,  Kaufman  & Patterson’s  addition  to  Highland  ave- 
nue, Sherman  street  in  First  addition  to  South  Highland  Park  addition 
to  Highland  avenue,  N street  in  Alphonse  addition  to  Willow  avenue, 
O street  in  Alphonse  addition  to  Twelfth  avenue,  First  street  in  Staf- 
ford’s First  and  Second  addition  to  Twelfth  avenue,  Penn  street  in 
Snyder’s  addition  to  East  Twelfth  avenue,  Seminary  street  in  Cook’s 
First  and  Second  addition  to  Thirteenth  avenue,  Second  street  in  Staf- 
ford’s First  and  Second  addition  to  Thirteenth  avenue,  P street  in 
Alphonse  addition  to  Burnett  avenue,  I street  in  Alphonse  addition  to 
Butler  avenue,  Grosvenor  street  in  Queen  Anne  addition  to  Fourteenth 
avenue,  Third  street  in  Stafford’s  First  and  Second  addition  to  Four- 
teenth avenue,  Richmond  street  in  Houghton  & Callahan’s  addition 
to  Fifteenth  avenue,  Albany  street  in  Queen  Anne  addition  to  Fifteenth 
avenue,  Oswego  street  in  Houghton  & Callahan’s  addition  to  Sixteenth 
avenue,  Queen  street  in  Queen  Anne  addition  to  Sixteenth  avenue,  Con- 
gress street  in  Houghton  & Callahan’s  addition  to  Seventeenth  avenue, 
St.  James  street  in  Queen  Anne  addition  to  Seventeenth  avenue,  St. 
Paul  street  in  Houghton  & Cftllahan’s  addition  to  Eighteenth  avenue, 
Forest  street  in  Houghton  & Callahan’s  addition  to  Nineteenth  avenue, 
Racine  street  in  Houghton  & Callahan’s  addition  to  Twentieth  avenue, 
Lake  street  in  Houghton  & Callahan’s  addition  to  Twenty-first  avenue, 
Peter  stieet  in  Spokane  View  addition  to  Twenty-first  avenue,  Lewis 
street  in  Englewood  addition  to  Twenty-second  avenue,  Mathew’s 
street  in  Englewood  addition  to  Twenty-third  avenue.  Casey  street  in 
Englewood  addition  to  Twenty-fourth  avenue,  Twenty-fifth  street  in 
Spring  Lake  addition  to  Twenty-sixth  avenue,  Twenty-sixth  street  in 
Spring  Lake  addition  to  Twenty-seventh  avenue,  Twenty- seventh  street 
in  Spring  Lake  addition  to  Twenty-eighth  avenue,  Spokane  street  in  Net- 


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tlet*on’s  addition  to  Dean  avenue,  Singumen  street  in  Sinto  addition  to 
Sharp  avenue,  Singumen  street  in  First  addition  to  Sinto  addition  to 
Sharp  avenue,  Singumen  street  in  Second  Sinto  addition  to  Sharp  ave- 
nue, stoll  street  in  Stratton’s  addition  to  Muzzy  avenue,  Stoll  street  in 
Bingaman’s  addition  to  Muzzy  avenue,  Alder  street  in  Wolverton  & 
Conlan’s  addition  to  Carlisle  avenue,  A street  in  J.  M.  Morgan’s  addi- 
tion to  Denver  to  Carlisle  avenue,  Alder  street  in  Central  addition  to 
Carlisle  avenue,  Cceur  d’Alene  street  in  Lauman’s  addition  to  Carlisle 
avenue,  Cceur  d’Alene  street  in  Carlin’s  addition  to  Carlisle  avenue, 
Roberta  street  in  Avondale  addition  to  Jackson  avenue,  B street  in  J. 
M.  Morgan’s  addition  to  Denver  to  Jackson  avenue.  Pend  d’Oreille 
street  in  Carlin’s  addition  to  Jackson  avenue,  Pend  d’Oreille  street  in 
Lauman’s  addition  to  Jackson  avenue,  Pend  d’Oreille  street  in  Spokane 
College  addition  to  Jackson  avenue,  Cceur  d’Alene  street  in 
Spokane  College  addition  to  Carlisle  avenue,  C street  in  J.  M.  Morgan’s 
addition  to  Denver  to  Buckeye  avenue,  Arthur  avenue  in  Forrest  Park 
addition  to  Virginia  avenue,  Carlisle  street  in  Central  addition  to  Case 
avenue,  Carlisle  street  in  Wolverton  & Conlan’s  addition  to  Case  ave- 
nue, Elmer  street  in  Avondale  addition  to  Case  avenue,  Carlisle  street 
in  Wolverton  & Conlan’s  addition  to  Case  avenue,  Riblet  street  in  Avon- 
dale addition  to  Cleveland  avenue,  D street  in  J.  M.  Morgan’s  addition 
to  Denver  to  Cleveland  avenue,  Cliff  street  in  Belleview  addition  to 
Alta  avenue,  Cliff  street  in  Alta  Vista  addition  to  Alta  avenue,  Grant 
street  in  Heath’s  Fifth  addition  to  Augusta  avenue,  Helena  street  in 
South  Side  Cable  addition  to  Cable  avenue.  East  and  West  street  in 
Klein’s  subdivision  of  lot  16,  G.  H.  Morgan’s  addition  to  Highland  ave- 
nue, East  and  West  street  in  Kern  & Ridpath’s  subdivision  of  lot  13, 
G.  H.  Morgan’s  addition  to  Webster  avenue,  East  and  West  street  in 
Kern  & Ridpath’s  subdivision  of  lot  11,  G.  H.  Morgan’s  addition  to  Rusk 
avenue,  East  and  West  street  in  Ham’s  subdivision  of  lot  9,  G.  H.  Mor- 
gan’s addition  to  Blaine  avenue,  Liberty  street  in  Heath’s  Fifth  addi- 
tion to  Ermina  avenue,  Lilac  street  in  Heath’s  Fifth  addition  to  In- 
diana avenue,  Stanley  street  in  Heath’s  Third  addition  to  Baldwin  ave- 
nue, Stanley  street  in  Heath’s  addition  to  Baldwin  avenue,  Athlane 
street  in  Wolverton  and  Conlan’s  addition  to  Fairview  avenue,  Gar- 
field street  in  Lauman’s  Second  addition  to  Laumau  avenue,  Grant 
street  in  Lauman’s  Second  addition  to  Empire  avenue,  Tenth  street  in 
Lidgerwood  Park  to  Empire  avenue,  Ninth  street  in  Lidgerwood  Park 
to  Providence  avenue,  Eighth  street  in  Lidgerwood  Park  to  Byrne  ave- 
nue, Seventh  street  in  Lidgerwood  Park  to  Gordon  avenue,  Sixth  street 
in  Lidgerwood  Park  to  Glass  avenue,  George  street  in  Whiting’s  Sec- 
ond addition  to  Courtland  avenue,  Fifth  street  in  Riverview  addition 
to  Courtland  avenue,  First  street  in  Lidgerwood  Park 
to  Courtland  avenue,  Fourth  street  in  Riverview  addition  to  Bridge- 
port avenue,  Fourth  street  in  Lidgerwood  Park  to  Bridgeport  avenue, 
Third  street  in  Riverview  addition  to  Liberty  avenue,  Third  street  in 
Lidgerwood  Park  to  Liberty  avenue,  Second  street  in  Riverview  addi- 


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tion  to  Harvey  avenue,  Second  street  in  Lidgerwooc!  Park  to  Dalton 
avenue,  Park  street  in  Whiting’s  addition  and  re-survey  of  Whiting’s 
Second  addition  to  Euclid  avenue,  Diamond  street  in  Northeast  addi- 
tion to  Ross  Park  to  Euclid  avenue,  Diamond  street  in  Avondale  addi- 
tion to  Euclid  avenue,  First  street  in  ifidgerwood  Park  to  Euclid  ave- 
nue, Spring  street  in  Altavista  addition  to  Euclid  avenue,  Spring  street 
in  Belleview  addition  to  Euclid  avenue,  Spring  street  in  Forrest  Park 
addition  to  Euclid  avenue,  E street  in  G.  H.  Morgan’s  addition  to  Den- 
ver to  Euclid  avenue,  Nixon  street  in  Dennis  & Bradley’s  addition  to 
Broadway  avenue,  Babbit  street  in  Dennis  & Bradley’s  addition  to 
Springfield  avenue,  Kirk  street  in  Dennis  & Bradley’s  addition  to  Olive 
avenue,  Peck  street  in  Dennis  & Bradley’s  addition  to  Olive  avenue, 
D street  in  Central  addition  to  Montgomery  avenue,  D street  in  Fair- 
view  addition  to  Montgomery  avenue,  D street  in  Shannon’s  Second 
addition  to  Montgomery  avenue,  D street  in  Moore’s  addition  to  Mont- 
gomery avenue,  D street  in  Muzzy’s  addition  to  Montgomery  avenue, 
C street  in  Central  addition  to  Mansfield  avenue,  C street  in  Fairview 
addition  to  Mansfield  avenue,  C street  in  Shannon’s  addition  to  Mans- 
field avenue,  C street  in  Moore’s  addition  to  Mansfield  avenue,  C street 
in  Muzzy’s  addition  to  Mansfield  avenue,  B street  in  Central  addition 
to  Knox  avenue,  B street  in  Fairview  addition  to  Knox  avenue,  B street 
in  Shannon’s  Second  addition  to  Knox  avenue,  B street  in  Moore’s  addi- 
tion to  Knox  avenue,  B street  in  Muzzy’s  addition  to  Knox  avenue,  A 
street  in  Central  addition  to  Shannon  avenue,  A street  in  Fairview  ad- 
dition to  Shannon  avenue,  A street  in  Shannon’s  Second  addition  to 
Shannon  avenue,  A street  in  Moore’s  addition  to  Shannon  avenue,  A 
street  in  Muzzy’s  addition  to  Shannon  avenue,  Twentieth  street  in 
South  Side  Cable  addition  to  Nineteenth  avenue.  Nineteenth  street  in 
South  Side  Cable  addition  to  Irving  avenue,  Eighteenth  street  in  South 
Side  Cable  addition  to  Bolster  avenue,  Seventeenth  street  in  South  Side 
Cable  addition  to  Cable  avenue,  Washington  avenue  in  Liberty  Park 
addition  to  Newark  avenue,  Front  street  in  Resurvey  and  Addition  to 
Spokane  Falls  to  Front  avenue,  Front  street  in  Havermale’s  addition  to 
Front  avenue,  Front  street  in  Third  addition  to  Railroad  addition  to 
Front  avenue,  Bradley  avenue  in  Nettleton’s  addition  to  Court  avenue, 
Stoll  street  in  Chamberlain’s  addition  to  Mission  avenue,  Stoll  street 
in  Nettleton’s  addition  to  Mission  avenue.  Summit  street  in  Nettleton’s 
addition  to  Bluff  avenue,  Bluff  street  in  Chandler’s  Second  addition  to 
Ide  avenue,  North  street  in  Nettleton’s  addition  to  Ide  avenue,  North 
street  in  Ide  & Kaufman’s  addition  to  Ide  avenue,  Spokane  street  in 
Sinto  addition  to  Boone  avenue,  Spokane  street  in  First  addition  to 
Sinto  addition  to  Boone  avenue,  Spokane  street  in  Second  Sinto  addi- 
tion to  Boone  avenue,  Boone  street  in  Central  addition  to  Boone  ave- 
nue, Boone  street  in  Stratton’s  addition  to  Boone  avenue,  Boone  street 
in  Keystone  addition  to  Boone  avenue,  Boone  street  in  Bingaman’s  ad- 
dition to  Boone  avenue,  Boone  street  in  Chamberlain’s  addition  to 
Boone  avenue,  Boone  street  in  Ide’s  Third  addition  to  Boone  avenue, 


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Boone  street  in  Nettleton’s  addition  to  Boone  avenue,  Boone  street  in 
Sherwood  addition  to  Boone  avenue,  Carpenter  street  in  Nettleton’s  ad- 
dition to  Sinto  avenue,  Carpenter  street  in  Chamberlin’s  addition  to 
Sinto  avenue,  Ohio  street  in  Stratton’s  addition  to  Sinto  avenue,  Max- 
well street  in  Bingaman’s  addition  to  Sinto  avenue,  Skellig  street  in 
Sinto  addition  to  De  Smet  avenue,  Skellig  street  in  First  addition  to 
Sinto  addition  to  De  Smet  avenue,  Skellig  street  in  Addition  to  Second 
Sinto  addition  to  De  Smet  avenue,  Skellig  street  in  Second  addition 
to  Second  Sinto  addition  to  De  Smet  avenue,  Harrison  street  in  Heath’s 
Fifth  addition  to  Perry  street,  Harrison  street  in  Ross  Park  addition 
to  Perry  street,  Carleton  street  in  Lidgerwood  Park  to  Perry  street, 
Ohio  avenue  in  Northeast  addition  to  Ross  Park  to  Perry  street,  Belle 
avenue  in  Liberty  Park  addition  to  Perry  street,  Belle  avenue  in  Cook 
& Byer’s  addition  to  Perry  street,  the  Easterly  street  in  Fry’s  addition 
to  Perry  street,  the  Easterly  street  in  Celesta  Park  addition  to  Perry 
street,  A street  in  Celesta  Park  addition  to  Hogan  street,  A street  in 
Fry’s  addition  to  Hogan  street,  Nevada  street  in  Houghton  & Calla- 
han’s addition  to  Helena  street,  B street  in  Union  Park  addition  to  Hel- 
ena street,  Sherman  street  in  Liberty  Park  addition  to  Helena  street,  B 
street  in  Celesta  Park  addition  to  Helena  street,  C street  in  Union  Park 
addition  to  Madelia  street,  C street  in  Celesta  Park  addition  to  Madelia 
street,  Cambridge  street  in  Houghton  & Callahan’s  addition  to  Madelia 
street,  D street  in  Union  Park  addition  to  Pittsburg  street,  D street  in 
Wadsworth  & McDonald’s  addition  to  Pittsburg  street,  D street  in  Ce- 
lesta Park  addition  to  Pittsburg  street,  Lane  avenue  in  Liberty  Park 
addition  to  Pittsburg  street,  Harris  street  in  Snyder’s  addition  to  Pitts- 
burg street,  Ashland  street  in  Houghton  & Callahan’s  addition  to  Pitts- 
burg street,  Ashland  street  in  Englewood  addition  to  Pittsburg  street, 
E street  in  Union  Park  addition  to  Magnolia  street,  Burr  street  in  En- 
glewood addition  to  Napa  street,  F street  in  Union  Park  addition  to 
Napa  street,  Snyder  avenue  in  Snyder’s  addition  to  Napa  street,  Burr 
street  in  Houghton  & Callahan’s  addition  to  Napa  street,  L street  in 
Ross  Park  addition  to  Napa  street,  G street  in  Union  Park  addition  to 
Crestline  street,  Julia  avenue  in  Snyder’s  addition  to  Crestline  street, 
Water  street  in  Spokane  View  addition  to  Crestline  street,  K street  in 
Ross  Park  addition  to  Crestline  street,  Elmore  street  in  Wadsworth  & 
McDonald’s  addition  to  Crestline  street,  H street  in  Union  Park  addi- 
tion to  Lee  street,  H street  in  Kaufman’s  addition  to  Lee  street,  H street 
in  Southeast  addition  to  Ross  Park  to  Lee  street.  I street  in  Altamont 
addition  to  Lee  street,  J street  in  Altamont  addition  to  Stone  street, 

I street  in  IJnion  Park  addition  to  Stone  street,  I street  in  Kaufman’s 
addition  to  Stone  street,  G street  in  Southeast  addition  to  Ross  Park  ad- 
dition to  Stone  street,  J street  in  Union  Park  addition  to  Altamont 
street,  J street  in  Kaufman’s  addition  to  Altamont  street,  F street  in 
Southeast  addition  to  Ross  Park  addition  to  Altamont  street,  L street 
in  Altamont  addition  to  Cook  street,  K street  in  Union  Park  addition 
to  Cook  street,  K street  in  Kaufman’s  addition  to  Cook  street,  E street 


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in  Southeast  addition  to  Ross  Park  addition  to  Cook  street,  M street 
in  Altamont  addition  to  Smith  street,  L street  in  Union  Park  addition 
to  Smith  street,  L street  in  Kaufman’s  addition  to  Smith  street,  D 
street  in  Southeast  addition  to  Ross  Park  addition  to  Smith  street,  N 
street  in  Altamont  addition  to  Lacey  street,  M street  in  Union  Park  ad- 
dition to  Lacey  street,  M street  in  Kaufman’s  addition  to  Lacey  street, 
C street  in  Southeast  addition  to  Ross  Park  addition  to  Lacey  street, 
N street  in  Union  Park  addition  to  Nelson  street,  N street  in  Kaufman’s 
addition  to  Nelson  street,  B street  in  Southeast  addition  to  Ross  Park 
addition  to  Nelson  street,  O street  in  Kaufman’s  addition  to  Regal 
street,  A street  in  Southeast  addition  to  Ross  Park  addition  to  Regal 
street,  A street  in  Northeast  addition  to  Ross  Park  addition  to  Regal 
street,  Helena  street  in  South  Side  Cable  addition  to  Strack  street, 
Lake  street  in  Spring  Lake  addition  to  Oak  street,  Second  street  in 
Chamberlin’s  addition  to  Walnut  street,  Second  street,  in  Ide’s  addition 
to  Walnut  street,  First  street  in  Spokane  College  addition  to  Cedar 
street,  First  street  in  Belleview  addition  to  Cedar  street.  First  street 
in  Moore’s  addition  to  Cedar  street,  First  street  in  Muzzy’s  addition  to 
Cedar  street,  First  street  in  Chamberlin’s  addition  to  Cedar  street, 
First  street  in  Ide’s  adidtion  to  Cedar  street,  Helena  street  in  South 
Side  Cable  addition  to  Strack  street,  Washington  street  in  Stratton’s 
addition  to  Colville  street,  Colville  street  in  Fairview  addition  to 
Washington  street,  Garfield  street  in  Stratton’s  addition  to  Washington 
street,  Colville  street  in  Ontario  Land  Company’s  addition  to  Washing- 
ton street,  Garfield  street  in  Central  addition  to  Washington  street, 
Victoria  street  in  Lidgerwood  Park  addition  to  Division  street,  Vic- 
toria street  in  Central  addition  to  Division  street,  Victoria  street  in 
Sinto  addition  to  Division  street,  Victoria  street  in  Shannon’s  addition 
to  Division  street,  Victoria  street  in  Heath’s  Second  addition  to  Divi- 
sion street,  Victoria  street  in  Heath’s  Third  addition  to  Division  street, 
Victoria  street  in  J.  M.  Morgan’s  addition  to  Denver  to  Division  street, 
Victoria  street  in  Whiting’s  addition  to  Division  street,  First  street  in 
J.  M.  Morgan’s  addition  to  Denver  to  Ruby  street,  Second  street  in  J. 
M.  Morgan’s  addition  to  Denver  to  Mayfair  street,  Third  street  in  J.  M. 
Morgan’s  addition  to  Denver  to  Pearl  street,  Fourth  street  in  J.  M. 
Morgan’s  addition  to  Denver  to  Lidgerwood  street,  Sellwood  street  in 
Heath’s  addition  and  Heath’s  Third  addition  to  Lidgerwood  street, 
Fifth  street  in  Heath’s  addition  to  Astor  street,  Sixth  street  in  J.  M. 
Morgan’s  addition  to  Denver  to  Addison  street,  Delta  street  in  Lidger- 
wood Park  addition  to  Addison  street.  Seventh  street  in  J.  M.  Morgan’s 
addition  to  Denver  to  Wiscomb  street,  Grant  street  in  Hartson’s  sub- 
division of  lots  3,  4,  5,  6,  7 and  8 in  Hartson  & Townsend’s  Highland 
Park  addition  to  Hatch  street,  Grant  street  in  Chandler’s  addition  to 
Hatch  street,  Grant  street  in  Ham’s  subdivision  of  lot  9,  G.  H.  Morgan’s 
addition  to  Hatch  street,  Grant  street  in  Kern  & Ridpath’s  subdivision 
of  lot  13,  G.  H.  Morgan’s  addition  to  Hatch  street,  Hayes  street  in  Hart- 
son’s  subdivision  of  lot  3 in  Hartson  & Townsend’s  Highland  Park  ad- 


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dition  to  Scott  street,  Lake  street  in  Hartson’s  subdivision  of  lot  4 in 
Hartson  and  Townsend’s  Highland  Park  addition  to  Conklin  street, 
Oak  street  in  Third  addition  to  Railroad  addition  to  Grant  street,  Ma- 
ple street  in  Third  addition  to  Railroad  addition  to  Colfax  street,  Mon- 
mouth street  in  Second  Sinto  addition  to  Cincinnati  street,  Monmouth 
street  in  Second  addition  to  Second  Sinto  addition  to  Cincinnati  street, 
Rosemont  street  in  Heath’s  Fifth  addition  to  Cincinnati  street,  Rose- 
mont  street  in  Wolverton  and  Conlan’s  addition  to  Cincinnati  street, 
Rochelle  street  in  Lidgerwood  Park  addition  te  Cincinnati  street,  Pa- 
cific street  in  Second  Sinto  addition  to  Standard  street,  Eighth  street 
in  J.  M.  Morgan’s  addition  to  Denver  to  Standard  street,  Kookan  street 
in  Second  addition  to  Second  Sinto  addition  to  Hamilton  street,  Koo- 
kan street  in  Second  Sinto  addition  to  Hamilton  street,  Kookan  street 
in  Heath’s  Fifth  addition  to  Hamilton  street  Kookan  street  in  Wolver- 
ton & Conlan’s  addition  to  Hamilton  street,  Liberty  street  in  Lidger- 
wood Park  addition  to  Nevada  street,  Pikkan  street  in  Second  Sinto 
addition  to  Columbus  street,  Pikkan  street  in  Addition  to  Second  Sinto 
addition  to  Columbus  street,  Milkokan  street  in  Second  Sinto  addition 
to  Superior  street,  May  avenue  in  Liberty  Park  addition  to  Ivory  street, 
May  avenue  in  Cook  & Byer’s  addition  to  Ivory  street,  May  avenue  in 
Stadecona  Park  addition  to  Ivory  street,  Koaschin  street  in  Second 
Sinto  addition  to  Morton  street,  Osborne  street  in  Wolverton  & Con- 
lan’s addition  to  Morton  street,  Stanley  street  in  Lidgerwood  Park  ad- 
dition to  Morton  street,  DeSmet  street  in  Second  Sinto  addition  to 
Perry  street,  Second  street  in  Muzzy’s  addition  to  Walnut  street,  Sec- 
ond street  in  Spokane  College  addition  to  Walnut  street,  Second  street 
in  Belleview  addition  to  Walnut  street,  Third  street  in  Ide’s  addition 
to  Maple  street,  Third  street  in  Chamberlain’s  addition  to  Maple  street, 
Third  street  in  Muzzy’s  addition  to  Maple  street,  Third  street  in  Spo- 
kane College  addition  to  Maple  street,  Third  street  in  Belleview  addi- 
tion to  Maple  street.  Fourth  street  in  Ide’s  Second  addition  to  Ash 
street,  Fourth  street  in  Chamberlin’s  addition  to  Ash  street,  Fourth 
street  in  Muzzy’s  addition  to  Ash  street,  Fourth  street  in  Belleview  ad- 
dition to  Ash  street,  Monaghan  street  in  Spring  Hill  addition  to  Ash 
street,  Fifth  street  in  Ide’s  Second  addition  to  Oak  street,  Fifth  street 
in  Chamberlin’s  addition  to  Oak  street,  Fifth  street  in  Muzzy’s  addition 
to  Oak  street,  Fifth  street  in  Belleview  addition  to  Oak  street,  Yassar 
street  in  Spring  Hill  addition  to  Oak  street,  Illinois  street  in  Ide  & 
Kaufman’s  addition  to  Elm  street,  Illinois  street  in  Ollis  addition  to 
Elm  street,  Illinois  street  in  Ide’s  Third  addition  to  Elm  street,  Sixth 
street  in  Chamberlin’s  addition  to  Elm  street,  Sixth  street  in  Muzzy’s 
addition  to  Elm  street,  Sixth  street  in  Belleview  addition  to  Elm 
street,  Anna  street  in  Ide  & Kaufman’s  addition  to  Cannon  street,  Anna 
street  in  Ollis  addition  to  Cannon  street,  Anna  street  in  Ide’s  Third 
addition  to  Cannon  street,  Seventh  street  in  Chamberlin’s  addition  to 
Cannon  street,  Seventh  street  in  Muzzy’s  addition  to  Cannon  street, 
Seventh  street  in  Belleview  addition  to  Cannon  street,  Horne  street  in 


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Nettleton’s  addition  to  Chestnut  street,  Eighth  street  in  Chamberlin’s 
addition  to  Belt  street,  Eighth  street  in  Muzzy’s  addition  to  Belt  street, 
Eighth  street  in  Belleview  addition  to  Belt  street,  East  street  in  Staf- 
ford’s First  and  Second  addition  to  Chestnut  street.  Main  street  in 
Stafford’s  First  and  Second  addition  to  Cceur  d’Alene  street,  First  ave- 
nue in  Lewis  & Shaw’s  Terrace  Park  addition  to  A street,  Royal  street 
in  Alta  Vista  addition  to  Webster  to  A street,  Holyoke  street  in  Sher- 
wood addition  to  A street,  First  avenue  in  City  View  addition  to  A 
street,  First  avenue  in  Sunny  Slope  addition  to  A street,  Second  ave- 
nue in  Lewis  & Shaw’s  Terrace  Park  addition  to  B street,  Second  ave- 
nue in  West  Grove  addition  to  B street,  Second  avenue  in  Sunny  Slope 
addition  to  Canfield  street,  Second  avenue  in  City  View  addition  to  Can- 
field  street,  Third  avenue  in  Lewis  & Shaw’s  Terrace  Park  addition  to 
C street,  Third  avenue  in  West  Grove  addition  to  C street,  Third  avenue 
in  Sunny  Slope  addition  to  Canton  street,  Third  avenue  in  Albion 
Heights  addition  to  Canton  street,  Third  avenue  in  City  View  addition 
to  Canton  street,  Fourth  avenue  in  Lewis  & Shaw’s  Terrace  Park  addi- 
tion to  D street.  Fourth  avenue  in  West  Grove  addition  to  D street, 
Fifth  avenue  in  Lewis  & Shaw’s  Terrace  Park  addition  to  E street, 
Fifth  avenue  in  West  Grove  addition  to  E street,  Sixth  avenue  in 
Lewis  & Shaw’s  Terrace  Park  addition  to  F street.  Sixth  avenue  in 
West  Grove  addition  to  F street.  Fourth  avenue  in  Albion  Heights  ad- 
dition to  F street,  Waterloo  street  in  Queen  Anne  addition  to  F street, 
Seventh  avenue  in  Lewis  & Shaw’s  Terrace  Park  addition  to  G street, 
Seventh  avenue  in  West  Grove  addition  to  G street.  Eighth  avenue  in 
Lewis  & Shaw’s  Terrace  Park  addition  to  H street,  Eighth  avenue  in 
West  Grove  addition  to  H street,  Eighth  avenue  in  Albion  Heights  to 
H street,  Park  street  in  Cliff  Park  addition  to  Browne  street,  Sher- 
man street  in  First  addition  to  Railroad  addition  to  Browne  street, 
Sherman  street  in  Second  addition  to  Fourth  addition  to  Railroad  addi- 
tion to  Browne  street,  Sherman  street  in  Fourth  addition  to  Railroad 
addition  to  Browne  street,  Park  street  in  Havermale’s  addition  to 
Boone  street.  Passed  the  City  Council  October  20,  1S91. 

No.  496.  An  ordinance  to  change  the  names  of  certain  streets  in 
Stratton’s,  Fairview,  Ontario  Land  Company  and  Central  additions  to 
Spokane  Falls.  Passed  the  City  Council  September  10,  1890. 

No.  506.  An  ordinance  changing  the  name  of  Alder  street  in  Third 
Railroad  addition,  to  Market  street.  Passed  the  City  Council  October 
22,  1890. 

No.  A171.  An  ordinance  to  change  the  names  of  certain  streets 
therein  named.  Passed  the  City  Council  March  11,  1892. 

No.  A211.  An  ordinance  to  change  the  name  of  Saxton  or  Saxon 
street  to  Bernard  street.  Passed  the  City  Council  May  24,  1892. 

No.  A657.  An  ordinance  providing  for  the  laying  of  water  mains 
on  Seventh,  Eighth,  Ninth  and  Eleventh  avenues  and  on  Elm  street  in 
the  City  of  Spokane.  Passed  the  City  Council  September  1,  1896. 

No.  A1069.  An  ordinance  providing  for  the  laying  of  water  mains 


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upon  Montgomery  avenue  from  Division  street  to  Monroe  street,  thence 
south  on  Monroe  street  to  Gardner  avenue,  thence  west  on  Gardner  ave- 
nue to  Chestnut  street,  and  on  Chestnut  street  from  College  avenue  to 
Maxwell  avenue.  Passed  the  City  Council  July  16,  1901. 

No.  A380.  An  ordinance  providing  for  the  condemnation  of  part  of 
lot  No.  one  (1)  in  block  No.  seventy-four  (74)  in  Central  addition  to 
Spokane.  Passed  the  City  Council  February  6,  1894. 

No.  A392.  An  ordinance  to  condemn  a strip  of  land  thirty  feet  wide 
through  the  northwest  quarter  of  section  fourteen  (14),  in  township 
twenty-five  (25)  north,  range  forty-three  (43),  east  of  the  Willamette 
meridian,  to  secure  a right-of-way  over  said  northwest  quarter  of  said 
section  to  lay  water  mains  to  connect  the  new  water  works  pumping 
station  of  the  City  of  Spokane  with  the  present  distributing  system  of 
said  city.  Passed  the  City  Council  February  20,  1894. 

No.  A379.  An  ordinance  providing  for  the  condemnation  of  lot  No. 
five  (5),  block  No.  fourteen  (14),  in  Second  addition  to  West  Riverside 
addition  to  the  City  of  Spokane  for  sewer  purposes  and  the  payment  for 
the  same  out  of  the  sewer  fund  of  said  city.  Passed  the  City  Council 
January  30,  1894. 

No.  68.  An  ordinance  transferring  all  rights  and  privileges  to  the 
County  of  Spokane  to  erect  and  maintain  bridges  across  the  Spokane 
river  between  the  north  end  of  Howard  street  and  the  south  end  of 
Fender  or  Johnson  road,  on  the  banks  of  the  Spokane  river.  Passed 
the  City  Council  August  12,  1887. 

No.  435.  An  ordinance  accepting  the  Monroe  street  bridge  in  the 
City  of  Spokane  Falls,  and  authorizing  the  execution  and  delivery  of 
warrants  therefor  in  the  sum  of  $15,000,  payable  to  the  Spokane  Cable 
Railway  Company.  Passed  April  30,  1890. 

No.  A276.  An  ordinance  providing  for  and  authorizing  the  con- 
struction of  a bridge  on  Olive  avenue,  across  the  Spokane  river  and 
providing  for  an  appropriation  to  pay  for  the  same.  Passed  the  City 
Council  January  24,  1893. 

No.  A835.  An  ordinance  to  establish  the  grade  of  the  alley  in  block 
14  in  Resurvey  and  Addition  to  Spokane  Falls,  from  the  west  line  of 
Howard  street  to  the  east  line  of  Mill  street.  Passed  the  City  Council 
May  23,  1899. 

No.  A847.  An  ordinance  to  establish  the  grade  of  the  alley  in  block 
13  Resurvey  and  Addition  to  Spokane  Falls,  from  the  west  line  of  Mill 
street  to  the  east  line  of  Post  street.  Passed  the  City  Council  July  7, 
1899. 

No.  A802.  An  ordinance  to  establish  the  grade  of  the  alley  in  block  3, 
South  Park  addition  to  Spokane  Falls  (now  Spokane),  from  the  west 
line  of  Walnut  street  to  the  east  line  of  Maple  street.  Passed  the  City 
Council  November  15,  1898. 

No.  A821.  An  ordinance  to  establish,  lay  out  and  open  Northwest 
Boulevard  from  the  intersection  of  Monroe  street  and  Indiana  avenue, 
in  the  City  of  Spokane,  Washington,  to  the  east  side  line  of  Second 


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street  (sometimes  called  Corbin  street),  near  the  intersection  of  said 
street  with  Webster  Boulevard,  in  the  town  of  Webster,  Washington; 
and  providing  for  the  condemnation  of  property  included  therein. 
Passed  the  City  Council  March  21,  1899. 

No.  A1298.  An  ordinance  fixing  the  width  of  Lincoln  street,  be- 
tween Effie  avenue  and  York  avenue,  providing  for  a parking  strip 
and  I fixing  the  width  of  the  sidewalk.  Passed  the  City  Council  Febru- 
ary'20,  1903. 

No.  A667.  An  ordinance  creating  a park  on  a portion  of  Mission 
avenue.  Passed  the  City  Council  October  22,  1896. 

No.  A1155.  An  ordinance  providing  for  the  laying  of  water  mains 
on  Cleveland  avenue,  Fairview  avenue,  Ruby  street,  Mayfair  street  and 
Pearl  street,  in  the  City  of  Spokane.  Passed  the  City  Council  April 
15,  1902. 

No.  A1168.  An  ordinance  changing  the  name  of  North  avenue  in 
the  City  of  Spokane,  to  Highland  avenue.  Passed  the  City  Council 
June  3,  1902. 

No.  A1233.  An  ordinance  establishing  Sewer  District  No.  2,  in  the 
Fourth  ward  sewer  system,  and  providing  for  sewering  the  same,  creat- 
ing an  assessment  district  for  the  collection  of  special  assessments  on 
the  property  benefited  by  said  improvement,  and  providing  for  the 
issuance  of  bonds  to  be  paid  out  of  the  funds  arising  from  said  special 
assessments.  Passed  the  City  Council  October  28,  1902. 

No.  A.1297.  An  ordinance  amending  section  3 of  ordinance  No. 
A1233,  entitled  “An  ordinance  establishing  Sewer  District  No.  2,  in 
the  Fourth  ward  sewer  system,  and  providing  for  sewering  the  same, 
creating  an  assessment  district  for  the  collecting  of  special  assessments 
on  the  property  benefited  by  said  improvement,  and  providing  for  the 
issuance  of  bonds  to  be  paid  out  of  the  funds  arising  from  said  special 
assessments,”  passed  the  City  Council  October  28,  1902.  Passed  the  City 
Council  February  20,  1903. 

No.  A1258.  An  ordinance  to  amend  section  4 of  ordinance  No.  A1233, 
entitled,  “An  ordinance  establishing  Sewer  District  No.  2,  in  the  Fourth 
ward  sewer  system,  and  providing  for  sewering  the  same,  creating  an 
assessment  district  for  the  collection  of  special  assessments  on  the  prop- 
erty benefited  by  said  improvement,  and  providing  for  the  issuance  of 
bonds  to  be  paid  out  of  the  funds  arising  from  said  special  assess- 
ments,” passed  October  28th,  1902.  Passed  the  City  Council  November 
25,  1902. 

No.  A1235.  An  ordinance  authorizing  the  Board  of  Public  Works 
to  provide  by  contract  for  the  maintenance  of  the  paving  on  Main  ave- 
nue, from  the  center  line  of  Lincoln  street  to  the  center  line  of  Divi- 
sion street.  Passed  the  City  Council  October  28,  1902. 

No.  A1234.  An  ordinance  providing  for  the  condemnation  of  the 
following  described  property,  situate  in  the  City  of  Spokane,  to-wit: 
Beginning  at  the  south  line  of  Ninth  avenue  at  its  intersection  with  the 
east  line  of  section  20,  township  25,  north,  range  43  east  of  the  Wil- 


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lamette  meridian,  running  thence  east  on  said  south  line  30  feet,  run- 
ning thence  due  south  331.39  feet,  running  thence  due  west  60  feet, 
running  thence  due  north  331.39  feet  to  the  said  south  line  of  said 
Ninth  avenue,  running  thence  east  on  said  south  line  to  place  of  begin- 
ning; for  the  purpose  of  opening  up  and  extending  Perry  street.  Passed 
the  City  Council  October  28,  1902. 

No.  A989.  An  ordinance  to  change  the  name  of  Rusk  avenue  to 
Eighth  avenue.  Passed  the  City  Council  July  6,  1900. 

No.  A1172.  An  ordinance  to  change  the  name  of  College  street  to 
Gonzaga  street.  Passed  the  City  Council  June  17,  1902. 

No.  A1216.  An  ordinance  providing  for  the  laying  of  water  mains 
in  Hays’  Park,  an  addition  to  the  City  of  Spokane.  Passed  the  City 
Council  September  16,  1902.  N 

No.  A678.  An  ordinance  providing  for  and  ratifying  the  laying  of 
water  mains  on  Eighth,  Ninth  and  Eleventh  avenues,  and  on  Oak  street 
in  the  City  of  Spokane,  under  the  terms  of  ordinance  No.  A657.  Passed 
the  City  Council  December  15,  1896. 

No.  A1357.  An  ordinance  establishing  Sewer  District  Number  One, 
in  the  First  ward  sewer  system,  providing  for  the  construction  of  a 
main  trunk  sewer  therein,  creating  an  assessment  district  for  the  col- 
lection of  special  assessments  on  the  property  benefited  by  said  im- 
provement, and  providing  for  the  issuance  of  bonds  to  be  paid  out  of 
the  funds  arising  from  said  special  assessments.  Passed  the  City  Coun- 
cil May  6,  1903. 


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No.  A736.  An  ordinance  to  provide  for  the  issuance  of  funding 
bonds  for  the  City  of  Spokane,  for  the  purpose  of  taking  up  certain 
indebtedness  of  the  city,  by  exchanging  the  bonds  for  warrants,  provid- 
ing for  the  time,  form  and  manner  of  issuing  said  bonds  and  the  time 
and  manner  of  paying  the  same.  Passed  the  City  Council  January  21, 
1898. 

No.  A1347.  An  ordinance  granting  to  the  Northern  Pacific  Railway 
Company  the  right  to  build  and  maintain  a bridge  across  Washington 
street  between  First  and  Second  avenues,  for  railroad  purposes,  and 
repealing  ordinance  No.  A307,  passed  June  21,  1889.  Passed  the  City 
Council  April  28,  1903. 

No.  493.  An  ordinance  to  provide  for  the  election  of  fifteen  free- 
holders. to  frame  a city  charter  and  ordering  an  election  therefor. 
Passed  the  City  Council  September  8,  1890. 

No.  A943.  An  ordinance  authorizing  the  release  to  Elmer  E.  Alex- 
ander of  certain  riparian  and  flowa.ge  rights  in  section  twelve,  in  town- 
ship twenty-five,  north,  of  range  forty-three  east  W.  M.  Passed  the  City 
Council  March  20,  1900. 


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No.  A942.  An  ordinance  granting  the  use  of  water  to  the  Spokane 
Amateur  Athletic  Club.  Passed  the  City  Council  March  20,  1900. 

No.  A689.  An  ordinance  to  provide  for  the  submission  to  the  quali- 
fied voters  the  proposition  of  creating  a loan  of  $205,000,  and  issuing 
negotiable  bonds  therefor,  for  the  construction  of  a reservoir,  and  elec- 
tric light  plant,  and  refunding  certain  general  fund,  sewer  and  drain- 
age and  public  building  fund  warrants  outstanding,  and  adopting  a 
plan  for  said  reservoir  and  electric  light  plant.  Passed  the  City  Coun- 
cil March  23,  1897. 

No.  A724.  An  ordinance  providing  for  the  investment  of  the  sum  of 
one  thousand  dollars  from  the  Hospital  Fund  of  the  Fire  Department 
in  Fire  Department  warrants  of  the  City  of  Spokane.  Passed  Novem- 
ber 16,  1897. 

No.  A904.  An  ordinance  providing  for  the  payment  of  certain  taxes 
now  due  upon  blocks  fifty-seven,  fifty-eight  and  sixty-two  in  Central 
Addition  to  the  City  of  Spokane  Falls  (now  City  of  Spokane),  Wash- 
ington, and  making  an  appropriation  therefor.  Passed  December 
19,  1899. 

No.  A782.  An  ordinance  providing  for  the  settlement  of  the  account 
of  the  City  of  Spokane  against  the  Browne  National  bank  of  Spokane. 
Passed  the  City  Council  August  16,  1898. 

No.  A1075.  An  ordinance  providing  for  the  issuance  of  a license  to 
the  Washington  Water  Power  Company,  a corporation,  permitting  said 
corporation  to  construct,  maintain  and  operate  single  track  electric 
street  railroad  along  and  over  certain  portions  of  certain  streets  in  the 
City  of  Spokane,  Washington,  for  the  transportation  of  passengers  to 
and  from  the  Spokane  Interstate  Fair  during  its  exposition  in  Septem- 
ber, 1901.  Passed  the  City  Council  August  16,  1901. 

No.  A775.  An  ordinance  providing  for  the  borrowing  of  ten  thou- 
sand dollars  for  the  purpose  of  improving  and  increasing  the  number 
of  the  public  parks  of  the  City  of  Spokane,  and  the  issuance  of  bonds 
therefor.  Passed  the  City  Council  July  19,  1898. 

No.  39.  An  ordinance  providing  for  the  calling  of  an  election  for 
the  purpose  of  voting  upon  the  question  of  the  construction,  erection 
and  maintenance  of  waterworks  in  the  City  of  Spokane  Falls  by  the 
said  City  of  Spokane  Falls.  Passed  March  11,  1885. 

No.  A497.  An  ordinance  to  provide  by  a temporary  loan,  funds  to 
meet  the  requirements  of  the  salary  fund.  Passed  September  28,  1894. 

No.  A569.  An  ordinance  to  provide  by  a temporary  loan,  funds  to 
meet  the  requirements  of  the  salary  fund.  Passed  March  12,  1895. 

No.  A13.  An  ordinance  providing  for  the  transfer  of  $2000  from 
the  street  sewer  fund  to  the  special  supplies  fund.  Passed  May  Ij9,  1891. 

No.  A18.  An  ordinance  providing  for  the  transfer  to  the  salary 
fund  from  the  general  fund  of  $4379.05,  from  the  fire  fund  $3503.81, 
from  the  street  fund  $2179.31,  from  the  water  fund  $816,  from  the 
municipal  court  fund  $192.50.  Passed  June  4,  1891. 


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No.  A346.  An  ordinance  providing  for  the  investment  of  $750  of  the 
hospital  fund  in  building  warrants.  Passed  August  22,  1893. 

No.  470.  An  ordinance  providing  for  the  making  of  an  enumeration 
of  all  persons  residing  in  the  corporate  limits  of  the  City  of  Spokane 
Falls.  Passed  July  28,  1890. 

No.  2.  An  ordinance  to  provide  for  borrowing  money  and  issuing 
bonds  for  the  construction  and  maintenance  of  water  works  in  the 
City  of  Spokane  Falls,  Washington  Territory.  Passed  May  20,  1885. 

No.  A685.  An  ordinance  providing  for  the  issuance  of  warrants  in 
the  sum  of  three  hundred  and  fifty  thousand  dollars,  interest  and 
principal  payable  out  of  the  revenues  from  the  water  works  system  of 
the  City  of  Spokane,  for  the  purpose  of  taking  up  and  refunding  the 
outstanding  warrants  issued  against  the  water  works  funds,  and  for 
the  extension  of  said  water  works  system,  and  pledging  sufficient 
moneys  to  be  received  from  said  water  works  system,  now  owned  or 
which  may  hereafter  be  owned,  operated  or  controlled  by  said  city,  to 
pay  the  interest  and  principal  of  said  new  warrants  as  the  same  become 
due.  Passed  January  15,  1897. 

No.  A352.  An  ordinance  providing  for  the  purchase  of  the  property 
included  in  what  is  known  as  the  Junken-Harrington  site,  for  the  pur- 
pose of  creating  a power  to  supply  the  City  of  Spokane  with  water 
and  electricity.  Passed  October  3,  1893. 

No.  217.  An  ordinance  authorizing  the  issuance  of  city  bonds  for 
the  purpose  of  extending  the  city  waterworks  system  to  the  amount 
of  seventy  thousand  dollars,  in  denominations  of  one  thousand  dollars 
each,  to  run  twenty  years,  with  interest  at  six  per  cent,  payable  semi- 
annually, and  providing  for  a tax  for  the  payment  of  principal  and 
interest  of  the  same  at  maturity.  Passed  December  12,  1888. 

No.  A492.  An  ordinance  to  provide  for  the  refunding  of  the  indebt- 
edness created  for  the  construction  and  maintenance  of  water  works  in 
the  City  of  Spokane  Falls,  by  authority  of  an  ordinance  entitled  “An 
ordinance  to  provide  for  borrowing  money  and  issuing  bonds  for  the 
construction  and  maintenance  of  the  water  works  in  the  City  of  Spo- 
kane Falls,  Washington  Territory,”  passed  by  the  City  Council  May 
20,  1885,  by  issuing  bonds  to  replace  the  bonds  issued  therefor,  by 
authority  of  the  ordinance  aforesaid.  Passed  September  11,  1894. 

No.  A550.  An  ordinance  as  a supplement  to  Ordinance  No.  A492, 
approved  September  13,  1894,  “providing  for  the  refunding  of  indebt- 
edness created  for  the  construction  and  maintenance  of  water  works, 
by  issuing  bonds  to  replace  bonds  heretofore  issued  therefor,”  approv- 
ing and  accepting  the  proposition  of  the  Seaboard  National  Bank  of 
New  York  relative  to  the  purchase  of  said  refunding  bonds,  and  pre- 
scribing the  form  of  the  bond.  Passed  January  30,  1895. 

No.  A583.  An  ordinance  providing  for  the  borrowing  of  money 
for  the  completion  of  the  water  works  system  of  the  City  of  Spokane 
and  the  issuance  of  obligations  therefor,  and  providing  that  sixty  per 
centum  of  the  gross  revenues  derived  from  the  water  works  belonging 


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to  the  city  shall  be  applied  in  the  liquidating  of  said  debt,  and  provid- 
ing for  the  making  of  a contract  with  Theis  & Barroll  for  said  purposes, 
and  the  calling  of  all  outstanding  water  works  warrants,  and  other 
matters  in  respect  to  the  water  works  system.  Passed  June  7,  1895. 

No.  A353.  An  ordinance  appropriating  forty  thousand  dollars  from 
the  new  water  fund  for  the  purpose  of  paying  for  what  is  known  as  the 
Junken-Harrington  site,  and  all  the  riparian  and  flowage  rights  and 
the  land  that  will  be  overflowed  or  otherwise  used  by  constructing  a 
dam,  pumping  station  and  race  ways  for  the  purpose  of  creating  a 
power,  to  supply  the  City  of  Spokane  with  water  and  electricity.  Passed 
October  3,  1893. 

No.  346.  An  ordinance  authorizing  the  Mayor  and  the  City  Treas- 
urer to  sign  ten  thousand  dollars  six  per  cent  water  bonds,  dated 
December  1,  1888.  Passed  October  11,  1889. 

No.  A637.  An  ordinance  authorizing  the  issuance  of  warrants  upon 
a fund  to  be  known  as  Water  Works  Fund  No.  2,  sufficient  and  for  the 
purpose  of  completing  the  new  water  system,  and  paying  all  outstand- 
ing indebtedness  arising  from  the  final  winding  up  and  adjustment 
of  and  upon  the  construction  of  the  new  water  works  system,  and 
setting  aside  and  pledging  ten  per  cent  of  the  gross  revenues  of  the 
Water  Department  for  the  payment  thereof.  Passed  March  17,  1896. 

No.  A612.  An  ordinance  providing  for  the  issuance  of  bonds  in  the 
sum  of  three  hundred  fifty  thousand  dollars,  interest  and  principal 
payable  out  of  the  revenues  received  from  the  water  works  system  of 
the  City  of  Spokane,  for  the  purpose  of  taking  up  and  refunding  out- 
standing warrants  issued  against  the  water  works  fund,  completing 
the  new  water  works  system  now  under  construction,  and  extending 
the  water  system  through  the  district  known  as  the  “Hillside,”  and 
pledging  sufficient  moneys  to  be  received  from  said  water  works  system 
or  any  other  system  hereafter  established,  sufficient  to  pay  the  interest 
and  principal  on  said  bonds  as  the  same  may  mature.  Passed  December 
6,  1895. 

No.  A325.  An  ordinance  providing  for  the  purchase  or  condemna- 
tion of  certain  lands  and  flowage  rights  along  the  Spokane  river,  and 
providing  for  the  construction,  maintaining,  extending  and  enlarging 
of  a system  of  water  works  for  the  City  of  Spokane,  and  adopting  a 
plan  therefor,  and  declaring  the  estimated  cost  thereof,  and  authoriz- 
ing the  use  of  funds  heretofore  obtained  from  the  sale  of  water 
works  bonds  by  said  city  in  part  payment  thereof,  and  providing  for 
the  calling  of  a special  election  for  submitting  such  question  to  the 
qualified  voters  of  said  city  for  their  ratification  or  rejection;  and 
also  repealing  an  ordinance  in  respect  to  the  same  subject  matter, 
passed  by  the  Council  of  said  city  May  9,  1893,  entitled  “An  ordinance 
authorizing  an  indebtedness  for  a water  works  system,  which,  with  the 
present  bonded  indebtedness  for  that  purpose,  shall  not  exceed  two  and 
one-half  per  centum  of  the  taxable  property  of  the  City  of  Spokane, 
as  shown  by  the  last  assessment  roll;  and  providing  for  condemna- 


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tion  of  flowage  rights  along  the  Spokane  river  in  parts  of  sections 
eleven,  twelve,  fourteen  and  one,  in  township  twenty-five,  north  of 
range  43,  east  W.  M.,  and  for  the  condemnation  of  a reservoir  site 
according  to  an  act  entitled  ‘An  act  to  enable  cities  of  the  first  class 
to  exercise  the  right  of  eminent  domain,’  approved  March  9,  1893,  and 
for  the  improvement  of  said  property  for  constructing,  building,  main- 
taining, extending,  enlarging  and  improving  a system  of  water  works 
for  the  City  of  Spokane,  and  authorizing  the  use  of  funds  heretofore 
raised  on  water  bonds  in  part  payment  therefor,  and  adopting  a plan 
therefor,  and  providing  for  a special  election  of  said  city,  that  the 
voters  of  said  city  may  vote  for  or  against  said  proposition.”  Passed 
June  10,  1893. 

No.  A40.  An  ordinance  providing  for  and  authorizing  the  borrow- 
ing of  one  million  two  hundred  thousand  dollars,  of  which  five  hundred 
thousand  dollars  is  to  be  used  for  the  purpose  of  extending,  enlarging 
and  improving  the  water  works  system  owned  by  the  City  of  Spokane, 
and  seven  hundred  thousand  dollars  to  be  used  for  the  payment  of 
outstanding  warrants  on  the  water,  sewer  and  general  fund  of  the 
city,  the  building  of  bridges  and  approaches  thereto,  and  the  purchase 
of  lands  and  construction  thereon  of  municipal  buildings.  Passed 
June  26,  1891. 

No.  A9.  An  ordinance  authorizing  and  providing  for  creating  a 
loan  of  one  million  two  hundred  thousand  dollars,  and  issuing  bonds 
therefor,  for  the  purpose  of  extending,  enlarging  and  improving  the 
water  works  system  owned  by  the  City  of  Spokane,  and  for  general 
municipal  purposes,  to-wit:  For  the  redemption  and  payment  of  out- 
standing warrants  on  the  water,  sewer  and  general  funds,  the  building 
of  bridges  and  approaches  thereto,  and  the  purchase  of  lands  and  the 
construction  thereon  of  municipal  buildings,  and  providing  for  a 
special  election  for  the  submission  of  such  proposition  to  the  voters  of 
the  city.  Passed  May  11,  1891. 

No.  94.  An  ordinance  to  ratify,  confirm  and  supply  the  record  of  an 
ordinance  entitled  “An  ordinance  authorizing  McDonough  & Co.,  and 
their  associates,  assigns  and  successors,  as  individuals  or  as  a corpora- 
tion undef  the  name  of  the  Spokane  Falls  Gas  Light  Company,  to  erect, 
maintain  and  operate  works  for  the  manufacture  and  sale  of  illuminat- 
ing gas,  and  to  lay  pipes  for  the  distribution  of  the  same  in  the  City  of 
Spokane  Falls,”  passed  December  8,  1886,  and  approved  December 
1886.  Passed  the  City  Council  December  14,  1887. 

No.  A1094.  An  ordinance  levying  the  tax  and  fixing  the  rate 
thereof  for  a revenue  to  defray  the  expenditures  of  the  different 
departments  of  the  City  of  Spokane  for  the  fiscal  year  ending  June 
30,  1902,  and  limiting  said  expenditures.  Passed  October  4,  1901. 

No.  A1006.  An  ordinance  levying  the  tax  and  fixing  the  rate  thereof 
for  a revenue  to  defray  the  expenditures  of  the  different  departments 
for  the  fiscal  year  ending  June  30,  1901,  and  limiting  said  expenditures. 
Passed  September  25,  1900. 


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No.  A1224.  An  ordinance  levying  the  tax  and  fixing  the  rate 
thereof,  for  a revenue  to  defray  the  expenditures  of  the  different 
departments  of  the  City  of  Spokane,  for  the  fiscal  year  ending  June 
30,  1903,  and  limiting  the  expenditures.  Passed  October  9,  1902. 

No.  A794.  An  ordinance  levying  the  tax  and  fixing  the  rate  thereof, 
for  a revenue  to  defray  the  expenditures  of  the  different  departments 
for  the  fiscal  year  ending  June  30,  1899,  and  limiting  said  expenditures. 
Passed  October  19,  1898. 

No.  A720.  An  ordinance  for  levying  the  tax  and  fixing  the  rates 
thereof,  for  a revenue  to  carry  on  the  different  departments  of  the 
municipal  government  of  the  City  of  Spokane,  Washington,  for  the 
fiscal  year  ending  June  30,  1898.  Passed  October  6,  1897. 

No.  A 8 69.  An  ordinance  levying  the  tax  and  fixing  the  rate 
thereof,  for  a revenue  to  defray  the  expenditures  of  the  different 
departments  for  the  fiscal  year  ending  June  30,  1900,  and  limiting  said 
expenditures.  Passed  September  12,  1899. 

No.  A670.  An  ordinance  levying  the  tax  and  fixing  the  rates 
thereof,  for  a revenue  to  carry  on  the  different  departments  of  the 
municipal  government  of  the  City  of  Spokane,  Washington,  for  the 
fiscal  year  ending  June  30,  1897.  Passed  October  27,  1896. 

No.  A365.  An  ordinance  levying  the  tax,  etc.,  for  the  fiscal  year 
ending  June  30,  1894.  Passed  November  14,  1893. 

No.  A502.  An  ordinance  levying  the  tax,  etc.,  for  the  fiscal  year 
ending  June  30,  1895.  Passed  October  30,  1894. 

No.  A608.  An  ordinance  levying  the  tax,  etc.,  for  the  fiscal  year  end- 
ing June  30,  1896.  Passed  October  25,  1895. 

No.  A286.  An  ordinance  providing  for  the  extension  of  time  for 
the  collection  of  taxes.  Passed  March  7,  1893. 


APPROPRIATIONS. 


No.  194.  An  ordinance  appropriating  $600  for  the  repairing  of  the 
lower  Hangman  creek  road.  Passed  September  26,  1888. 

No.  201.  An  ordinance  appropriating  $300  to  pay  expenses  of  W.  T. 
Press  Association.  Passed  October  12,  1888. 

No.  211.  An  ordinance  appropriating  $200  to  pay  expenses  of 
grading  and  repairing  Hilliard  street.  Passed  October  24,  1888. 

No.  227.  An  ordinance  appropriating  twelve  hundred  dollars  to 
care  for  paupers.  Passed  January  16,  1889. 

No.  231.  An  ordinance  appropriating  one  hundred  fifty  dollars  to 
Edgar  Thompson  for  pesthouse.  Passed  February  6,  1889. 

No.  232.  An  ordinance  appropriating  four  hundred  dollars  to  Harris 
& Connel  for  removing  buildings.  Passed  February  6.  1889. 


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No.  233.  An  ordinance  appropriating  one  thousand  dollars  for 
repairing  Post  street  bridge.  Passed  February  6,  1889. 

No.  243.  An  ordinance  appropriating  four  thousand  five  hundred 
dollars  for  grading  Front  street.  Passed  February  20,  1889. 

No.  256.  An  ordinance  appropriating  one  thousand  dollars  for 

printing  pamphlets.  Passed  March  13,  1889. 

No.  257.  An  ordinance  appropriating  five  hundred  dollars  for 

improvements  on  Bridge  street.  Passed  March  20,  1889. 

No.  278.  An  ordinance  appropriating  two  hundred  and  fifty  dollars 
for  improvements  on  Fifth  street.  Passed  April  12,  1889. 

No.  291.  An  ordinance  appropriating  one  thousand  dollars  for 

leveling,  etc.,  on  Main  street.  Passed  May  15,  1889. 

No.  294.  An  ordinance  appropriating  six  hundred  dollars  for 

buying  instruments  and  furniture  for  the  City  Surveyor.  Passed 
May  22,  1889. 

No.  304.  An  ordinance  appropriating  five  hundred  dollars  for  the 
flood  and  fire  sufferers.  Passed  June  17,  1889. 

No.  306.  An  ordinance  appropriating  six  thousand  dollars  to  the 
Fire  Department.  Passed  June  19,  1889. 

No.  312.  An  ordinance  appropriating  two  hundred  fifty  dollars  to 
the  Legal  Department.  Passed  June  26,  1889. 

No.  327.  An  ordinance  appropriating  five  thousand  dollars  for 
purchasing  the  south  seventy-five  feet  of  the  east  half  of  lot  3,  block 
10,  Railroad  Addition.  Passed  August  21,  1889. 

No.  329.  An  ordinance  appropriating  four  thousand  dollars  to  the 
N.  P.  R.  R.  Co.  for  building  retaining  walls.  Passed  August  21,  1889. 

No.  352.  An  ordinance  appropriating  to  Phillip  Buehner  one  thou- 
sand seventy-three  dollars  and  forty-nine  cents  for  materials  furnished 
the  water  works.  Passed  November  6,  1889. 

No.  354.  An  ordinance  appropriating  eight  hundred  seventy-seven 
dollars  and  seventy-five  cents  to  Moffat  Bros.,  for  excavating,  etc. 
Passed  November  6,  1889. 

No.  373.  An  ordinance  appropriating  five  thousand  two  hundred 
dollars  to  the  Water  Department.  Passed  November  20,  1889. 

No.  411.  An  ordinance  appropriating  seven  hundred  eighty-four 
dollars  to  Steigel  for  building  hose  house,  etc.  Passed  December 
18,  1889. 

No.  422.  An  ordinance  appropriating  three  thousand  seven  hun- 
dred and  thirty  dollars  to  E.  B.  Preston  & Co.  for  hook  and  ladder 
truck.  Passed  April  30,  1890. 

No.  423.  An  ordinance  appropriating  six  hundred  and  fifty  dollars 
to  pay  for  horses.  Passed  March  26,  1890. 

No.  424.  An  ordinance  appropriating  one  thousand  eight  hundred 
dollars  for  fire  alarm  bell.  Passed  March  26,  1890. 

No.  425.  An  ordinance  appropriating  three  thousand  two  hundred 
and  fifty  dollars  to  pay  for  fire  alarm.  Passed  March  26,  1890. 


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No.  426.  An  ordinance  appropriating  five  hundred  dollars  to  pay 
for  horses.  Passed  March  26,  1890. 

No.  428.  An  ordinance  appropriating  four  hundred  six  dollars  and 
twenty-five  cents  to  pay  for  extras  in  fire  alarm.  Passed  April  3,  1890. 

No.  430.  An  ordinance  appropriating  three  hundred  and  fifty  dol- 
lars for  examining  Monroe  street  bridge.  Passed  April  3,  1890. 

No.  432.  An  ordinance  appropriating  one  thousand  two  hundred 
and  eighty  dollars  for  city  dump.  Passed  April  16,  1890. 

No.  437.  An  ordinance  appropriating  one  hundred  and  fifty  dollars 
to  pay  for  hose  cart.  Passed  April  30,  1890. 

No.  446.  An  ordinance  appropriating  one  hundred  and  fifty  dollars 
for  celebration  of  Memorial  day.  Passed  May  28,  1890. 

No.  447.  An  ordinance  appropriating  four  thousand  two  hundred 
dollars  to  pay  interest  on  bonds.  Passed  May  28,  1890. 

No.  454.  An  ordinance  appropriating  ten  thousand  dollars  to  pur- 
chase iron  pipe  for  mains.  Passed  June  4,  1890. 

No.  455.  An  ordinance  appropriating  seven  thousand  dollars  to 
extend  water  main  on  Monroe  street.  Passed  June  4,  1890. 

No.  459.  An  ordinance  appropriating  four  hundred  dollars  for  a 
fire  bell  for  the  north  side.  Passed  July  2,  1890. 

No.  471.  An  ordinance  appropriating  three  thousand  one  hundred 
and  fifty  dollars  for  hose.  Passed  July  28,  1890. 

No.  479.  An  ordinance  appropriating  five  hundred  dollars  to  defray 
expenses  of  city  census.  Passed  August  6,  1890. 

No.  488.  An  ordinance  appropriating  nine  thousand  eight  hundred 
and  fifty  dollars  to  purchase  half  of  lot  5,  block  1,  Railroad  Addition 
to  Spokane  Falls.  Passed  August  27,  1890. 

No.  489.  An  ordinance  appropriating  four  hundred  seventy-six  dol- 
lars and  fifty  cents  for  the  extension  of  water  mains  on  Chestnut  street. 
Passed  August  27,  1890. 

No.  492.  An  ordinance  appropriating  two  thousand  five  hundred 
dollars  for  horses  for  the  Fire  Department.  Passed  September  4,  1890. 

No.  502.  An  ordinance  appropriating  two  thousand  dollars  for 
the  extension  of  sewer  on  Riverside  and  Bernard  street.  Passed 
October  4,  1890. 

No.  503.  An  ordinance  appropriating  twenty-five  thousand  dollars 
for  piers  on  Monroe  street  bridge.  Passed  October  7,  1890. 

No.  514.  An  ordinance  appropriating  five  thousand  five  hundred 
dollars  for  water  mains.  Passed  November  12,  1890. 

No.  526.  An  ordinance  appropriating  two  hundred  dollars  for 
harness,  etc.  Passed  December  11,  1890. 

No.  527.  An  ordinance  appropriating  ten  thousand  dollars  for  fire 
engines.  Passed  December  17,  1890. 

No.  529.  An  ordinance  appropriating  six  hundred  dollars  for 
cement.  Passed  December  24,  1890. 

No.  531.  An  ordinance  appropriating  one  thousand  four  hundred 


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thirty-two  dollars  and  fifty  cents  for  two  hose  wagons  and  fourteen 
pairs  harness  hames.  Passed  December  24,  1890. 

No.  533.  An  ordinance  appropriating  two  hundred  and  fifty  dollars 
to  Jones  & Voorhees  for  legal  services.  Passed  December  31,  1890. 

No.  535.  An  ordinance  appropriating  two  thousand  dollars  for 
horses.  Passed  December  31,  1890. 

No.  537.  An  ordinance  appropriating  five  hundred  dollars  to  defray 
City  Attorney’s  expenses  in  conducting  street  grade  cases  in  the 
Supreme  Court.  Passed  December  31,  1890. 

No.  538.  An  ordinance  to  appropriate  one  thousand  dollars  to 
defray  expense  in  framing  charter.  Passed  December  31,  1890. 

No.  559.  An  ordinance  appropriating  twenty  thousand  dollars  for 
piers  for  Monroe  st'reet  bridge.  Passed  March  18,  1890. 

No.  A16.  An  ordinance  appropriating  one  thousand  dollars  to 

enforce  the  interstate  commerce  law.  Passed  May  23,  1891. 

No.  A17.  An  ordinance  appropriating  one  thousand  dollars  to 

enforce  the  interstate  law.  Passed  June  4,  1891. 

No.  A37.  An  ordinance  appropriating  five  hundred  dollars  to  the 
managers  of  the  Home  for  the  Friendless.  Passed  June  25,  1891. 

No.  A61.  An  ordinance  appropriating  five  hundred  dollars  to  the 
managers  of  St.  Joseph’s  Orphanage.  Passed  July  31,  1891. 

No.  A62.  An  ordinance  appropriating  five  hundred  dollars  to  the 
managers  of  Sacred  Heart  hospital.  Passed  July  31,  1891. 

No.  A84.  An  ordinance  appropriating  five  hundred  dollars  to 

Jones,  Belt  & Quinn  to  assist  in  litigation.  Passed  September  1,  1891. 

No.  A95.  An  ordinance  appropriating  two  thousand  six  hundred  and 
fifty  dollars  to  pay  judgment  in  case  of  Curry  vs.  City  of  Spokane  Falls. 
Passed  September  17,  1891. 

No.  A96.  An  ordinance  appropriating  sixty-four  thousand  dollars 
for  the  purchase  of  public  grounds.  Passed  September  17,  1891. 

No.  A109.  An  ordinance  appropriating  five  thousand  five  hundred 
dollars  to  C.  B.  Dunning  for  services  as  Police  Justice.  Passed  October 
7,  1891. 

No.  A117.  An  ordinance  appropriating  thirty-six  thousand  dollars 
for  construction  of  Division  street  bridge.  Passed  October  27,  1891. 

No.  A118.  An  ordinance  appropriating  twenty-three  thousand  and 
ten  dollars  for  the  construction  of  bridges  on  Howard  street.  Passed 
October  27,  1891. 

No.  A156.  An  ordinance  appropriating  four  hundred  and  seventy- 
three  dollars  to  enforce  the  provisions  of  the  interstate  commerce  law. 
Passed  February  9,  1892. 

No.  A157.  An  ordinance  appropriating  six  hundred  dollars  to  the 
Home  for  the  Friendless.  Passed  February  9,  1892. 

No.  A162.  An  ordinance  appropriating  three  hundred  dollars  to  the 
St.  Joseph’s  Orphanage.  Passed  February  23,  1892. 

No.  A169.  An  ordinance  appropriating  five  hundred  dollars  to  the 
Chamber  of  Commerce.  Passed  March  11,  1*892. 


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No.  A196.  An  ordinance  appropr:ating  two  hundred  and  fifty  dol- 
lars to  employ  counsel  to  assist  the  Corporation  Counsel.  Passed  May 
6,  1892. 

No.  A212.  An  ordinance  appropriating  two  hundred  ten  dollars  and 
fifty  cents  to  entertain  the  Presbyterian  delegates.  Passed  May  24,  1892. 

No.  A217.  An  ordinance  appropriating  three  hundred  dollars  to 
the  St.  Joseph’s  Orphanage.  Passed  June  14,  1892. 

No.  A243.  An  ordinance  appropriating  eight  hundred  dollars  to 
employ  Turner,  Graves  & McKinstry  to  assist  the  Corporation  Counsel. 
Passed  August  26,  1892. 

No.  A256.  An  ordinance  appropriating  the  sum  of  one  thousand 
dollars  for  the  improvement  of  Cceur  d’Alene  park.  Passed  October 
4,  1892. 

No.  A266.  An  ordinance  appropriating  the  sum  of  five  hundred 
dollars  from  the  general  fund  for  the  purpose  of  defraying  the  expenses 
of  the  committee  appointed  to  meet  in  convention  at  Tacoma  or  Seattle 
for  the  purpose  of  securing  necessary  legislation  for  cities  of  the  first 
class  in  the  State  of  Washington.  Passed  December  20,  1892. 

No.  A295.  An  ordinance  appropriating  the  sum  of  five  hundred 
dollars  to  the  Library  fund.  Passed  April  4,  1893. 

No.  A329.  An  ordinance  appropriating  the  sum  of  four  thousand 
dollars  for  the  purpose  of  purchasing  ground,  erecting  and  maintain- 
ing thereon  a hospital  for  contagious  diseases.  Passed  June  16,  1893. 

No.  A350.  An  ordinance  appropriating  one  thousand  dollars  to 
employ  Jones,  Belt  & Quinn  to  assist  Corporation  Counsel.  Passed 
September  7,  1893. 

No.  A358.  An  ordinance  appropriating  twenty-one  hundred  dollars 
for  the  purpose  of  purchasing  water  pipe  in  Whiting’s  Addition. 
Passed  October  13,  1893. 

No.  A371.  An  ordinance  appropriating  four  thousand  seven  hun- 
dred and  fifty  dollars  to  pay  judgment  rendered  in  favor  of  Mary  Safer. 
Passed  January  16,  1894. 

No.  A416.  An  ordinance  appropriating  six  hundred  and  fifty  dollars 
to  pay  for  the  west  sixty  feet  of  lots  1 and  2 in  block  25,  Stratton’s  Ad- 
dition to  Spokane  Palls,  for  a fire  station.  Passed  April  3,  1894. 

No.  A418.  An  ordinance  appropriating  six  hundred  dollars  for  the 
purchase  of  the  unplatted  part  of  that  part  of  Wildcat  lake  now  form- 
ing a part  of  the  extension  of  Sprague  avenue.  Passed  April  6,  1894. 

No.  A421.  An  ordinance  to  appropriate  fifteen  hundred  dollars  to 
pay  for  lot  1,  block  33,  Stratton’s  Addition,  for  a fire  station.  Passed 
April  28,  1894. 

No.  A488.  An  ordinance  appropriating  one  hundred  dollars  toward 
the  payment  of  the  expenses  of  a delegate  from  the  City  of  Spokane 
to  the  National  Irrigation  Congress  at  Denver,  Colorado.  Passed 
August  30,  1894. 

No.  A494.  An  ordinance  appropriating  two  hundred  and  fifty  dol- 


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lars  toward  defraying  the  expenses  of  the  suit  relative  to  the  Spokane 
freight  rates.  Passed  September  18,  1894. 

No.  A633.  An  ordinance  appropriating  five  hundred  dollars  from 
the  Municipal  Court  fund  to  pay  the  expenses  of  J.  M.  Comstock  to 
eastern  cities  to  negotiate  the  sale  of  three  hundred  and  fifty  thousand 
dollars  of  water  works  bonds.  Passed  March  9,  1896. 

No.  A639.  An  ordinance  appropriating  the  sum  of  twelve  hundred 
thirty-seven  dollars  and  sixty  cents  out  of  the  Fire  Department  fund 
for  the  payment  to  the  Wayne  Sulkeyette  & Road  Cart  Company  for 
Fire  Department  appliances.  Passed  April  7,  1896. 

No.  A640.  An  ordinance  appropriating  one  thousand  dollars  from 
the  General  fund  for  the  purpose  of  defraying  the  expenses  necessary 
to  be  incurred  in  obtaining  just  and  equitable  freight  rates  for  the 
City  of  Spokane.  Passed  April  28,  1896. 

No.  A1370.  An  ordinance  providing  for  the  employment  of  Allan 
F.  Gill,  Civil  Engineer,  to  superintend  placing  of  pumps  at  up  river 
water  works,  and  providing  for  his  compensation.  Passed  May  6,  1903. 

No.  A1117.  An  ordinance  providing  for  the  care  of  homeless  chil- 
dren, orphans  and  juvenile  offenders,  and  making  an  appropriation 
therefor.  Passed  January  7,  1902. 

No.  A1158.  An  ordinance  providing  for  the  purchase  and  install- 
ment of  two  additional  pumps  at  the  City  Pumping  Station,  and  appro- 
priating seventeen  thousand  dollars  therefor.  Passed  April  29,  1902. 

No.  A1167.  An  ordinance  appropriating  the  sum  of  fifty  dollars  to 
the  Grand  Army  of  the  Republic.  Passed  May  13,  1902. 

No.  A1166.  An  ordinance  appropriating  the  sum  of  one  hundred 
dollars  toward  the  expenses  of  the  Fourth  of  July  celebration  in  the 
City  of  Spokane,  July  4,  1902.  Passed  May  13,  1902. 

No.  A1107.  An  ordinance  appropriating  the  sum  of  fifty  dollars  a 
month  from  November  1,  1901,  to  March,  1902,  both  inclusive,  to  the 
Door  of  Hope  Mission.  Passed  November  19,  1901. 

No.  A758.  An  ordinance  appropriating  eight  thousand  dollars  from 
the  Fire  Department  fund,  to  be  expended  for  the  Fire  Department. 
Passed  June  7,  1898. 

No.  A749.  An  ordinance  appropriating  eighty-nine  thousand  seven 
hundred  twenty-nine  dollars  and  eighty-five  cents  from  the  Water 
Department  fund  for  the  improvement  and  extension  of  the  city  water 
system,  and  transferring  certain  moneys  into  said  fund.  Passed  May 
3,  1898. 

No.  A786.  An  ordinance  appropriating  the  sum  of  two  hundred 
dollars  for  the  benefit  of  the  Spokane  Press  'Club  in  entertaining  editors 
of  the  Pacific  Northwest.  Passed  September  6,  1898. 

No.  A1019.  An  ordinance  authorizing  the  making  of  a contract 
with  the  St.  Joseph’s  Orphanage,  and  the  making  of  a contract  with 
the  Home  of  the  Friendless,  and  the  making  of  a contract  with  the 
Florence  Crittenden  Mission,  for  the  performance  of  hospital  service 


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and  for  the  furnishing  of  training  schools  for  juvenile  offenders,  and 
making  an  appropriation  therefor.  Passed  December  4,  1900. 

No.  A1273.  An  ordinance  appropriating  the  sum  of  four  hundred 
and  fifty  dollars  to  pay  for  repairing  the  paving  on  Riverside  avenue. 
Passed  December  2,  1902. 

No.  A1257.  An  ordinance  providing  for  the  care  of  homeless  chil- 
dren, orphans,  juvenile  offenders,  fallen  women  and  wayward  girls, 
and  making  an  appropriation  therefor.  Passed  November  25,  1902. 

No.  A959.  An  ordinance  authorizing  the  making  of  a contract  with 
the  St.  Joseph’s  Orphanage  and  the  making  of  a contract  with  the 
Home  of  the  Friendless,  for  the  performance  of  hospital  services  and 
for  the  furnishing  of  training  schools  for  juvenile  offenders,  and  mak- 
ing an  appropriation  therefor.  Passed  May  11,  1900. 

No.  A965.  An  ordinance  appropriating  one  hundred  and  fifty  dol- 
lars to  purchase  lots  for  the  right  of  way  for  a public  bridge  and 
approaches  thereto  over  Latah  creek,  in  the  City  of  Spokane.  Passed 
June  5,  1900. 

No.  A966.  An  ordinance  appropriating  three  hundred  dollars  to 
purchase  an  easement  or  right  of  way  for  a public  bridge  and  the 
approaches  thereto  over  Latah  creek,  in  the  City  of  Spokane.  Passed 
June  5,  1900. 

No.  A1290.  An  ordinance  appropriating  the  sum  of  fifteen  thousand 
dollars  for  the  establishment  and  construction  of  a garbage  crematory 
in  the  City  of  Spokane.  Passed  February  3,  1903. 

No.  A1228.  An  ordinance  to  appropriate  the  sum  of  four  hundred 
dollars,  to  defray  the  expenses  of  the  Fire  Chief  in  attending  the 
meeting  of  the  International  Association  of  Fire  Chiefs  at  New  York. 
Passed  October  9,  1902. 

No.  A992.  An  ordinance  appropriating  twenty-nine  hundred  dollars 
from  the  Water  fund  for  the  construction  of  a building  to  be  known 
as  the  Cannon  Hill  Pumping  Station  of  the  water  works  system. 
Passed  August  7,  1900. 

No.  A974.  An  ordinance  appropriating  two  thousand  dollars  to 
purchase  a site  for  an  auxiliary  pumping  station  for  the  water  works. 
Passed  June  19,  1900. 

No.  A809.  An  ordinance  appropriating  the  sum  of  twenty-six  hun- 
dred and  forty  dollars  from  the  Street  fund  to  pay  for  the  guarantee 
and  maintenance  of  the  Riverside  avenue  pavement  between  Monroe 
and  Division  streets.  Passed  December  23,  1898. 

No.  A719.  An  ordinance  authorizing  the  purchase  of  real  estate  in 
Heath’s  addition  on  which  to  erect  a fire  station,  and  appropriating 
two  hundred  and  fifty  dollars  to  pay  for  the  same.  Passed  October 
6,  1897. 

No.  A732.  An  ordinance  appropriating  fifteen  hundred  twenty-six 
dollars  and  sixty  cents  from  the  General  fund  to  pay  the  taxes  due  on 
blocks  57,  58  and  62  of  Central  Addition  to  Spokane  Falls  (now  Spo- 
kane). Passed  January  11,  1898. 


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No.  A737.  An  ordinance  appropriating  the  sum  of  two  hundred  dol- 
lars, or  so  much  thereof  as  may  be  necessary,  from  the  Street  fund, 
for  the  purpose  of  constructing  a road  from  the  west  line  of  Lincoln 
street  down  Peaceful  Valley.  Passed  January  25,  1898. 

No.  A746.  An  ordinance  appropriating  three  thousand  dollars  for 
the  purchase  of  fire  alarm  boxes.  Passed  March  1,  1898. 

No.  A825.  An  ordinance  appropriating  five  hundred  dollars  to  be 
paid  as  a reward  for  the  arrest  and  conviction  of  certain  persons 
engaged  in  the  holdup  of  the  Ross  Park  car,  and  providing  for  the 
payment  thereof.  Passed  May  9,  1899. 

No.  A866.  An  ordinance  appropriating  one  thousand  dollars  to 
purchase  a site  for  a fire  station.  Passed  September  5,  1899. 

No.  A1053.  An  ordinance  authorizing  the  making  of  a contract  with 
the  St.  Joseph’s  Orphanage,  and  the  making  of  a contract  with  the 
Home  of  the  Friendless,  and  the  making  of  a contract  with  the  Flor- 
ence Crittenden  Mission,  for  the  performance  of  hospital  service  and 
for  the  furnishing  of  training  schools  for  juvenile  offenders,  and  mak- 
ing an  appropriation  therefor.  Passed  June  4,  1901. 

No.  A1322.  An  ordinance  to  provide  for  the  erection  of  a standpipe, 
and  appropriating  thirty-three  thousand  dollars  therefor.  Passed  March 
24,  1903. 

No.  A1303.  An  ordinance  to  ratify,  adopt,  confirm  and  approve  the 
purchase  of  certain  real  property  heretofore  made  by  the  City  of  Spo- 
kane for  a crematory  site,  and  to  ratify,  adopt,  confirm  and  approve 
each  and  all  of  the  acts  and  proceedings  of  the  City  Council  and  other 
officers  of  the  City  of  Spokane  relative  to  the  purchase  of  the  same  and 
the  payment  of  the  purchase  price  thereof.  Passed  March  10,  1903. 

No.  1198.  An  ordinance  appropriating  the  sum  of  twelve  thousand 
dollars  from  the  Water  fund,  to  be  expended  in  replacing  the  present 
four  and  six  inch  water  mains,  with  a twelve  inch  main  and  six  inch 
hydrants,  on  Main  avenue.  Passed  August  5,  1902. 

No.  A738.  An  ordinance  appropriating  four  hundred  and  fifty 
dollars  to  satisfy  the  claim  of  J.  A.  Coverly.  Passed  January  25,  1898. 

No.  A826.  An  ordinance  appropriating  two  hundred  dollars  to  pay 
the  claim  of  H.  E.  Zielley.  Passed  May  12,  1899. 

No.  A1091.  An  ordinance  providing  for  and  authorizing  the  pur- 
chase of  a certain  piece  of  land  from  J.  A.  Williams  and  Lena  Gerlach, 
and  providing  for  an  appropriation  to  pay  the  same.  Passed  October 
4,  1901. 

No.  A1062.  An.  ordinance  making  an  appropriation  for  the  payment 
of  the  street  grade  assessments  upon  lot  1,  in  block  1,  Ollis’  Addition 
to  Spokane  Falls  (now  City  of  Spokane),  Washington.  Passed  June 
18,  1901. 

No.  A1109.  An  ordinance  appropriating  the  sum  of  two  hundred 
and  fifty  dollars  to  the  Spokane  Humane  Society.  Passed  December 
3,  1901.  N 

No.  A1338.  An  ordinance  appropriating  one  thousand  dollars  for 


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the  entertainment  of  the  President  of  the  United  States.  Passed  April 
21,  1903. 

No.  A1339.  An  ordinance  appropriating  the  sum  of  two  hundred 
and  fifty  dollars  to  the  Grand  Army  of  the  Republic.  Passed  April 
21,  1903. 

No.  A1336.  An  ordinance  appropriating  seven  hundred  and  ninety- 
six  dollars  and  ninety-eight  cents  to  H.  L.  Burns  for  extra  work  on  the 
Third  avenue  sewer,  between  Howard  and  McClellan  streets.  Passed 
April  21,  1903. 

No.  A1331.  An  ordinance  appropriating  the  sum  of  thirty-eight 
dollars  and  twenty-five  cents  to  H.  H.  Heritage  for  services  as  sanitary 
officer.  Passed  April  21,  1903. 

No.  A1341.  An  ordinance  appropriating  eight  hundred  and  fifty 
dollars  to  purchase  lots  11  and  12  in  block  4,  Wadsworth  & McDonald’s 
addition  to  Spokane,  for  a fire  station.  Passed  April  21,  1903. 

No.  A1292.  An  ordinance  appropriating  the  sum  of  fifty  dollars 
to  N.  F.  Stokes,  in  settlement  of  his  claim  against  the  city  for  injury  to 
his  horse.  Passed  February  3,  1903. 

No.  A1371.  An  ordinance  authorizing  the  purchase  of  the  ground 
necessary  to  open  Division  street  at  what  is  called  the  “Rock  Cut”  the 
full  width,  from  J.  J.  Browne,  and  appropriating  two  hundred  and 
fifty  dollars  therefor.  Passed  May  19,  1903. 


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PART  III. 


List  of  Franchise  Ordinances. 

STREET  RAILWAYS. 

CITY  PARK  TRANSIT  COMPANY. 


ORDINANCE  NO.  332. 

AN  ORDINANCE  AUTHORIZING  THE  CONSTRUCTION  AND  MAINTENANCE  OF  A STREET 
RAILWAY  IN  THE  CITY  OF  SPOKANE  FALLS. 

The  City  of  Spokane  Foils  does  ordain  as  follows: 

Section  1.  That  there  be,  and  there  is  hereby  granted  to  the  City  Park 
Transit  Company,  its  successors  and  assigns,  the  right,  privilege  and  authority, 
to  locate,  lay  down  and  maintain  tracks  for  a street  railway  to  be  operated 
as  a cable  line  or  by  electricity,  and  to  construct,  operate  and  equip  and 
maintain  the  same  on  the  streets  of  Spokane  Falls,  as  follows,  to-wit : Com- 
mencing at  the  intersection  of  Sprague  street  and  Division  street,  thence 
north  on  Division  and  Victoria  streets  to  the  north  city  limits  ; provided,  that 
the  said  City  Park  Transit  Company,  its  successors  and  assigns  shall  hold  the 
city  harmless  from  any  damage  or  claim  of  damage  which  may  arise  by  the 
reason  of  the  construction  or  maintenance  or  operation  of  said  street  railway  ; 
and,  provided l further,  that  at  or  before  the  time  of  the  commencement  of  the 
construction  aforesaid  the  said  City  Park  Transit  Company,  or  its  successors  or 
assigns,  shall  execute  and  deliver  to  the  City  of  Spokane  Falls  a good  and  suffi- 
cient bond  in  the  sum  of  twenty  thousand  dollars,  with  three  or  more  sureties, 
to  be  approved  by  the  Mayor,  conditioned  to  hold  the  City  of  Spokane  Falls 
harmless  for  and  in  the  manner  aforesaid. 

As  amended  by  Ordinance  No.  A932  passed  Feb.  27,  1900. 

Sec.  2.  Said  company  shall  maintain  a single  track  railway  within  the 
limits  of  the  city,  and  if  the  same  shall  be  operated  by  electricity,  it  shall  main- 
tain along  the  sides  *of  said  streets  the  necessary  poles  therefor,  said  poles  to 
be  of  such  height  and  dimensions  as  may  be  designated  and  required  by  the  City 
Council,  and  shall  not  be  less  than  one  hundred  feet  apart,  and  in  no  case  shall 
they  construct  or  maintain  a line  of  poles  in  the  center  of  the  street. 

Sec.  3.  The  rails  of  said  railway  shall  be  laid  so  that  the  top  thereof  is 
flush  with  the  top  of  the  grade  of  the  street,  and  on  each  side  of  each  rail  there 
shall  be  placed  a plank  not  less  than  twelve  inches  in  width  in  contact  with  the 
rail  and  not  less  than  two  inches  thick,  and  the  upper  side  thereof  shall  be 
flush  with  the  top  of  the  rail,  which  plank  shall  be  securely  spiked  to  the  ties 
or  stringers,  and  shall  be  kept  in  good  condition  by  said  company.  At  the  inter- 
sections and  crossings  of  streets  it  shall  be  the  duty  of  said  company  in  addition 
to  the  plank  upon  the  outside  of  each  outer  rail,  to  securely  plank  over  the  entire 
surface  lying  between  the  outer  rails  of  each  track  for  the  entire  width  of  said 
intersecting  street ; such  planking  shall  not  be  less  than  two  inches  in  thickness, 


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and  shall  present  an  even  surface  at  the  top  of  the  rail,  and  shall  be  securely 
spiked  and  fastened  in  place,  and  shall  be  kept  and  maintained  in  good,  safe 
and  proper  condition  by  said  company,  its  successors  or  assigns.  It  shall  be 
the  duty  of  said  company  to  fill  all  the  spaces  enclosed  between  the  outer  rails 
of  its  tracks,  and  on  the  outer  side  of  each  track,  with  suitable  road  gravel,  to 
the  inspection  of  the  Street  Commissioner,  so  that  the  said  gravel  when  packed 
in  place  shall  be  flush  with  the  top  of  the  planks  on  each  side  of  the  rails  ; and 
such  surface  shall  be  kept  and  maintained  by  said  company,  its  successors  or 
assigns,  at  its  or  their  own  proper  cost  and  expense. 

Sec.  4.  The  tracks  herein  authorized  shall  be  laid  as  near  as  practicable 
to  the  middle  of  the  street  over  which  the  same  shall  pass. 

Sec.  5.  All  the  equipments  of  said  road  shall  be  first-class  in  every  par- 
ticular, and  shall  be  of  the  most  modern  and  approved  kind,  and  the  tracks  shall 
be  standard  gauge  ; and  the  rate  of  fare  upon  said  road  shall  not  exceed  five 
cents  for  one  passenger  one  way. 

Sec.  6.  Whenever  the  City  of  Spokane  Falls  shall  decide  by  ordinance  to 
pave  or  macadamize  or  otherwise  improve  any  street  or  part  of  street  over  or 
upon  which  the  tracks  herein  authorized  shall  be  laid,  it  shall  be  the  duty  of 
said  company  to  macadamize,  pave  or  otherwise  improve,  at  its  own  cost  and 
expense,  all  the  space  lying  between  the  outer  rails  of  each  track  and  for  two 
feet  on  the  outside  of  each  outer  rail,  of  such  material  and  in  such  manner  as 
may  be  prescribed  by  the  City  Council  for  such  street  or  part  of  a street,  and 
under  the  direction  and  inspection  of  such  person  as  may  be  appointed  by  the 
City  Council  for  that  purpose,  and  such  paving,  macadamising  or  other  improve- 
ment shall  be  maintained  in  good  repair  at  the  expense  of  said  company,  its 
successors  or  assigns. 

Sec.  7.  Whenever  in  the  construction  of  the  road  and  tracks  herein  author- 
ized it  shall  be  necessary  to  cross  the  line  of  any  street  or  other  railway,  it 
shall  be  the  duty  of  the  said  City  Park  Transit  Company,  its  successors  and 
assigns,  to  put  in  and  keep  and  maintain  at  its  own  expense  whatever  appliances 
may  be  needful  and  necessary  for  the  proper  crossing  and  non-interference  with 
the  motive  power  of  such  street  or  other  railway. 

SEc.  8.  Nothing  herein  contained  shall  be  deemed  or  construed  to  mean 
that  the  city  relinquishes  any  of  its  rightful  authority  over  the  streets  or  any 
part  of  them,  but  the  city  by  its  agents,  officers  or  contractors  shall  have  and 
retain  its  full  power  and  authority  to  enter  upon  said  streets  or  any  part  thereof 
for  the  laying  of  gas  pipes,  water  pipes,  the  construction  of  sewers,  or  any  other 
public  works,  and  to  grant  the  right  to  any  other  railways  or  motor  lines  to 
cross  the  tracks  herein  authorized  in  a reasonable  and  proper  manner  without 
let  or  hindrance. 

Sec.  9.  The  speed  at  which  cars  may  be  run  upon  the  road  hereby  author- 
ized, may  be  regulated  by  the  City  Council. 

Sec.  10.  Any  failure  on  the  part  of  said  company,  or  its  successors  or 
assigns,  to  do  or  cause  to  be  done  anything  herein  required  of  it  or  them  in  a 
reasonable,  fair  and  proper  manner,  and  as  and  when  required  to  be  done,  shall 
lay  said  company,  its  successors  or  assigns,  liable  to  the  city  in  amount  equal 
to  the  cost  of  doing  the  matter  required,  with  ten  per  cent,  additional  for 
expenses  in  addition  to  costs,  and  Such  failure  to  do  or  perform  whatever,  or 
any  part  thereof  that  may  be  required,  shall  work  a forfeiture  of  all  the  rights 
herein  conferred. 

Sec.  11.  The  franchise  and  privilege  hereby  granted  shall  continue  for  the 
period  of  thirty  years  from  the  passage  of  this  ordinance  (unless  the  same  shall 
for  some  cause  become  forfeit  before  the  expiration  of  such  time)  ; provided,, 
however,  and  all  the  rights  and  privileges  herein  contained  are  upon  the  express 
conditions  that  the  said  company,  its  successors  or  assigns,  shall  commence  the 
construction  thereof  within  six  months  from  the  passage  of  this  ordinance,  aud 
shall  complete  and  operate  the  same  within  the  limits  herein  set,  within  one 
year  after  the  passage  of  this  ordinance  ; provided,  the  said  company  shall  not 


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be  required  to  commence  the  construction  of  said  railway  until  Victoria  and 
Sprague  streets  shall  have  been  graded  and  accepted  as  such  by  the  City  Council, 
and  the  time  for  the  commencement  and  construction  shall  not  begin  to  run 
until  said  acceptance. 

Sec.  12.  Said  company  shall  accept  this  franchise  within  forty  days  from 
the  passage  of  this  ordinance  by  a writing  subscribed  by  the  proper  officers  of 
said  company  and  attested  by  the  seal  thereof,  which  shall  be  filed  in  the  office 
of  the  City  Clerk,  and  if  such  acceptance  shall  not  be  so  filed  the  rights  herein 
conferred  shall  lapse,  and  this  ordinance  be  of  no  further  effect. 

Sec.  13.  This  ordinance  shall  take  effect  and  be  in  force  five  days  after  its 
passage  and  publication  without  expense  to  the  city. 

Passed  the  City  Council  August  28.  1889. 


CITY  PARK  TRANSIT  COMPANY. 


ORDINANCE  NO.  385. 

AN  ORDINANCE  GRANTING  TO  THE  CITY  PARK  TRANSIT  COMPANY  THE  RIGHT  TO 

BUILD  AND  MAINTAIN  AN  ELECTRIC  RAILWAY  OVER  AND  UPON  THE  DIVISION 

STREET  BRIDGE.  % 

The  City  of  Spokane  Falls  docs  ordain  as  follows: 

Section  1.  That  there  is  hereby  granted  to  the  City  Park  Transit  Company 
the  right  to  build  and  maintain  a double  iine  of  electric  railway  over  and  upon 
the  bridge  over  the  Spokane  river  known  as  the  Division  street  bridge,  upon  the 
conditions  hereinafter  set  forth. 

Sec.  2.  The  said  line  of  railway  shall  be  so  laid  and  built  as  not  to  inter- 
fere with  the  public  use  of  said  bridge,  and  shall  be  built  under  the  supervision 
of  the  Superintendent  of  Streets,  and  the  city  may  at  any  time  when  it  shall 
appear  that  by  reason  of  the  character  of  the  rails  or  the  manner  or  place  in 
which  they  are  laid,  the  same  may  become  an  obstruction  to  public  travel,  require 
such  alterations  to  be  made  as  shall  avoid  inconvenience  to  public  travel. 

Sec.  3.  The  said  City  Park  Transit  Company  in  consideration  of  the  prem- 
ises shall  be  and  hereby  is  required  to  keep  said  bridge  throughout  in  good  repair, 
and  shall  upon  the  order  of  the  City  Council,  grant  any  other  company  the  right 
to  use  said  track  ; provided,  said  company  assume  its  proportion  of  the  obligation 
under  this  ordinance,  so  long  as  the  same  shall  be  used  by  said  company,  under 
the  supervision  and  direction  of  the  Superintendent  of  Streets,  and  before  this 
grant  shall  operate,  and  within  sixty  days  after  the  passage  of  this  ordinance, 
shall  execute  and  deliver  to  the  City  of  Spokane  Falls  a bond  in  the  sum  of 
twenty-five  hundred  dollars,  with  two  or  more  sufficient  sureties  to  the  approval 
of  the  Mayor,  conditioned  that  it  will  keep  said  bridge  in  repair  and  safe  and 
convenient  for  public  travel,  and  wilt  in  all  things  conform  to  the  provisions  of 
this  ordinance. 

Sec.  4.  The  said  company  shall  not  take  any  rights  under  this  ordinance 
unless  work  on  said  railway  line  shall  in  good  faith  be  commenced  within  ninety 
days  from  the  passage  hereof,  and  unless  said  work  shall  so  continue  that  said 
bridge  shall  be  occupied  by  the  rails  by  the  15th  day  of  April.  1890. 

Sec.  5.  This  ordinance  shall  talke  effect  and  be  in  force  five  days  after  its 
passage  and  publication. 

Passed  the  City  Council  Nov.  20,  1889. 

Vetoed  Nov.  27,  1889. 

Passed  over  the  Mayor’s  veto  December  4,  1889. 


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ORDINANCE  NO.  499. 

AN  ORDINANCE  TO  AUTHORIZE  THE  MAINTENANCE  AND  CONSTRUCTION  OF  A STREET 

RAILWAY  IN  THE  CITY  OF  SPOKANE  FALLS. 

The  City  of  Spokane  Falls  does  ordain  as  follows: 

Section  1.  That  there  be  and  there  is  hereby  granted  to  the  City  Park 
Transit  Company,  its  successors  and  assigns,  the  right,  privilege  and  authority 
to  locate,  lay  down  and  maintain  tracks  for  a street  railway,  with  the  necessary 
turnouts  and  switches,  to  be  operated  as  a cable  line  or  by  electricity,  and  to 
construct,  operate  and  equip  and  maintain  the  same  on  tne  streets  of  Spokane 
Falls  as  follows,  to-wit : 

Commencing  at  the  intersection  of  Sprague  street  and  Division  street  on 
the  westerly  boundary  of  Division  street,  thence  easterly  on  Sprague  street  to 
the  easterly  boundary  of  the  city  ; also  commencing  at  the  intersection  of  Napa 
street  and  Sprague  avenue,  thence  southerly  along  Napa  street  to  the  intersec- 
tion of  Napa  street  and  Third  avenue. 

As  amended  by  ordinance  No.  A577,  passed  May  14,  1895. 

Commencing  also  at  the  intersection  of  Monroe  street  and  Sprague  street 
on  the  easterly  boundary  of  Monroe  street,  thence  on  Sprague  street  and  the 
easterly  side  of  Monroe  street  to  the  center  of  First  street,  thence  westerly  on 
First  street  to  the  center  of  Pine  street,  thence  southerly  on  Pine  street  to  the 
center  of  Third  street,  thence  easterly  on  Third  street  to  the  city  limits. 

Commencing  also  at  the  intersection  of  Hatch  street  and  Third  street,  in 
the  center  of  Third  street,  thence  northerly  on  Hatch  street  to  a point  at  or  near 
the  center  of  Sprague  street,  to  connect  with  the  first  named  line  on  Sprague 
street. 

Provided,  that  the  said  City  Park  Transit  Company,  its  successors  or  assigns, 
shall  hold  the  city  harmless  from  any  damages  or  claim  of  damages  which  may 
arise  by  reason  of  the  construction  or  maintenance,  or  operation  of  said  street 
railway  ; and,  provided  further,  that  at  or  before  the  time  of  the  commencement 
of  the  construction  aforesaid  the  City  Park  Transit  Company,  or  i,ts  successors 
or  assigns,  shall  execute  and  deliver  to  the  City  of  Spokane  Falls  a good  and 
sufficient  bond  in  the  sum  of  thirty  thousand  dollars,  with  two  or  more  sureties 
to  be  approved  by  the  Mayor,  conditioned  to  hold  the  City  of  Spokane  Falls 
harmless,  from  and  in  the  manner  aforesaid,  which  bond  shall  be  substituted 
for  and  be  in  lieu  of  the  present  bond,  filed  by  said  company  under  its  former 
franchise,  and  apply  by  the  terms  thereof,  to  both  franchises. 

Sec.  2.  Said  company  shall  maintain  a single  track  railway  within  the 
limits  of  the  city,  and  if  the  same  shall  be  operated  by  electricity,  it  may  main- 
tain along  the  sides  of  said  streets  the  necessary  poles  thereof,  said  poles  to  be 
of  such  height  and  dimensions  as  may  be  designated  and  required  by  the  City 
Council,  and  shall  not  be  less  than  about  100  feet  apart,  and  in  no  case  shall 
they  construct  or  maintain  a line  of  poles  in  the  center  of  the  street,  and 
when  the  business  on  said  street  is  of  sufficient  volume  to  require  the  use  of  a 
double  or  other  track,  then  by  consent  of  the  Council  bf  the  City  of  Spokane 
Falls,  evinced  by  resolution,  the  said  company  may  erect,  construct  and  main- 
tain a double  or  other  track  on  said  streets  with  the  approval  of  said  Council. 

Sec.  3.  The  rails  of  said  railway  shall  be  laid  so  that  the  tops  thereof  are 
flush  with  the  top  of  the  grade  of  the  street,  and  on  each  side  of  each  rail  there 
shall  be  placed  a plank  not  less  than  twelve  inches  in  width,  in  contact  with 
the  rail,  and  not  less  than  two  inches  thick,  and  the  upper  side  thereof  shall 
be  flush  with  the  top  of  the  rail,  which  plank  shall  be  securely  spiked  to  the 
ties  or  stringers,  and  shall  be  kept  in  good  condition  by  said  company.  At  the 
intersections  and  crossings  of  streets,  it  shall  be  the  duty  of  said  company, 
in  addition  to  the  plank  upon  the  outside  of  each  outer  rail,  to  securely  plank 


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over  the  entire  surface  lying  between  the  outer  rails  of  each  track  for  the  entire 
width  of  said  intersecting  street ; such  planking  shall  not  be  less  than  two 
inches  in  thickness,  and  shall  present  an  even  surface  with  the  top  of  the  rail, 
and  shall  be  securely  spiked  and  fastened  in  place,  and  shall  be  kept  and  main' 
tained  in  good,  safe  and  proper  condition  by  said  company,  its  successors  or 
assigns.  It  shall  be  the  duty  of  said  company  to  till  all  the  spaces  enclosed 
between  the  outer  rails  of  its  tracks,  and  on  the  outer  side  of  each  track,  with 
suitable  road  gravel,  to  the  inspection  of  the  Street  Commissioner,  so  that  the 
said  gravel  when  packed  in  place  shall  be  flush  with  the  top  of  the  planks  on 
each  side  of  the  rails,  and  such  surface  shall  be  kept  and  maintained  by  said 
company,  its  successors  or  assigns,  at  its  or  their  own  proper  cost  and  expense. 

Sec.  4.  The  tracks  herein  authorized  shall  be  laid  as  near  as  practicable 
to  the  middle  of  the  streets  over  which  the  same  shall  pass,  or  if  one  side,  then 
under  the  guidance  and  direction  of  the  Street  Superintendent. 

Sec,  5.  All  the  equipments  of  said  road  shall  be  first-class  in  every  par- 
ticular, and  shall  be  of  the  most  modern  and  improved  kind,  and  the  tracks 
shall  be  standard  guage  ; and  the  rate  of  fare  upon  said  road  shall  not  exceed 
five  cents  for  one  passenger  one  way. 

Sec.  6.  Whenever  the  City  of  Spokane  Falls  shall  decide  by  ordinance  to 
pave  or  macadamize  or  otherwise  improve  any  street  or  part  of  a street  over 
or  upon  which  the  tracks  herein  authorized  shall  be  laid,  it  shall  be  the  duty 
of  said  company  to  macadamize  or  otherwise  improve,  at  its  own  cost  and 
expense,  all  the  space  lying  between  the  outer  rails  of  such  track  and  for  two 
feet  on  the  outside  of  each  outer  rail,  of  such  material  and  in  such  manner 
as  may  be  prescribed  by  the  City  Council  for  such  street  or  part  of  a street, 
and  under  the  direction  and  inspection  of  such  person  as  may  be  appointed 
by  the  City  Council  for  that  purpose,  and  such  paving,  macadamizing  or  other 
improvement  shall  be  maintained  in  good  repair  at  the  expense  of  said  company, 
its  successors  or  assigns. 

Sec.  7.  Whenever  in  the  construction  of  the  road  and  tracks  herein  author- 
ized it  shall  be  necessary  to  cross  the  line  of  any  street  or  other  railway,  it  shall 
be  the  duty  of  the  City  Park  Transit  Company,  its  successors  and  assigns,  to  put 
in  and  keep  and  maintain  at  its  own  expense  whatever  appliances  may  be  needful 
and  necessary  for  the  proper  crossing  and  non-interference  with  the  motive  power 
of  such  street  or  other  railway. 

Sec.  S.  Nothing  herein  contained  shall  be  deemed  or  construed  to  mean  that 
the  city  relinquishes  any  of  its  rightful  authority  over  the  streets  or  any  part 
of  them,  but  the  city  by  its  agents,  officers  or  contractors  shall  have  and  retain 
its  full  power  and  authority  to  enter  upon  said  streets  or  any  part  thereof  for 
the  laying  of  gas  pipes,  water  pipes,  the  construction  of  sewers,  or  any  public 
works,  and  to  grant  the  right  to  any  other  railways  or  motor  lines  to  cross  the 
tracks  herein  authorized  in  a reasonable  and  proper  manner  without  let  or 
hindrance. 

Sec.  9.  The  speed  at  which  cars  may  be  run  upon  the  road  hereby  author- 
ized may  be  regulated  by  the  City  Council. 

Sec.  10.  Any  failure  on  the  part  of  said  company  or  its  successors  or 
assigns  to  do  or  cause  to  be  done  anything  herein  required  or  which  may  be 
required  of  it  or  them  in  a reasonable,  fair  and  proper  manner  and  as  when 
required  to  be  done,  shall  lay  said  company,  its  successors  or  assigns,  liable  to 
the  city  in  amount  equal  to  the  cost  of  doing  the  matter  required,  with  ten  per 
cent,  additional  for  expenses  in  addition  to  costs. 

Sec.  11.  The  franchise  and  privilege  hereby  granted  shall  continue  for  the 
period  of  thirty  years  from  the  passage  of  this  ordinance,  with  the  right  to  a 
renewal  thereof  on  such  terms  as  the  Council  may  adopt ; provided , however,  and 
all  the  rights  and  privileges  herein  contained  are  upon  the  express  conditions 
that  the  said  company,  its  successors  or  assigns,  shall  commence  the  construction 
thereof  within  one  month  from  the  passage  of  this  ordinance,  and  shall  com- 
plete and  operate  the  same  within  the  limits  herein  set,  within  one  year  after 


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the  passage  of  this  ordinance,  and  as  to  the  portions  not  completed  within  said 
period,  this  franchise  shall  lapse  in  the  option  of  the  Council  and  upon  a resolu- 
tion passed  for  that  purpose.  Provided,  the  said  company  shall  not  be  required 
to  commence  the  construction  of  said  railway  until  the  streets  named  herein 
shall  have  been  graded  and  accepted  as  such  by  the  City  Council,  and  the  time 
for  commencement  and  construction  shall  not  begin  to  run  until  said  acceptance. 

Sec.  12.  Said  company  shall  accept  this  franchise  within  five  days  from 
the  passage  of  this  ordinance  by  a writing  subscribed  by  the  proper  officers  of 
said  company  and  attested  by  the  seal  thereof,  which  shall  be  filed  in  the  office 
of  the  City  Clerk,  and  if  such  acceptance  shall  npt  be  so  filed,  the  rights  herein 
conferred  shall  lapse,  and  this  ordinance  be  of  no  further  effect. 

Sec.  13.  This  ordinance  shall  take  effect  and  be  in  force  after  its  passage 
and  publication  witholit  expense  to  the  city. 

Passed  September  4,  3 890. 

Passed  over  the  Mayor’s  veto  September  10,  1890. 

Accepted  September  12,  1890. 


CITY  PARK  TRANSIT  COMPANY. 


ORDINANCE  NO.  53  3. 

AN  ORDINANCE  AUTHORIZING  THE  CONSTRUCTION  AND  MAINTENANCE  OF  A STREET 
RAILWAY  IN  THE  CITY  OF  SPOKANE  FALLS. 

The  City  of  Spokane  Falls  does  ordain  as  follows: 

Section  3 That  there  be,  and  there  is  hereby  granted  to  the  City  Park 
Transit  Company,  its  successors  and  assigns,  the  right,  privilege  and  authority 
to  locate,  lay  down  and  maintain  tracks  for  street  railways  with  the  necessary 
turnouts  and  switches,  to  be  operated  as  a cable  line  or  by  electricity,  and  to 
construct,  operate  and  equip  and  maintain  the  same  on  the  streets  of  Spokane 
Falls,  as  follows,  to. wit: 

Commencing  at  the  intersection  of  Victoria  and  Mission  streets  on  the  south 
side  of  Mission  street,  thence  north  on  Victoria  street  and  the  continuation 
thereof  to  the  boundary  of  the  City  of  Spokane  Falls,  and  any  continuation  of 
the  said  Victoria  street  which  may  hereafter  be  made  by  future  enlargement  of 
said  city. 

Also  commencing  at  the  intersection  of  said  Victoria  street,  or  the  continu- 
ation thereof,  and  Third  avenue  on  Lidgerwood  Park  addition  to  Spokane  Falls, 
thence  east  along  said  Third  avenue  to  Lidgerwood  street,  thence  north  on 
Lidgerwood  street  to  the  boundary  of  the  corporation,  or  any  continuation 
thereof  by  an  enlargement  of  the  boundary  of  the  city. 

Also  commencing  at  the  intersection  of  Lidgerwood  street  and  Third  avenue 
and  to  join  with  the  line  above  named,  thence  east  on  Third  avenue  to  the  center 
of  Liberty  street,  thence  north  on  Liberty  street  to  the  boundary  of  the  corpora- 
tion, or  any  extension  of  same  by  enlargement  of  the  city  limits. 

Also  commencing  at  the  intersection  of  C street  in  Morgan’s  addition,  and 
the  extension  .of  Victoria  street,  thence  east  on  C street  to  First  street  in  Mor- 
gan’s addition,  1 hence  north  on  First  street  to  D street,  thence  east  on  D street 
to  Eighth  street  in  said  Lidgerwood  Park  addition  : thence  east  along  said  last 
named  street  to  Monticello  street,  thence  north  on  Monticello  street  to  the  center 
of  Third  avenue  in  said  Lidgerwood  Park  addition. 

Provided,  that  the  said  City  Park  Transit  Company,  its  successors  or  as- 
signs, shall  hold  the  city  harmless  from  any  damages  or  claim  of  damage  which 
may  arise  by  reason  of  the  construction  or  maintenance  or  operation  of  said 
street  railway  ; and  provided  further,  that  at  or  before  the  time  of  the  com- 
mencement of  the  construction  aforesaid  the  City  Park  Transit  Company,  or  its 


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successors  or  assigns,  shall  execute  and  deliver  to  the  City  of  Spokane  Falls  a 
good  and  sufficient  bond  in  the  sum  of  three  thousand  dollars,  with  two  or  more 
sureties,  to  be  approved  by  the  Mayor,  conditioned  to  hold  the  City  of  Spokane 
Falls  harmless  for  and  in  the  manner  aforesaid. 

Sec.  2.  Said  company  shall  maintain  a single  track  railway  within  the 
limits  of  the  city,  and  if  the  same  shall  be  operated  by  electricity,  it  may 
maintain  along  the  sides  of  said  streets  the  necessary  poles  therefor,  said  poles 
to  be  of  such  height  and  dimensions  as  may  be  designated  and  required  by  the 
City  Council,  and  shall  not  be  less  than  one  hundred  feet  apart,  and  in  no  case 
shall  they  construct  or  maintain  a line  of  poles  in  the  center  of  the  street,  and 
when  the  business  on  said  streets  is  of  sufficient  volume  to  require  the  use  ot 
a double  or  other  track,  then  by  consent  of  the  Council  of  the  City  of  Spokane 
Falls,  evinced  by  resolution,  the  said  company  may  erect,  construct  and  main-; 
tain  a double  or  other  track  on  said  street  with  the  approval  of  said  Council. 

Sec.  3.  The  rails  of  said  railway  shall  be  laid  so  that  the  top  thereof  is 
flush  with  the  top  of  the  grade  of  the  street.  At  the  intersection  and  crossings 
of  streets  it  shall  be  the  duty  of  said  company  to  securely  plank  over  the  entire 
surface  lying  between  the  outer  rails  of  each  track  for  the  entire  width  of  said 
intersecting  street ; such  planking  shall  be  two  inches  in  thickness  and  twelve 
inches  in  width,  and  shall  present  an  even  surface  with  the  top  of  the  rail,  and 
shall  be  securely  spiked  and  fastened  in  place,  and  shall  be  kept  and  mainta?uea 
in  good,  safe  and  proper  condition  by  said  company,  its  successors  or  assigns. 
When  the  streets  are  graded  it  shall  be  the  duty  of  said  company  to  fill  all 
the  spaces  enclosed  between  the  outer  rails  of  its  tracks,  and  on  the  outer  side 
of  each  track,  with  suitable  road  gravel,  to  the  inspection  of  the  Street  Com- 
missioner, so  that  the  said  gravel  when  packed  in  place  shall  be  flush  with  the 
top  of  the  planks  on  each  side  of  the  rails  ; and  such  surface  shall  be  kept  and 
maintained  by  said  company,  its  successors  or  assigns,  at  its  or  their  own  proper 
cost  and  expense. 

Sec.  4.  The  tracks  herein  authorized  shall  be  laid  as  near  as  practicable 
to  the  middle  of  the  streets  over  which  the  same  shall  pass,  or  if  on  one  side, 
then  under  the  guidance  and  direction  of  the  Street  Superintendent. 

Sec.  5.  All  the  equipment  of  said  road  shall  be  first-class  in  every  partic- 
ular, and  shall  be  of  the  most  modern  and  approved  kind,  and  the  tracks  shall 
be  standard  gauge  ; and  the  rat'e  of  fare  upon  said  road  shall  not  exceed  five 
cents  for  one  passenger  one  way. 

Sec.  6.  Whenever  the  City  of  Spokane  Falls  shall  decide  by  ordinance  to 
pave  or  macadamize  or  otherwise  improve  any  street  or  part  of  a street  over 
or  upon  which  the  tracks  herein  authorized  shall  be  laid,  it  shall  be  the  duty  of 
said  company  to  macadamize  or  otherwise  improve,  at  its  own  cost  and  expense, 
all  the  space  lying  between  the  outer  rails  of  said  track  and  for  two  feet  on  the 
outside  of  each  outer  rail,  of  such  material  and  in  such  manner  as  may  be 
prescribed  by  the  City  Council  for  such  street  or  part  of  a street,  and  under  the 
direction  and  inspection  of  such  person  as  may  be  appointed  by  the  City  Council 
for  that  purpose,  and  such  paving,  macadamizing  or  other  improvements  shall  be 
maintained  in  good  repair  at  the  expense  of  said  company,  its  successors  or 
assigns. 

Sec.  7.  Whenever  in  the  construction  of  the  road  and  tracks  herein 
authorized  it  shtf.ll  be  necessary  to  cross  the  line  of  any  street  or  other  railway, 
it  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  City  Park  Transit  Company,  its  successors  and 
assigns,  to  put  in  and  keep  and  maintain  at  its  own  expense  whatever  appliances 
may  be  needful  and  necessary  for  the  proper  crossings  and  non-interference  with 
the  motive  power  of  such  street  or  other  railway. 

Sec.  8.  Nothing  herein  contained  shall  be  deemed  or  construed  to  mean 
that  the  city  relinquishes  any  of  its  rightful  authority  over  the  streets  or  any 
part  of  them,  but  the  city  by  its  agents,  officers  or  contractors  shall  have  and 
retain  its  full  power  and  authority  to  enter  upon  said  streets  or  any  part  thereof 
for  the  laying  of  gas  pipes,  water  pipes,  the  construction  of  sewers,  or  any 


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other  public  works,  and  to  grant  the  right  to  any  other  railway  or  motor  lines 
to  cross  the  tracks  herein  authorized  in  a reasonable  and  proper  manner  without 
let  or  hindrance. 

Sec.  9.  The  speed  at  which  cars  may  be  run  upon  the  road  hereby  author- 
ized, may  be  regulated  by  the  City  Council. 

Sec.  10.  Any  failure  on  the  part  of  said  company,  or  its  successors  or 
assigns,  to  do  or  cause  to  be  done  anything  herein  required  or  which  may  be 
required  of  it  or  them  in  a reasonable,  fair  and  proper  manner,  and  as  when 
required  to  be  done,  shall  lay  said  company,  its  successors  or  assigns,  liable  to 
the  city  in  amount  equal  to  the  cost  of  doing  the  matter  required,  with  ten  per 
cent,  additional  for  expenses  in  addition  to  costs. 

Sec.  11.  The  franchise  and  privilege  granted  shall  continue  for  the  period 
of  thirty  years  from  the  passage  of  this  ordinance,  with  the  right  to  a renewal 
thereof  on  such  terms  as  the  Council  may  adopt ; provided,  however,  that  all 
the  rights  and  privileges  herein  contained  are  upon  the  express  conditions  that 
the  said  company,  its  successors  or  assigns,  shall  commence  the  construction 
thereof  within  one  month  from  the  passage  of  this  ordinance,  and  shall  complete 
and  operate  the  same  within  the  limits  herein  set,  within  one  year  after  the 
passage  of  this  ordinance,  and  as  to  the  portions  not  completed  within  said 
period,  the  franchise  shall  lapse  in  the  option  of  the  Council,  and  upon  a reso- 
lution passed  for  that  purpose.  Provided,  the  said  company  shall  not  be  required 
to  commence  the  construction  of  said  railway  until  the  streets  named  herein 
shall  have  been  graded  and  accepted  by  the  City  Council,  and  the  time  for 
commencement  and  construction  shall  not  begin  to  run  until  said  acceptance. 

Sec.  12.  Said  company  shall  accept  this  franchise  within  five  days  from 
the  passage  of  this  ordinance  by  a writing  subscribed  by  the  proper  officer  of 
said  company  and  attested  by  the  seal  thereof. 

Sec.  13.  This  ordinance  shall  take  effect  and  be  in  force  after  its  passage 
and  publication,  without  expense  to  the  city. 

Passed  the  City  Council  November  5,  1890. 

Accepted  November  12,  1890. 


FRANCIS  H.  COOK,  T.  J.  DOOLEY,  H.  N.  BELT,  and  E.  A.  ROUTHE. 


ORDINANCE  NO.  100. 

AN  ORDINANCE  FOR  THE  CONSTRUCTION,  MAINTENANCE  AND  OPERATION  OF  A MOTOR 
RAILROAD  IN  THE  CITY  OF  SPOKANE  FALLS,  WASHINGTON  TERRITORY. 

The  City  of  Spokane  Falls  does  hereby  ordain  as  follows: 

Section  1.  That  the  right  is  hereby  granted  to  Francis  H.  Cook,  T.  J. 
Dooley,  H.  N.  Belt  and  E.  A.  Routhe,  all  of  Spokane  Falls,  Washington  Ty., 
their  heirs  and  assigns  and  associates,  to  grade,  lay  down  and  equip,  maintain 
and  operate  a motor  hne  of  single  track,  of  double  rails,  on  which  the  cars  of 
ordinary  length  shall  be  moved  or  run  by  steam,  electricity,  cable,  horses  or  other 
motive  power  over  the  whole  of,  or  such  parts  of  such  road  as  the  owners  may 
elect  within  the  City  of  Spokane  Falls,  County  of  Spokane,  and  Territory  of 
Washington,  upon,  over  and  along  the  following  named  streets,  to-wit : From 
southern  limits  of  the  city  to  Saxton  street,  Saxton  street  north  to  Fifth  street, 
west  on  Fifth  street  to  Washington  street,  Washington  street  north  to  Spokane 
river. 

Sec.  2.  That  the  owners  of  said  motor  railroad  shall  keep  said  road  in  good 
repair,  and  construct  and  maintain  proper  crossings  for  vehicles  at  intersection 
of  all  streets  and  crossings. 

Sec.  3.  The  track  of  said  street  railway  shall  not  be  more  than  four  feet 
eight  and  one-half  inches  between  rails,  and  shall  be  laid  as  nearly  as  practicable 


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in  the  middle  of  said  streets  heretofore  enumerated,  and  when  the  road  hereby 
provided  for  does  intersect  any  other  railroad,  the  rails  shall  be  so  cut  as  to 
permit  cars  to  pass  without  any  obstruction.  And  in  case  the  cars  upon  said 
railway  shall  be  moved  or  run  by  electricity,  the  poles  which  are  hereby  author- 
ized to  be  constructed  and  erected  for  such  purpose  along  the  side  of  said  streets, 
shall  be  of  such  heights  and  dimensions  as  may  be  designated  by  the  City 
Council,  and  shall  not  be  less  than  one  hundred  feet  apart,  and  the  upper  arms 
of  all  said  poles  shall  be  for  the  exclusive  use  of  the  city  for  the  carrying  of 
wires  for  the  city  business. 

As  amended  February  16,  1892,  by  ordinance  No.  A160. 

Sec.  4.  The  rails  of  said  road  shall  be  the  regular  tee,  iron  or  steel  rails 
(or  other  improved  pattern  of  steel  or  iron),  laid  flush  with  the  street,  with 
such  switches,  turnouts,  turn-tables  and  side-tracks  as  or  shall  be  necessary  to 
the  equipment  and  operation  of  said  motor  road. 

Sec.  5.  That  the  motors  used  on  said  road,  if  the  same  be  steam  motors, 
shall  be  enclosed  by  wooden  frame,  and  that  the  same  shall  be  provided  with 
“Patent”  or  noiseless  exhaust. 

Sec.  6.  The  business  of  said  motor  line  or  street  railway  shall  be  to  carry 
passengers,  and  the  cars  run  and  operated  on  said  road  shall  be  of  latest 
approved  construction  for  the  comfort  and  convenience  and  safety  of  passengers, 
and  serve  the  purpose  of  the  traffic  of  said  road,  and  that  the  cars  and  motors 
of  said  road  shall  not  be  moved  at  a rate  of  speed  to  exceed  ten  miles  per  hour, 
and  that  the  same  are  to  be  run  at  convenient  hours  night  and  day  to  accom- 
modate the  traveling  public. 

Sec.  7.  The  rates  of  fare  on  said  road  shall  not  exceed  the  sum  of  ten 
cents  for  one  continuous  ride  in  one  general  direction. 

Sec.  8.  The  owners  of  said  road  shall  have  by  mutual  consent  the  right 
to  connect  this  line  with  any  and  all  other  steam,  electric,  cable  or  horse  car 
railway  now  or  hereafter  to  be  constructed  in  the  City  of  Spokane  Falls. 

Sec.  9.  The  franchises  and  privileges  hereby  granted  shall  continue  for 
thirty  years,  to  date  from  and  after  the  passage  of  this  ordinance  ; provided , that 
the  grantees  hereof,  their  heirs,  assigns  and  associates,  shall  have  said  road 
constructed  and  track  laid  and  cars  in  operation  on  all  streets  over  which  this 
franchise  is  granted  within  thirty  days  after  said  streets  are  graded  and 
accepted. 

As  amended  October  3,  1888,  by  Ordinance  No.  199. 

Sec.  10.  This  ordinance  shall  not  be  so  construed  as  to  deprive  the  City 
of  Spokane  Falls  of  any  powers,  rights  or  privileges  which  it  now  has  or  may 
hereafter  have  conferred  upon  it  to  regulate  the  use  and  control  of  the  streets 
and  alleys  of  said  city. 

Sec.  11.  That  the  City  of  Spokane  Falls  shall  not  be  held  liable  for  damages 
to  the  owners  of  private  property  through  which  said  motor  line  shall  run. 

Sec.  12.  The  grantee  shall,  before  the  signing  of  this  ordinance,  give  a 
good  and  sufficient  bond  in  the  sum  of  $5,000,  with  three  or  more  sureties  as  a 
guarantee  of  good  faith  on  their  part,  the  form  and  substance  of  which  to  be 
approved  by  the  Mayor  of  the  city. 

Sec.  13.  This  ordinance  shall  take  effect  and  be  in  force  on  and  after  five 
days  after  its  passage  and  publication. 

Passed  the  City  Council  December  28,  1887. 


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ORDINANCE  NO.  431. 

AN  ORDINANCE  GRANTING  A FRANCHISE  FOR  THE  CONSTRUCTION  OF  A STREET  RAIL- 
WAY TO  LEWIS  C.  DILLMAN  AND  JOHN  H.  STONE.,  THEIR  ASSOCIATES,  SUCCES- 
SORS AND  ASSIGNS. 

The  City  of  Spokane  Falls  does  ordain  as  follows: 

Section  1.  There  is  hereby  granted  to  Lewis  C.  Dillman  and  John  H.  Stone, 
of  the  City  of  Spokane  Falls,  County  of  Spokane,  and  State  of  Washington, 
their  associates,  successors  and  assigns,  the  right,  privilege  and  authority  to 
locate,  lay  down,  maintain  and  operate  a double  track  street  railway  over  and 
upon  the  streets  of  Spokane  Falls  as  follows,  to-wit : 

Commencing  at  the  junction  of  Monroe  and  West  Eighth  streets,  thence 
running  southeast  along  Clilf  avenue  and  Monroe  street  to  Fourteenth  street, 
thence  east  on  Fourteenth  street  to  Division  street,  thence  north  on  Division 
street  to  Summit  avenue,  thence  westerly  on  Summit  avenue  to  Cliff  avenue, 
thence  southwesterly  on  Cliff  avenue  to  Monroe  street. 

And  the  said  Lewis  C.  Dillman  and  John  H.  Stone,  their  associates,  succes- 
sors and  assigns,  shall  have  the  right  to  construct,  maintain  and  operate  said 
line  of  railway  in  the  manner  herein  provided  and  along  said  streets,  together 
with  all  switches,  turntables  and  turnouts,  to  operate  said  railway  by  cable, 
electricity  or  horsepower,  or  any  other  improved  method  of  propulsion,  excluding 
steam. 

Sec.  2.  The  rails  of  said  railway  shall  be  laid  flush  with  the  top  of  the 
grade  of  the  street,  and  on  each  side  of  each  rail  there  shall  be  placed  a plank 
not  less  than  twelve  inches  in  width  and  two  inches  in  thickness,  champed  and 
brought  closely  in  contact  with  the  rail,  and  securely  spiked  to  the  ties  or 
sleepers.  The  upper  edge  of  said  plank  shall  be  flush  with  the  top  of  the  rail, 
and  the  same  shall  be  kept  in  good  condition  by  the  said  Lewis  C.  Dillman  and 
John  H.  Stone,  their  associates,  successors  and  assigns.  At  the  intersection  and 
crossing  of  streets  in  addition  to  the  plank  on  the  outside  of  each  rail,  it  shall 
be  the  duty  of  the  said  Dillman  and  Stone,  their  associates,  successors  and 
assigns,  to  plank  over  the  entire  space  lying  between  the  outer  rails  with 
similar  planks  well  laid  and  spiked  for  the  entire  width  of  the  intersecting 
street,  and  such  street  shall  be  kept  in  repair  by  the  said  Dillman  and  Stone, 
their  associates,  successors  and  assigns,  under  and  at  the  direction  of  the  Super- 
intendent of  Streets  It  shall  be  the  further  duty  of  the  said  Dillman  and  Stone, 
their  associates,  successors  and  assigns,  to  fill  all  the  spaces  between  the  outer 
rails  of  their  tracks  with  suitable  road  gravel  flush  with  the  top  of  said  plank- 
ings, that  the  same  may  be  at  all  times  safe  and  convenient  for  public  travel. 
All  of  the  portion  of  the  street  occupied  by  said  company  for  its  tracks  lying 
between  the  outer  rails  thereof,  and  for  two  feet  outside  of  each  outer  rail  shall 
be  kept  in  good  repair  by  the  said  Dillman  and  Stone,  their  associates,  succes- 
sors and  assigns,  under  the  inspection  and  upon  the  order  of  the  Superintendent 
of  Streets. 

Sec.  3.  The  track  of  said  railway  shall  not  be  more  than  five  feet  between 
the  rails,  and  shall  be  laid  as  near  as  practicable  to  the  middle  of  the  street, 
and  so  as  to  offer  as  little  obstruction  as  possible  to  the  use  of  the  street. 

Sec.  4.  The  rates  of  fare  inside  the  city  limits  shall  not  exceed  five  cents 
each  way  for  one  passenger. 

Sec.  5.  The  cars  shall  be  of  approved  modern  construction,  provided  with 
brakes  and  apparatuses  for  stopping  the  same,  and  shall  not  be  run  at  a speed 
exceeding  eight  miles  an  hour ; but  the  rate  of  speed  by  ordinance  is  hereby 
reserved. 

Sec.  6.  Whenever  the  city  shall  determine  to  plank,  macadamize  or  pave 


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any  street  or  streets  or  a part  of  any  street,  the  use  of  which  is  hereby  granted 
to  said  Dillman  and  Stone,  their  associates,  successors  or  assigns,  it  shall  be  the 
duty  of  said  Dillman  and  Stone,  their  associates,  successors  and  assigns,  to 
plank,  macadamize  or  pave  said  street  or  streets  or  part  of  a street  so  ordered 
to  be  improved,  between  the  outer  rails  of  their  tracks  and  for  two  feet  on  the 
outside  of  each  rail,  at  their  own  proper  cost  and  expense,  and  of  and  with  such 
material  and  in  such  manner  and  within  such  time  as  shall  be  ordered  by  the 
proper  authorities  of  the  city  ; and  if  said  Dillman  and  Stone,  their  associates, 
successors  and  assigns,  shall  fail  or  neglect  to  plank,  macadamize  or  pave,  as 
the  case  may  be,  as  ordered,  the  ^Superintendent  of  Streets  shall  proceed  to 
perform  said  work,  and  the  cost  thereof  with  ten  per  cent,  additional  expense 
shall  be  a charge  against  said  Dillman  and  Stone,  their  associates,  successors 
and  assigns,  and  the  same  may  be  recovered  in  an  action  at  law,  either  upon  the 
bond  hereinafter  provided  or  otherwise.  All  such  paving,  macadamizing  or 
planking  shall  be  kept  in  repair  by  said  Dillman  and  Stone,  their  associates, 
successors  and  assigns,  at  their  own  proper  cost  and  expense. 

Sec.  7.  Nothing  in  this  ordinance  shall  be  construed  to  restrict  the  City 
of  Spokane  Falls  in  its  lawful  and  proper  authority  over  the  streets  or  any  part 
thereof,  and  the  said  city  by  itself,  its  agents,  contractors  or  officers,  or  by  any 
person  duly  authorized  by  law  so  to  do,  shall  have  full  power  and  authority  to 
enter  upon  any  of  the  streets  herein  mentioned,  and  dig  up  the  same  for  the 
purpose  of  sewering,  laying  water  pipes  and  connections,  or  pipes  for  the  con- 
veyance of  electric  wires  and  connections  ; or  planking,  grading,  paving,  macad- 
amizing, or  repairing  any  of  said  streets.  And  the  city  shall  have  the  full  right 
and  authority  to  establish,  raise,  lower,  or  change  the  grade  of  such  street, 
streets  or  parts  of  street,  and  in  no  case  shall  the  city  be  liable  to  the  said 
Dillman  and  Stone,  their  associates,  successors  or  assigns,  for  any  damages  for 
doing  or  performing  or  authorizing  the  doing  and  performing  of  any  matter  and 
thing  in  this  section  mentioned. 

Sec.  8.  The  privilege  and  franchise  herein  granted  shall  continue  for  thirty 
years  from  the  date  of  the  passage  of  this  ordinance  ; provided , that  the  con- 
struction of  said  railway  shall  be  commenced  within  four  (4)  months  and  com- 
pleted to  the  junction  of  Fourteenth  and  Silitz  streets  within  one  (1)  year  after 
the  taking  effect  hereof. 

Sec.  9.  If  said  railway  shall  be  operated  by  electricity,  said  Dillman  and 
Stone,  their  associates,  successors  and  assigns,  shall  and  are  hereby  authorized 
to  erect  the  necessary  poles  on  each  side  of  the  street  for  the  purpose  of  carrying 
the  necessary  wires  and  cables  therefor. 

Sec.  10.  The  said  Dillman  and  Stone,  their  associates,  successors  and 
assigns,  shall  within  sixty  (60)  days  after  the  taking  effect  of  this  ordinance, 
file  in  the  office  of  the  City  Clerk  their  acceptance  thereof,  which  acceptance 
shall  be  securely  kept  by  the  Clerk,  and  shall  be  recorded  at  large  in  the  ordi- 
nance book. 

Sec.  11.  Whenever  it  shall  be  required  of  the  said  Dillman  and  Stone,  and 
their  associates,  successors  or  assigns,  to  do  anything  or  make  any  repairs  upon 
said  streets  or  any  parts  thereof  as  herein  set  forth,  and  the  said  Dillman  and 
Stone,  their  associates,  successors  or  assigns,  shall  neglect  or  refuse  so  to  do, 
it  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  officer  having  charge  of  the  streets  of  the  city  to 
give,  or  cause  to  be  given,  to  the  said  Dillman  and  Stone,  their  associates, 
successors  or  assigns,  three  days’  notice  in  writing  to  do  said  work  or  make 
said  repairs  ; and  the  cost  thereof  with  ten  per  cent,  additional  as  a penalty  for 
the  expenses  thereof  shall  be  a charge  against  the  said  Dillman  and  Stone,  their 
associates,  successors  and  assigns,  and  the  same  may  be  recovered  by  the  city 
in  an  action  either  upon  the  bond  hereinafter  provided  for  or  otherwise. 

Sec.  12.  At  the  time  of  filing  the  acceptance  of  this  franchise,  as  herein 
before  provided  for,  the  said  Dillman  and  Stone,  and  their  associates,  if  any, 
shall  make,  execute  and  deliver  to  the  City  of  Spokane  Falls  a good  and  sufficient 
bend  in  the  sum  of  thirty  thousand  dollars  ($30,000),  with  three  or  more  suffi- 


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cient  sureties  to  the  approval  of  the  Mayor,  conditioned  that  the  said  Dillman 
and  Stone  and  their  associates,  if  any,  will  commence  and  complete  the  said  rail- 
ways as  herein  provided  for  in  section  8 of  this  ordinance,  and  that  it  will  faith- 
fully do  and  perform  all  of  the  duties  and  requirements  made  and  laid  upon  it  by 
its  franchise,  and  that  it  will  pay  over  all  moneys  for  which  it  may  become  liable 
under  the  terms  of  the  ordinance  granting  its  franchise,  and  that  it  will  hold 
the  city  harmless  from  any  damage  or  claim  of  damage  by  reason  of  any  negli- 
gence or  unskillfulness  in  the  construction  or  operation  of  its  road  ; and  such 
bond  shall  be  renewed  every  five  years,  or  whenever  required  by  a resolution  of 
the  City  Council.  A failure  on  the  part  of  said  company  to  file  the  acceptance 
hereinbefore  provided  for,  or  to  give  or  renew  such  bond  as  and  when  required, 
shall  immediately  terminate  any  and  all  rights  of  said  Dillman  and  Stone,  their 
associates,  successors  or  assigns,  under  this  ordinance,  and  shall  terminate  and 
extinguish  the  franchise. 

Sec.  13.  Whenever  any  street  or  part  of  a street,  over  and  upon  which  such 
railway  is  authorized  to  be  built,  shall  not  be  graded  at  the  time  said  railway 
is  to  be  built,  said  Dillman  and  Stone  and  associates,  if  any,  or  their  successors 
or  assigns,  are  herein  and  hereby  permitted  to  grade  the  same  at  their  own 
expense  to  the  established  grade  for  the  width  of  said  road,  and  for  two  feet 
on  the  outside  of  each  outer  rail,  and  all  streets,  crossings  and  approaches  now 
in  use  shall  be  graded  to  the  full  width  of  the  street,  and  in  no  case  shall  any 
track  be  laid  otherwise  than  to  the  established  grade,  save  and  except  where  the 
street  is  already  graded,  said  track  may  be  laid  flush  with  the  surface  of  the 
street  as  graded. 

Sec.  14.  This  ordinance  shall  take  effect  and  be  in  force  five  days  after  its 
passage  and  publication  without  expense  to  the  city. 

Passed  the  City  Council  April  2,  1890. 


W.  S.  NORMAN. 


ORDINANCE  NO.  A186. 

AN  ORDINANCE  GRANTING  PERMISSION  AND  AUTHORITY  TO  W.  S.  NORMAN,  HIS  SUC- 
CESSORS OR  ASSIGNS,  TO  LAY  DOWN  AND  MAINTAIN  TRACKS  FOR  A STREET 

RAILWAY  UPON  CERTAIN  STREETS  IN  THE  CITY  OF  SPOKANE. 

The  City  of  Spokane  does  ordain  as  follows: 

Section  1.  That  there  be  and  there  is  hereby  granted  to  W.  S.  Norman, 
his  successors  and  assigns,  the  right,  privilege  and  authority  to  locate,  lay  down 
and  maintain  tracks  for  a single  or  double  track  street  railway  to  be  operated 
by  electricity,  and  to  construct,  operate,  equip  and  maintain  the  same  on  the 
streets  of  Spokane,  as  follows,  to-wit : 

Commencing  at  the  intersection  of  Monroe  street  and  Boone  avenue,  thence 
northerly  on  Monroe  street  to  Cora  avenue  ; also  from  the  intersection  of  Monroe 
street  and  Virginia  avenue  ; thence  easterly  on  Virginia  avenue  to  the  property 
of  the  Washington  and  Idaho  Fair  Association,  westerly  on  Cora  avenue  to  its 
termination. 

Provided , that  the  said  W.  S.  Norman,  his  successors  or  assigns,  shall  hold 
the  city  harmless  from  any  damages  or  claim  of  damages  which  may  arise  by 
reason  of  the.  construction  or  maintenance  or  operation  of  said  street  railway ; 
and,  provided  further , that  at  or  before  the  time  of  commencement  of  the  con- 
struction aforesaid,  the  said  W.  S.  Norman,  his  successors  or  assigns,  shall 
execute  and  deliver  to  the  City  of  Spokane  a good  and  sufficient  bond  in  the  sum 
of  twenty  thousand  dollars  ($20,000),  with  two  or  more  sureties  to  be  approved 
by  the  Mayor,  conditioned  to  hold  the  City  of  Spokane  harmless  for  and  in  the 
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Sec.  2.  Said  W.  S.  Norman,  his  successors  or  assigns,  may  maintain  double 
or  single  track  railway  within  the  limits  of  the  city,  and  may  also  maintain 
along  the  .sides  of  said  streets  the  necessary  poles  therefor,  said  poles  to  be  of 
such  height  and  dimensions  as  may  be  designated  by  the  City  Council,  and  shall 
not  be  less  than  100  feet  apart,  and  in  no  case  shall  he  construct  and  maintain 
a line  of  poles  in  the  center  of  the  street.  Provided , that  the  upper  arms  of  all 
poles  erected  under  this  ordinance,  which  may  be  fitted  with  arms  for  the  carry- 
ing of  wires  shall  be  reserved  for  the  exclusive  use  of  the  city  for  the  carrying 
of  wires  for  the  city  business. 

Sec.  3.  The  rails  of  said  railway  shall  be  laid  so  that  the  tops  thereof  are 
flush  with  the  top  of  the  grade  of  the  street,  and  on  each  side  of  each  rail  there 
shall  be  placed  a plank,  not  less  than  twelve  inches  in  width,  in  contact  with 
the  rail,  and  not  less  than  two  inches  thick,  and  the  upper  side  thereof  shall 
be  flush  with  the  top  of  the  rail,  which  planks  shall  be  securely  spiked  to  the 
ties  or  stringers,  and  shall  be  kept  in  good  condition  by  the  said  W.  S.  Norman, 
his  successors  or  assigns.  At  the  intersections  and  crossings  of  streets  it  shall 
be  the  duty  of  the  said  W.  S.  Norman,  his  successors  or  assigns,  in  addition  to 
the  plank  upon  the  outside  of  each  outer  rail,  to  securely  plank  over  the  entire 
surface  lying  between  the  outer  rails  of  each  track  for  the  entire  width  of  said 
intersecting  street : such  planking  shall  not  be  less  than  two  inches  in  thickness, 
and  shall  present  an  even  surface  with  the  top  of  the  rail,  and  shall  be  securely 
spiked  and  fastened  in  place,  and  shall  be  kept  and  maintained  in  good,  safe 
and  proper  condition  by  said  W.  S.  Norman,  his  successors  or  assigns.  It  shall 
be  the  duty  of  the  said  W.  S.  Norman,  his  successors  or  assigns,  to  fill  all  the 
spaces  enclosed  between  the  outer  rails  of  his  tracks,  and  on  the  outer  side  of 
each  track  with  suitable  road  gravel,  to  the  inspection  of  the  Board  of  Public 
Works,  so  that  the  said  gravel  when  packed  in  place  shall  be  flush  with  the  top 
of  the  planks  on  each  side  of  the  rails,  and  such  surface  shall  be  kept  and  main- 
tained by  said  W.  S.  Norman,  his  successors  or  assigns,  at  his  or  their  own 
proper  cost  and  expense. 

Sec.  4.  The  tracks  herein  authorized  shall  be  laid  on  each  side  of  said 
street  as  near  the  center  as  possible. 

Sec.  5.  All  the  equipments  of  said  road  shall  be  first-class  in  every  par- 
ticular, and  shall  be  of  the  most  modern  and  approved  kind,  and  the  tracks  shall 
be  standard  gauge  ; and  the  rate  of  fare  upon  said  road  shall  not  exceed  five 
cents  for  one  passenger  one  way.  Provided,  said  W.  S.  Norman,  his  successors 
or  assigns,  shall  receive,  transfer  and  carry  passengers  over  or  from  connecting 
lines  at  one  rate  of  fare.  Provided  further,  that  all  members  of  the  police  and 
fire  departments,  and  mail  carriers  shall  be  carried  without  charge  while  in  the 
performance  of  their  duty. 

Sec.  6.  Whenever  the  City  of  Spokane  shall  decide  by  ordinance  to  pave 
or  macadamize  or  otherwise  improve  any  street  or  part  of  a street  over  which 
the  tracks  herein  authorized  shall  be  laid,  it  shall  be  the  duty  of  said  W.  S. 
Norman,  his  successors  or  assigns,  to  macadamize  or  otherwise  improve,  at  his 
or  their  own  cost  and  expense,  all  the  space  laying  between  the  outer  rails  of 
such  track,  and  for  two  feet  on  the  outside  of  each  outer  rail,  within  twenty 
days  after  such  street  shall  have  been  so  improved,  of  such  material  and  in  such 
manner  as  may  be  prescribed  by  the  City  Council  for  such  street  or  part  of 
street,  and  under  the  direction  and  inspection  of  such  person  as  may  be  appointed 
by  the  City  Council  for  that  purpose,  and  such  paving,  macadamizing  or  other 
improvement  shall  be  maintained  in  good  repair  at  the  expense  of  said  W.  S. 
Norman,  his  successors  or  assigns. 

Sec.  7.  Whenever  in  the  construction  of  the  road  and  tracks  herein  author- 
ized it  shall  be  necessary  to  cross  the  line  of  any  street  or  other  railway,  it  shall 
be  the  dury  of  W.  S.  Norman,  his  successors  or  assigns,  to  put  in  and  keep  and 
maintain  at  his  own  expense,  whatever  appliances  may  be  needful  and  necessary 
for  the  proper  crossing  and  non-interference  with  the  motive  power  of  such  street 
or  other  railway. 

Sec.  8.  Nothing  herein  contained  shall  be  deemed  or  construed  that  the  . 


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city  relinquishes  any  of  its  rightful  authority  over  the  streets  or  any  part  of 
them,  but  the  city  by  its  agents,  officers  or  contractors,  shall  have  and  retain 
its  full  power  and  authoi-ity,  to  enter  upon  said  streets,  or  any  part  thereof, 
for  the  laying  of  gas  pipes,  water  pipes,  sewers,  and  the  making  of  any  other 
improvements,  and  to  grant  the  right  to  any  other  railways  or  motor  lines  to 
cross  the  tracks  herein  authorized  in  a reasonable  and  proper  manner  without 
let  or  hindrance.  Provided , that  whenever  the  city  desires  to  exercise  any  of  its 
rights  upon  said  streets  and  shall  notify  said  W.  S.  Norman,  his  successors  or 
assigns,  to  that  effect,  said  W.  S.  Norman,  his  successors  or  assigns,  shall  remove 
his  or  their  tracks  within  twenty  days  after  service  of  such  notice,  and  replace 
the  same  at  his  or  their  own  expense. 

Sec.  9.  The  speed  at  which  the  cars  may  be  run  on  the  road  hereby 
authorized  may  be  regulated  by  the  City  Council. 

Sec.  10.  Any  failure  on  the  part  of  said  TV.  S.  Norman,  his  successors  or 
assigns,  to  do  or  cause  to  be  done  anything  herein  required  or  which  may  be 
required  of  him  or  them  in  a reasonable,  fair  and  proper  manner,  and  as  when 
required  to  be  done,  shall  lay  said  W.  S.  Norman,  his  successors  or  assigns, 
liable  to  the  city  in  amount  equal  to  the  cost  of  doing  the  matter  required  with 
ten  per  centum  additional  for  expenses  in  addition  to  costs. 

Sec.  11.  The  franchise  and  privilege  granted  shall  continue  for  the  period 
of  twenty-five  years  from  the  passage  of  this  ordinance. 

Sec.  12.  Provided,  however,  that  all  the  rights  and  privileges  herein  con- 
tained are  upon  the  express  conditions  that  the  said  TV.  S.  Norman,  his  succes- 
sors or  assigns,  shall  commence  the  construction  thereof  within  one  month  from 
the  passage  of  this  ordinance,  and  shall  complete  and  operate  the  same  within 
the  limits  herein  set  within  one  year  after  the  passage  of  this  ordinance. 

Provided  further,  that  should  said  TV.  S.  Norman,  his  successors  or  assigns, 
at  any  time  after  the  completion  of  the  said  road  herein  authorized,  neglect  or 
refuse  to  operate  the  same  for  a period  of  thirty  consecutive  days  then  this 
franchise  shall  lapse  in  the  option  of  the  Council.  This  franchise  is  granted 
and  accepted  subject  to  the  condition  and  right  of  the  city,  at  any  time  during 
the  term  hereof,  by  resolution  of  its  Council,  to  terminate  and  make  void  this 
franchise  upon  the  violation  of  any  of  the  conditions  thereof  by  said  TV.  S. 
Norman,  his  successors  or  assigns. 

Sec.  13.  This  ordinance  shall  take  effect  ten  days  after  its  passage.  # 

Passed  the  City  Council  April  19,  1892. 


ANDREW  J.  ROSS  and  HENRY  C.  MARSHALL. 


ORDINANCE  NO.  223. 

AN  ORDINANCE  FOR  THE  CONSTRUCTION  AND  MAINTENANCE  OF  A STREET  RAILWAY 
IN  THE  CITY  OF  SPOKANE  FALLS. 

The  City  of  Spokane  Falls  does  hereby  ordain  as  follows: 

Section  L That  the  right  is  hereby  granted  to  Andrew  J.  Ross  and  Henry 
C.  Marshall  and  their  associates  and  assigns  to  lay  down,  maintain  and  operate 
an  iron  railroad  within  the  City  of  Spokane  Falls,  County  of  Spokane,  Washing- 
ton, upon  and  along  the  following  streets,  namely : Riverside  avenue,  Pacific 
avenue,  Second  street  and  Cedar  street,  and  upon  no  other  streets  of  the  said 
City  of  Spokane  Falls.  Said  road  to  have  a single  track  except  on  such  streets 
as  necessity  may  demand  ; provided,  however,  that  no  double  track  railway  shall 
be  laid  by  virtue  of  this  ordinance  upon  any  street  of  said  city  where  the  same 
is  not  now  laid  and  operated. 

The  rails  of  said  road  to  be  of  improved  pattern  with  switches,  turn-outs 
and  turn-tables  to  the  full  equipment  and  operation  of  said  road,  to  be  con- 


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structed  on  such  part  or  parts  of  said  road  as  may  be  designated  by  the  Super- 
intendent of  Streets  of  said  city,  and  to  run  cars  thereon,  not  exceeding  twenty- 
four  feet  in  length  at  and  during  each  hour  of  the  day  from  6 o’clock  a.  in., 
and  until  eleven  o’clock  p.  m.,  for  the  transportation  of  passengers,  and  at  such 
other  hours  as  the  operators  of  said  road  may  desire  ; provided,  nothing  herein 
shall  be  construed  as  an  authority  to  said  Andrew  J.  Ross  and  Henry  C.  Marshall 
or  their  associates  or  assigns,  to  lay  down,  construct,  maintain  or  operate  any 
iron  or  other  railway  upon  any  parts  of  the  streets  herein  mentioned,  which  have 
been  dedicated  to  the  public  and  become  part  of  said  streets  or  any  of  them,  or 
which  shall  have  become  a part  of  said  streets  or  any  of  them  by  virtue  of 
condemnation  proceedings  since  the  16th  day  of  June,  A.  D.  1886. 

As  amended  June  24,  1800,  by  No.  456,  and  as  amended  by  Ordinance  No. 
A932,  passed  February  27,  1900. 

Sec.  2.  That  the  owners  of  said  road  shall  keep  the  road  in  repair. 

Sec.  3.  The  track  of  said  road  shall  not  be  more  than  five  feet  between  the 
rails  and  shall  be  laid  as  nearly  as  possible  in  the  middle  of  the  street  and  flush 
with  the  level  of  the  same,  and  so  as  to  offer  as  little  obstruction  as  possible 
to  the  crossing  of  vehicles,  and  where  the  road  herein  provided  for  shall  intersect 
any  other  railroad,  the  rails  of  each  shall  be  so  altered  or  cut  as  to  permit  the 
cars  to  pass  without  obstruction ; and  nothing  in  this  ordinance  shall  be  so 
construed  as  to  prevent  any  other  railroad  company  hereafter  formed,  from 
crossing  the  road  herein  mentioned  at  any  point  in  like  manner  in  said  City  of 
Spokane  Falls. 

The  owners  of  said  track  shall,  between  the  tracks  and  for  one  foot  on  each 
side  thereof,  pave,  plank  or  macadamize  the  said  road  in  like  manner  as  the 
said  City  of  Spokane  Falls  may  provide  for  the  improvement  of  said  streets, 
when  the  lines  of  said  roads  are  located. 

Sec.  4.  The  rate  of  fare  shall  not  be  less  than  five  cents  for  one  continuous 

ride. 

Sec.  5.  The  cars  upon  said  road  shall  be  of  improved  construction  for  the 
comfort  and  convenience  of  passengers,  and  shall  be  provided  with  brakes  and 
other  means  of  stopping  the  same  when  (required.  They  shall  be  moved  at  a 
speed  not  exceeding  eight  miles  an  hour,  and  in  case  of  violation  of  these  pro 
visions  the  owners  of  said  road  shall  be  subject  to  a fine  of  one  hundred  dollars 
for  each  offense. 

Sec.  6.  The  said  cars  shall  be  moved  by  horse  or  mule,  or  by  cable  propelled 
by  steam  or  by  electricity  over  the  whole  or  such  part  of  the  said  road  as  the 
owners  thereof  may  elect. 

Sec.  7.  Any  person  wilfully  obstructing  said  railroad  shall  be  deemed  guilty 
of  a misdemeanor  and  shall  be  punished  accordingly. 

Sec.  8.  The  franchise  and  privilege  hereby  granted  shall  continue  for  thirty 
years,  to  date  from  and  after  the  passage  of  this  ordinance.  Provided,  that  the 
grantees  hereof,  their  associates  or  assigns,  shall  commence  the  construction  of 
said  road  within  one  year  and  have  a portion  of  said  road  completed  and  in 
operation  on  or  before  the  first  day  of  May,  A.  D.  1888. 

As  amended  November  15,  1887,  by  No.  93. 

Sec.  9.  Nothing  in  this  ordinance  shall  prevent  the  proper  authorities  of 
the  City  of  Spokane  Falls  from  sewering,  planking,  paving,  grading,  repairing 
or  altering  any  of  the  streets  hereinbefore  specified,  or  to  establish,  change, 
raise  or  lower,  the  grade  of  any  such  streets  as  may  be  deemed  necessary,  but 
all  such  work  shall  be  done,  if  possible,  so  as  not  to  obstruct  the  free  passage 
of  cars  upon  said  road-bed,  and  when  the  same  is  not  practicable  the  said  city 
authorities,  before  the  commencement  of  said  work,  shall  allow  the  owners  of 
said  road  time  sufiicient  to  enable  them  to  shift  the  rails  or  take  such  other 
means  as  shall  avoid  such  obstructions  during  the  continuance  thereof,  which 
the  owners  of  said  road  are  hereby  authorized  to  do.  Provided,  also,  that  the 
city  shall  not  be  liable  for  any  damages  to  the  owners  of  said  road  that  may 


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occur  by  reason  of  the  performance  of  such  work  or  the  exercise  of  any  right 
provided  or  reserved  in  this  section. 

Sec.  10.  The  owners  of  said  road  shall  have  the  right  to  make  such  reason- 
able rules  and  regulations  for  the  government  and  operation  of  said  road  as  are 
not  in  conflict  with  the  organic  act  of  this  territory  and  the  laws  of  the  same, 
and  the  ordinances  of  the  City  of  Spokane  Falls. 

Sec.  11.  This  ordinance  shall  not  be  so  construed  as  to  deprive  the  City  of 
Spokane  Falls  of  any  powers,  rights  or  privileges  which  it  now  has  or  may  be 
hereafter  conferred  upon  it,  to  regulate  the  use  and  control  of  the  streets  and 
alleys  of  said  city. 

Sec.  12.  This  ordinance  shall  take  effect  and  be  in  force  from  and  after  the 
expiration  of  five  days  after  the  same  has  been  published. 

Passed  by  the  City  Council  June  16,  1886. 


ROSS  PARK  STREET  RAILWAY  COMPANY. 


ORDINANCE  NO.  133. 

AN  ORDINANCE  AUTHORIZING  THE  CONSTRUCTION  AND  MAINTENANCE  OF  A STREET 
RAIL  WAV  IN  THE  CITY  OF  SPOKANE  FALLS. 

The  City  of  Spolcane  Falls  does  ordain  as  follows: 

Section  1.  That  there  be  and  is  hereby  granted  unto  the  “Ross  Park  Street 
Railway  Company,”  a body  corporate  under  the  laws  of  the  Territory  of  Wash- 
ington, and  to  its  successors  and  assigns,  the  right,  privilege  and  authority  to 
locate,  lay  down  and  maintain,  tracks  for  street  railways,  and  to  construct, 
equip,  operate  and  maintain  a system  of  street  railways  for  the  transportation 
of  passengers  within  the  City  of  Spokane  Falls,  as  follows : 

Commencing  at  the  intersection  of  Sprague  street  and  Division  street,  thence 
north  on  Division  street  to  Front  street,  thence  east  on  Front  street  to  the  city 
limits.  Also  commencing  at  the  intersection  of  Main  and  Post  streets,  thence 
east  on  Main  street  to  Bernard  street,  thence  north  on  Bernard  street  to  Front 
street,  thence  east  on  Front  street  to  city  limits. 

Provided,  that  the  city  shall  not  be  held  liable  for  any  damages  which  might 
occur  by  reason  of  the  construction  or  operation  of  said  railways. 

As  amended  February  20,  1889,  by  No.  242,  and  as  amended  February  27, 
1900,  by  Ordinance  No.  A932. 

Sec.  2.  The  said  company  shall  keep  its  tracks  in  good  repair,  and  when- 
ever the  city  shall  have  macadamized  any  portion  of  a street  or  streets  on  which 
said  railway  shall  have  been  laid,  the  company  shall  macadamize  said  street 
between  the  rails  and  for  the  width  of  one  foot  on  each  side  of  its  track  in  the 
same  manner  as  the  city  shall  improve  said  street. 

Sec.  3.  The  track  of  said  railway  shall  be  laid  as  nearly  as  possible  in  the 
middle  of  the  street,  and  flush  with  the  level  of  the  same,  and  so  as  to  offer  as 
little  obstruction  as  possible  to  the  crossing  of  the  same  by  vehicles. 

Sec.  4.  The  rate  of  fare  shall  not  exceed  ten  cents  each  way  for  one 
passenger. 

Sec.  5.  The  cars  shall  be  moved  by  horses,  mules,  steam  or  electricity,  and 
shall  be  of  approved  construction  and  be  provided  with  brakes  or  other  means 
of  stopping  the  same,  and  shall  not  be  run  at  a speed  exceeding  eight  miles  per 
hour.  Said  corporation  shall  have  the  right  to  lay  down  a double  track  for  the 
running  of  said  cars  ; provided,  however,  that  not  more  than  eighteen  feet  in 
width  of  any  street  shall  be  used  or  occupied  for  said  purpose,  excepting  in  cases 
of  necessary  turnouts  and  sidings. 

Provided  further,  that  said  corporation  shall  have  the  right  to  erect  and 
maintain  such  necessary  poles  and  stretch  such  wires  in  and  over  said  streets 


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as  may  be  required  for  the  operation  of  said  road  and  cars,  such  poles  to  be 
erected  at  such  places  as  shall,  as  little  as  may  be,  interfere  with  and  inconveni- 
ence the  public  use  of  said  streets. 

As  amended  February  20,  1889,  by  No.  242. 

Sec.  6.  The  franchise  and  privilege  hereby  granted  shall  continue  for  thirty 
years  ; provided,  that  the  said  company,  its  successors  or  assigns,  shall  commence 
the  construction  thereof  within  six  months  from  the  passage  of  this  ordinance, 
and  shall  complete  the  same  within  the  limits  herein  provided,  within  eighteen 
months  after  the  passage  of  this  ordinance  ; provided,  said  company  shall  not 
be  required  to  commence  the  construction  of  said  railway  on  any  portion  of  any 
street  until  three  months  after  all  the  streets  herein  named  shall  have  been 
graded. 

Sec.  7.  The  said  company  shall  have  the  right  to  connect  with  and  operate 
its  cars  over  any  other  railway  lines  in  said  city,  having  first  obtained  consent 
of  said  lines  so  to  do. 

Sec.  8.  The  said  grantee,  its  successors  or  assigns,  shall,  within  the  time 
provided  for  the  commencement  of  work  execute  to  the  City  of  Spokane  Falls, 
a sufficient  bond,  to  be  approved  by  the  Mayor,  in  the  sum  of  three  thousand 
dollars,  conditioned  for  the  completion  of  said  road,  according  to  the  require- 
ments of  this  ordinance. 

Sec.  9.  This  ordinance  shall  take  effect  and  be  in  force  from  and  after  five 
days  after  its  passage  and  publication. 

Passed  the  City  Council  April  25,  1888. 


ROSS  PARK  STREET  RAILWAY  COMPANY. 


ORDINANCE  NO.  A426. 

AN  ORDINANCE  TO  CHANGE  THE  LOCATION  OP  PART  OP  THE  STREET  RAILWAY  OP  THE 
ROSS  PARK  STREET  RAILWAY  COMPANY,  LAID  UNDER  AN  ORDINANCE  AUTHORIZ- 
ING THE  CONSTRUCTION  AND  MAINTENANCE  OF  A STREET  RAILWAY  IN  THE  CITY 
OP  SPOKANE  FALLS,  GRANTED  TO  THE  ROSS  PARK  STREET  RAILWAY  COMPANY 
ON  APRIL  25,  1888,  AND  AS  AMENDED  FEBRUARY  29,  1889. 

The  City  of  Spokane  does  ordain  as  follows: 

Section  1.  That  authority  is  hereby  granted  said  Ross  Park  Street  Railway 
Company  to  change  its  line  of  railway  under  the  terms  and  conditions  governing 
said  ordinance,  and  to  remove  its  track  or  tracks,  now  on  Front  avenue,  and  to 
change  the  route  of  its  line,  commencing  at  the  intersection  of  Sheridan  street 
and  Front  avenue  and  lay  its  track  on  Sheridan  street  running  thence  north  on 
Sheridan  street  to  Olive  street,  thence  east  on  Olive  street  to  the  Olive  street 
bridge,  on  the  south  side  thereof,  thence  across  the  Olive  street  bridge  to  Peck 
avenue,  thence  on  and  along  Peck  avenue  to  the  intersection  of  Peck  avenue 
with  Hamilton  street,  with  the  right  to  connect  with  the  existing  tracks  on 
said  Hamilton  street. 

Sec.  2.  That  said  company  shall  lay  only  a single  track  on  Sheridan  street 
to  Olive  street  and  on  Olive  street  to  the  easterly  termination  of  the  Olive  street 
bridge,  and  on  Peck  avenue  from  the  easterly  termination  of  the  Olive  street 
bridge,  a double  track  railway  may  be  laid  upon  Peck  avenue  to  the  intersection 
of  Hamilton  street,  so  as  to  connect  with  the  existing  track  on  Hamilton  street. 

Sec.  3.  That  the  franchise  now  owned  to  lay  tracks  on  and  over  Front 
avenue  from  Sheridan  street  easterly  on  Front  avenue  to  the  Front  avenue 
bridge  and  across  the  Front  avenue  bridge  to  Hamilton  street  and  thence  north- 
erly on  Hamilton  street  to  the  intersection  of  Hamilton  street  and  Peck  avenue, 
be  and  the  same  is  hereby  repealed. 


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Sec.  4.  This  ordinance  shall  take  effect  and  be  in  force  ten  days  after  its 
passage  and  publication  without  cost  to  the  city. 

Passed  the  City  Council  May  19,  1894. 


ROSS  PARK  STREET  RAILWAY  COMPANY. 


ORDINANCE  NO.  296. 

AN  ORDINANCE  TO  REGULATE  THE  LAYING  OF  TRACKS  AND  MAINTENANCE  THEREOF 
BY  THE  ROSS  PARK  STREET  RAILWAY  COMPANY  IN  THE  STREETS  OF  THE  CITY. 
The  City  of  Spokane  Falls  does  ordain  as  follows: 

Section  1.  That  the  Ross  Park  Street  Railway  Company  is  hereby  author- 
ized in  constructing  their  tracks  upon  the  streets  within  the  city  limits,  to  lay* 
the  same  so  that  the  top  of  the  rail  shall  be  six  inches  above  the  present  surface 
of  the  streets  within  the  city  limits  over  which  the  same  may  be  laid,  and  as 
near  to  the  actual  and  established  grade  as  may  be  practicable. 

Sec.  2.  On  each  side  of  each  rail  shall  be  placed  a plank  not  less  than  eight 
inches  in  width  in  contact  with  the  rail  and  of  such  thickness  that  the  upper 
side  thereof  shall  be  flush  with  the  top  of  the  rail,  which  plank  shall  be  securely 
spiked  to  the  ties  or  stringers.  At  the  intersection  of  Post,  Mill,  Howard, 
Stevens,  Washington  and  Division  streets  with  the  streets  over  which  said  rail 
way  shall  be  constructed,  it  shall  be  the  duty  of  said  company  in  addition  to  the 
plank  upon  the  outside  of  each  outer  rail,  to  securely  plank  over  the  entire 
surface  lying  between  the  outer  rails  of  each  track  for  the  entire  width  of  said 
intersecting  street.  Such  planking  shall  not  be  less  than  two  inches  in  thickness, 
shall  present  an  even  surface  with  the  top  of  the  rail,  and  shall  be  securely 
spiked  and  fastened  in  place.  The  right  to  require  the  crossings of  other  streets 
to  be  planked  in  like  manner  whenever  the  Council  shall  deem  it  necessary, 
is  reserved. 

Sec.  3.  It  shall  be  the  duty  of  said  railway  company  to  fill  the  spaces 
between  the  rails  of  each  track  and  on  the  outer  side  of  each  track  with  good 
and  suitable  gravel  to  the  inspection  of  the  Street  Commissioner,  so  that  the 
said  gravel  when  packed  in  place  shall  be  flush  with  the  top  of  the  planks  on 
each  side  of  the  rails,  and  shall  be  rounded  off  toward  the  gutters  so  as  to 
present  an  even  and  proper  crown  for  said  streets,  and  such  planking  and 
graveling  between  the  rails  and  tracks  shall  be  kept  in  good  and  safe  condition, 
and  on  the  outside  of  the  tracks  the  graveling  shall  be  kept  flush  with  the  plank- 
ing by  said  company  at  its  own  expense. 

Sec,  4.  Whenever  the  City  of  Spokane  Falls  by  its  ordinances  decides  to 
macadamize  or  pave  any  street  or  part  of  a street  over  or  upon  which  the  rails 
and  tracks  of  said  company  are  laid  and  maintained,  it  shall  be  the  duty  of  said 
company  to  macadamize  or  pave  at  its  own  cost  and  expense  all  the  space  lying 
between  the  outer  rails  of  each  track  and  for  two  feet  on  the  outside  of  each 
outer  rail,  of  such  material  and  in  such  manner  as  may  be  directed  by  the  City 
Council  for  such  street  or  part  of  a street,  under  the  direction  and  inspection 
of  such  person  as  may  be  appointed  by  the  Council  for  that  purpose,  and  such 
paving  or  macadamizing  shall  be  maintained  by  said  railroad  company  in  good 
repair. 

Sec.  5.  Nothing  herein  contained  shall  be  construed  to  mean  that  the  city 
relinquishes  any  of  its  rightful  authority  over  the  streets  or  any  part  of  them 
in  which  said  street  railway  shall  be  constructed,  but  the  city,  by  its  agents, 
officers  or  contractors,  shall  have  and  retain  its  full  power  and  authority  to 
enter  upon  said  streets  or  parts  of  streets,  or  any  of  them,  for  the  laying  of 
gas  pipes,  vater  pipes,  the  construction  of  sewers,  or  any  other  public  works,  and 
to  grant  the  right  to  other  railways  or  motor  lines  to  cross  the  tracks  of  said 


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Ross  Park  Street  Railway  in  a reasonable  or  proper  manner  without  let  or 
hindrance. 

Sec.  6.  This  ordinance  shall  take  effect  and  be  in  force  five  days  after  its 
passage  and  publication  without  expense  to  the  city. 

Passed  the  City  Council  May  29,  1889. 


ROSS  PARK  STREET  RAILWAY  COMPANY. 


ORDINANCE  NO.  299. 

AN  ORDINANCE  GRANTING  TO  THE  ROSS  PARK  STREET  RAILWAY  COMPANY  THE  RIGHT 

TO  ERECT  POLES  IN  THE  CENTER  OF  THE  STREETS  TRAVERSED  BY  SAID 

COMPANY. 

The  City  of  Spokane  Falls  does  ordain  as  folloivs: 

Section  1.  That  the  Ross  Park  Street  Railway  Company  shall  have,  and 

hereby  is  granted,  the  right  to  erect  and  maintain  along  the  line  of  its  said 

railway,  at  or  near  the  center  of  the  streets  and  between  the  double  tracks  of 
said  railway,  a line  of  poles  of  suitable  height  and  dimensions,  and  to  be  used 

to  sustain  the  cables  for  the  operation  of  the  said  railway  by  electricity. 

Provided , that  the  right  to  maintain  said  poles  shall  only  continue  so  long  as 
the  said  railroad  shall  be  operated  by  electricity  by  the  cable  system,  and  shall 
be  used  for  no  other  purpose  except  lighting  the  line  of  said  railroad. 

Sec.  2.  Such  poles  shall  not  be  erected  less  than  one  hundred  feet  apart, 
and  they  shall  be  of  such  height  as  not  to  obstruct  the  free  use  of  the  streets, 
and  the  right  to  erect  such  poles  is  upon  the  express  condition  that  the  Ross 
Park  Street  Railway  Company  shall  hold  the  city  harmless  from  all  damage  or 
claim  for  damage  which  may  arise  by  reason  of  the  erection  and  maintenance 
of  said  poles  or  any  of  them. 

Sec.  3.  Nothing  herein  contained  shall  be  construed  to  limit  the  right  of 
the  City  of  Spokane  Falls  to  alter,  change  or  abrogate,  by  ordinance  the  privi- 
leges herein  granted. 

Sec.  4.  Such  part  of  any  and  all  ordinances  which  grants  to  the  Ross  Park 
Street  Railway  Company  the  right  to  erect  or  maintain  poles  along  the  streets 
of  the  city,  except  as  herein  granted,  is  hereby  repealed. 

Sec.  5.  This  ordinance  shall  take  effect  and  be  in  force  five  days  after  its 
passage  and  publication  without  expense  to  the  city. 

Passed  the  City  Council  June  5,  1889. 


SPOKANE  CABLE  RAILWAY  COMPANY. 


ORDINANCE  NO.  220. 

AN  ORDINANCE  AUTHORIZING  THE  SPOKANE  CABLE  RAILWAY  COMPANY,  A CORPORA- 
TION, ITS  SUCCESSORS  OR  ASSIGNS,  TO  CONSTRUCT,  OPERATE  AND  MAINTAIN  A 
STREET  RAILWAY  IN  THE  CITY  OF  SPOKANE  FALLS,  AND  PROVIDING  FOR  THE 
PUNISHMENT  OF  PERSONS  UNLAWFULLY  OBSTRUCTING  THE  OPERATION 
THEREOF. 

The  City  of  Spokane  Falls  does  ordain  as  follows: 

Section  1.  That  there  be  and  there  is  hereby  granted  to  the  Spokane  Cable 
Railway  Company,  a corporation,  its  successors  or  assigns,  the  right,  privilege 
and  authority  to  locate,  lay  down  and  maintain  tracks  for  a street  railway,  and 
to  construct,  operate  and  equip  and  maintain  the  same  for  the  purpose  of  carry- 
ing passengers,  to  charge  and  collect  fares  therefor,  on  the  streets  of  the  City 


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of  Spokane  Falls  as  follows,  to-wit : On  Monroe  street  from  the  south  end 
thereof,  running  north  to  the  intersection  of  Bridge  street  with  said  Monroe 
street,  with  the  right  to  run  and  operate  the  same  over  any  bridge  that  may  be 
constructed  over  the  Spokane  river  connecting  said  Monroe  street  on  the  south 
side  of  said  river  with  Monroe  street  on  the  north  side  of  said  river,  and  the 
said  road  may  be  constructed  with  the  necessary  switches,  turn-outs  and  turn- 
tables for  the  proper  operation  thereof,  and  shall  be  placed  as  near  as  practica- 
ble to  the  center  of  the  street,  and  either  cars  or  dummies  for  the  transportation 
of  passengers  may  be  used  thereon  : 

Provided , however,  that  the  said  Spokane  Cable  Railway  Company  shall 
commence  work  under  the  privileges  hereby  granted  within  six  (6)  months  of 
the  date  hereof,  and  shall  construct  and  operate  their  street  railway  over  the 
street  named  herein  within  two  years  from  said  date. 

Sec.  2.  The  said  Spoisane  Cable  Railway  Company,  its  successors  or  assigns, 
in  constructing  said  street  railway,  shall  keep  the  same  in  good  repair,  and  in 
construction  thereof  shall  leave  the  streets  over  which  the  same  shall  run  in  as 
good  condition  as  they  were  before  the  commencement  of  said  construction. 

Sec.  3.  The  track  of  said  road  shall  not  be  more  than  five  (5)  feet  between 
the  rails,  and  shall  be  flush  with  the  surveys  of  the  streets  where  the  official 
grade  thereof  has  been  established. 

Sec.  4.  The  cars  for  the  operation  of  said  railway  shall  be  moved  by  cables, 
and  the  cars  or  dummies  used  thereon  shall  be  of  the  most  improved  pattern, 
and  the  rate  of  speed  thereon  shall  not  exceed  ten  (10)  miles  per  hour. 

Sec.  5.  The  rights  and  privileges  hereby  granted  shall  continue  for  a period 
of  fifty  (50)  years  from  the  passage  of  this  ordinance. 

Sec.  6.  This  ordinance  shall  not  be  so  construed  as  to  deprive  the  City  of 
Spokane  Falls  of  any  powers,  rights  or  privileges  which  it  now  has  or  which  may 
hereafter  be  conferred  upon  it  in  the  matter  of  the  regulation,  use  and  control 
of  its  streets. 

Sec.  7.  Any  person  who  shall  wilfully  obstruct  the  operation  of  said  rail- 
way shall  be  deemed  guilty  of  a -misdemeanor,  and  may  be  punished  upon  convic- 
tion by  a fine  of  any  sum  not  exceeding  one  hundred  ($100)  dollars,  or  may  be 
imprisoned  for  a period  not  exceeding  thirty  (30)  days,  or  may  be  both  fined  and 
imprisoned. 

Sec.  8.  The  said  Spokane  Cable  Railway  Company,  its  successors  or  assigns, 
shall  have  the  right  to  make  such  reasonable  rules  and  regulations  for  the 
operating  and  control  of  said  road  and  the  management  thereof,  not  in  conflict 
with  the  charter  and  ordinances  of  the  City  of  Spokane  Falls. 

Sec.  9.  The  said  Spokane  Cable  Railway  Company,  its  successors  or  assigns, 
shall  indemnify  and  save  harmless  the  City  of  Spokane  Falls  from  any  and  all 
claims  or  damages  it  might  or  may  become  liable  to  pay  by  reason  of  the  con- 
struction or  operation  of  the  said  road  over  said  streets. 

Sec.  10.  This  ordinance  shall  take  effect  and  be  in  force  from  and  after  five 
days  after  its  passage  and  publication. 

Passed  December  26,  1888. 


SPOKANE  CABLE  RAILWAY  COMPANY. 


ORDINANCE  NO.  553. 

AN  ORDINANCE  GRANTING  TO  THE  SPOKANE  CABLE  RAILWAY  COMPANY  THE  RIGHT, 
PRIVILEGE  AND  FRANCHISE  TO  BUILD,  CONSTRUCT,  EQUIP  AND  OPERATE  ELECTRIC 
RAILWAYS  UPON  CERTAIN  STREETS  OF  THE  CITY  OF  SPOKANE  FALLS,  AND  TO 
CHANGE  THEIR  CABLE  SYSTEM  ON  CERTAIN  STREETS  OF  SAID  CITY  INTO  AN 
ELECTRIC  RAILWAY  SYSTEM. 

The  City  of  Spokane  Falls  does  ordain  as  follows: 

Section  1.  The  right,  privilege  and  franchise  is  hereby  granted  to  the 
Spokane  Cable  Railway  Company,  its  successors  and  assigns,  to  build,  operate 


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and  equip  a single  or  double  track  electric  railway  upon,  along  and  over  all 
streets  in  the  City  of  Spokane  Falls,  upon  which  they  now  have,  either  by 
original  grant  by  this  Council  or  by  assignment,  the  right  at  the  present  time 
to  build,  equip  and  operate  a cable  railway. 

Amended  by  Ordinance  No.  A932,  passed  February  27,  1900  ; repealed  fran- 
chise as  to  Sprague  avenue. 

Sec.  2.  The  light  hereby  granted  is  subject  to  all  the  conditions,  restric- 
tions and  limitations  imposed  by  the  several  franchises  under  which  they  now 
have  a right  to  build,  operate  and  equip  a cable  railway,  and  shall  continue  for 
the  same  length  and  period  of  time. 

Sec.  3.  The  right  is  hereby  granted  to  said  Company  to  change  their 
present  cable  system  ever,  along  and  upon  any  and  all  streets  of  the  City  of 
Spokane  Falls  upon  the  north  side  of  the  Spokane  river,  into  an  electric  system. 

Sec.  4.  Nothing  in  this  ordinance  contained  shall  be  construed  to  give  said 
company  a right  to  build,  equip  and  operate  both  an  electric  and  cable  railway  on 
the  same  street. 

Sec  5.  Said  company  shall  have  the  right  to  erect  all  poles,  wires  and 
other  paraphernalia  necessary  and  convenient  for  the  operation  of  a first-class 
system  of  electric  railway. 

Sec.  6.  This  ordinance  is  intended  to  permit  said  company  to  construct, 
equip  and  operate  upon  the  north  side  of  the  Spokane  river  in  said  city,  an 
electric  system  of  street  railways  instead  of  the  present  cable  street  railway, 
now  partly  built  and  in  operation  by  them,  and  is  intended  to  give  them  the 
right  to  build,  operate  and  equip  an  electric  street  railway  instead  of  a cable 
railway  over  the  streets  not  now  built  upon  by  it,  and  over  and  upon  which  it 
now  has  a right  to  build,  equip  and  operate  a cable  railway  ; and  this  ordinance 
shall  be  construed  with  reference  to  this  intention. 

Sec.  7.  The  said  company  agrees  to  maintain,  during  the  existence  of  this 
franchise,  a good  and  sufficient  system  of  electric  lighting  on  Monroe  street 
bridge  or  any  other  bridge  upon  which  said  company  may  maintain  its  tracks, 
as  long  as  said  bridges  may  be  used  by  this  company. 

Sec.  8.  Said  company  shall  accept  this  franchise  within  five  days  from  its 
passage  and  approval  by  the  Mayor,  by  a writing  under  the  seal  of  the  said 
company  and  attested  by  proper  officers  ; otherwise  the  same  shall  be  and  be- 
come null  and  void. 

Sec.  9.  This  ordinance  shall  take  effect  and  be  in  force  five  days  after 
its  passage  and  approval. 

Passed  the  City  Council  February  23,  1891. 

Accepted  February  27,  1891. 


SPOKANE  CABLE  RAILWAY  COMPANY. 


ORDINANCE  NO.  A88. 

AN  ORDINANCE  GRANTING  TO  THE  SPOKANE  CABLE  KAILWAY  COMPANY,  ITS  SUCCES- 
SORS AND  ASSIGNS,  THE  RIGHT,  POWER  AND  AUTHORITY  TO  CROSS  CERTAIN 
SIDEWALKS  IN  THE  CITY  OF  SPOKANE. 

The  City  of  Spokane  does  ordain  as  follows: 

Section  1.  The  right,  power  and  authority  is  hereby  granted  to  the  Spo- 
kane Cable  Railway  Company  and  its  successors  and  assigns,  to  lay  its  track 
or  tracks  now  built  or  hereafter  to  be  built  under  the  ordinance  of  said  city 
upon  Monroe  street  to  and  across  the  sidewalk  on  the  west  side  of  Monroe 
street  at  a point  where  Gardner  street  produced  would  intersect  the  west  line 
of  said  Monroe  street. 

Sec.  2.  The  right,  power  and  authority  is  hereby  granted  to  the  Spokane 


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Cable  Railway  Company  and  its  successors  and  assigns,  to  lay  the  track  or 
tracks  now  built  or  hereafter  to  be  built  under  the  ordinance  of  said  city  to 
and  across  the  sidewalk  on  the  south  side  of  Boone  street  av  a point  where 
Jefferson  street  produced  would  intersect  the  south  line  of  said  Boone  street. 

Sec.  3.  The  right,  power  and  authority  is  hereby  granted  to  said  Spokane 
Cable  Railway  Company,  its  successors  and  assigns,  to  run  its  street  cars  over, 
across  and  upon  said  track  authorized  to  be  laid  by  the  two  preceding  sections 
of  this  ordinance  in  the  same  manner  and  subject  to  the  same  rules  and  regula- 
tions as  are  now  prescribed  to  it  in  the  alteration  of  its  other  tracks  in  said 
city  ; and  subject  to  the  further  condition  that  the  said  Spokane  Cable  Railway 
Company,  its  successors  and  assigns,  shall  at  its  own  expense  pave  or  improve 
that  portion  of  the  street,  the  use  of  which  is  hereby  granted,  between  the 
outer  rails  of  its  tracks  and  for  two  feet  on  each  side  thereof  in  the  same 
manner  that  the  city  shall  require  the  improvement  of  the  balance  of  the  said 
streets,  within  thirty  days  after  said  street  shall  be  improved.  And  also  that 
work  shall  be  commenced  within  sixty  days  from  the  taking  effect  of  this 
ordinance,  and  be  fully  completed  and  in  operation  within  one  month  from  the 
taking  effect  of  this  ordinance. 

Sec.  4.  The  right,  power  and  authority  is  hereby  granted  to  continue  for 
the  period  of  twenty-iive  years. 

Sec.  5.  This  ordinance  shall  take  effect  ten  days  after  its  passage. 

Passed  the  City  Council  September  1,  1891. 


SPOKANE  ELECTRIC  RAILWAY  COMPANY. 


ORDINANCE  NO.  511. 

AN  ORDINANCE  AUTHORIZING  THE  CONSTRUCTION  AND  MAINTENANCE  OF  A STREET 
RAII, WAY  IN  THE  CITV  OF  SPOKANE  FALLS,  WASHINGTON. 

The  City  of  Spokane  Falls  does  ordain  as  follows: 

Section  1.  That  there  be  and  there  is  hereby  granted  to  the  Spokane 
Electric  Railway  Company,  its  successors  and  assigns,  the  right,  privilege  and 
authority  to  locate,  lay  down  and  maintain  tracks  for  a street  railway,  with  the 
necessary  turnouts  and  switches,  to  be  operated  as  a cable  line  or  by  electricity, 
and  to  construct,  operate,  and  equip  and  maintain  the  same  on  the  streets  of 
Spokane  Falls,  as  follows  : 

Commencing  at  the  intersection  of  Howard  street  and  Fourth  street  on  the 
westerly  boundary  of  Howard  street,  thence  east  on  Fourth  street  to  its  inter- 
section wTith  Spokane  street ; thence  south  on  Spokane  street  to  its  intersection 
with  Fourth  street . thence  east  on  Fourth  street  to  its  connection  with  Second 
street  in  Ilartson  and  Townsend’s  Highland  Park  addition  ; thence  east  on  Second 
street  to  its  intersection  with  Arthur  avenue ; thence  south  on  said  Arthur 
avenue  to  its  intersection  with  Washington  avenue  in  Liberty  Park  ; thence  south 
easterly  along  said  Washington  avenue  to  its  intersection  with  Bell  street ; thence 
south  on  said  Bell  street  to  the  northwest  corner  of  Houghton  and  Callahan  s 
addition  ; thence  cast  along  the  north  line  of  Houghton  and  Callahan’s  addition 
to  the  southwest  corner  of  Altamont ; thence  along  the  west  line  of  said  Altamont 
to  “A”  street ; thence  east  along  said  “A”  street  to  Bryant  avenue  ; thence  ovei 
and  along  Bryant  avenue.  Provided , that  the  said  Spokane  Electric  Railway 
Company,  its  successors  or  assigns,  shall  hold  said  city  harmless  from  any 
damages  which  may  arise  by  reason  of  the  construction  or  maintenance  or  opera- 
tion of  said  street  railway.  And,  provided  further,  that  at  or  before  the  time 
of  the  commencement  of  the  construction  aforesaid,  the  said  Spokane  Electric 
Railwray  Company,  or  its  successors  or  assigns,  shall  execute  and  deliver  to  the 
City  of  Spokane  Falls  a good  and  sufficient  bond  in  the  sum  of  thirty  thousand 
dollars  ($30,000)  with  two  (2)  or  more  sureties,  to  be  approved  by  the  Mayor 


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of  said  city,  conditioned  to  hold  the  said  City  of  Spokane  Falls  harmless  for  and 
in  the  manner  aforesaid. 

Sec.  2.  Said  company  may  maintain  a single  track  railway,  and  when 
authorized  by  resolution  of  the  City  Council  may  maintain  a double  track  street 
railway  within  the  limits  of  said  city,  and  if  the  same  shall  be  operated  by 
electricity,  may  maintain  along  the  sides  of  said  streets  the  necessary  poles 
thereof,  said  poles  to  be  of  such  height  and  dimensions  as  may  designated  and 
required  by  the  caid  City  Council,  and  shall  not  be  less  than  hundred  (100)  feet 
apart,  and  in  no  case  shall  they  construct  and  maintain  a line  of  poles  in  the 
center  of  the  street. 

Sec.  3.  The  rails  of  said  railway  shall  be  laid  so  that  the  tops  thereof  are 
flush  with  the  lop  of  the  street,  and  on  each  side  of  each  rail  there  shall  be 
placed  a plank  not  less  than  twelve  (12)  inches  in  width  in  contact  with  the 
rail,  and  not  less  than  two  (2)  inches  thick,  and  the  upper  side  thereof  shall  be 
flush  with  the  top  of  the  rail,  which  plank  shall  be  securely  spiked  to  the  ties 
or  stringers,  and  shall  be  kept  in  good  condition  by  said  company.  At  the 
intersection  and  crossing  of  streets  it  shall  be  the  duty  of  said  company,  in 
addition  to  the  plank  upon  the  outside  of  each  outer  rail,  to  securely  plank  over 
the  entire  surface  lying  between  the  outer  rails  of  each  track  for  the  entire 
width  of  said  intersecting  street;  such  planking  shall  not  be  less  than  two  (2) 
inches  in  thickness  and  shall  present  an  even  surface  with  the  top  of  the  rail, 
and  shall  be  securely  spiked  and  fastened  in  place  and  shall  be  maintained  and 
kept  in  good,  safe  and  proper  condition  by  said  company,  its  successors  or 
assigns.  It  shall  be  the  duty  of  said  company  to  fill  all  the  space  enclosed 
between  the  outer  rails  of  its  tracks  and  on  the  outerside  of  each  track  with 
suitable  road  gravel,  to  the  inspection  of  the  Street  Commissioner,  so  that  the 
said  gravel,  when  packed  in  place,  shall  be  flush  with  the  top  of  the  planks  on 
each  side  of  the  rails,  and  such  surface  shall  be  kept  and  maintained  by  said 
company,  its  successors  or  assigns,  at  its  own  proper  cost  and  expense. 

Sec.  4.  The  tracks  herein  authorized  shall  be  laid  as  near  as  practicable  to 
the  middle  of  the  streets  over  which  the  same  shall  pass,  or  if  on  one  side,  then 
under  the  guidance  and  direction  of  the  said  Superintendent. 

Sec.  5.  All  the  equipments  of  said  road  shall  be  first-class  in  every  par- 
ticular  and  shall  be  of  the  most  modern  and  approved  kind,  and  the  tracks  shall 
be  standard  gauge;  and  the  rate  of  fare  upon  said  road  shall  not  exceed  five  (5) 
cents  for  one  passenger  for  one  way. 

Sec.  6.  Whenever  the  City  of  Spokane  Falls  shall  decide  by  ordinance  to 
pave  or  macadamize  or  otherwise  improve  any  street  or  part  of  a street  over  or 
upon  which  the  tracks  herein  authorized  shall  be  laid,  it  shall  he  the  duty  of 
said  company  to  macadamize  or  otherwise  improve,  at  its  own  cost  and  expense, 
all  the  space  lying  between  the  outer  rails  of  said  track  and  for  two  (2)  feet  on 
the  outside  of  each  outer  rail,  of  such  material  and  in  such  manner  as  may  be 
prescribed  by  the  C;ty  Council  for  such  street  or  part  of  a street,  and  under  the 
direction  and  inspection  of  such  person  as  may  be  appointed  by  the  said  Council 
for  that  purpose  ; and  said  paving,  macadamizing  or  other  improvements  shall 
be  maintained  in  good  repair  at  the  expense  of  said  company,  its  successors  or 
assigns. 

Sec.  7.  Whenever  in  the  construction  of  the  road  and  tracks  herein  author- 
ized, it  shall  be  necessary  to  cross  the  line  of  any  street  or  other  railway,  it 
shall  be  the  duty  of  the  Spokane  Electric  Railway  Company,  its  successors  or 
assigns,  to  put  in  and  keep  and  maintain  at  its  own  expense,  whatever  appliances 
may  be  needful  and  necessary  for  the  proper  crossing  and  non-interference  with 
the  motive  power  of  such  street  or  other  railway. 

Sec.  8.  Nothing  herein  contained  shall  be  deemed  or  construed  that  the 
city  relinquishes  any  of  its  original  authority  over  the  streets  or  any  part  of 
them  : but  the  city  by  its  agents,  officers  or  contractors  shall  have  and  retain 
its  full  power  and  authority  to  enter  upon  said  streets,  or  any  part  thereof,  for 
the  laying  of  gas  pipes,  water  pipes,  and  construction  of  sewers  or  other  public 


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works,  and  to  grant  the  right  to  any  other  railway  or  motor  lines  to  cross  the 
tracks  herein  authorized  in  a reasonable  and  proper  manner,  without  let  or 
hindrance. 

Snc.  9.  The  speed  at  which  the  said  cars  may  be  run  upon  the  road  hereby 
authorized  may  be  regulated  by  the  City  Council. 

Sec.  10.  Any  failure  on  the  part  of  said  company,  its  successors  or  assigns, 
to  do  or  cause  tc  be  done  anything  herein  required,  or  which  may  be  required 
of  it  or  them  in  a reasonable,  fair  and  proper  manner,  and  as  when  required  to 
be  done,  shall  lay  said  company,  its  successors  or  assigns,  liable  to  the  city  in 
amount  equal  to  the  cost  of  doing  the  matter  required,  with  ten  (10)  per  cent, 
additional  for  expenses  in  addition  to  costs. 

Sec.  11.  The  franchise  and  privilege  shall  extend  for  the  period  of  thirty 
(30)  years  from  the  passage  of  this  ordinance,  with  the  right  to  a renewal 
thereof,  on  such  terms  as  the  Council  may  adopt ; provided,  however,  all  the 
rights  and  privileges  herein  contained  ape  upon  the  express  conditions  that  the 
said  company,  its  successors  and  assigns,  shall  commence  the  construction  thereof 
within  sixty  (60)  days  from  the  passage  of  this  ordinance,  and  shall  complete 
and  operate  the  same  within  the  limits  herein  set,  within  one  (1)  year  after  the 
passage  of  this  ordinance ; and  as  to  the  portions  not  completed  within  said 
period,  this  franchise  shall  lapse  in  the  option  of  the  Council  and  upon  a resolu- 
tion passed  for  that  purpose  ; provided , the  said  company  shall  not  be  required 
to  commence  the  construction  of  said  railway  until  the  streets  named  herein 
shall  have  been  graded  and  accepted  by  the  City  Council,  and  the  time  for  com- 
mencement and  construction  shall  not  begin  to  run  until  said  acceptance. 

Sec.  12  Said  company  shall  accept  this  franchise  within  five  (5)  days 
from  the  passage  of  this  ordinance  by  a writing  subscribed  by  the  proper  officers 
of  said  company  and  attested  by  the  seal  thereof,  which  shall  be  filed  in  the 
office  of  the  City  Clerk,  and  if  said  acceptance  shall  not  be  so  filed  the  rights 
herein  conferred  shall  lapse  and  this  ordinance  be  of  no  further  effect. 

Sec.  13.  This  ordinance  shall  take  effect  and  be  in  force  after  its  passage 
and  publication  without  expense  to  the  city. 

Passed  the  City  Council  October  29,  1890. 

Accepted  November  12,  1890. 


SPOKANE  ELECTRIC  RAILWAY  COMPANY. 


ORDINANCE  NO.  A119. 

AN  ORDINANCE  GRANTING  TO  THE  SPOKANE  ELECTRIC  RAILWAY  COMPANY  THE  RIGHT 
TO  BUILD,  EQUIP  AND  OPERATE  A SINGLE  OR  DOUBLE  TRACK  ELECTRIC  STREET 
RAILWAY  SYSTEM  UPON  CERTAIN  STREETS  OF  THE  CITY  OF  SPOKANE. 

The  City  of  Spokane  does  ordain  as  follows: 

Section  1.  That  the  right  is  hereby  given  to  the  Spokane  Electric  Railway 
Company  to  lay  down,  construct,  equip  and  operate  a single  or  double  track 
street  railway  over,  along  and  upon  the  following  streets  in  the  City  of  Spokane, 
to-wit : 

Beginning  at  the  intersection  of  Third  and  Pine  streets,  thence  east  on  Third 
street  to  the  city  limits  ; also  beginning  at  the  intersection  of  Third  and  Sherman 
streets,  thence  south  on  Sherman  street  to  Fourth  street  extended  ; also  beginning 
at  the  intersection  of  Sherman  street  and  Fourth  street  extended,  thence  east 
on  Fourth  street  extended  to  Arthur  avenue,  thence  on  Arthur  avenue  to  Wash- 
ington avenue,  thence  southeast  on  Washington  avenue  to  Eighth  street ; all  of 
said  streets  being  in  the  City  of  Spokane. 

Also  beginning  at  the  intersection  of  Fourth  street  extended  and  Sherman 
street,  running  thence  south  on  Sherman  street  to  Webster  avenue,  thence  east 


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on  Webster  avenue  to  Arthur  avenue,  thence  north  on  Arthur  avenue  to  Ninth 
street,  thence  east  on  Ninth  street  to  Washington  avenue,  thence  northwest  on 
Washington  avenue  to  Eighth  street.  Provided,  that  the  said  Spokane  Electric 
Railway  Company,  its  successors  or  assigns,  shall  hold  the  City  harmless  from 
any  damage  or  claim  of  damage  which  may  arise  by  reason  of  the  construction 
or  maintenance  or  operation  of  said  street  railway,  and,  provided  further,  that 
at  or  before  the  time  of  commencement  of  the  construction  aforesaid  the  said 
Spokane  Electric  Railway  Company,  or  its  successors  or  assigns,  shall  execute 
and  deliver  to  the  City  of  Spokane  a good  and  sufficient  bond  in  the  sum  of 
thirty  thousand  dollars  ($30,000)  with  two  or  more  sureties  to  be  approved  by 
the  Mayor,  conditioned  to  hold  the  City  of  Spokane  harmless  for  and  in  the 
manner  aforesaid. 

Sec.  2.  Said  company  may  maintain  a single  or  double  track  railway  within 
the  limits  of  the  city,  and  may  also  maintain  along  the  side  of  said  streets  the 
necessary  jjoles  therefor,  said  poles  to  be  of  such  height  and  dimensions  as  may  be 
designated  by  the  City  Council,  and  shall  not  be  less  than  one  hundred  (100) 
feet  apart,  and  in  no  case  shall  said  company  construct  or  maintain  a line  of 
poles  in  the  center  of  the  street.  Provided,  that  the  upper  arms  of  all  poles 
erected  under  this  ordinance,  which  may  be  fitted  with  arms  for  the  carrying 
of  wires,  shall  be  reserved  for  the  exclusive  use  of  the  city  for  the  carrying  of 
wires  for  the  city  business. 

Sec.  3.  The  rails  of  said  railway  shall  be  laid  so  that  the  tops  thereof  are 
flush  with  the  top  of  the  grade  of  the  street,  and  on  each  side  of  each  rail  there 
shall  be  placed  a plank  not  less  than  twelve  inches  in  width,  in  contact  with  the 
rail,  and  not  less  than  two  inches  thick,  and  the  upper  side  thereof  shall  be 
flush  with  the  top  of  the  rail,  which  plank  shall  be  securely  spiked  to  the  ties 
or  stringers,  and  shall  be  kept  in  good  condition  by  said  company.  At  the  inter- 
sections and  crossings  of  streets  it  shall  be  the  duty  of  said  company,  in  addition 
to  the  plank  upon  the  outside  of  each  outer  rail,  to  securely  plank  over  the  entire 
surface  lying  between  the  outer  rails  of  each  track  for  the  entire  width  of  said 
intersecting  street ; such  planking  shall  not  be  less  than  two  inches  in  thickness 
and  shall  present  an  even  surface  with  the  top  of  the  rail,  and  shall  be  securely 
spiked  and  fastened  in  place,  and  shali  be  kept  and  maintained  in  good,  safe 
and  proper  condition  by  said  company,  its  successors  or  assigns.  It  shall  be  the 
duty  of  said  company  to  All  all  spaces  enclosed  between  the  outer  rails  of  its 
tracks,  aud  on  the  outer  side  of  each  track  with  suitable  road  gravel,  to  the 
inspection  of  the  Street  Commissioner,  so  that  the  said  gravel  when  packed  in 
place  ^hidl  be  flush  with  the  top  of  the  planks  on  each  side  of  the  rails,  and  such 
surface  shali  be  kept  and  maintained  by  said  company,  its  successors  or  assigns, 
at  its  or  their  own  proper  cost  and  expense. 

Sec.  4.  The  tracks  herein  authorized  shall  be  laid  on  each  side  of  said 
street  as  near  the  center  as  possible. 

Sec.  5.  All  the  equipments  of  said  road  shall  be  first-class  in  every  par- 
ticular, and  shall  be  of  the  most  modern  and  approved  kind  and  the  tracks  shall 
be  standard  gauge  : and  the  rate  of  fare  upon  said  road  shall  not  exceed  flve 
cents  for  one  passenegr  one  way. 

Sec.  G.  Whenever  the  City  of  Spokane  shall  decide  by  ordinance  to  pave, 
macadamize  or  otherwise  improve  any  street  or  any  part  of  a street  over  which 
the  tracks  herein  authorized  shall  be  laid,  it  shall  be  the  duty  of  said  company 
to  pave,  macadamize  or  otherwise  improve  in  the  same  manner  that  the  city 
shall  require  the  improvement  of  the  balance  of  said  street,  at  its  own  cost  and 
expense,  ail  the  space  lying  between  the  outer  rails  of  such  tracks  and  for  two 
feet  on  the  outside  of  each  outer  rail,  under  the  direction  and  inspection  of  such 
person  as  may  be  designated  by  the  City  Council  for  that  purpose.  And  such 
paving,  macadamizing  or  other  improvements  shall  be  done  by  the  said  company 
within  thirty  (30)  days  after  the  balance  of  said  street  shall  be  paved,  macadam- 
ized or  improved  by  the  city.  And  such  paving,  macadamizing  or  other  improve- 
ment shall  be  maintained  in  good  repair  at  the  expense  of  said  company,  its 


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successors  or.  assigns.  Provided  further , that  whenever  the  necessity  of  the  city 
may  require,  the  said  company  shall  remove  said  track  or  tracks  and  replace 
the  same  at  its  own  cost  find  expense. 

Sec.  7.  Whenever  in  the  construction  of  the  road  and  tracks  herein  author- 
ized it  shall  be  necessary  to  cross  the  line  of  any  street  or  other  railway,  it  shall 
be  the  duty  of  the  Spokane  Electric  Railway  Company,  its  successors  and  assigns, 
to  put  in  and  keep  and  maintain  at  its  own  expense,  whatever  appliances  may  be 
needful  and  necessary  for  the  proper  crossing  and  non-interference  with  the 
motive  power  of  such  street  or  other  railway. 

Sec.  8.  Nothing  herein  contained  shall  be  deemed  or  construed  as  a relin 
quishment  by  the  city  of  any  of  its  rightful  authority  over  the  streets  or  any 
part  of  them,  but  the  city  by  its  agents,  officers  or  directors,  shall  have  and 
retain  its  full  power  and  authority  to  enter  upon  said  streets  or  any  part  thereof, 
for  the  laying  of  gas  pipes,  water  pipes,  sewers,  or  the  making  of  any  other 
improvement,  and  to  grant  the  right  to  any  other  railway  or  motor  line  to  cross 
the  tracks  herein  authorized  in  a reasonable  and  proper  manner,  without  let  or 
hindrance. 

Sec.  9.  The  speed  at  which  the  cars  may  be  run  upon  the  road  hereby 
authorized  may  be  regulated  by  the  City  Council. 

Sec.  10.  Any  failure  on  the  part  of  said  company,  or  its  successors  or 
assigns,  to  do  or  cause  to  be  done  anything  herein  required  or  which  may  be 
required  of  it  or  them  in  a reasonable,  fair  and  proper  manner,  and  as  when 
required  to  be  done,  shall  lay  said  company,  its  successors  or  assigns,  liable  to 
the  city  in  amount  equal  to  the  cost  of  doing  the  matter  required,  with  ten  per 
cent,  additional  for  expenses  in  addition  to  costs. 

Sec.  11.  The  franchise  and  privilege  granted  shall  continue  for  the  period 
of  twenty-five  years  from  the  passage  of  this  ordinance. 

Sec.  12.  Provided , however,  that  all  the  rights  and  privileges  herein  con- 
tained are  upon  the  express  condition  that  the  said  company,  its  successors  or 
assigns,  shall  commence  the  construction  of  said  railway  within  sixty  (60)  days 
from  the  taking  effect  of  this  ordinance  granting  the  same,  and  shall  complete 
and  operate  the  same  within  the  limits  herein  set,  within  eight  months  from  the 
taking  effect  of  the  said  ordinance. 

And  provided  further,  that  should  the  said  company  at  any  time  after  the 
completion  of  said  road  herein  authorized,  neglect  or  refuse  to  operate  the  same 
for  a period  of  thirty  (30)  consecutive  days,  then  this  franchise  shall  lapse  in 
the  option  of  the  Council,  and  upon  a resolution  passed  for  that  purpose. 

Sec.  13.  This  ordinance  shall  take  effect  and  be  in  force  ten  days  after  its 
passage. 

Passed  the  City  Council  November  3,  1891. 


SPOKANE  & MONTROSE  MOTOR  RAILROAD  COMPANY. 


ORDINANCE  NO.  200. 

AN  ORDINANCE  AUTHORIZING}  1 HE  SPOKANE  & MONTROSE  MOTOR  RAILROAD  COMPANY 
TO  LAY  DOWN  TRACKS  AND  MAINTAIN  AND  OPERATE  ITS  RAILROAD  ON  UNDER- 
GROUND CROSSING  IN  WASHINGTON  STREET,  BETWEEN  SPRAGUE  AND  SECOND 
STREETS. 

The  City  of  Spolcanc  Falls  does  ordain  as  follows: 

Section  1.  The  Spokane  & Montrose  Motor  Railroad  Company,  its  succes- 
sors and  assigns  are  hereby  authorized  to  lay  down  tracks  and  to  construct, 
operate  and  maintain  its  line  of  cars  in  the  center  of  Washington  street,  between 
Sprague  and  Second  streets,  in  said  city,  with  such  cuts  and  grades  as  are 
necessary  to  pass  under  the  Northern  Pacific  railroad  tracks  intersecting  said 
Washington  street.  Said  authority  is  hereby  granted  subject  to  the  condition 


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that  said  company  shall  not  occupy  to  exceed  twelve  feet  in  width  of  said  street, 
and  shall  keep  and  maintain  such  suitable  guard  rails  as  may  from  time  to  time 
be  ordered  by  the  City  Council,  and  shall  indemnify  and  keep  harmless  from  all 
costs,  charges,  damages  or  expense  said  city  arising  in  any  manner  to  any  person 
or  persons  by  reason  of  the  construction  or  the  operation  or  maintaining  of  said 
line  of  cars  over  the  line  herein  described. 

>K<\  2 This  ordinance  shall  take  effect  and  be  in  force  from  and  after  five 
days  after  its  publication. 

Fassed  the  City  Council  October  3,  1888. 


SPOKANE  STREET  RAILWAY  COMPANY. 


ORDINANCE  NO.  528. 

AN  ORDINANCE  GRANTING  TO  THE  SPOKANE  STREET  RAILWAY  COMPANY  THE  RIGHT 
TO  BUILD,  EQUIP  AND  OPERATE  A DOUBLE  TRACK  ELECTRIC  RAILWAY  SYSTEM 
UPON  CERTAIN  STREETS  OF  THE  CITY  OF  SPOKANE  FALLS. 

The  City  of  Spokane  Falls  does  ordain  as  follows: 

Section  1.  That  the  right  is  hereby  granted  to  the  Spokane  Street  Railway 
Company  to  lay  down,  construct,  equip  and  operate  a double  track  street  railway 
over,  along  and  upon  the  following  streets  of  the  City  of  Spokane  Falls  (except 
as  hereinafter  provided),  to-wit : Commencing  at  the  junction  of  Harrison  and 
Victoria  streets  ; running  thence  south  on  Victoria  street  to  the  Spokane  river  ; 
thence  on.  aiong  and  over  the  bridge  spanning  said  river  to  Division  street ; 
running  chence  south  on  Division  street  to  Riverside  avenue,  with  a single  track 
on  west  side  of  street ; thence  west  on  Riverside  avenue  to  Post  street ; thence 
south  on  Post  street  to  Second  street ; thence  west  on  Second  street  to  Cedar 
street ; thence  south  on  Cedar  street  to  Fourth  street ; thence  west  on  Fourth 
street  to  Spruce  street ; thence  north  on  Spruce  street  to  Pacific  avenue  ; thence 
east  on  Pacific  avenue  to  Maple  street ; thence  north  on  Maple  street  to  River- 
side avenue ; thence  easterly  over  and  upon  said  street  to  Sprague  street ; 
♦thence  east  on  Sprague  street  to  Pine  street,  with  a single  track  on  the  south 
side  of  the  street ; thence  south  on  Pine  street  to  Fifth  street.  Also  from  the 
junction  of  Riverside  avenue  and  Washington  street,  thence  west  on  Riverside 
avenue  to  Post  street ; thence  south  on  Post  street  to  Second  street.  Also  from 
the  junction  of  Post  street  and  Riverside  avenue ; thence  west  on  Riverside 
avenue  to  Monroe  street  and  thence  south  on  Monroe  street  to  Second  street, 
all  of  said  streets  in  the  City  of  Spokane  Falls. 

Provided,  that  the  Spokane  Street  Railway  Company,  its  successors  and 
assigns,  shall  hold  the  city  harmless  from  any  damages  or  claim  of  damage,  which 
may  arise  by  reason  of  the  construction  or  maintenance  or  operation  of  said 
street  railway  ; and  provided  farther,  that  at  or  before  the  time  of  commence- 
ment of  the  construction  aforesaid,  the  said  Spokane  Street  Railway  Company,  or 
its  successors  or  assigns,  shall  execute  and  deliver  to  the  City  of  Spokane  Falls  a 
good  and  sufficient  bond  in  the  sum  of  thirty  thousand  dollars  ($30,000),  with 
two  or  more  sureties  to  be  approved  by  the  Mayor,  conditioned  to  hold  the  City 
of  Spokane  Falls  harmless  for  and  in  the  manner  aforesaid. 

And  further  provided,  that  upon  all  the  streets  and  parts  of  streets  men 
tioned  in  this  franchise,  over  or  upon  which  the  said  Spokane  Street  Railway 
Company,  their  successors  or  assigns,  or  any  of  them,  now  have  the  right  to 
construct  and  operate  a street  railway,  shall  upon  the  acceptance  of  this  fran- 
chise become  null  and  void  and  be  of  no  force  or  effect  in  any  way  whatsoever, 
and  is  by  virtue  of  this  ordinance,  without  any  further  action  by  the  City 


♦(Ordinance  No.  A932,  passed  February  27.  1900,  repeals  franchise  for 
Sprague  avenue,  between  Madison  and  Division  streets.) 


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Council,  hereby  repealed.  Conditioned  that  the  said  Spokane  Street  Railway 
Company  may  operate  horse  cars  thereon  until  the  expiration  of  the  time  men- 
tioned in  this  ordinance  for  the  completion  of  the  electric  railway. 

Sec.  2.  Said  company  shall  maintain  a double  track  electric  railway  within 
the  limits  of  the  city  heretofore  described,  except  as  hereinbefore  described,  and 
the  right  is  hereby  granted  the  said  company  to  maintain  along  the  side  of  said 
streets  the  necessary  poles  therefor,  said  poles  to  be  of  such  height  and  dimen- 
sions as  may  be  designated  and  required  by  the  City  Council,  and  shall  not  be 
less  than  about  one  hundred  and  twenty-five  (125)  feet  apart,  except  where  the 
poles  have  been  erected  and  used  for  other  purposes  and  uses  ; in  such  cases 
they  may  be  as  near  as  one  hundred  feet  apart,  and  not  lsss  ; and  in  no  case 
shall  they  construct  or  maintair.  a line  of  poles  in  the  center  of  the  street. 

Provided,  that  upon  all  or  any  of  said  streets  where  there  is  or  shall  be 
electric  light  and  telephone  poles  erected,  the  right  is  reserved  to  the  city  to 
require  the  wires  suspending  the  electric  cable  to  be  attached  thereby,  and  to 
require  the  removal  of  any  and  all  unnecessary  poles  belonging  to  said  company, 
from  any  of  said  streets  or  parts  thereof. 

Sec.  3.  The  rails  of  said  railway  shall  be  laid  so  that  the  tops  thereof  are 
flush  with  the  top  of  the  grade  of  the  street,  and  on  each  side  of  each  rail  there 
shall  be  placed  a plank  not  less  than  twelve  (12)  inches  in  width  in  contact  with 
the  upper  rail,  and  not  less  than  two  (2)  inches  thick,  and  the  upper  side  thereof 
shall  be  flush  with  the  top  of  the  rail,  which  plank  shall  be  securely  spiked  to 
the  ties  or  stringers,  and  shall  be  kept  in  good  condition  by  said  company.  At 
the  intersection  and  crossing  of  streets  it  shall  be  the  duty  of  said  company,  in 
addition  to  the  plank  on  the  outside  of  each  outer  rail,  to  securely  plank  over 
the  entire  surface  lying  between  the  outer  rails  of  each  track  for  the  entire 
width  of  said  intersecting  street ; such  planking  shall  not  be  less  than  two  (2) 
inches  in  thickness  and  shall  present  an  even  surface  with  the  top  of  the  rail, 
and  shall  be  securely  spiked  and  fastened  in  place  and  shall  be  kept  and  main- 
tained in  good,  safe  and  proper  condition  by  said  company,  its  successors  or 
assigns.  It  shall  be  the  duty  of  said  company  to  fill  all  the  spaces  enclosed 
between  the  outer  rails  of  its  tracks  .and  on  the  outer  side  of  each  track  with 
suitable  road  gravel,  to  the  inspection  of  the  Street  Commissioner,  so  that  the 
said  gravel,  when  packed  in  place,  shall  be  flush  with  the  top  of  the  planks  on 
each  side  of  the  rails,  and  such  surface  shall  be  kept  and  maintained  by  said 
company,  its  successors  or  assigns,  at  its  or  their  own  proper  cost  and  expense. 

Sec.  4.  The  tracks  herein  authorized  shall  be  laid  as  near  as  practicable 
to  the  middle  of  the  streets  over  which  the  same  shall  pass,  or  if  on  one  side, 
then  under  the  guidance  and  direction  of  the  Street  Superintendent. 

Sec.  5.  All  of  the  equipments  of  said  road  shall  be  first  class  in  every 
particular  and  shall  be  of  the  most  modern  and  approved  kind  and  the  tracks 
shall  be  standard  gauge,  and  the  rate  of  fare  upon  said  road  shall  not  exceed 
five  cents  for  one  passenger  one  way. 

Sec.  6.  Whenever  the  City  of  Spokane  Falls  shall  decide  to  pave  or  macad- 
amize, or  otherwise  improve  any  street  or  part  of  street  over  and  upon  which  the 
tracks  herein  authorized  shall  be  laid,  it  shall  be  the  duty  of  said  company  to 
pave,  macadamize  or  otherwise  improve,  at  its  own  cost  and  expense,  all  the 
space  lying  between  the  outer  rails  of  each  track  and  for  two  feet  on  the  outside 
of  each  outer  rail  of  such  material  and  in  such  manner  as  may  be  prescribed 

by  the  City  Council,  for  such  street  or  part  of  a street,  and  under  the  direction 

and  inspection  of  such  person  as  may  be  appointed  by  the  City  Council,  or  other 
proper  authority  for  that  purpose,  and  such  paving,  macadamizing  or  other 
improvement  shall  be  maintained  in  good  repair  at  the  expense  of  said  company, 
its  successors  or  assigns. 

Sec.  7.  Whenever  in  the  construction  of  the  road  and  tracks  herein  author- 
ized it  shall  be  necessary  to  cross  the  line  of  any  street  or  other  railway,  it  shall 

be  the  duty  of  the  Spokane  Street  Railway  Company,  its  successors  or  assigns, 

to  put  in  and  keep  and  maintain  at  its  own  expense,  whatever  appliances  may 


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be  needful  and  necessary  for  the  proper  crossing  and  non-interference  with  the 
motive  power  of  such  street  or  other  railway.  And  whenever  the  right  has  been 
granted  by  the  City  Council  to  any  other  company  to  lay  street  railway  tracks 
across  the  tracks  owned  by  the  Spokane  Street  Railway  Company,  its  successors 
or  assigns,  such  company  or  person  to  whom  such  franchise  is  granted  shall  be 
permitted,  without  hindrance,  to  put  in  whatever  appliances  may  be  needful 
and  necessary  for  the  proper  crossing  and  non-interference  with  the  motive  power 
of  the  Spokane  Street  Railway  Company. 

Sec.  S.  Work  shall  in  good  faith  be  commenced  upon  said  railway  within 
three  months  from  the  passage  and  approval  of  this  ordinance,  and  shall  be 
completed  within  one  year  thereafter. 

Sec.  9.  Nothing  herein  contained  shall  be  deemed  or  construed  to  mean  that 
the  city  relinquishes  any  of  its  rightful  authority  over  the  streets  or  any  parts 
of  them,  but  the  city  by  its  agents,  officers  or  contractors  shall  have  and  retain 
its  full,  power  and  authority  to  enter  upon  said  streets  or  any  part  thereof,  for 
the  laying  of  gas  pipes,  water  pipes,  the  construction  of  sewers  or  other  public 
works,  and  to  grant  the  right  to  any  other  railways  or  motor  lines  to  cross  the 
tracks  herein  authorized,  in  a reasonable  and  proper  manner  without  let  or 
hindrance. 

Sec.  10.  The  speed  at  which  cars  may  run  upon  the  road  hereby  authorized 
may  be  regulated  oy  the  City  Council. 

Sec.  11  Any  failure  on  the  part  of  said  company,  or  its  successors  or 
assigns,  to  do  or  cause  to  be  done  anything  herein  required,  or  which  may  be 
required  of  it  or  them  in  a reasonable,  fair  and  proper  manner,  and  as  and  when 
required  to  be  done  ; shall  lay  said  company,  its  successors  or  assigns,  liable  to 
the  city  in  amount  equal  to  the  cost  of  doing  the  matter  required,  with  ten  per 
cent,  additional  for  expenses  in  addition  to  costs. 

Sec.  12.  The  franchise  and  privilege  hereby  granted  shall  continue  for  a 
period  of  thirty  years  from  the  passage  of  this  ordinance  ; provided,  however, 
all  the  rights  and  privileges  herein  contained  are  upon  the  express  condition 
that  the  said  company,  its  successors  or  assigns,  shall  commence  the  construction 
thereof  within  three  months  from  the  passage  of  this  ordinance  and  shall  com- 
plete and  operate  the  same  within  the  limits  herein  set,  within  one  year  after 
the  passage  of  this  ordinance,  and  as  to  the  portions  not  completed  within  said 
period  this  franchise  shall  lapse  in  the  option  of  the  Council  and  upon  a resolu- 
tion passed  for  that  purpose  ; provided,  the  said  company  shall  not  be  required 
to  commence  the  construction  of  said  railway  until  the  streets  named  herein 
shall  have  been  graded  and  accepted  as  such  by  the  City  Council,  and  the  time 
for  commencement  and  construction  shall  not  begin  to  run  until  said  acceptance. 

Sec.  13.  Said  company  shall  accept  this  franchise  within  five  days  from  the 
passage  of  this  ordinance  by  a writing  subscribed  by  the  proper  officers  of  said 
company  and  attested  by  the  seal  thereof,  which  shall  be  filed  in  the  office  of  the 
City  Clerk,  and  if  such  acceptance  shall  not  be  so  filed,  the  rights  herein  con- 
ferred shall  lapse,  and  this  ordinance  be  of  no  further  effect. 

Sec.  14.  It  shall  not  be  lawful  for  the  said  Spokane  Street  Railway  Com- 
pany, its  successors  or  assigns,  to  sell,  assign,  set  over  or  transfer  the  franchise 
or  any  of  the  rights  and  privileges  herein  granted  or  any  part  thereof  to  any 
person,  company  or  corporation,  until  it  shall  have  filed  with  the  City  Council 
a statement  of  its  intent  to  sell,  assign,  set  over  or  transfer  the  same,  particu- 
larly therein  describing  the  part  or  interest  in  said  franchise,  rights  or  privileges, 
and  the  person,  company  or  corporation  to  whom  it  is  intended  to  sell,  assign, 
set  over  or  transfer  such  interest ; which  statement  shall  be  verified  by  the 
certificate  of  the  proper  officers,  and  attested  by  the  seal  of  the  person,  company 
or  corporation,  if  any  there  be,  and  until  such  statement  has  been  filed  and 
approved  by  a resolution  of  the  Council,  and  a good  and  sufficient  bond,  as 
required  in  section  one  of  this  ordinance,  shall  have  been  filed  by  the  person, 
company  or  corporation  to  which  such  sale,  assignment  or  transfer  shall  have 
been  made  ; and  in  case  such  sale,  assignment  or  transfer  shall  be  made  and 


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carried  into  effect  without  the  filing  of  such  statement  and  bond  and  the  approval 
thereof  as  herein  required,  all  the  franchises,  rights  and  privileges  herein  con- 
tained shall  be  forfeited  and  become  null  and  void  and  of  no  further  force  and 
effect.  Provided,  that  nothing  herein  contained  shall  be  construed  to  prevent 
the  said  Spokane  Street  Railway  Company,  its  successors  and  assigns,  from 
mortgaging  or  bonding  said  franchises,  rights  or  privileges  or  railways  without 
the  permission  of  the  City  Council  or  the  filing  of  such  statement,  but  in  case 
of  the  foreclosure  and  sale  of  this  franchise,  or  the  rights  and  privileges  herein 
contained  under  such  mortgage  or  bonds  by  judicial  process,  then  and  in  that 
case  the  purchaser  at  such  sale  may  file  declaration  of  ownership  and  a bond  to 
be  approved,  as  in  said  section  one  required,  and  in  case  of  failure  so  to  do 
within  three  months  after  eitering  into  possession  under  such  sale,  the  fran- 
chises, rights  and  privileges  herein  granted  shall  become  null  and  void  and  of  no 
further  effect. 

Sec:.  15  This  ordinance  shall  take  effect  and  be  in  force  five  days  after  its 
passage  and  publication  without  expense  to  the  city. 

, Passed  the  City  Council  December  24.  1890. 


SPOKANE  STREET  RAILWAY  COMPANY. 


ORDINANCE  NO.  544. 

AN  ORDINANCE  GRANTING  TO  THE  SPOKANE  STREET  RAILWAY  COMPANY  TIIE  RIGHT 
TO  BUILD,  EQUIP  AND  OPERATE  A DOUBLE  TRACK  ELECTRIC  RAILWAY  SYSTEM 
UPON  CERTAIN  STREETS  OF  THE  CITY  OF  SPOKANE  FALLS. 

The  City  of  Spokane  Falls  does  ordain  as  follows: 

Section  1.  That  the  right  is  hereby  created  to  the  Spokane  Street  Railway 
Company  to  lay  down,  construct,  equip  and  operate  a double  track  street  railway 
over,  along  and  upon  the  following  streets  of  the  City  of  Spokane  Falls,  to-wit : 
Commencing  at  the  junction  of  Harrison  and  Division  streets  ; running  thence 
south  on  Division  street  to  the  Spokane  river ; thence  on,  along  and  over  the 
bridge  spanning  said  river  ; thence  south  on  Division  street  to  Riverside  avenue, 
with  a single  track  on  the  west  side  of  the  center  of  said  street ; thence  west 
on  Riverside  avenue  to  Post  street ; thence  south  on  Post  street  to  Second  street ; 
thence  west  on  Second  streef  to  Cedar  street ; thence  south  on  Cedar  street  to 
Fourth  street ; thence  west  on  Fourth  street  to  Spruce  street ; thence  north  on 
Spruce  street  to  Pacific  avenue  ; thence  east  on  Pacific  avenue  to  Maple  street ; 
thence  north  on  Maple  street  to  Riverside  avenue  ; thence  easterly  over  and  upou 
said  avenue  to  Sprague  street ; * thence  east  on  Sprague  street  to  Pine  street ; 
thence  south  on  Pine  street  to  Fifth  street ; also  from  the  junction  of  Riverside 
avenue  and  Washington  street  west  on  Riverside  avenue  to  Post  street ; thence 
south  on  Post  street  to  Second  street ; also  from  the  junction  of  Post  street  and 
Riverside  avenue  west  on  Riverside  avenue  to  Monroe  street  and  thence  south  on 
Monroe  to  Second  street ; all  of  said  streets  being  in  the  City  of  Spokane  Falls. 

Provided,  however,  that  upon  said  Sprague  street  from  Monroe  street  east 
the  said  company  shall  have  the  same  rights  as  they  now  have  under  existing 
ordinances,  with  power  and  authority  to  convert  their  present  horse  railway 
on  said  street  into  an  electric  line ; nothing  herein  being  construed  to  alter, 
change  or  abrogate  any  existing  rights  of  said  company  upon  said  street,  but  such 
rights  and  privileges  shall  continue  and  exist  as  they  now  are  and  shall  finally 
be  determined  and  adjudicated  under  existing  ordinances  and  agreements.  And, 
provided  further,  that  nothing  herein  shall  be  construed  to  authorize  the  construe 
tion  and  maintenance  of  a third  line  of  track  upon  said  Sprague  street. 


♦(Ordinance  No.  A932,  passed  February  27,  1900,  repeals  franchise  for 
Sprague  avenue,  between  the  east  line  of  Lincoln  and  west  line  of  Browne 
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And  provided  further,  that  the  said  Spokane  Street  Railway  Company,  its 
successors  and  assigns,  shall  hold  the  city  harmless  from  any  damage  or  claim 
of  damages  which  may  arise  by  reason  of  the  construction  or  maintenance  or 
operation  of  said  street  railway  ; and,  provided  further,  that  at  or  before  the 
time  of  the  commencement  of  the  construction  aforesaid,  the  Spokane  Street 
Railway  Company,  or  its  successors  or  assigns,  shall  execute  and  deliver  to  the 
City  of  Spokane  Falls  a good  and  sufficient  bond  in  the  sum  of  thirty  thousand 
dollars,  with  two  or  more  sureties,  to  be  approved  by  the  Mayor,  conditioned 
to  hold  the  Ctiy  of  Spokane  Falls  harmless  for  and  in  the  manner  aforesaid. 

And  further  provided , that  upon  all  the  streets  and  parts  of  streets  men- 
tioned in  this  franchise  over  and  upon  which  the  said  Spokane  Street  Railway 
Company,  its  successors  or  assigns,  or  any  of  them,  now  have  the  right  to 
construct  or  operate  a street  railway,  shall  upon  the  acceptance  of  this  franchise 
become  null  and  vcid  and  be  of  no  force  or  effect  in  any  way  whatsoever  except 
in  so  far  as  the  same  may  be  continued  in  force  by  other  provisions  of  this 
ordinance,  and  is  by  virtue  of  this  ordinance  without  any  further  action  of  the 
City  Council,  repealed,  conditioned  that  the  Spokane  Street  Railway  may  operate 
horse  cars  thereon  until  the  expiration  of  the  time  mentioned  in  this  ordinance 
for  the  completion  of  the  electric  railway. 

Sec.  2 Said  company  shall  maintain  a double  track  railway  within  the 
limits  of  the  city  hereinbefore  described,  and  the  right  is  hereby  granted  the 
said  company  to  maintain  along  the  sides  of  said  streets  the  necessary  poles 
therefor  ; said  poles  to  be  of  such  height  and  dimensions  as  may  be  designated 
and  required  by  tbe  City  Council,  and  shall  not  be  less  than  one  hundred  and 
twenty-five  feet  apart  except  where  the  poles  have  been  erected  and  used  foi 
other  purposes  and  uses  ; in  such  cases  they  may  be  as  near  as  one  hundred  feet 
apart,  but  not  less,  and  in  no  case  shall  they  maintain  or  construct  a line  of  poles 
in  the  center  of  the  street. 

Provided,  that  upon  all  or  any  of  said  streets  where  there  is  or  shall  be 
electric  light  and  telephone  poles  erected,  the  right  is  reserved  to  the  city  to 
require  the  wires  suspending  the  electric  cable  to  be  attached  thereby,  and  to 
require  the  removal  of  any  and  all  unnecessary  poles  belonging  to  said  company, 
from  any  of  said  streets  or  parts  thereof. 

Sec.  3.  The  rails  of  said  railway  shall  be  laid  so  that  the  tops  thereof 

are  flush  with  the  top  of  the  grade  of  the  street,  and  on  each  side  of  each  rail 

there  shall  be  placed  a plank  not  less  than  twelve  inches  in  width,  in  contact 
with  the  rail,  and  not  less  than  two  inches  thick,  and  the  upper  side  thereof 
shall  he  flush  with  the  top  of  the  rail,  which  plank  shall  be  securely  spiked  to 
the  ties  or  stringers,  and  shall  be  kept  in  good  condition  by  said  company.  At 
the  intersection  and  crossing  of  streets  it  shall  be  the  duty  of  said  company,  iu 
addition  ';o  the  plank  upon  the  outside  of  each  outer  rail,  to  securely  plank  over 
the  entire  surface  lying  between  the  outer  rails  of  each  track  for  the  entire 
width  of  said  intersecting  street.  Such  planking  shall  not  be  less  than  two 
inches  in  thickness  and  shall  present  an  even  surface  with  the  top  of  the  rail, 
and  shall  be  securely  spiked  and  fastened  in  place,  and  shall  be  kept  and  main- 
tained in  good,  safe  and  proper  condition  by  said  company,  its  successors  or 
assigns.  It  shall  be  the  duty  of  said  company  to  fill  all  the  spaces  enclosed 

between  the  cuter  rails  of  its  tracks,  and  on  the  outer  side  of  each  track  with 

suitable  road  gravel,  to  the  inspection  of  the  Street  Commissioner,  so  that  the 
said  gravel  when  packed  in  place  shall  be  flush  with  the  top  of  the  planks  on 
each  side  of  the  rails,  and  such  surface  shall  be  kept  and  maintained  by  said 
company,  its  successors  and  assigns,  at  its  or  their  own  proper  cost  and  expense. 

Sec.  4.  The  tracks  herein  authorized  shall  be  laid  as  near  as  practicable 
to  the  middle  of  the  streets  over  which  the  same  shall  pass,  or  if  on  one  side, 
then  under  the  guidance  and  direction  of  the  Street  Superintendent. 

Sec.  5.  All  of  the  equipments  of  said  road  shall  be  first  class  in  every 
particular  and  shall  be  of  the  most  modern  and  approved  kind  and  the  tracks 


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shall  be  standard  gauge,  and  the  rate  of  fare  on  said  road  shall  not  exceed  five 
cents  for  one  passenger  one  way. 

Sec.  6.  Whenever  the.  City  of  Spokane  Falls  shall  decide  to  pave  or  macad- 
amize, or  otherwise  improve  any  street  or  part  of  street  over  or  upon  which  the 
tracks  herein  authorized  shall  be  laid,  it  shall  be  the  duty  of  said  company  to 
pave,  or  macadamize  or  otherwise  improve,  at  its  own  cost  and  expense,  all  the 
space  lying  between  the  outer  rails  of  each  track  and  for  two  feet  on  the  outside 
of  each  outer  rail,  of  such  material  and  in  such  manner  as  may  be  prescribed 
by  the  City  Council,  for  such  street  or  part  of  street,  and  under  the  direction 
and  inspection  of  such  person  as  may  be  appointed  by  the  City  Council,  or  other 
proper  authority  for  that  purpose,  and  such  paving,  macadamizing  or  other 
improvement  shall  be  maintained  in  good  repair  at  the  expense  of  said  company, 
its  successors  or  assigns. 

Sec.  7.  Whenever  in  the  construction  of  the  roads  and  tracks  herein  author- 
ized it  shall  be  necessary  to  cross  the  line  of  any  street  or  other  railway,  it  shall 
be  the  duty  of  the  Spokane  Street  Railway  Company,  its  successors  or  assigns, 
to  put  in  and  keep  and  maintain  at  its  own  expense,  whatever  appliances  may  be 
needful  and  necessary  for  the  proper  crossing  and  non-interference  with  the 
motive  power  of  such  street  or  other  railway.  And  whenever  the  right  has  been 
or  shall  have  beeu  granted  by  the  City  Council  to  any  other  company  to  lay  street 
railw'ay  tracks  across  the  tracks  owned  by  the  Spokane  Street  Railway  Company, 
their  successors  or  assigns,  such  company  or  person  to  whom  such  franchise  is 
granted  shall  be  permitted,  without  let  or  hindrance,  to  put  in  whatever  appli- 
ances may  be  needful  and  necessary  for  the  proper  crossing  and  non-interference 
with  the  motive  power  of  the  said  Spokane  Street  Railway  Company. 

Sec.  8.  Work  shall  in  good  faith  be  commenced  upon  said  railway  within 
three  months  from  the  passage  and  approval  of  this  ordinance,  and  shall  be  com- 
pleted within  one  year  thereafter. 

Sec.  9.  Nothing  'herein  contained  shall  be  deemed  or  construed  to  mean  that 
the  city  relinquishes  any  of  its  rightful  authority  over  any  streets  or  any  parts 
of  them,  but  the  city  by  its  agents,  officers  or  contractors  shall  have  and  retain 
its  full  power  and  authority  to  enter  upon  said  streets  or  any  part  thereof,  for 
the  laying  of  gas  pipes,  water  pipes,  the  construction  of  sewers  or  any  other 
public  works,  and  to  grant  the  right  to  any  other  railways  or  motor  lines  to 
•cross  the  tracks  herein  authorized,  in  a reasonable  and  proper  manner  without 
let  or  hindrance. 

Sec.  10.  The  speed  at  which  cars  may  be  run  upon  the  road  hereby  author- 
ized may  be  regulated  by  the  City  Council. 

Sec.  11.  Any  failure  on  the  part  of  said  company,  or  its  successors  or 
assigns,  to  do  or  cause  to  be  done  anything  herein  required,  or  which  may  be 
required  of  it  or  them  in  a reasonable,  fair  and  proper  manner,  and  as  and  when 
required  to  be  done,  shall  lay  said  company,  its  successors  or  assigns,  liable  to 
the  city  in  amount  equal  to  the  cost  of  the  doing  of  the  matter  required,  with 
ten  per  cent,  additional  for  expenses  in  addition  to  costs. 

Sec.  12.  The  franchise  and  privileges  hereby  granted  shall  continue  for  the 
period  of  thirty  years  from  the  passage  of  this  ordinance  ; provided,  however, 
all  the  rights  and  privileges  herein  contained  are  upon  the  express  conditions 
that  the  said  company,  its  succecssors  or  assigns,  shall  commence  the  construc- 
tion thereof  within  three  mouths  from  the  passage  of  this  ordinance  and  shall 
complete  and  operate  the  same  within  the  limits  herein  fixed,  and  as  to  the 
portions  not  completed  within  said  period  this  franchise  shall  lapse  in  the  option 
of  the  Council  and  upon  a resolution  passed  for  that  purpose  ; provided,  that  the 
said  company  shall  not  be  required  to  commence  the  construction  of  said  railway 
until  the  streets  named  herein  shall  have  been  graded  and  accepted  as  such  by 
the  City  Council,  and  the  time  of  commencement  and  construction  shall  not  begin 
to  run  until  said  acceptance. 

Sec.  13.  Said  company  shall  accept  this  franchise  within  five  days  from  the 
passage  of  this  ordinance  by  a writing  subscribed  by  the  proper  officers  of  said 


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company  and  attested  by  the  seal  thereof,  which  shall  be  filed  in  the  office  of  the 
City  Clerk,  and  if  such  acceptance  shall  not  be  so  filed,  the  rights  herein  con' 
ferred  shall  lapse,  and  this  ordinance  be  of  do  further  effect. 

Sec.  3 4 It  shall  not  be  lawful  for  the  said  Spokane  Street  Railway  Com- 
pany, its  successors  or  assigns,  to  sen,  assign,  set  over  or  transfer  the  franchise 
or  any  of  the  rights  or  privileges  herein  granted  or  aDy  part  thereof  to  any 
person,  company  or  corporation,  until  it  shall  have  filed  with  the  City  Council 
a statement  of  its  intent  to  sell,  assign,  set  over  or  transfer  the  same,  particular- 
ly therein  describing  the  part  or  interest  in  said  franchise,  rights  or  privileges, 
and  the  person,  company  or  corporation  to  whom  it  is  intended  to  sell  or  assign, 
set  over  or  transfer  such  interest : which  statement  shall  be  verified  by  the 
certificate  of  the  proper  officers,  and  attested  by  the  seal  of  the  person,  company 
or  corporation,  if  any  there  be,  and  until  such  statement  has  been  filed  and  a 
good  and  sufficient  bond,  as  required  in  section  one  of  this  ordinance,  shall  have 
been  filed  by  the  person,  company  or  corporation  to  which  such  sale,  assignment 
or  transfer  shall  have  been  made  ; and  in  case  such  sale,  assignment  or  transfer 
shall  be  made  and  carried  into  effect  without  the  filing  of  such  statement  and 
bond  as  herein  required,  all  the  franchises,  rights  and  privileges  herein  contained 
shall  be  forfeited  and  become  null  and  void  and  of  no  further  force  and  effect. 
Provided,  that  nothing  herein  contained  shall  be  construed  to  prevent  the  said 
Spokane  Street  Railway  Company,  its  successors  or  assigns,  from  mortgaging  or 
bonding  said  franchises,  rights  or  privileges  or  railways  without  the  permission 
of  the  City  Council  or  the  filing  of  such  mortgage  bonds  by  judicial  process,  then 
and  in  that  case  the  purchaser  at  such  sale  may  file  declaration  of  ownership, 
and  in  case  of  failure  so  to  do  within  three  months  after  entering  into  possession 
under  such  sale,  the  franchises,  rights  and  privileges  herein  granted  shall  become 
null  and  void  and  of  no  further  effect. 

Sec.  15.  This  ordinance  shall  take  effect  and  be  in  force  five  days  after  its 
passage  and  publication  without  expense  to  the  city. 

Passed  the  City  Council  January  28,  1891. 

Accepted  January  31,  1891. 


SPOKANE  STREET  RAILWAY  COMPANY. 


ORDINANCE  NO.  551. 

AN  ORDINANCE  GRANTING  TO  THE  SPOKANE  STREET  RAILWAY  COMPANY  THE  RIGHT 
TO  BUILD,  EQUIP  AND  OPERATE  ELECTRIC  STREET  RAILWAYS  ON  CERTAIN  STREETS 
IN  THE  CITY  OP  SPOKANE  FALLS. 

The  City  of  Spokane  Falls  does  ordain  as  folloivs: 

Section  1.  That  the  right  is  hereby  granted  to  the  Spokane  Street  Railway 
Company  to  lay  down,  construct  and  equip  and  operate  certain  single  or  double 
track  street  railways  over,  along  and  upon  the  following  streets  of  the  City  of 
Spokane  Falls,  to-wit : 

Commencing  at  the  intersection  of  Front  and  Washington  streets,  thence 
west  along  Front  street  to  Howard  street ; thence  south  on  Howard  street  to 
Seventh  street ; also  commencing  at  the  intersection  of  Second  and  Howard 
streets,  thence  west  on  Second  street  to  the  center  line  of  Monroe  street ; also 
commencing  at  (he  intersection  of  Fourth  and  Maple  streets,  thence  south  on 
Maple  street  to  the  city  limits  : also  commencing  at  the  intersection  of  Maple 
and  Fifth  streets,  thence  west  on  Fifth  street  to  Spruce  street ; also  commencing 
at  the  intersection  of  Second  and  Spruce  streets,  thence  west  on  Second  street  to 
Cceur  d’Alene  avenue,  thence  south  in  a southerly  direction  on  Cceur  d’Alene 
avenue  to  Sixth  street ; also  commencing  at  the  intersection  of  Post  street  and 
Riverside  avenue,  thence  north  on  Post  street  to  the  Spokane  River,  thence 


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on  and  along  a bridge  extending  from  Post  street  to  Bridge  street,  thence 
west  on  Bridge  street  to  Monroe  street,  thence  north  on  Monroe  street  to 
Broadway,  thence  west  on  Broadway  to  Cochrane  avenue,  thence  north  on 
Cochrane  avenue  to  Spokane  street,  thence  west  on  Spokane  street  to  Holyoake 
street,  thence  north  on  Holjoake  street  to  Boone  street;  also  commencing  at 
the  intersection  of  Post  street  and  Riverside  avenue,  thence  in  a westerly 
direction  to  the  intersection  of  Monroe  street  and  Riverside  avenue;  also  com- 
mencing at  the  intersection  of  Lincoln  street  and  Uiverside  avenue,  thence  south 
to  the  center  line  of  Sprague  street,  and  north  to  north  line  of  Main  street. 

As  amended  by  Ordinance  No.  A792,  passed  October  19,  1898. 

Provided,  however,  that  the  said  Spokane  Street  Railway  Company,  its  suc- 
cessors and  assigns,  shall  hold  the  city  harmless  from  any  damages  or  claim  of 
damage  which  may  arise  by  reason  of  the  construction  or  maintenance  or  opera- 
tion of  said  street  railway  ; and,  providing  further,  that  in  all  ordinances  hereto- 
fore granting  to  the  Spokane  Street  Railway  Company  the  right  to  build,  equip 
and  operate  a double  track  railroad  on  certain  streets  south  of  the  present  North- 
ern Pacific  railroad  track,  shall  give  to  the  said  Spokane  Street  Railway 
Company,  the  right  to  construct  a single  or  double  track  ; and,  provided  further, 
that  at  or  before  the  rime  of  commencement  or  construction  aforesaid,  the  said 
Spokane  Street  Railway  Company,  or  its  successors  or  assigns,  shall  execute  and 
deliver  to  the  City  of  Spokane  Falls  a good  and  sufficient  bond  in  the  sum  of 
thirty  thousand  dollars,  with  two  or  more  sureties,  to  be  approved  by  the  Mayor, 
conditioned  to  hold  the  City  of  Spokane  Falls  harmless  for  and  in  the  manner 
aforesaid. 

And  further  provided,  that  upon  all  streets  and  parts  of  streets  mentioned 
in  this  franchise  over  or  upon  which  the  said  Spokane  Street  Railway  Company, 
their  successors  or  assigns,  or  any  of  them,  now  have  the  right  to  construct  or 
operate  a street  railway,  shall  upon  the  acceptance  of  this  franchise  become  null 
and  void  and  be  of  no  force  in  any  way  whatsoever,  except  in  so  far  as  the 
same  may  be  continued  in  force  by  other  provisions  of  this  ordinance,  and  is 
by  virtue  of  this  ordinace  without  any  further  action  of  the  City  Council, 
repealed.  Conditioned  that  the  said  Spokane  Street  Railway  Company  may 
operate  horse  cars  thereon  until  the  expiration  of  the  time  mentioned  in  this 
ordinance  for  the  completion  of  the  electric  railway. 

Sec.  2.  Said  company  shall  maintain  a single  or  double  track  electric  rail- 
way within  the  limits  of  the  city  hereinbefore  described,  and  the  right  is  hereby 
granted  the  said  company  to  maintain  along  the  sides  of  said  streets  the  neces- 
sary poles  therefor,  said  poles  to  be  of  such  height  and  dimensions  as  may  be 
designated  and  required  by  the  City  Council,  and  shall  not  be  less  than  about 
one  hundred  and  twenty-five  feet  apart,  except  where  two  poles  have  been 
erected  and  used  for  other  purposes  and  uses  ; and  in  such  case  they  may  be  as 
near  as  one  hundred  feet  apart,  but  not  less  ; and  in  no  case  shall  they  construct 
or  maintain  a line  of  poles  in  the  center  of  the  street. 

Provided,  that  upon  all  or  any  of  said  streets  where  there  is  or  shall  be 
electric  light  and  telephone  poles  erected,  the  right  is  reserved  to  the  city  to 
require  the  wires  suspending  the  electric  cable  to  be  attached  thereby,  and  to 
require  the  removal  of  any  and  all  unnecessary  poles  belonging  to  said  company, 
from  any  of  said  streets  or  parts  thereof. 

Sec.  3.  The  rails  of  said  railway  shall  be  laid  so  that  the  tops  thereof  are 
flush  with  the  top  of  the  surface  of  the  street,  and  on  each  side  of  each  rail  there 
shall  be  placed  a plank  not  less  than  twelve  (12)  inches  in  width  in  contact  with 
the  rail,  and  not  less  than  two  (2)  inches  thick,  and  the  upper  side  thereof  shall 
be  flush  with  the  top  of  the  rail,  which  plank  shall  be  securely  spiked  to  the 
ties  or  stringers,  and  shall  be  kept  in  good  condition  by  said  company.  At  the 
intersection  and  crossing  of  streets  it  shall  be  the  duty  of  said  company,  in 
addition  to  the  plank  upon  the  outside  of  each  outer  rail,  to  securely  plank  over 
the  entire  surface  lying  between  the  outer  rails  of  each  track  for  the  entire 
width  of  said  intersecting  streets.  Such  planking  shall  not  be  less  than  two  (2) 


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inches  in  thickness  and  shall  present  an  even  surface  with  the  top  of  the  rail, 
and  shall  be  securely  spiked  and  fastened  in  good,  safe  and  proper  condition 
by  said  company,  its  successors  or  assigns.  It  shall  be  the  duty  of  said  company 
to  fill  the  spaces  enclosed  between  the  outer  rails  of  its  tracks  and  on  the  outer 
side  of  each  track  with  suitable  road  gravel,  to  the  inspection  of  the  Street 
Commissioner,  so  that  the  said  gravel,  when  packed  in  place,  shall  be  flush  with 
the  top  of  the  planks  on  each  side  of  the  rails,  and  such  surface  shall  be  kept 
and  maintained  by  said  company,  its  successors  or  assigns,  at  its  or  their  own 
proper  cost  and  expense.  And,  provided  further,  that  only  empty  cars  shall  be 
transported  over  and  across  the  present  Post  street  bridge  at  the  discretion  of 
the  proper  authorities,  and  the  proper  authorities  shall  have  the  right  whenever 
it  shall  be  deemed  unsafe  to  transport  such  empty  cars  over  said  bridge,  to 
forbid  the  use  thereof  for  such  purposes  until  the  same  shall  be  made  safe. 

Sue.  4.  The  tracks  herein  authorized  shall  be  laid  as  near  as  practicable 
to  the  middle  of  the  street  over  which  the  same  shall  pass,  or,  if  on  one  side,  then 
under  the  guidance  and  direction  of  the  Street  Superintendent. 

Sec.  5.  The  said  company  agrees  to  maintain  during  the  existence  of  this 
franchise,  a good  and  sufficient  system  of  electric  lighting  on  said  Post  street 
bridge,  as  long  as  said  bridge  shall  be  used  by  said  company  in  its  business. 

Sec.  6.  All  the  equipments  of  said  road  shall  be  first-class  in  every  partic- 
ular, and  shall  be  of  the  most  modern  and  approved  kind,  and  the  tracks  shall 
be  standard  gauge,  and  the  rate  of  fare  on  said  road,  its  system  or  extensions, 
shall  not  exceed  five  cents  for  one  passenger  one  way. 

Sec.  7.  Whenever  the  City  of  Spokane  Falls  shall  decree  to  pave  or  macad- 
amize or  otherwise  improve  any  street  or  part  of  street  over  or  upon  which  the 
tracks  herein  authorized  shall  be  laid,  it  shall  be  the  duty  of  said  company  to 
pave,  macadamize  or  otherwise  improve,  at  its  own  cost  and  expense,  all  the 
space  lying  between  the  outer  rails  on  each  track,  and  for  two  feet  on  the 
outside  of  each  outer  rail,  of  such  material  and  in  such  manner  as  may  be 
prescribed  by  the  City  Council  for  such  street  or  part  of  street,  and  under  the 
direction  and  inspection  of  such  person  as  may  be  appointed  by  the  City  Council 
or  other  proper  authority  for  that  purpose,  and  such  pavement,  macadamizing 
or  other  improvement  shall  be  maintained  in  good  repair  at  the  expense  of  said 
company,  its  successors  or  assigns. 

Sec.  8.  Whenever  in  the  construction  of  the  road  and  tracks  herein  author- 
ized it  shall  be  necessary  to  cross  the  line  of  any  street  or  other  railway,  it 
shall  be  the  duty  of  the  Spokane  Street  Railway  Company,  its  successors  or 
assigns,  to  put  in  and  keep  and  maintain  at  its  own  expense  whatever  appliance 
may  be  needful  and  necessary  for  the  proper  crossing  and  non-interference  with 
the  motive  power  of  such  street  or  other  railway  ; and  whenever  the  right  has 
been  or  shall  have  been  granted  by  the  City  Council  to  any  other  company  to  lay 
street  railway  tracks  across  the  tracks  owned  by  the  Spokane  Street  Railway 
Company,  their  successors  or  assigns,  such  company  or  person  to  whom  such 
franchise  is  granted  shall  be  permitted  without  let  or  hindrance  to  put  in  what- 
ever appliances  may  be  needful  and  necessary  for  the  proper  crossing  and  non- 
interference with  the  motive  power  of  said  Spokane  Street  Railway  Company. 

Sec.  9.  Work  shall  in  good  faith  be  commenced  upon  said  railway  within 
one  month  from  the  passage  and  approval  of  this  ordinance,  and  shall  be  com- 
pleted within  one  year  thereafter. 

Sec.  10.  Nothing  herein  contained  shall  be  deemed  or  construed  to  mean 
that  the  city  relinquishes  any  of  its  rightful  authority  over  the  streets  or  any 
parts  of  them,  but  the  city  by  its  agents,  officers  or  contractors,  shall  have  and 
retain  its  full  power  and  authority  to  enter  upon  said  streets,  or  any  part 
thereof,  for  the  laying  of  gas  pipes,  water  pipes,  the  construction  of  sewers  or 
any  other  public  works,  and  to  grant  the  right  to  any  other  railway  or  motor 
line  to  cross  the  tracks  herein  authorized  in  a reasonable  and  proper  manner, 
without  let  or  hindrance. 


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Sec.  11.  The  speed  at  which  cars  may  be  run  upon  the  road  hereby  author- 
ized may  be  regulated  by  the  City  Council. 

Sec.  12.  Any  failure  on  the  part  of  said  company,  or  its  successors  or 
assigns,  to  do  or  cause  to  be  done  anything  herein  required,  or  which  may  be 
required  of  it  or  them  by  sections  3 and  7 of  this  ordinace,  shall  lay  said 
company,  its  successors  or  assigns,  liable  to  the  city  in  amount  equal  to  the  cost 
of  the  doing  of  the  matter  required,  with  ten  per  cent,  additional  for  expenses, 
in  addition  to  costs. 

Sec.  13.  The  franchise  and  privileges  hereby  granted  shall  continue  for  the 
period  of  fifty  years  from  the  passage  of  this  ordinance  ; provided,  however,  all 
the  rights,  and  privileges  herein  contained  are  upon  the  express  conditions  that 
the  said  company,  its  successors  or  assigns,  shall  commence  the  construction 
thereof  within  one  month  from  the  passage  of  this  ordinance ; and  shall  complete 
and  operate  the  same  within  the  limits  herein  fixed  ; and  as  to  the  portions  not 
completed  within  said  period,  this  francnise  shall  lapse  in  the  option  of  the 
Council  and  upon  a resolution  passed  for  that  purpose ; provided,  that  the  said 
company  shall  not  be  required  to  commence  the  construction  of  said  railway  until 
the  streets  named  herein  shall  have  been  graded  and  accepted  as  such  by  the  City 
Council,  and  the  time  of  commencement  and  construction  shall  not  begin  to  run 
until  said  acceptance. 

Sec.  14.  Said  company  shall  accept  this  franchise  within  five  days  from 
the  passage  of  this  ordinance  by  a writing  subscribed  by  the  proper  officers  of 
said  company  and  attested  by  the  seal  thereof,  which  shall  be  filed  in  the  office 
of  the  City  Clerk,  and  if  such  acceptance  shall  not  be  so  filed,  the  rights  herein 
conferred  shall  lapse,  and  this  ordinance  be  of  no  further  effect. 

Sec.  15.  It  shall  not  be  lawful  for  the  said  Spokane  Street  Railway  Com- 
cany,  its  successors  or  assigns,  to  sell,  assign,  set  over  or  transfer  the  franchise 
or  any  of  the  rights  and  privileges  herein  granted  or  any  part  thereof  to  any 
person,  company  or  corporation,  until  it  shall  have  filed  with  the  City  Coun- 
cil a statement  of  its  intent  to  sell,  assign,  set  over  or  transfer  the  same, 
particularly  therein  describing  the  part  or  interest  in  said  franchise,  rights  or 
privileges,  and  the  person,  company  or  corporation  to  whom  it  is  intended  to 
sell  or  assign,  set  over  or  transfer  such  interest ; which  statement  shall  be 
verified  by  the  certificate  of  the  proper  officers,  and  attested  by  the  seal  of  the 
person,  company  or  corporation,  if  any  there  be,  and  until  such  statement  has 
been  filed  and  a good  and  sufficient  bond,  as  required  in  section  one  of  this 
ordinance,  shall  have  been  filed  by  the  person,  company  or  corporation  to  which 
such  sale,  assignment  or  transfer  shall  be  made  ; and  in  case  such  sale,  assign- 
ment or  transfer  shall  be  made  and  carried  into  effect  without  the  filing  of  such 
statement  and  bond  as  herein  required,  all  the  franchises,  rights  and  privileges 
herein  contained  shall  be  forfeited  and  become  null  and  void  and  of  no  further 
force  and  effect.  Provided,  that  nothing  herein  contained  shall  be  construed 
to  prevent  the  said  Spokane  Street  Railway  Company,  its  successors  or  assigns, 
from  mortgaging  or  bonding  said  franchises,  rights  or  privileges  or  railways 
without  the  permission  of  the  City  Council  or  the  filing  of  such  statement,  but 
in  case  of  the  foreclosure  and  sale  of  the  franchise,  or  the  rights  and  privileges 
herein  contained  under  such  mortgage  or  bonds  by  judicial  process,  then  and  in 
that  case  the  purchaser  at  such  sale  may  file  declaration  of  ownership,  and  in 
case  of  failure  so  to  do  within  three  months  after  entering  into  possession  under 
such  sale,  the  franchises,  rights  and  privileges  herein  granted  shall  become  null 
and  void  and  be  of  no  further  effect. 

Sec.  16.  This  ordinance  shall  take  effect  and  be  in  force  five  days  after  its 
passage  and  publication  without  expense  to  the  city. 

Passed  the  City  Council  February  23,  1891. 

Accepted  February  27,  1891. 


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SPOKANE  STREET  KAILWAY  COMPANY. 


ORDINANCE  NO.  556. 

AN  ORDINANCE  GRANTING  TO  THE  SPOKANE  STREET  RAILWAY  COMPANY  OR  OTHER 

COMPANIES  A FRANCHISE  TO  BUILD,  EQUIP  AND  OPERATE  AN  ELECTRIC  RAILWAY 

UPON  A PORTION  OF  WASHINGTON  STREET  IN  THE  CITY  OF  SPOKANE  FALLS. 

The  City  of  Spokane  Foils  does  ordain  as  follows: 

Section  1.  'The  right  is  hereby  granted  to  the  Spokane  Street  Railway 
Company,  or  other  companies,  their  successors  or  assigns,  to  build,  equip  and 
operate  a double  track  electric  railway  upon  Washington  street  in  the  city  of 
Spokane  Falls,  from  Fifth  street  to  Main  street. 

Sec.  2.  The  said  tracks  shall  be  laid  on  each  side  of  the  motor  line  track 
now  on  said  street  and  as  near  thereto  as  practicable. 

Sec.  3.  The  right  hereby  granted  shall  continue  for  the  period  of  thirty 
(30)  years. 

Sec.  4.  The  right  hereby  granted  to  the  Spokane  Street  Railway  Company 
or  other  companies,  their  successors  or  assigns,  is  upon  the  following  express 
terms  and  conditions,  and  not  otherwise,  to-wit : That  at  any  time  during  the 
existence  of  this  franchise  from  the  City  of  Spokane  Falls  to  operate  a street 
railway  upon  said  Washington  street  between  Fifth  and  Main  streets  as  afore- 
said, or  any  part  thereof,  and  shall  pay  to  the  Spokane  Street  Railway  Company 
or  other  companies,  their  successors  or  assigns,  one  half  of  the  cost  of  building 
said  track  and  of  the  publication  of  this  ordinance  with  interest  thereon  from 
the  date  of  expenditure  to  the  time  of  such  payment  at  the  rate  of  ten  per  cent, 
per  annum,  that  then  and  thereupon  said  company  shall  have  the  right  to  use 
said  tracks  in  connection  and  conjunction  with  said  Spokane  Street  Railway 
Company  or  other  companies,  their  successors  or  assigns  ; and  should  any  other 
company  thereafter  desire  to  use  said  tracks  and  have  a franchise  from  the  City 
of  Spokane  Falls  therefor,  that  it  shall  have  a right  to  use  such  tracks  in 

connection  with  said  other  companies  upon  paying  its  proportion  of  the  cost 

of  building  and  equipping  the  same,  with  interest  at  the  rate  of  ten  per  cent, 
per  annum  from  the  date  of  expenditure  to  payment,  and  all  necessary  expenses 
of  keeping  the  same  in  repair  thereafter  ; conditioned , that  any  and  all  persons, 
companies  and  corporations  who  may  or  do  use  or  occupy  that  part  of  Wash- 
ington street  between  Fifth  street  and  Main  street  shall  not  upon  any  condition, 
pretext  or  circumstance  be  permitted  to  use  or  obstruct  the  same  to  any  greater 
extent  than  is  absolutely  necessary  for  the  proper  conduct  of  their  business  with 
equal  convenience  to  the  use  of  the  said  part  of  said  street  to  all  other  companies 
who  may  occupy  the  same  by  virtue  of  this  franchise  ; and,  conditioned  further, 
that  no  cars  or  other  thing  shall  be  permitted  to  stand  upon  any  part  of  said 

tracks,  upon  the  said  part  of  Washington  street,  for  a greater  time  than  one 

minute  at  any  one  time,  nor  occupy  the  same  entire  for  more  than  three  minutes 
in  any  one  trip,  nor  run  a train,  car  or  other  thing  over  or  upon  any  one  track 
oftener  than  once  in  every  five  minutes,  and  they  shall  be  required  to  run  south 
upon  the  west  track  and  north  upon  the  east  track  in  such  part  of  said  street. 
Any  person,  company  or  corporation  wilfully  or  negligently  failing  or  refusing 
to  comply  with  the  conditions  of  this  franchise  shall  forfeit  all  right  and  interest 
in  and  to  the  same. 

Sec.  5.  This  ordinance  is  granted  subject  to  all  the  conditions,  provisions 
and  exceptions,  contained  in  that  certain  ordinance  passed  by  the  City  Council 
of  the  City  of  Spokane  Falls,  February  23,  1891,  granting  to  the  Spokane  Street 
Railway  Company,  its  successors  or  assigns,  a franchise  to  build  a double  track 
electric  street  railway  upon  certain  streets  of  the  City  of  Spokane  Falls. 
Provided  further,  that  should  the  Spokane  Street  Railway  Company  not  avail 
themselves  of  the  acceptance  of  this  ordinance  ak  herein  provided,  then  it  shall 
be  published  at  the  expense  of  the  city,  but  any  company  availing  themselves  of 
the  privileges  of  this  ordinance  shall  first  pay  for  the  publication  of  this  ordi- 
nance and  give  the  bond  therein  provided. 


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Sec.  6.  This  ordinance  shall  be  in  force  and  effect  five  days  after  its 
passage  and  publication. 

Passed  the  City  Council  March  6,  1891. 

Accepted  March  10,  1891. 


SPOKANE  STREET  RAILWAY  COMPANY. 


ORDINANCE  NO.  A90. 

AN  ORDINANCE  GRANTING  TO  THE  SPOKANE  STREET  RAILWAY  COMPANY,  ITS  SUC- 
CESSORS AND  ASSIGNS,  THE  RIGHT,  POWER  AND  AUTHORITY  TO  CROSS  CERTAIN 

SIDEWALKS  IN  THE  CITY  OF  SPOKANE. 

The  City  of  Spokane  Oocs  ordain  as  follows: 

Section  1.  The  right,  power  and  authority  is  hereby  granted  to  the  Spokane 
Street  Railway  Company,  and  its  successors  and  assigns,  to  lay  its  track  or 
tracks  now  built  or  hereafter  to  be  built  under  the  ordinance  of  said  city  upon 
Post  street  to  and  across  the  present  public  bridge  over  the  Spokane  river, 
connecting  said  Post  street  and  Bridge  street,  across  the  sidewalk  on  the  west 
side  of  said  Post  street  in  such  manner  as  to  enable  the  said  company  to  lay 
its  track  or  tracks  across  the  bridge  built  by  it  across  the  Spokane  river, 
immediately  to  the  west  of  said  Post  street  bridge  instead  of  said  public  bridge. 

Sec.  2.  The  right,  power  and  authority  is  hereby  granted  to  the  Spokane 
Street  Railway  Company,  and  its  successors  and  assigns,  to  lay  its  track  men- 
tioned in  the  preceding  section  of  this  ordinance  across  the  sidewalk  on  the 
south  side  of  Bridge  street  in  the  City  of  Spokane  in  such  manner  as  to  enable 
it  to  run  said  track  from  said  bridge  built  by  it  mentioned  in  the  preceding 
section,  to  the  center  of  Bridge  street  to  connect  with  its  track  on  Bridge  street 
now  laid,  or  which  may  hereafter  be  laid  on  said  street  under  and  in  accordance 
with  the  ordinance  of  said  city. 

Sec.  3.  The  right,  power  and  authority  is  hereby  granted  to  the  said 
Spokane  Street  Railway  Company  and  its  successors  and  assigns,  to  run  its 
street  cars  across,  over  and  upon  said  tracks  authorized  to  be  laid  by  the  two 
preceding  sections  of  this  ordinance  in  the  same  manner  and  subject  to  the  same 
rules  and  regulations  as  are  now  prescribed  to  it  in  the  alteration  of  its  other 
tracks  in  said  city.  And  subject  to  the  further  conditions  that  the  said  Spokane 
Street  Railway  Company,  its  successors  or  assigns,  shall  at  its  own  expense 
pave  or  improve  that  portion  of  the  street,  the  use  to  which  is  hereby  granted 
between  the  outer  rails  of  its  tracks  and  for  two  feet  on  each  side  thereof  in  the 
manner  that  the  city  shall  require  the  improvement  of  the  balance  of  said  street 
within  thirty  days  after  said  street  shall  be  improved.  And  also  that  work 
upon  the  same  shall  be  commenced  wnthin  sixty  days  from  the  taking  effect  of 
this  ordinance  and  be  fully  completed  and  in  operation  within  one  month  from 
the  taking  effect  of  this  ordinance. 

Sec.  4.  The  right,  power  and  authority  is  hereby  granted  to  continue  for 
the  period  of  twenty-five  years. 

Sec.  5.  This  ordinance  shall  take  effect  ten  days  after  its  passage. 

Passed  the  City  Council  September  1,  1891. 


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ORDINANCE  NO.  A98. 

AN  ORDINANCE  GRANTING  TO  THE  SPOKANE  STREET  RAILWAY  COMPANY.,  ITS  SUC- 
CESSORS AND  ASSIGNS,  THE  RIGHT,  POWER  AND  AUTHORITY  TO  CROSS  CERTAIN 
SIDEWALKS  IN  THE  CITY  OF  SPOKANE  ; AND  ALSO  THE  RIGHT,  POWER  AND 
AUTHORITY  TO  LAY  DOWN  AND  MAINTAIN  TRACKS  FOR  A STREET  RAILWAY 
UPON  CERTAIN  STREETS  IN  THE  CITY  OF  SPOKANE. 

The  City  of  Spokane  does  ordain  as  follows: 

Section  1.  The  right,  power  and  authority  is  hereby  granted  to  the  Spokane 
Street  Railway  Company,  its  successors  or  assigns,  to  lay  track  or  tracks  now 
built  or  hereafter  to  be  built  under  the  ordinance  of  said  city,  upon  Bridge 
street  to  and  across  the  sidewalk  on  the  north  side  of  Bridge  street  at  a point 
where  Lincoln  street  intersects  the  north  line  of  said  Bridge  street. 

Sec.  2.  The  right,  power  and  authority  is  hereby  granted  the  Spokane 
Street  Railway  Company,  its  successors  or  assigns,  to  lay  its  track  or  tracks 
now  built  or  hereafter  to  be  built  under  the  ordinance  of  said  city  on  Bridge 
street,  beginning  at  a point  where  the  tracks  of  said  Spokane  Street  Railway 
Company  enter  upon  said  Bridge  street  at  the  east  line  of  said  street,  running 
thence  in  a northerly  direction  to  and  upon  Lincoln  street  for  a distance  of 
120  feet. 

Sec.  3.  The  right,  power  and  authority  is  hereby  granted  to  the  said 
Spokane  Street  Railway  Company,  its  successors  and  assigns,  to  run  its  street 
cars  over  and  upon  said  track  or  tracks  authorized  to  be  laid  by  the  two 
preceding  sections  of  this  ordinance  in  the  same  manner  and  subject  to  the 
same  rules  and  regulations  as  are  now  prescribed  to  it  in  the  alteration  of  its 
other  tracks  in  said  city,  and  subject  to  the  further  condition,  that  the  said 
Spokane  Street  Railway  Company,  its  successors  and  assigns,  shall  at  its  own 
expense  pave  or  improve  that  portion  of  the  street,  the  use  of  which  is  hereby 
granted,  between  the  outer  rails  of  its  tracks,  and  for  two  feet  on  each  side 
thereof  in  the  same  manner  that  the  city  shall  require  the  improvement  of  the 
balance  of  said  streets  within  thirty  days  after  said  streets  shall  be  improved  ; 
subject  to  the  condition  that  the  said  Spokane  Street  Railway  Company,  its 
successors  and  assigns,  shall  at  its  own  expense  remove  and  replace  the  said 
tracks  at  any  time  that  the  needs  of  the  city  may  require  ; and  also  that  work 
upon  the  same  shall  be  commenced  within  sixty  days  from  the  taking  effect  of 
this  ordinance,  and  be  fully  completed  and  in  operation  within  sixty  days  from 
the  taking  effect  of  this  ordinance. 

Sec.  4.  The  franchise  and  privilege  hereby  granted  shall  continue  for  the 
period  of  twenty-five  years  from  the  passage  of  this  ordinance. 

Sec.  5.  This  ordinance  shall  take  effect  ten  days  after  its  passage. 

Passed  the  City  Council  September  19,  1891. 


J.  M.  THOMPSON. 


ORDINANCE  NO.  161. 

AN  ORDINANCE  AUTHORIZING  J.  M.  THOMPSON,  OR  HIS  ASSIGNS,  TO  CONSTRUCT, 
OPERATE  AND  MAINTAIN  A STREET  RAILWAY  IN  THE  CITY  OF  SPOKANE  FALLS, 
AND  PROVIDING  FOR  THE  PUNISHMENT  OF  PERSONS  UNLAWFULLY  OBSTRUCTING 
THE  OPERATION  THEREOF. 

The  City  of  Spokane  Falls  does  ordain  as  follows: 

Section  1.  That  there  be  and  is  hereby  granted  to  J.  M.  Thompson  ox 
his  assigns,  the  right,  privilege  and  authority  to  locate,  lay  down  and  main- 


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tain  a system  of  street  railways  for  the  purpose  of  carrying  passengers,  and 
to  charge  and  collect  fares  therefor,  over  the  streets  of  the  City  of  Spokane 
Falls  as  follows,  towit : 

Beginning  at  the  end  of  Howard  street,  running  thence  north  on  Howard 
street  to  Front  street,  thence  west  on  Front  or  Main  street  to  Post  street, 
thence  north  on  Post  street  to  the  Spokane  river,  thence  across  the  Spokane 
river  by  bridge,  to  be  constructed  by  the  said  J.  M.  Thompson,  or  his  assigns, 
to  Bridge  street,  thence  west  on  Bridge  street  to  Monroe  street,  thence  north 
on  Monroe  street  to  the  city  limits. 

Also  beginning  at  the  intersection  of  Boone  street  with  Monroe  street,  and 
running  on  Boone  street  to  the  west  line  of  the  city  limits. 

Also  beginning  at  the  intersection  of  College  avenue  and  Monroe  street, 
and  running  thence  west  on  College  avenue  to  the  city  limits. 

The  said  road  may  be  constructed  with  the  necessary  switches,  turnouts 
and  turntables  for  the  proper  operation  thereof,  and  shall  be  constructed  as 
near  as  practicable  to  the  center  of  the  street,  and  either  cars  or  dummies  for 
the  transportation  of  passengers  may  be  used  thereon. 

Sec.  2.  The  said  J.  M.  Thompson,  or  his  assigns,  in  constructing  said 
street  railway,  shall  keep  the  same  in  good  repair,  and  in  the  construction 
thereof  shall  leave  the  streets  over  which  the  same  shall  run  in  as  good  condi- 
tion as  they  were  before  the  commencement  of  said  construction. 

Sec.  3.  The  track  of  said  road  shall  not  be  more  than  five  (5)  feet  be- 
tween the  rails,  and  shall  be  flush  with  the  surface  of  the  streets,  when  the 
official  grade  of  said  streets  has  been  established.  The  cars  of  said  railway 
shall  be  moved  by  cables,  and  the  cars  and  dummies  used  thereon  shall  be  of 
the  most  approved  pattern,  and  the  rate  of  speed  thereof  shall  not  exceed  ten 
(10)  miles  per  hour.  The  rights  and  privileges  herein  granted  shall  continue 
for  a period  of  fifty  (50)  years  from  the  passage  of  this  ordinance,  provided 
that  the  said  J.  M.  Thompson  or  his  assigns  shall  commence  the  construction 
of  said  road  within  ninety  (90)  days  from  the  passage  of  this  ordinance,  and 
shall  complete  two  (2)  miles  thereof  and  operate  by  cables  within  eighteen  (18) 
months  from  the  same  day. 

Provided  further,  that  if  the  said  J.  M.  Thompson  or  his  assigns  shall  be 
prevented  or  hindered  from  completing  said  road  by  any  interference  from  the 
City  of  Spokane  Falls  in  the  matter  of  grading  the  streets  over  which  the  same 
is  to  pass,  or  shall  be  hindered  in  said  work  by  the  act  of  God,  or  inevitable 
accident,  the  time  for  the  commencement  of  the  construction  and  completion 
of  the  said  road  shall  be  extended,  the  period  of  such  extension  to  equal  the 
period  of  delay  from  the  causes  aforesaid. 

Sec.  4.  This  ordinance  shall  not  be  so  construed  as  to  deprive  the  City 
of  Spokane  Falls  of  any  powers,  rights  or  privileges  which  it  now  has  or  which 
may  hereafter  be  conferred  upon  it  in  the  matter  of  the  regulation,  use  and 
control  of  the  streets  and  alleys  in  said  city. 

Sec.  5.  Any  person  who  shall  willfully  obstruct  said  railway  shall  be 
deemed  guilty  of  a misdemeanor,  and  may  be  punished  by  a fine  in  any  sum 
not  exceeding  one  hundred  ($3  00)  dollars,  or  may  be  imprisoned  for  a period 
not  to  exceed  thirty  (30)  days,  or  may  be  both  fined  and  imprisoned. 

Sec.  6.  The  said  J.  M.  Thompson,  or  his  assigns,  shall  have  the  right 
to  make  such  reasonable  rules  and  regulations  for  the  operation  and  control 
of  the  said  road  and  the  management  thereof  as  to  them  may  seem  fit,  provided 
that  the  same  shall  not  be  in  conflict  with  the  organic  act  of  this  Territory, 
or  the  laws  thereof,  or  the  charter  and  ordinances  of  the  City  of  Spokane  Falls. 

Sec.  7.  Said  railway  company  shall  indemnify  and  save  harmless  the 
City  of  Spokane  Falls  from  any  and  all  claims  or  damages  it  might  or  may 
become  liable  to  pay  by  reason  of  the  construction  or  the  operation  of  said 
road  over  said  streets. 

Sec.  8.  This  ordinance  shall  be  in  force  and  effect  from  and  after  five  (5) 
days  after  the  passage  and  publication  thereof. 

Passed  the  City  Council  June  6,  3 888. 


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ORDINANCE  NO.  A792. 

AN  ORDINANCE  GRANTING  TO  THE  SPOKANE  STREET  RAILWAY  COMPANY  THE  RIGHT 
TO  BUILD,  EQUIP  AND  OPERATE  ELECTRIC  STREET  RAILWAYS  ON  CERTAIN 
STREETS  IN  THE  CITY  OP  SPOKANE,  AND  REPEALING  CERTAIN  PARTS  OF  SEC- 
TION 1 OF  ORDINANCE  NO.  551,  OF  THE  ORDINANCES  OF  SAID  CITY. 

The  City  of  SyoJcane  does  ordain  as  follows: 

Section  1.  That  the  right  is  hereby  granted  to  the  Spokane  Street  Rail- 
way Company  to  lay  down,  construct  and  equip  and  operate  certain  single  track 
electric  street  railways  over,  along  and  upon  the  following  streets  of  the  city 
of  Spokane,  to-w'it : 

Commencing  at  the  intersection  of  Riverside  avenue  and  Browne  street, 
thence  south  and  along  Browne  street  to  the  intersection  of  Browne  street  and 
Sprague  avenue  in  such  a manner  as  to  connect  with  the  lines  of  the  said 
Spokane  Street  Railway  Company  on  said  Riverside  avenue  and  Sprague  avenue. 

Provided,  however,  that  the  said  Spokane  Street  Railway  Company,  its 
successors  and  assigns  shall  hold  the  city  harmless  from  any  damages  or  claim 
of  damage  which  may  arise  by  reason  of  the  construction  or  maintenance  o* 
operation  of  said  street  railway  ; that  at  or  before  the  time  of  commencement 
or  construction  aforesaid,  the  said  Spokane  Street  Railway  Company,  or  its 
successors  or  assigns,  shall  execute  and  deliver  to  the  city  of  Spokane  a good 
and  sufficient  bond  in  the  sum  of  two  thousand  five  hundred  dollars  ($2500) 
with  surety,  to  t^e  approved  by  the  mayor,  conditioned  to  hold  the  city  of 
Spokane  harmless  for  and  in  the  manner  aforesaid. 

Sec.  2.  Said  company  shall  maintain  a single  track  electric  railway  within 
the  limits  of  the  city  hereiubcfore  described,  and  the  right  is  hereby  granted 
the  said  company  to  maintain  along  the  sides  of  said  streets  the  necessary 
poles  therefor,  said  poles  to  be  of  such  a height  and  dimensions  as  may  be 
designated  and  required  by  the  city  council,  and  shall  not  be  less  than  about 
one  hundred  and  twenty-five  feet  apart,  except  where  two  poles  have  been 
erected  and  used  for  other  purposes  and  uses  ; and  in  such  case  they  may  be  as 
near  as  one  hundred  feet  apart,  but  not  less  ; and  in  no  case  shall  they  con- 
struct or  maintain  a line  of  poles  in  the  center  of  the  street. 

Provided,  that  upon  all  or  any  of  said  streets  where  there  is  or  shall  be 
electric  light  or  telephone  poles  erected,  the  right  is  reserved  to  the  city  to 
require  the  wires  suspending  the  electric  cables  to  be  attached  thereby,  and 
to  require  the  removal  of  ?dv  and  all  unnecessary  poles  belonging  to  said 
company  from  any  of  said  streets  or  parts  thereof ; and,  provided,  further, 
there  shall  be  constructed  as  near  the  upper  end  of  said  poles  as  practicable 
a cross  arm,  which  said  arm  shall  be  for  the  exclusive  use  of  said  city  for  the 
carrying  of  wires  for  the  city  business. 

Sec.  3.  The  rails  of  said  railway  shall  be  laid  so  that  the  tops  thereof  are 
flush  with  the  top  of  the  surface  of  the  street,  and  on  each  side  of  each  rail 
there  shall  be  placed  a plank  not  less  than  twelve  (12)  inches  in  width  in 
contact  with  the  rail,  and  not  less  than  two  (2)  inches  thick,  and  the  upper 
side  thereof  shall  be  flush  with  the  top  of  the  rail,  which  plank  shall  be 
securely  spiked  to  the  ties  nr  stringers,  and  shall  be  kept  in  good  condition  by 
said  company.  At  the  intersection  and  crossing  of  streets  it  shall  be  the  duty 
of  said  company,  in  addition  to  the  plank  upon  the  outside  of  said  rails  to 
securely  plank  over  the  entire  surface  lying  between  the  said  outer  rails  for 
the  entire  width  of  said  intersecting  streets.  Such  planking  shall  not  be  less 
than  two  (2)  inches  in  thickness,'  and  shall  present  an  even  surface  with  the 
top  of  the  rail,  and  shall  be  securely  spiked  and  fastened  in  place  and  shall 
be  kept  and  maintained  in  good,  safe  and  proper  condition  by  said  company, 
its  successors  or  assigns.  It  shall  be  the  duty  of  said  company  to  fill  the 


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spaces  enclosed  between  the  said  rails  of  its  track  and  the  outer  side  of  said 
track  with  suitable  road  gravel  to  the  inspection  of  the  board  of  public  works 
so  that  the  said  gravel  when  packed  in  place  shall  be  flush  with  the  top  of  the 
planks  on  each  side  of  the  rails,  and  such  surface  shall  be  kept  and  maintained 
by  said  company,  its  successors  or  assigns  at  its  or  their  cost  and  expense. 

Sec.  4.  The  track  herein  authorized  shall  be  laid  as  near  as  practicable 
to  the  middle  of  the  street  over  which  the  same  shall  pass,  or  if  on  one  side 
then  under  the  guidance  and  direction  of  the  board  of  public  works. 

Sec.  5.  All  the  equipments  of  said  road  shall  be  first  class  in  every  par- 
ticular, and  shall  be  of  the  most  modern  and  approved  kind,  and  the  track  shall 
be  standard  gauge,  and  the  rate  of  fare  on  said  road,  its  system  or  extension, 
shall  not  exceed  five  cents  for  one  passenger  one  way  ; provided,  that  where 
said  line  with  any-  other  line  or  lines  forms  a continuous  line,  no  extra  fare 
shall  be  charged  for  transportation  over  said  Browne  street  line. 

Sec.  6.  Whenever  the  city  of  Spokane  shall  decide  to  pave  or  macadam- 
ize, or  otherwise  improve  any  street  or  part  of  street  over  or  upon  which  the 
tracks  herein  authorized  shall  be  laid,  it  shall  be  the  duty  of  said  company, 
within  thirty  days  after  said  street  shall  be  improved,  to  pave,  macadamize  or 
otherwise  improve,  at  its  own  cost  and  expense,  all  the  space  lying  between  the 
rails  of  said  track  and  for  two  feet  on  the  outside  thereof,  of  such  material  and 
in  such  manner  as  may  be  prescribed  by  the  city  council  for  such  street  or  part 
of  street,  and  under  the  direction  and  inspection  of  such  person  as  may  be 
appointed  by  the  city  council,  or  other  proper  authority  for  that  purpose,  and 
such  pavement,  macadamizing  or  other  improvement,  shall  be  maintained  in 
good  repair  at  the  expense  of  said  company,  its  successors  or  assigns. 

Sec.  7.  Whenever  in  the  construction  of  the  road  and  track  herein  author- 
ized it  shall  be  necessary  to  cross  the  line  of  any  street  or  other  railway,  it 
shall  be  the  duty  of  the  Spokane  Street  Railway  Company,  its  successors  or 
assigns,  to  put  in  and  keep  and  maintain,  at  its  own  expense,  whatever  appli- 
ance may  be  needful  and  necessary  for  the  proper  crossing  and  non  interference 
with  the  motive  power  of  such  street  or  other  railway  ; and  whenever  the  right 
has  been  or  shall  have  been  granted  by  the  city  council  to  any  other  company 
to  lay  street  railway  tracks  across  the  tracks  owned  by  the  Spokane  Street 
Railway  Company,  their  successors  or  assigns,  such  company  or  persons  to 
whom  such  franchise  is  granted  shall  be  permitted  without  let  or  hindrance 
to  put  in  whatever  appliances  may  be  needful  and  necessary  for  the  proper 
crossing  and  non-interference  with  the  motive  power  of  said  Spokane  Street 
Railway  Company. 

Sec.  8.  Work  shail  in  good  faith  be  commenced  upon  said  railway  within 
sixty  (60)  days  from  the  passage  and  approval  of  this  ordinance,  and  shall  be 
completed  within  one  year  thereafter. 

Sec.  9.  Nothing  herein  contained  shall  be  deemed  or  construed  to  mean 
that  the  city  relinquishes  any  of  its  rightful  authority  over  the  streets  or  any 
parts  of  them,  but  the  city  by  its  agents,  officers  or  contractors  shall  have  and 
retain  its  full  power  and  authority  to  enter  upon  said  streets,  or  any  part 
thereof,  for  the  laying  of  gas  pipes,  water  pipes,  the  construction  of  sewers  or 
any  other  public  works,  and  to  grant  the  right  to  any  other  railway  or  motor 
line  to  cross  the  tracks  herein  authorized  in  a reasonable  and  proper  manner 
without  let  or  hindrance. 

Sec.  10.  The  speed  at  which  cars  may  be  run  upon  the  road  hereby  author- 
ized may  be  regulated  by  the  city  council. 

Sec.  11.  In  case  of  failure  on  the  part  of  said  company,  or  its  successors 
or  assigns,  to  do  or  cause  to  be  done  anything  herein  required,  or  which  may 
hereafter  be  required  of  it  or  them  under  this  ordinance  the  privileges  and 
franchises  hereby  granted  shall  be  forfeited. 

Sec.  12  The  franchise  and  privileges  hereby  granted  shall  continue  for 
the  period  of  twenty-five  (25)  years  from  the  passage  of  this  ordinance. 


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Sec.  13.  Said  company  shall  accept  the  provisions  of  this  ordinance 
within  five  days  from  the  passage  thereof  by  a writing  subscribed  by  the  proper 
officers  of  said  company,  and  attested  by  the  seal  thereof,  which  shall  be  filed 
in  cue  office  of  the  city  clerk,  and  if  such  acceptance  shall  not  be  so  filed,  the 
rights  herein  conferred  sba'l  lapse  and  this  ordinance  be  of  no  further  effect. 

Sec.  14.  It  shall  not  be  lawful  for  the  said  Spokane  Street  Railway  Com- 
pany, its  successors  or  assigns,  to  sell,  assign,  lease,  set  over  or  transfer  the 
franchise,  rights  or  privileges  herein  granted  or  any  part  thereof  to  any  person, 
company  or  corporation,  until  it.  shall  have  filed  with  the  city  council  a state- 
ment of  its  intent  to  sell,  assign,  lease,  set  over  or  transfer  the  same,  particu- 
larly therein  describing  the  part  or  interest  in  said  franchise,  rights,  or  privi- 
leges, and  the  person,  company  or  corporation  to  whom  it  is  intended  to  sell, 
assign,  lease,  set  over  or  transfer  such  interest,  which  statement  shall  be  verified 
by  the  certificate  of  the  proper  officers,  and  attested  by  the  seal  of  the  person, 
company  or  corporation,  if  any  there  be  ; nor  until  a good  and  sufficient  bond 
as  required  by  section  one  (I*  of  this  ordinance  shall  have  been  filed  by  the 
person,  company  or  corporation  to  which  such  sale,  assignment,  lease  or  transfer 
shall  have  been  made.  And  in  case  such  sale,  assignment,  lease  or  transfer 
shall  be  made  and  carried  into  effect  without  the  filing  of  such  statement  and 
bond  as  herein  required,  all  the  franchises,  rights  and  privileges  herein  con- 
tained shall  be  forfeited  and  become  null  and  void  and  of  no  further  force  and 
effect.  Provided,  that  nothing  herein  contained  shall  be  construed  to  preven*. 
the  Spokane  Street  Railway  Company,  its  successors  or  assigns  from  mortgaging 
or  bonding  said  franchises,  rjghts  or  privileges  or  railways  without  the  per- 
mission of  the  city  council,  or  the  filing  of  such  statement,  but  in  case  of  the 
foreclosure  and  sale  of  the  franchise,  or  the  rights  and  privileges  herein  con- 
tained under  such  mortgage  or  bonds  by  judicial  process,  then  and  in  that  case 
the  purchaser  at  such  sale  must  file  a declaration  of  ownership  and  give  a bond 
as  provided  by  section  1 of  this  ordinance  and  in  case  of  failure  so  to  do  within 
three  months  after  entering  into  possession  under  such  sale,  the  franchises, 
rights  and  privileges  herein  granted  shall  become  null  and  void  and  of  no 
further  effect. 

Sec.  15.  That  so  much  of  section  1,  of  ordinance  No.  551,  entitled  “An 
Ordinance  Granting  to  the  Spokane  Street  Railway  Company  the  Right  to  Build, 
Equip  and  Operate  Electric  Street  Railways  on  Certain  Streets  in  the  City  of 
Spokane  Falls,”  as  grants  to  the  said  Spokane  Street  Railway  Company  the 
right  to  lay  down,  construct  and  equip  single  or  double  track  street  railways 
over  and  along  and  upon  Bernard  street  in  said  city  be  and  the  same  is  hereby 
repealed. 

Sec.  16.  This  ordinance  shall  take  effect  and  be  in  force  ten  days  after 
its  passage. 

Passed  City  Council  October  19,  1898. 


THE  WASHINGTON  WATER  POWER  COMPANY. 


ORDINANCE  NO.  A863. 

AN  ORDINANCE  GRANTING  TO  THE  WASHINGTON  WATER  POWER  COMPANY,  ITS  SUC- 
CESSORS OR  ASSIGNS,  THE  RIGHT  TO  BUILD,  EQUIP  AND  OPERATE  A SINGLE 
(^R  DOUBLE  TRACK  ELECTRIC  RAILWAY  SYSTEM  UPON  CERTAIN  STREETS  OF  THE 
CITY  OF  SPOKANE. 

The  City  of  Spokane  does  ordain  as  follows: 

Section  3.  That  the  right  is  hereby  granted  to  The  Washington  Watei 
Power  Company,  its  successors  or  assigns,  to  lay  down,  construct,  equip,  main- 
tain and  operate  a single  or  double  track  electric  railway,  together  with  side 
tracks,  switches  and  turn-outs,  over,  along  and  upon  the  following 


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streets  of  the  city  of  Spokane,  to-wit : Commencing  at  the  intersec- 

tion of  Boone  avenue  and  Astor  street,  thence  north  on  Astor  street 
to  its  intersection  with  Montgomery  avenue ; also  commencing  at  the 

intersection  of  Howard  street  and  Fifth  avenue,  thence  west  along  Fifth 

avenue  to  its  intersection  with  Lincoln  street,  thence  south  on  Lincoln  street 
to  Bishop  court,  thence  west  on  Bishop  court  to  a point  on  said  Bishop  court 
opposite  to  lot  ten  (10),  blcck  fifty-four  (54),  second  addition  to  Railroad 

addition,  thence  in  a southwesterly  direction  across  said  Bishop  court,  and  the 
sidewalk  on  the  south  side  of  said  Bishop  court  (thence  on  and  across  lots  11 
and  12  of  block  fifty-four  (54)  of.  said  addition),  thence  across  the  sidewalk 
on  the  east  side  of  Jefferson  street  opposite  lot  twelve  (12)  aforesaid,  thence 
southwesterly  across  Jefferson  street  and  at  its  intersection  with  Sixth  avenue, 
thence  west  on  Sixth  avenue  to  Adams  street,  thence  south  on  Adams  street 
to  its  intersection  with  Tenth  avenue,  thence  west  on  Tenth  avenue  to  Elm 
street ; provided,  that  the  said  The  Washington  Water  Power  Company,  its 
successors  or  assigns,  shall  save  and  hold  the  city  harmless  from  any  damages 
or  claims  for  damages  which  may  arise  by  reason  of  the  construction,  main- 
tenance or  operation  of  said  street  railway,  or  any  part  thereof  ; and  provided 
further  that  at  or  before  the  time  of  commencement  of  the  construction  afore- 
said, the  said  The  Washington  Water  Power  Company,  its  successors  or  assigns, 
shall  execute  and  deliver  to  the  city  of  Spokane  a good  and  sufficient  bond  in 
the  sum  of  $2,000,  with  surety  to  be  approved  by  the  mayor  of  said  city, 
conditioned  to  save  and  hold  the  city  harmless  for  and  in  the  manner  aforesaid. 

Sec.  2.  The  right  is  heioby  granted  the  said  company  to  erect  and  main- 
tain along  said  streets  the  necessary  poles  therefor,  said  poles  to  be  of  such 
height  and  dimensions  as  may  be  designated  and  required  by  the  board  ol 
public  works,  and  shall  not  be  less  than  one  hundred  and  twenty-five  (125) 
feet  apart,  except  when  the  poles  have  been  located  and  used  for  other  pur- 
poses and  uses;  in  such  cases  they  may  be  as  near  as  one  hundred  (100)  feet 
.apart,  but  not  less,  and  in  no  case  shall  said  company  construct  and  maintain 
a line  of  poles  in  the  center  of  said  streets,  or  in  a position  to  obstruct  travel ; 
provided,  that  upon  any  or  all  of  said  streets  when  there  is  or  shall  be  electric 
light  or  telephone  poles  erected  the  right  is  reserved  to  the  city  to  require 
the  wires  suspending  the  electric  cable  to  be  attached  thereto,  and  to  require  the 
removal  of  any  and  all  unnecessary  poles  belonging  to  said  company  from  any 
of  said  streets  or  parts  thereof ; provided  further,  there  shall  be  constructed 
as  near  the  upper  end  of  snid  poles  as  practicable  a cross  arm,  which  said 
arm  shall  be  for  the  exclusive  use  of  said  city,  for  the  carrying  of  wires  for 
the  city  business. 

Sec.  3.  The  rails  of  said  railway  shall  be  laid  so  that  the  tops  thereof  are 
flush  with  the  top  of  the  grade  of  the  street  and  on  each  side  rail  there  shall 
be  placed  a plank  not  less  than  two  inches  thick,  and  the  upper  side  thereof 
shall  be  flush  with  the  top  of  the  rail,  which  plank  shall  be  securely  spiked  to 
the  ties  or  stringers  and  shall  be  kept  in  good  condition  by  the  said  company. 
At  the  intersection  and  crossing  of  the  streets  it  shall  be  the  duty  of  said 
company  in  addition  to  the  plank  upon  the  outside  of  said  rails  to  entirely 
plank  over  the  entire  surface  between  the  rails  for  the  entire  width  of  said 
intersecting  street.  Such  planking  shall  not  be  less  than  two  inches  in  thick- 
ness, and  shall  present  an  even  surface  at  the  top  of  the  rail  and  shall  be 
securely  spiked  and  fastened  in  place,  and  shall  be  kept  and  maintained  in 
good,  safe  and  proper  condition  by  said  company,  its  successors  and  assigns. 
It  shall  be  the  duty  of  said  company  to  fill  all  spaces  enclosed  between  the 
said  rails  and  on  the  outer  side  of  said  track  with  suitable  road  gravel  to  the 
satisfaction  of  the  board  of  public  works,  so  that  said  gravel  when  packed  in 
place  shall  be  flush  with  the  top  of  the  planks  on  each  side  of  said  rails,  and  said 
surface  shall  be  kept  and  maintained  by  said  company,  its  successors  or  assigns 
at  its  and  their  own  proper  cost  and  expense. 

Sec.  4.  The  tracks  herein  authorized  shall  be  laid  as  near  as  practicable 


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to  tlie  middle  of  the  streets  over  which  the  same  shall  pass  or  if  on  one  side 
then  under  the  guidance  and  direction  of  the  board  of  public  works. 

Sec.  5.  The  track  shall  be  standard  gauge,  and  the  rate  of  fare  on  said 
road  shall  not  exceed  five  (5)  cents  for  one  passenger  one  way. 

Sec.  6.  Whenever  the  city  of  Spokane  shall  decide  to  pave,  macadamize 
or  otherwise  improve  any  street,  or  part  of  street,  over  and  upon  which  the 
tracks  herein  authorized  shall  be  laid:,  it  shall  be  the  duty  of  said  The  Washing- 
ton Water  Power  Company,  its  successors  or  assigns,  to  pave  or  macadamize 
or  otherwise  improve,  as  its  own  cost  and  expense,  all  of  the  space  lying  between 
the  outer  rails  of  said  tracks  and  for  two  feet  on  the  outside  thereof,  of  such 
material  and  in  such  manner  as  may  be  prescribed  by  the  city  council  for  such 
street  or  part  of  street  and  under  the  direction  and  inspection  of  the  board  of 
public  works,  or  other  proper  authority,  and  such  paving,  macadamizing  or  other 
improvement  required  of  the  grantee  herein  shall  be  completed  within  thirty 
days  after  said  street  shall  be  improved,  as  aforesaid,  and  such  portion  of  said 
street  and  said  improvement  shall  be  maintained  in  good  repair,  at  all  times, 
at  the  cost  and  expense  of  said  company,  its  successors  or  assigns  ; provided, 
however,  if  said  company,  its  successors  or  assigns,  shall  fail  to  make  said 
improvement  or  keep  said  street  in  repair,  as  and  when  herein  required,  then 
the  city,  if  it  shall  so  elect,  and  without  waiving  any  of  the  terms  or  conditions, 
of  this  ordinance,  shall  proceed  to  improve  such  portion  of  said  street,  as  afore- 
said, or  repair  the  same,  as  the  case  may  be,  and  the  cost  thereof,  with  10  pei 
cent  additional  penalty,  shall  be  a charge  against  said  The  Washington  Water 
Power  Company,  its  successors  or  assigns,  to  be  recovered  in  the  manner  pro 
vided  by  law. 

Sec.  7.  The  said  The  Washington  Water  Power  Company,  its  successors 
or  assigns,  in  consideration  of  the  privileges  herein  granted,  shall,  on  the  1st 
day  of  January,  1905,  and  on  January  1 of  each  succeeding  year  during  the  life 
of  this  franchise,  pay  to  the  treasurer  of  the  city  of  Spokane  the  sum  of  two  (2) 
mills  for  each  car  mile  run  during  the  next  preceding  year,  over  and  upon  the 
lines  of  street  railway  herein  provided  for.  The  term  “car  mile”  shall  be  con- 
strued to  be  the  running  of  one  car  one  mile. 

Sec.  8.  Whenever,  in  the  construction  of  the  roads  and  tracks  herein 
authorized,  it  shall  be  necessary  to  cross  the  line  of  any  street  or  other  railway, 
it  shall  be  the  duty  of  The  Washington  Water  Power  Company,  its  successors  or 
assigns,  to  put  in  and  keep  and  maintain,  at  its  own  expense  whatever  appliances 
may  be  needful  and  necessary  for  the  proper  crossing  and  non-interference  with 
the  motive  power  of  such  street  or  other  railway.  And  whenever  the  right  has 
been,  or  shall  have  been  granted  by  the  city  council  to  any  other  company  or 
person  to  lay  street  or  other  railway  tracks  across  the  tracks  owned  by  The 
Washington  Water  Power  Company,  its  successors  or  assigns,  such  company  or 
person  to  whom  such  franchise  is  granted  shall  be  permitted  without  let  or 
hindrance  to  put  in  whatever  appliances  may  be  needful  and  necessary  for  the 
proper  Crossing  and  non-interference  with  the  motive  power  of  the  said  The 
Washington  Water  Power  Company. 

Sec.  9.  Work  shall  be  commenced  in  good  faith  upon  said  railway  within 
sixty  (60)  days  from  the  taking  effect  of  this  ordinance,  and  shall  be  fully  com- 
pleted and  in  operation  within  one  year  from  said  time. 

Sec.  10.  Nothing  herein  contained  shall  be  deemed  or  construed  to  mean 
that  the  city  relinquishes  any  of  its  rightful  authority  over  said  streets  or  parts 
of  them",  but  the  city  by  its  agents,  officers  or  contractors  shall  have  and  retain 
its  full  power  and  authority  to  enter  upon  said  streets  or  any  part  thereof  for 
the  laying  of  gas  pipes,  water  pipes,  the  construction  of  sewers,  or  any  other 
public  works,  and  no  grant  the  right  to  any  railway  or  motor  lines  to  cross  the 
tracks  herein  mentioned  in  a reasonable  and  proper  manner  without  let  or 
hindrance. 

Sec.  11.  The  speed  at  which  the  cars  may  be  run  upon  the  road  hereby 
authorized  may  be  regulated  by  the  city  council. 


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Sec.  12.  The  franchise  and  privileges  hereby  granted  shall  continue  for 
the  period  of  twenty-five  years  from  the  date  of  its  acceptance;  provided,  how- 
ever, all  the  rights  and  privileges  herein  contained  are  upon  the  express  con- 
dition that  the  said  The  Washington  Water  Power  Company,  its  successors  or 
assigns,  shall  commence  the  construction  of  said  railway  and  shall  complete  the 
same  within  the  times  hereinbefore  specified,  and  shall  thereafter  maintain  and 
operate  the  same,  and  shall  comply  with  all  the  conditions  of  this  ordinance  ; 
and  in  case  of  failure  to  comply  with  any  of  said  conditions,  the  privileges  and 
franchises  herein  granted  may  be  forfeited,  at  the  option  of  the  city  council 
upon  a resolution  passed  for  that  purpose. 

Sec.  13.  Said  company  shall  accept  this  franchise  within  five  days  from 
the  passage  of  this  ordinance  by  a writing  subscribed  by  the  proper  officers  of 
said  company,  and  attested  by  the  seal  thereof,  which  shall  be  filed  in  the  office 
of  the  city  clerk,  and  if  such  acceptance  shall  not  be  so  filed  the  rights  herein 
conferred  shall  lapse  and  this  ordinance  shall  be  of  no  further  effect. 

Sec.  14.  It  shall  not  be  lawful  for  the  said  The  Washington  Water  Power 
Company,  its  successors  or  assigns,  to  sell,  assign,  lease,  set  over  or  transfer  the 
franchise,  or  any  of  the  rights  or  privileges  herein  granted,  or  any  part  thereof, 
to  any  person,  company  or  corporation  until  it  shall  have  filed  with  the  city 
council  a statement  of  its  intent  to  sell,  assign,  lease,  set  over  or  transfer  the 
same,  particularly  therein  describing  the  part  or  interest  in  said  franchise, 
rights  or  privileges,  arid  the  person,  company  or  corporation  to  whom  it  is  in 
tended  to  sell,  assign,  lease,  set  over  or  transfer  such  interest,  which  statement 
shall  be  verified  by  the  certificate  of  the  proper  officers  and  attested  by  the  seal 
of  proper  officers  and  attested  by  the  seal  of  the  person,  company  or  corporation, 
if  any  there  be ; nor  until  a good  and  sufficient  bond,  as  required  in  section 
one  (1)  of  this  ordinance  shall  have  been  filed  by  the  person,  company  or  corpo- 
ration, to  which  said  sale,  assignment,  lease  or  transfer  shall  have  been  made 
And  in  case  such  sale,  assignment,  lease  or  transfer  shall  be  made  and  carried 
into  effect  without  the  filing  of  such  statement  and  bond  as  herein  required,  all 
the  franchises,  rights  and  privileges  herein  contained  shall  be  forfeited  and 
become  null  and  void  and  be  of  no  further  force  and  effect.  Provided  that  noth- 
ing herein  contained  shall  be  construed  to  prevent  The  Washington  Water 
Power  Company,  its  successors  or  assigns  from  mortgaging  or  bonding  said 
franchise,  rights  or  privileges  or  railways  without  the  permission  of  the  city 
council  or  the  filing  of  such  statement,  but  in  case  of  the  foreclosure  and  salt 
of  said  franchise  or  the  rights  and  privileges  herein  contained  under  said  mort- 
gage or  bonds  by  judicial  process,  then  and  in  that  event  the  purchaser  at  such 
sale  must  file  a declaration  of  ownership  and  give  a bond  as  required  by  section 
one  (1)  of  this  ordinance,  and  in  case  of  failure  so  to  do  within  three  months 
after  entering  into  possession  under  such  sale,  the  franchise,  rights  and  privi- 
leges herein  granted  shall  become  null  and  void  and  of  no  further  effect. 

Sec.  15.  This  ordinance  shall  take  effect  and  be  in  force  ten  (10)  days 
after  its  passage. 

Passed  by  the  City  Council  September  5th,  1899. 


THE  WASHINGTON  WATER  POWER  COMPANY. 


ORDINANCE  NO.  A878. 

AN  ORDINANCE  GRANTING  TO  THE  WASHINGTON  WATER  POWER  COMPANY,  ITS  SUC- 
CESSORS OR  ASSIGNS,  THE  RIGHT  TO  BUILD,  EQUIP  AND  OPERATE  A SINGLE 
OR  DOUBLE  TRACK  ELECTRIC  RAILWAY  SYSTEM  UPON  CERTAIN  STREETS  OF  THE 
CITY  OF  SPOKANE. 

Whereas,  A dispute  exists  as  to  whether  The  Washington  Water  Power 
Company  has  the  right  to  erect,  construct,  maintain  and  operate  an  electric 


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street  railway  commencing  at  the  intersection  of  Boone  avenue  and  Astor  street, 
thence  west  on  Boone  avenue  to  its  intersection  with  Division  street,  thence 
south  on  Division  street  to  Spokane  river,  and  litigation  relating  thereto  is 
pending  ; and 

Whereas,  The  citizens  and  residents  along  and  in  the  vicinity  of  said  streets 
and  Astor  street  (upon  which  Astor  street  the  said  company  has  a franchise, 
from  Boone  avenue  to  Montgomery  street,  to  erect,  construct,  maintain  and 
operate  an  electric  street  railway)  greatly  desire  the  erection,  construction, 
maintenance  and  operation  of  an  electric  street  railway  upon  said  streets  ; and 

Whereas,  Said  company  wishes  to  comply  with  the  desires  of  said  citizens 
and  residents,  but  without  prejudice  to  any  right  it  already  has, 

The  City  of  Spokane  does  ordain  as  follows: 

Section  1.  That  the  right  is  hereby  granted  to  the  Washington  Watei 
Power  Company,  its  successors  or  assigns,  to  lay  down,  construct,  equip,  main- 
tain and  operate  a single  or  double  track  electric  railway,  together  with  side- 
tracks, switches  and  turnouts,  over,  along  and  upon  the  following  streets  of  the 
City  oi  Spokane,  to-wit : Commencing  at  the  intersection  of  Astor  street  and 
Boone  avenue,  thence  west  on  Boone  avenue  to  its  intersection  with  Division 
street,  thence  south  on  Division  street  to  the  Spokane  river  ; provided,  that  the 
said  the  Washington  Water  Power  Company,  its  successors  or  assigns,  shall 
save  and  hold  the  city  harmless  from  any  damages  or  claims  for  damages  which 
may  arise  by  reason  of  the  construction,  maintenance  or  operation  of  said  street 
railway,  or  any  part  thereof  : and,  provided  further , that  at  or  before  the  time 
of  commencement  of  the  construction  aforesaid,  the  said,  The  Washington 
Water  Power  Company,  its  successors  or  assigns,  shall  execute  and  deliver  to 
the  City  of  Spokane  a good  and  sufficient  bond  in  the  sum  of  $2,000.00,  with 
surety  to  be  approved  by  the  Mayor  of  said  city,  conditioned  to  save  and  hold 
the  city  harmless  for  and  in  the  manner  aforesaid. 

Sec.  2.  The  right  is  hereby  granted  the  said  company  to  erect  and  main- 
tain along  said  streets  the  necessary  poles  therefor,  said  poles  to  be  of  such 
height  and  dimensions  as  may  be  designated  and  required  by  the  Board  of 
Public  Works,  and  shall  not  be  less  than  one  hundred  and  twenty-live  (125) 
feet  apart,  except  when  the  poles  have  been  located  and  used  for  other  purposes 
and  uses,  in  such  cases  they  may  be  as  near  as  one  hundred  (100)  feet  apart, 

but  not  less,  and  in  no  case  shall  said  company  construct  and  maintain  a line 

of  poles  in  the  center  of  said  streets,  or  in  a position  to  obstruct  travel ; 
provided , that  upon  any  or  all  of  said  streets  where  there  is  or  shall  be  electric 
light  or  telephone  poles  erected  the  right  is  reserved  to  the  city  to  require  the 
wires  suspending  the  electric  cable  to  be  attached  thereto,  and  to  require  the 
removal  of  any  and  all  unnecessary  poles  belonging  to  said  company  from  any 
of  said  streets  or  parts  thereof  ; and,  provided  further , there  shall  be  constructed 
as  near  the  upper  end  of  said  poles  as  practicable  a cross  arm,  which  said  arm 
shall  be  for  the  exclusive  use  of  said  city,  for  the  carrying  of  wires  for  the  city 
business. 

Sec.  3.  The  rails  of  said  railway  shall  be  laid  so  that  the  tops  thereof 

are  flush  with  the  top  of  the  grade  of  the  street  and  on  each  side  of  each  rail 

there  shall  be  placed  a plank  not  less  than  twelve  inches  in  width,  in  contact 
with  the  rail,  and  the  upper  side  side  thereof  shall  be  flush  with  the  top  of  the 
rail,  which  plank  shall  be  securely  spiked  to  the  ties  or  stringers  and  shall  be 
kept  in  good  condition  by  the  said  company.  At  the  intersection  and  crossing 
of  the  streets  it  shall  be  the  duty  of  said  company,  in  addition  to  tin  plank  on 
the  outside  of  said  rails,  to  entirely  plank  over  the  entire  surface  between  the 
rails  for  the  entire  width  of  said  intersecting  street.  Said  planking  shall  not 
be  less  than  two  inches  in  thickness,  and  shall  present  an  even  surface  at  the 
top  of  the  rail  and  shall  be  securely  spiked  and  fastened  in  place,  and  shall  be 
kept  and  maintained  in  good,  safe  and  proper  condition  by  said  company,  its 
successors  and  assigns.  It  shall  be  the  duty  of  said  company  to  fill  all  spaces 


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enclosed  between  the  said  rails  and  on  the  outer  side  of  said  track  w'th  suitable 
road  gravel  to  the  satisfaction  of  the  Board  of  Public  Works,  so  that  said  gravel 
when  packed  in  place  shall  be  flush  with  the  top  of  the  planks  on  each  side  of 
said  rails,  and  said  surface  shall  be  kept  and  maintained  by  said  company,  its 
successors  or  assigns,  at  its  and  their  own  proper  cost  and  expense. 

Sec.  4.  The  tracks  herein  authorized  shall  be  laid  as  near  as  practicable 
to  the  middle  of  the  streets  over  which  the  same  shall  pass,  or  if  on  one  side, 
then  under  the  guidance  and  direction  of  the  Board  of  Public  Works. 

Sec.  5.  The  tracks  shall  be  standard  gauge  and  the  rate  of  fare  on  said 
road  shall  not  exceed  five  (5)  cents  for  one  passenger  one  way. 

Sec.  0.  Whenever  the  City  of  Spokane  shall  decide  to  pave,  ynacadamize 
or  otherwise  improve  any  street  or  part  of  street,  over  and  upon  which  the 
tracks  herein  authorized  shall  be  laid,  it  shall  be  the  duty  of  said  The  Wash- 
ington Water  Power  Company,  its  successors  or  assigns,  to  pave  or  macadamize 
or  otherwise  improve,  at  its  own  cost  and  expense,  all  of  the  space  lying  between 
the  outer  rails  of  said  tracks  and  for  two  feet  on  the  outside  thereof,  of  such 
material  and  in  such  manner  as  may  be  prescribed  by  the  City  Council  for  such 
street  or  part  of  street  and  under  the  direction  and  inspection  of  the  Board  of 
Public  Works,  cr  other  proper  authority,  and  such  paving,  macadamizing  or 
other  improvement  required  of  the  grantee  herein  shall  be  completed  within 
thirty  days  after  said  street  shall  be  improved,  as  aforesaid,  and  such  portion 
of  said  street  and  said  improvement  shall  be  maintained  in  good  repair,  at  all 
times,  at  the  cost  and  expense  of  said  company,  its  successors  or  assigns ; 
provided,  however,  if  said  company,  its  successors  or  assigns  shall  fail  to  make 
said  improvement  or  keep  said  street  in  repair,  as  and  when  herein  required, 
then  the  city,  if  it  shall  so  elect,  and  without  waiving  any  of  the  terms  and 
conditions  of  this  ordinance,  shall  proceed  to  improve  said  portion  of  said  street, 
as  aforesaid,  or  repair  the  same,  as  the  case  may  be,  and  the  cost  thereof,  with 
10  per  cent  additional  penalty,  shall  be  a charge  against  said  The  Washington 
Water  Power  Company,  its  successors  or  assigns,  to  be  recovered  in  the  manner 
provided  by  law. 

Sec.  7.  The  said  The  Washington  Water  Power  Company,  its  successors 
or  assigns,  in  consideration  of  the  privileges  herein  granted  shall,  on  the  1st 
day  of  January,  1905,  and  on  January  1st  of  each  succeeding  year  during  the 
life  of  this  franchise,  pay  to  the  treasurer  of  the  City  of  Spokane  the  sum  of 
two  (2)  mills  for  each  car  mile  run  during  the  next  preceding  year,  over  and 
\ipon  the  iines  of  street  railway  herein  provided  for.  The  term  “car  mile”  shall 
be  construed  to  be  the  lunning  of  one  car  one  mile. 

Sec.  8.  Whenver.  in  the  construction  of  the  roads  and  tracks  herein 
authorized  it  shall  be  necessary  to  cross  the  line  of  any  street  or  other  railway, 
it  shall  be  the  duty  of  The  Washington  Water  Power  Company,  its  successors 
or  assigns,  to  put  in  and  keep  and  maintain,  at  its  own  expense  whatever  appli- 
ances may  be  needful  and  necessary  for  the  proper  crossing  and  non-interference 
with  the  motive  power  of  such  street  or  other  railway.  And  whenever  the  right 
has  been  or  shall  have  been  granted  by  the  City  Council  to  any  other  company 
or  person  to  lay  street  or  other  railway  tracks  across  the  tracks  owned  by  The 
Washington  Water  Power  Company,  its  successors  or  assigns,  such  company 
or  person  to  whom  such  franchise  is  granted  shall  be  permitted  without  let  or 
hindrance  to  put  in  whatever  appliances  may  be  needful  and  necessary  for  the 
proper  crossing  and  non-interference  with  the  motive  power  of  the  said  -The 
Washington  W^ater  Power  Company. 

Sec.  9.  W"ork  shall  be  commenced  in  good  faith  upon  said  railway  within 
sixty  (60)  days  from  the  taking  effect  of  this  ordinance,  and  shall  be  full> 
completed  and  in  operation  within  one  year  from  said  time. 

Sec.  10.  Nothing  herein  contained  shall  be  deemed  or  construed  to  mean 
that  the  city  relinquishes  any  of  its  rightful  authority  over  said  streets  or 
parts  of  them,  but  the  city,  by  its  agents,  officers  or  contractors  shaii  have  and 
retain  its  full  power  and  authority  to  enter  upon  said  streets  or  any  part 


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thereof,  for  the  laying  of  gas  pipes,  water  pipes,  the  construction  of  sewers, 
or  any  other  public  works,  and  to  grant  the  right  to  any  railway  or  motor 
lines  to  cross  the  tracks  herein  mentioned  in  a reasonable  and  proper  mannei 
without  let  or  hindrance. 

Sec.  11  The  speed  at  which  the  cars  may  be  run  upon  the  road  hereby 
authorized  may  be  regulated  by  the  City  Council. 

Sec.  12.  The  franchise  and  privileges  hereby  granted  shall  continue  for 
the  period  of  twenty-live  years  from  the  date  of  its  acceptance  ; provided , how- 
ever, all  the  rights  and  privileges  herein  contained  are  upon  the  express  condi- 
tion that  the  said  The  Washington  Water  Power  Company,  its  successors  or 
assigns,  shall  commence  the  construction  of  said  railway  and  shall  complete 
the  same  within  the  time  hereinbefore  specified  and  shall  thereafter  maintain 
and  operate  the  same  and  shall  comply  with  all  the  conditions  of  this  ordinance  ; 
and  in  case  of  failure  to  comply  with  any  of  said  conditions,  the  privileges  ana 
franchises  herein  granted  may  be  forfeited,  at  the  option  of  the  City  Council 
upon  a resolution  passed  for  that  purpose. 

Sec.  13.  Said  company  shall  accept  this  franchise  within  five  days  from 
the  passage  of  this  ordinance  by  a writing  subscribed  by  the  proper  officers  of 
said  company,  and  attested  by  the  seal  thereof,  which  shall  be  filed  in  the  office 
of  the  City  Clerk,  and  if  such  acceptance  shall  not  be  so  filed  the  rights  herein 
conferred  shall  lapse  and  this  ordinance  shall  be  of  no  further  effect. 

Sec.  14.  It  shall  not  be  lawful  for  the  said  The  Washington  Water  Power 
Company,  its  successors  or  assigns,  to  sell,  assign,  lease,  set  over  or  transfer 
the  franchise  or  any  of  the  rights  or  privileges  herein  granted,  or  any  part 
thereof,  to  any  person,  company  or  corporation  until  it  shall  have  filed  with  the 
City  Council  a statement  of  its  intent  to  sell,  assign,  lease,  set  over  or  transfer 
the  same,  particularly  therein  describing  the  part  or  interest  in  said  franchise, 
rights  Or  privileges,  and  the  person,  company  or  corporation  to  whom  it  is 
intended  to  sell,  assign,  lease,  set  over  or  transfer  such  interest,  which  statement 
shall  be  verified  by  the  certificate  of  the  proper  officers  and  attested  by  the  seal 
of  the  person,  company  or  corporation,  if  any  there  be  ; nor  until  a good  and 
sufficient  bond  as  required  in  section  one  (1)  of  this  ordinance  shall  have  been 
filed  by  the  person,  company  or  corporation,  to  which  said  sale,  assignment, 
lease  or  transfer  shall  have  been  made.  And  in  case  such  sale,  assignment, 
lease  or  transfer  shall  be  made  and  carried  into  effect  without  the  filing  of  such 
statement  and  bond  as  herein  required,  all  the  franchises,  rights  and  privileges 
herein  contained  shall  be  forfeited  and  become  null  and  void  and  be  of  no 
further  force  and  effect.  Provided,  that  nothing  herein  contained  shall  be  so 
construed  to  prevent  the  The  Washington  Water  Power  Company,  its  successors 
or  assigns,  from  mortgaging  or  bonding  said  franchise,  rights  or  privileges,  or 
railways,  without  the  permission  of  the  City  Council  or  the  filing  of  such  state- 
ment, but  in  case  of  the  foreclosure  and  sale  of  said  franchise  or  the  rights  and 
privileges  herein  contained  under  said  mortgage  or  bonds  by  judicial  process, 
then  and  in  that  event  the  purchaser  at  such  sale  must  file  a declaration  of 
ownership  and  give  a bond  as  required  by  section  one  (1)  of  this  ordinance, 
and  in  case  of  failure  so  to  do  within  three  months  after  entering  into  posses- 
sion under  such  sale,  the  franchise,  rights  and  privileges  herein  granted  shall 
become  null  and  void  and  of  no  further  effect. 

Passed  the  City  Council  October  20,  1899. 


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ORDINANCE  NO.  A987. 

AN  ORDINANCE  GRANTING  TO  THE  WASHINGTON  WATER  POWER  COMPANY,  A CORPO- 
RATION, ITS  SUCCESSORS  AND  ASSIGNS,  THE  RIGHT,  POWER  AND  AUTHORITY 
TO  LAY  DOWN,  CONSTRUCT,  EQUIP,  MAINTAIN  AND  OPERATE  STREET  RAILWAY 
TRACKS,  TURNOUTS,  SIDINGS  AND  SWITCHES  IN  AND  UPON  BOONE  AVENUE  IN 
FRONT  OF  BLOCK  ONE  IN  JENKINS*  SECOND  ADDITION  TO  THE  CITY  OF  SPOKANE 
AND  IN,  Li  PON,  ACROSS  AND  OVER  THE  SIDEWALK  UPON  BOONE  AVENUE  ABUT- 
TING ON  AND  IN  FRONT  01  BLOCK  ONE  IN  JENKINS*  SECOND  ADDITION  TO  THE 
CITY  OF  SPOKANE. 

The  City  of  Spokane  does  ordain  as  follows: 

Section  1.  Tlie  right,  power  and  authority  is  hereby  given  ;md  granted 
to  The  Washington  Water  Power  Company  (a  corporation),  its  successors  or 
assigns,  to  lay  down,  construct,  equip,  maintain  and  operate  street  railways, 
turnouts,  sidings,  switches  and  all  other  matters  necessary  or  proper  for  the 
completion  and  benefit  of  the  rights  hereby  granted  upon  Boone  avenue  where 
the  same  fronts  and  abuts  upon  block  one  (1)  of  Jenkins’  Second  Addition  to 
the  City  of  Spokane,  and  upon,  across  and  over  the  sidewalks  on  the  south  side 
of  Boone  avenue  in  front  of  and  abutting  said  block  one  (1)  ; provided , that  the 
said  The  Washington  Water  Power  Company,  its  successors  or  assigns,  shall 
save  the  city  harmless  from  any  damages  or  claims  for  damages  which  may 
arise  by  reason  of  the  construction,  maintenance  or  operation  of  said  street 
railways,  or  any  part  thereof : and,  provided  further,  that  at  or  before  the 
time  of  commencement  of  the  construction  aforesaid,  the  said  The  Washington 
Water  Power  Company,  its  successors  or  assigns,  shall  execute  and  deliver  to 
the  City  of  Spokane  a good  and  sufficient  surety  bond  in  the  sum  of  two 
thousand  dollars  (.$2,000.00),  with  surety  to  be  approved  by  the  Mayor  of  said 
city,  conditioned  to  save  and  hold  the  city  harmless  for  and  in  the  manner 
aforesaid. 

Sec.  2.  The  right  is  hereby  granted  to  said  company,  its  successors  and 
assigns,  to  equip,  maintain  and  operate  its  said  tracks,  sidings,  turnouts  and 
switches  ; to  run  and  operate  its  street  cars  over  and  upon  the  same,  and  to 
erect  and  maintain  along  said  street  in  front  of  said  block  poles  and  wires 
which  may  be  necessary  or  proper  for  the  purpose  of  operating  said  street 
cars  upon  said  tracks,  sidings,  turnouts,  switches  and  street  railways  : provided, 
that  said  poles  shall  be  of  such  height  and  dimensions  as  may  be  designated 
and  required  by  the  Board  of  Public  Works,  and  shall  be  erected  at  such  points 
only  as  shall  have  been  approved  by  the  board  of  public  works ; provided 
further,  that  the  right  is  reserved  to  the  city  to  require  the  removal  of  any 
and  all  necessary  poles,  erected  under  this  ordinance,  belonging  to  said  com- 
pany, its  successors  and  assigns,  from  said  street ; and  provided  further,  that 
there  shall  be  constructed  near  the  upper  end  of  said  poles  as  practicable  a 
cross  arm,  which  said  arm  shall  be  for  the  exclusive  use  of  said  city  for  carry- 
ing of  wires  for  the  city  business. 

Sec.  3.  The  rails  of  said  railway  tracks,  sidings,  turnouts  and  switches 
shall  be  laid  so  that  the  tops  thereof  are  flush  with  the  top  of  the  grade  of 
the  street ; and  on  each  side  of  each  rail  there  shall  be  placed  a plank  not  less 
than  two  inches  thick  and  the  upper  sides  thereof  shall  be  flush  with  the 
top  of  the  rail,  which  plank  shall  be  securely  spiked  to  the  ties  or  stringers, 
and  shall  be  kept  in  good  condition  by  the  said  company,  its  successors  or 
assigns.  It  shall  be  the  duty  of  said  company  to  fill  all  spaces  between  the  rails 
with  suitable  road  gravel  to  the  satisfaction  of  the  board  of  public  works  ; pro- 
vided, the  said  board  shall  not  require  the  space  between  said  tracks  to  be  filled 
in  any  manner  that  would  interfere  with  the  operation  of  cars  or  impair  the 
usefulness  of  said  tracks,  sidings,  turnouts  or  switches.  The  tracks  shall  be 
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Sec.  4.  Whenever  the  City  of  Spokane  shall  direct  to  pave,  macadamize 
or  otherwise  improve  any  street  or  part  of  any  street,  over  and  upon  which  the 
tracks,  sidings,  turnouts  and  switches  herein  authorized  Shall  be  laid,  it  shall 
be  the  duty  of  said  company,  its  successors  or  assigns,  to  pave  or  macadamize 
or  otherwise  improve,  at  its  own  cost  and  expense,  all  the  spaces  lying  between 
the  outer  rails  of  said  tracks  and  for  two  feet  on  the  outside  thereof,  of  such 
material  and  in  such  manner  as  may  be  prescribed  by  the  City  Council  for 
such  street  or  part  of  street,  and  under  the  direction  and  inspection  of  the 
board  of  public  works,  or  other  proper  authority,  and  such  paving,  macadamizing 
or  other  improvement  required  of  the  grantee  herein,  its  successors  or  assigns, 
shall  be  completed  within  thirty  days  after  said  street  shall  be  improved  as 
aforesaid,  and  such  portion  of  said  street  and  said  improvements  shall  be  main- 
tained in  good  repair  at  the  cost  and  expense  of  said  company,  its  successors  or 
assigns,  so  long  as  the  said  tracks,  sidings,  turnouts  and  switches  shall  be  used 
or  maintained  by  said  company,  or  its  succesors  or  assigns,  at  the  expense  ot 
said  company,  or  its  successors  or  assigns.  If  said  company,  its  successox-s  or 
assigns,  shall  fail  to  make  said  improvement  or  keep  said  street  in  repair  as  and 
when  herein  required,  then  the  city,  if  it  shall  so  elect,  and  without  waiving  any 
of  the  terms  or  conditions  of  this  ordinance,  shall  proceed  to  improve  such  por- 
tion of  said  street  as  aforesaid,  or  repair  the  same,  as  the  case  may  be.  and  the 
cost  thereof  with  a ten  per  cent,  addition  penalty  shall  be  charged  to  said  com- 
pany, its  successors  or  assigns,  and  be  recovered  in  the  manner  provided  by  law. 

Sec.  5.  Nothing  herein  contained  shall  be  deemed  or  construed  to  mean 
that  the  city  relinquishes  any  of  its  rightful  authority  over  said  streets  or 
parts  of  them,  but  the  city  by  its  agents,  officers  or  contractors  shall  have  and 
retain  its  full  power  and  authority  to  enter  upon  said  streets  or  any  part 
thereof  for  the  laying  of  gas  pipes,  water  pipes,  the  construction  of  sewers, 
or  any  other  public  works,  and  to  grant  the  right  to  any  railway  or  motor 
lines  to  cross  the  tracks  herein  mentioned  in  a reasonable  and  proper  manner 
without  let  or  hindrance  ; and,  whenever  t he  right  has  been  or  shall  be  granted 
by  the  City  Council  to  any  other  company  to  lay  street  railway  tracks  across 
the  tracks  owned  by  The  Washington  Water  Power  Company,  its  successors  or 
assigns,  such  company  or  persons  to  whom  such  franchise  is  granted  shall  b«. 
permitted,  without  let  or  hindrance,  to  put  in  whatever  appliance  may  be 
needful  and  necessary  for  the  proper  crossing  and  noninterference  with  the 
motive  power  of  the  said  The  Washington  W'ater  Power  Company. 

Sec.  6.  The  rights,  franchises  and  privileges  hereby  granted  shall  con- 
tinue for  the  period  of  twenty-five  years  from  the  date  of  acceptance  thereof  ; 
provided,  however,  that  the  said  The  Washington  Water  Power  Company,  its 
successors  or  assigns,  shall  comply  with  all  the  conditions  of  this  ordinance ; 
and  in  case  of  failure  of  said  The  Washington  Water  Power  Company,  its  suc- 
cessors or  assigns,  to  comply  with  any  of  said  conditions,  the  privileges  and 
franchises  herein  granted  may  be  forfeited  at  the  option  of  the  City  Council 
upon  a resolution  passed  for  that  purpose. 

Sec.  7.  Said  company  shall  accept  this  ordinance  and  the  rights,  fran- 
chise and  privileges  hereby  granted  within  five  days  from  the  approval  of  this 
ordinance,  after  having  been  duly  passed  by  a writing  subscribed  by  the  proper 
officers  of  said  company,  and  attested  by  the  seal  thereof,  which  instrument  shall 
be  filed  in  the  office  of  the  City  Clerk,  and  if  such  acceptance  shall  not  be  so  filed, 
the  rights  herein  conferred  shall  lapse  and  this  ordinance  shall  be  of  no-  further 
effect. 

Sec.  9.  It  shall  not  be  lawful  for  the  said  The  Washington  Water  Power 
Company,  its  successors  or  assigns,  to  sell,  assign,  lease,  set  over  or  transfer  the 
franchise,  or  any  of  the  rights  or  privileges  herein  granted,  or  any  part 
thereof,  to  any  person,  company  or  corporation  until  it  shall  have  filed  with  the 
City  Council  a statement  of  its  intent  to  sell,  assign,  lease,  set  over  or  transfer 
the  same,  particularly  therein  describing  the  part  or  interest  in  said  franchise, 


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rights  or  privileges,  and  the  person,  company  or  corporation  to  whom  it  is 
intended  to  sell,  assign,  lease,  set  over  or  transfer  such  interest,  which  state- 
ment shall  be  verified  by  the  certificate  of  the  proper  officers  and  attested  by 
the  seal  of  the  person,  company  or  corporation,  if  any  there  be,  nor  until  a 
good  and  sufficient  bond,  conditioned  as  required  in  section  1 of  this  ordinance, 
shall  have  been  filed  by  the  person,  company  or  corporation,  to  which  said  sale, 
assignment,  lease  or  transfer  shall  be  made  and  carried  into  effect  without  the 
filing  of  such  statement  and  bond  as  herein  required,  all  the  franchises,  rights 
and  privileges  herein  contained  shall  be  forfeited  and  become  nul1  and  void 
and  be  of  no  further  force  and  effect ; provided,  that  nothing  herein  contained 
shall  be  construed  to  prevent  The  Washington  Water  Power  Company,  its 
successors  or  assigns,  from  mortgaging  or  bonding  said  franchise,  rights  or 
privileges  or  railways  without  the  permission  of  the  City  Council  or  the  filing 
of  such  statement,  but  in  the  case  of  the  foreclosure  and  sale  of  said  franchise 
or  the  rights  and  privileges  herein  contained  under  said  mortgage  or  bonds 
by  judicial  process,  then  and  in  that  event  the  purchaser  at  such  sale  must 
file  a declaration  of  ownership  and  give  a bond  as  required  by  section  1 of  this 
ordinance,  and  in  case  of  failure  so  to  do  within  three  months  after  entering 
into  possession  under  such  sale,  the  franchise,  rights  and  privileges  herein 
granted  shall  become  null  and  void  and  of  no  further  effect. 

Sec.  10.  This  ordinance  shall  take  effect  and  be  in  force  ten  (10)  days 
after  its  passage. 

Passed  the  City  Council  July  6.  1000. 


SPOKANE  INTERSTATE  FAIR. 


ORDINANCE  NO.  A1196. 

AN  ORDINANCE  GRANTING  TO  THE  SPOKANE  INTERSTATE  FAIR,  A CORPORATION, 
EXISTING  UNDER  AND  BY  VIRTUE  OF  THE  LAWS  OF  THE  STATE  OF  WASHINGTON, 
THE  RIGHT  TO  BUILD,  EQUIF,  MAINTAIN,  AND  OPERATE  A DOUBLE  TRACK  OF 
ELECTRIC  STREET  RAILWAY,  WITH  SWITCHES  AND  TURNOUTS,  UPON  A CERTAIN 
STREET  IN  THE  CITY  OF  SPOKANE. 

Whereas,  The  Spokane  Interstate  Fair,  a corporation  existing  under  and 
by  virtue  of  the  laws  of  the  State  of  Washington,  desires  a franchise  for  ten 
(10)  years  for  the  purpose  of  building,  equipping,  maintaining  and  operating 
a double  or  single  track  electric  street  railway  on  a certain  street  of  the  City 
of  Spokane,  together  with  all  proper  and  desirable  switches  and  lurnouts,  to- 
wit : From  the  west  line  of  Napa  street  to  the  east  line  of  Lacey  street  on 
(East)  Sprague  avenue  : and, 

Whereas,  It  is  not  necessary  or  desirable  at  this  time,  that  said  street 
railway  be  operated  at  all  times,  but  only  at  such  times  as  there  are  race 
meetings,  fairs,  or  expositions,  and  other  purposes  for  which  the  grounds  and 
property  of  said  corporation  may  be  devoted  or  used  by  it  or  persons,  with  its 
consent,  under  its  direction  or  control  : and, 

Whereas,  The  public  generally  is  interested  in  the  giving  and  granting  of 
the  said  franchise  to  the  said  corporation  and  the  same  will  be  of  great  benefit 
to  the  City  of  Spokane  and  its  inhabitants,  and  to  persons  other  than  those  in 
the  City  of  Spokane,  who  visit  the  said  City  of*  Spokane,  and  desire  to  attend 
the  matters  and  things  taking  place  at  and  upon  the  grounds  of  said  corpora- 
tion, and  it  is  expected  that  many  thousands  of  visitors  and  strangers  will 
attend  the  matters  and  things  had  and  held  upon  said  grounds  ; and, 

Whereas,  There  is  no  present  occasion  or  necessity  for  the  continuous 
operation  of  the  said  street  railway,  or  tha  operation  thereof  except  upon  special 
occasions  : now  therefore, 


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The  City  of  Spokane  does  ordain  as  follows: 

Section  1.  That  there  is  hereby  granted  to  the  said  Spokane  Interstate 
Fair,  its  successors  and  assigns,  the  right  to  lay  down,  construct,  equip,  main- 
tain and  operate  a single  or  double  track  electric  railway,  together  with  side 
tracks,  switches  and  turnouts,  along  and  upon  the  following  street  of  the  City 
of  Spokane,  to-wit : upon  and  along  East  Sprague  avenue,  from  the  west  line 
of  Napa  street  to  the  east  line  of  Lacey  street ; provided , that  the  said  Spokane 
Interstate  Fair,  its  successors  or  assigns,  shall  save  and  hold  the  city  harmless 
from  any  and  all  damages,  or  claim  of  damages,  that  may  arise  by  reason  of  the 
original  construction,  maintenance  or  operation  of  said  street  railway,  or  any 
part  thereof ; and,  provided  further , that  at  or  before  the  commencement  of  the 
construction  of  the  aforesaid  street  railway,  the  said  Spokane  Interstate  Fair, 
its  successors  or  assigns,  shall  make,  execute  and  deliver  to  the  City  of  Spokane 
a good  and  sufficient  bond  in  the  sum  of  ten  thousand  dollars,  with  sureties 
to  be  approved  by  the  Mayor  of  the  city,  conditioned  to  save  and  hold  the  city 
harmless  from  damage  and  claims  of  damages  in  the  manner  aforesaid. 

Sec.  2.  The  right  is  hereby  granted  to  the  said  corporation,  its  successors 
and  assigns,  to  erect  and  maintain  along  said  street,  (East)  Sprague  avenue, 
the  necessary  poles  therefor,  said  poles  to  be  of  such  height  and  dimensions 
as  may  be  required  by  the  Board  of  Public  Works,  and  shall  not  be  less  than 
one  hundred  and  twenty-five  feet  apart,  except  when  the  poles  have  been  located 
and  used  for  other  purposes  and  uses,  and  in  such  cases,  they  may  be  as  near  as 
one  hundred  feet  apart,  but  not  less,  and  in  no  case  shall  said  corporation,  its 
successors  or  assigns,  construct  or  maintain  a line  of  poles  in  the  center  of 
said  street,  or  in  position  to  obstruct  travel : provided , that  upon  any  and  all 
of  said  streets  when  there  is  or  shall  be  electric  or  telephone  poles  erected,  the 
right  to  reserve  to  the  city  to  require  the  wires  suspending  the  electric  cable 
to  be  attached  thereto,  and  to  require  the  removal  of  all  and  any  unnecessary 
poles  belonging  10  said  corporation,  its  successors  or  assigns,  from  any  part  of 
said  street,  (East)  Sprague  avenue:  provided  further,  there  shall  be  constructed 
as  near  to  the  upper  end  of  said  poles  as  practicable  a cross-arm,  which  said 
cross-arm  shall  be  for  the  exclusive  use  of  said  city  for  the  carrying  of  wires  for 
the  city  business. 

Sec.  3.  The  rails  of  said  railway  shall  be  laid  so  that  the  iops  thereof 
are  flush  with  the  fop  of  the  grade  of  the  street,  and  in  the  space  between  the 
rails,  except  where  the  flange  of  the  wheel  goes,  and  on  the  outer  side  of  the 
rails,  road  gravel  or  other  suitable  material  shall  be  placed  and  put,  so  as  to 
make  the  rails  practically  flush  with  the  grade  of  the  street,  and  in  safe  condi 
tion,  for  travel  thereon  and  thereover  : provided,  that  at  the  intersection  and 
crossing  of  streets  it  shall  be  the  duty  of  said  Spokane  Interstate  Fair,  its 
successors  or  assigns,  in  addition  to  the  plank  upon  the  outside  of  each  rail, 
to  securely  plank  over  the  entire  surface  lying  between  the  outer  rails  of  each 
track  for  the  entire  width  of  said  intersecting  street ; such  planking  shall  not 
be  less  than  two  2)  inches  in  thickness  and  shall  present  an  even  surface 
with  the  top  of  the  rail,  and  shall  be  securely  spiked  and  fastened  in  place, 
and  shall  be  maintained  in  good,  safe  and  proper  condition  by  said  Spokane 
Interstate  Fair,  its  successors  or  assigns,  all  of  which  shall  be  done  to  the 
satisfaction  of  the  Board  of  Public  Works. 

Sec.  4.  The  tracks  herein  authorized  shall  be  laid  as  near  as  practicable 
to  the  middle  of  said  street,  ovei;  which  the  same  shall  pass,  or  if  upon  one 
side,  then  under  the  guidance  and  direction  of  the  Board  of  Public  Works. 

Sec.  5.  The  track  shall  be  standard  gauge,  and  the  rate  of  fare  on  said 
road  shall  not  exceed  five  cents  for  one  passenger  one  way. 

Sec.  6.  If  the  City  of  Spokane  shall  hereafter  grant  to  any  other  company, 
person  or  corporation,  the  right  to  lay  street  or  other  railway  tracks  across 
the  tracks  of  said  corporation,  its  successors  or  assigns,  herein  provided  for, 
such  company  or  person  to  whom  such  franchise  is  granted,  shall  be  permitted, 
without  let  or  hindrance,  to  put  in  whatever  appliances  may  be  necessary  for 


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the  proper  crossing  and  non-interference  with  the  motive  power  of  the  said 
Spokane  Interstate  Fair,  its  successors  or  assigns. 

Sec.  7.  Work  shall  be  commenced  in  good  faith  upon  said  railway  within 
five  (5)  days  from  the  taking  effect  of  this  ordinance,  and  shall  be  fully  com- 
pleted and  in  operation  within  thirty  days  from  said  time,  but  it  shall  not  be 
necessary  to  operate  street  cars  upon  or  over  (East)  Sprague,  between  the 
points  above  mentioned,  to-wit : between  the  west  line  of  Napa  street  and  the 
east  line  of  Lacey  street  continuously  or  daily,  or  at  any  other  time,  or  in  any 
other  manner  than  that  determined  by  said  Spokane  Interstate  Fair,  its  suc- 
cessors or  assigns,  and  in  such  manner  and  at  such  times  only,  as  the  said 
corporation,  its  successors  or  assigns,  shall  deem  necessary  or  advantageous  or 
expedient  so  to  do,  the  purpose  of  this  ordinance  being  to  grant  the  franchise 
for  the  purpose  indicated  in  the  preamble  of  this  ordinance.  Provided,  however, 
that  this  ordinance  shall,  at  any  time,  before  the  expiration  thereof,  be  subject 
to  amendment,  as  to  the  continuous  and  daily  operation  of  street  cars  upon  or 
over  East  Sprague  avenue  between  the  points  above  mentioned.  Provided  further , 
that  in  case  the  Spokane  Interstate  Fair,  its  successors  or  assigns,  shall  operate 
street  cars  continuously  or  daily  upon  or  over  East  Sprague  avenue  between  the 
points  above  mentioned,  to-wit : between  the  west  line  of  Napa  street  and  the 
east  line  of  Lacey  street,  then  and  in  that  case,  the  said  Spokane  Interstate 
Fair,  its  successors  or  assigns,  shall  pay  to  the  City  Treasurer  of  the  City  of 
Spokane,  for  its  use  and  benefit,  the  sum  of  five  dollars  per  year,  per  car,  on 
the  average  daily  number  of  cars  operated.  The  payment  of  said  revenue  shall 
be  made  on  or  before  the  10th  day  of  January  in  each  year  during  the  life  of 
this  franchise  from  and  after  the  date  when  the  Spokane  Interstate  Fair,  its 
successors  or  assigns,  shall  begin  the  continuous  or  daily  service  on  said  street. 
And  it  shall  not  be  necessary  for  the  said  corporation  to  operate  said  street 
railway  in  person,  but  it  may  be  done  by  its  lessee,  or  it  may  assign,  transfer, 
set  over  and  deliver  all  or  any  portion  of  its  franchise,  rights  and  privileges 
hereby  granted,  and  such  assignee,  transferee,  or  lessee,  shall  be  entitled  to 
the  same  privileges  and  shall  incur  no  additional  or  greater  obligation  than  the 
said  Spokane  Interstate  Fair. 

SEc.  8.  Nothing  herein  contained  shall  be  deemed  or  construed  to  mean 
that  the  city  relinquishes  any  of  its  rightful  authority  over  said  part  of  said 
street,  but  the  city  by  its  agents,  officers  or  contractors  shall  have  full  power 
and  authority  to  enter  upon  said  street  or  any  part  theerof  for  the  laying  of 
gas  pipes,  water  pipes,  construction,  maintenance  and  repair  of  sewers,  or  any 
other  public  work. 

Sec.  9.  The  speed  at  which  the  cars  may  be  run  upon  the  road  hereby 
authorized  may  be  regulated  by  the  City  Council. 

Sec.  10.  The  franchise  and  privileges  hereby  granted  shall  continue  for  a 
period  of  ten  years  from  the  date  of  its  acceptance  ; provided,  however,  all  the 
rights  and  privileges  herein  contained,  are  upon  the  express  condition  that  the 
said  Spokane  Interstate  Fair,  its  successors  or  assigns,  shall  commence  the 
construction  of  said  railway,  and  shall  complete  the  same,  within  the  times 
herein  specified,  and  shall  comply  with  all  the  conditions  of  this  ordinance 
as  and  in  the  manner  herein  provided,  and  in  case  of  a failure  to  comply  with 
any  of  said  conditions  the  privileges  and  franchise  herein  granted  shall  be 
forfeited,  at  the  option  of  the  City  Council  of  said  city. 

Sec.  11.  Said  Spokane  Interstate  Fair  shall  accept  this  franchise  and 
ordinance  within  five  days  after  the  approval  of  this  ordinance,  by  a writing 
subscribed  by  the  proper  officers  of  said  corporation  and  attested  by  the  seal 
thereof,  which  shall  be  filed  in  the  office  of  the  City  Clerk,  with  a bond  as  herein- 
before prescribed.  And  if  such  acceptance  and  bond  shall  not  be  so  filed,  the 
rights  herein  conferred  shall  lapse,  and  this  ordinance  shall  be  of  no  further 
effect. 

Sec.  12.  If  the  said  Spokane  Interstate  Fair,  its  successors  or  assigns, 
shall  at  any  time  sell,  assign,  lease,  set  over  or  transfer  the  franchise  or  any 


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rights  or  privileges  herein  granted,  or  any  part  thereof,  to  any  person,  company, 
or  corporation,  it  or  they,  shall  do  so  by  a writing  duly  executed,  and  file  the 
same  in  the  office  of  the  clerk  of  said  city,  which  instrument  shall  set  forth 
particularly  the  part  or  interest  in  said  franchise,  rights  or  privileges  so  sold, 
assigned,  leased,  set  over  or  transferred,  and  upon  the  filing  of  said  instrument 
and  a good  and  sufficient  bond  as  required  in  section  1 of  this  ordinance,  with 
said  clerk,  said  vendee,  assignee,  lessee,  or  transferree,  shall  thereupon  be  and 
become  entitled  to  all  the  rights  and  privileges  so  sold,  assigned,  transferred, 
set  over  and  delivered,  subject  to  the  conditions  and  obligations  herein  provided, 
and  to  no  greater  or  additional  conditions,  obligations  or  liabilities  than  herein 
set  forth,  or  than  said  Spokane  Interstate  Fair  was  subject  to,  and  no  assign- 
ment, sale,  transfer,  lease  or  delivery  of  any  right,  title  or  interest  or  franchise 
hereby  granted  shail  be  good,  as,  to,  or  against  the  city,  or  be  binding  upon  it, 
unless  said  instrument  and  bond  be  so  executed  and  filed  as  aforesaid. 

Sec.  13  An  emergency  is  hereby  declared  to  exist,  and  this  ordinance 
shall  take  effect  and  be  in  force  forthwith  upon  its  passage  by  the  City  Council 
and  approved  by  the  Mayor  of  said  city. 

Passed  the  City  Council  July  22,  1902. 


THE  WASHINGTON  WATER  POWER  COMPANY. 


ORDINANCE  NO.  A1295. 

AN  OKDINANCE  GRANTING  TO  THE  WASHINGTON  WATER  POWER  COMPANY,  A CORPO- 
RATION, ITS  SUCCESSORS  OR  ASSIGNS,  THE  RIGHT  TO  BUILD,  EQUIP  AND  OPERATE 

A SINGLE  OR  DOUBLE  TRACK  ELECTRIC  RAILWAY  SYSTEM  UPON  CERTAIN  STREETS 

OF  THE  CITY  OF  SPOKANE. 

The  City  of  Hpokane  docs  ordain  as  follows: 

Section  1.  That  there  is  hereby  granted  to  The  Washington  Water  Power 
Company,  its  successors  or  assigns,  the  right  to  lay  down,  construct,  equip,  main- 
tain and  operate  a single  or  double  track  electric  railway,  together  with  side 
tracks,  switches  and  turnouts  over,  along  and  upon  the  following  streets  of  the 
City  of  Spokane,  to-Wit : 

(a)  Commencing  at  the  intersection  of  Monroe  street  and  Indiana  avenue, 
together  with  the  right  to  connect  with  the  street  railway  line  on  Monroe  street, 
thence  easterly  along  and  over  Indiana  avenue  to  Dakota  street,  thence  northerly 
along  Dakota  street  to  Baldwin  avenue,  thence  easterly  along  Baldwin  avenue 
to  Hamilton  street,  together  with  the  right  to  connect  with  the  street  railway 
lines  on  Hamilton  street. 

(b)  Also,  commencing  at  the  intersection  of  Third  avenue  and  Lacey  street, 
therce  northerly  on  Lacey  street  to  Sprague  avenue,  together  with  the  right  to 
connect  with  lines  on  Third  and  Sprague  avenues. 

(c)  Subject  to  mutual  agreement,  the  right  is  also  granted  to  connect  with 
the  tracks  of  any  other  company. 

Sec.  2.  In  the  occupation  of  the  foregoing  streets  for  the  purpose  aforesaid 
the  right  is  granted  likewise  to  erect  and  maintain  along  the  side  lines  of  said 
street  the  necessary  poles  therefor  of  such  height  and  dimensions  as  may  be 
prescribed  by  the  Board  of  Public  Works,  to  be  not  less  than  one  hundred  and 
twenty-five  (125)  feet  apart,  except  where  poles  have  been  erected  and  used  for 
othei  purposes,  in  which  case  to  be  not  less  than  one  hundred  (100)  feet  apart. 
No  poles  shall  be  erected  under  this  ordinance  in  the  center  of  the  streets  or  in 
a position  to  obstruct  travel.  Whenever  there  is  or  shall  be  electric  light  or 
telephone  poles  erected  upon  any  or  all  of  the  foregoing  streets  the  city  may 
require  the  wires  suspending  the  electric  cable  to  be  attached  thereto  and  require 
the  removal  of  any  and  all  unnecessary  poles  erected  under  this  ordinance. 


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There  shall  be  constructed  as  near  the  upper  end  of  the  poles  as  practicable 
erected  under  this  ordinance  a cross-arm  hereby  reserved  for  the  exclusive  use 
of  the  City  of  Spokane  to  carry  wires  for  the  city  business. 

Sec.  3.  The  rails  of  said  railway  shall  be  laid  so  that  the  tops  thereof  are 

flush  with  the  top  of  the  grade  of  the  street.  At  the  intersection  and  crossing 

of  all  streets  it  shall  be  the  duty  of  said  company  to  plank  over  the  entire  surface 
between  the  rails  and  one  plank  outside  of  the  outside  rails  for  the  entire  width 
of  said  intersection.  Such  plank  shall  not  be  less  than  two  inches  in  thickness 
and  shall  present  an  even  surface  at  the  top  of  the  rail,  and  shall  be  securely 
spiked  and  fastened  in  place  and  shall  be  kept  and  maintained  in  good  and 
reasonably  safe  and  proper  condition  by  said  licensee,  its  successors  or  assigns. 
It  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  licensee  to  fill  in  all  spaces  enclosed  between  said 
rails  and  on  the  outer  edge  of  said  track  with  suitable  road  gravel  to  the 
satisfaction  of  the  Board  of  Public  Works,  so  that  said  gravel  when  packed  in 

place  shall  be  flush  with  the  top  of  said  rails  and  shall  be  so  kept  and  main- 

tained as  nearly  as  practicable  by  the  licensee,  its  successors  or  assigns,  at  its 
and  their  own  proper  cost  and  expense. 

Said  licensee,  its  successors  or  assigns,  shall  establish  and  maintain  a 
metallic  return  circuit  conductor  independent  of  the  rails,  upon  the  respective 
lines  of  street  railway  hereby  authorized  to  be  operated  by  overhead  or  under- 
ground contact  wires. 

Excepting,  however,  that  when  the  track  shall  be  constructed  with  cast 
welded  or  electric  welded  rail  joints,  said  return  wire  shall  not  be  required. 

Whenever  other  lines  of  wire  cross  the  wires  to  be  strung  by  virtue  of  this 
ordinance,  the  latter  wires  shall  be  protected  by  guard  wires  or  other  suitable 
mechanical  device,  as  may  be  directed  by  the  Board  of  Public  Works. 

Sec.  4.  The  tracks  herein  authorized  shall  be  of  standard  gauge  and  laid 
as  near  as  practicable  to  the  middle  of  the  streets  over  which  the  same  shall 
pass,  or  if  on  one  side,  then  under  the  direction  of  the  Board  of  Public  Works. 

Whenever  the  city  shall  by  ordinance  change  the  grade  of  any  street  occupied 
by  tracks  constructed  under  this  ordinance,  then  the  licensee  hereunder  shall 
at  its  own  cost  and  expense  change  its  tracks  to  conform  to  said  grade  within 
60  days  after  receiving  due  notice  to  make  such  change  and  failing  so  to  do,  the 
city  may  make  such  change  and  collect  the  cost  of  same  with  ten  per  cent 
additional  penalty,  in  the  manner  prescribed  by  law. 

Sec.  5.  At  any  time  when  the  city  paves  or  macadamizes  or  otherwise 
improves  any  street  or  part  of  street  occupied  by  the  tracks  herein  authorized 
the  licensee,  its  successors  or  assigns,  shall  pave  or  macadamize  or  otherwise 
improve  at  its  or  their  own  cost  or  expense  in  the  same  manner  and  under  the 
direction  and  inspection  of  the  Board  of  Public  Works  or  other  proper  authority 
of  the  city,  all  the  space  between  the  outer  rails  of  the  tracks  and  for  two  feet 
on  the  outside  thereof ; such  work  to  be  completed  within  thirty  days  after  the 
completion  of  work  done  upon  same  street  by  the  city,  and  to  be  maintained  in 
good  repair  by  said  licensee,  its  successors  or  assigns.  Should  it  or  they  fail  oi 
omit  to  make  such  improvement  and  keep  the  same  in  good  repair  as  herein 
required  the  city  without  waiving  any  of  the  terms  or  conditions  of  this  ordi- 
nance may  improve  such  portion  of  the  streets  aforesaid,  or  repair  the  same, 
as  the  case  may  be,  and  the  cost  thereof,  with  ten  per  cent  additional,  shall  be 
charged  against  the  licensee,  its  successors  or  assigns,  to  be  recovered  by  any 
lawful  proceedings. 

Sr.*1.  6.  Wherever,  in  the  construction  of  the  tracks  herein  authorized,  it 
becomes  necessary  to  cross  the  line  of  any  street  or  other  railway  occupying  any 
of  the  streets  herein  described,  the  licensee,  its  successors  and  assigns,  shall 
have  the  right  to  lay  the  tracks  herein  authorized  across  such  other  tracks,  but 
the  licensee,  its  successors  or  assigns,  shall  put  in  and  maintain  at  its  or  their 
own  expense  all  needful  appliances  for  the  proper  crossing  and  for  the  non- 
interference with  the  motive  power  of  such  street  or  other  railway.  Whenever 
the  right  has  heretofore  been,  or  shall  hereafter  be,  granted  by  the  council  to 


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any  person  or  company  to  lay  street  or  other  railway  tracks  across  the  tracks 
owned  by  the  licensee,  its  successors  or  assigns,  such  person  or  company  shall  be 
permitted  to  put  in  whatever  appliances  may  be  necessary  to  the  proper  crossing 
and  non-interference  with  the  motive  power  of  the  licensee. 

Sec.  7.  The  franchises  and  privilege  herein  granted  shall  continue  for  a 
period  of  twenty-five  years  from  the  date  this  ordinance  goes  into  effect ; pro- 
vided, however,  that  the  licensee,  its  successors  or  assigns,  shall  commence  work 
hereunder  within  sixty  days  from  the  said  date  and  shall  complete  and  operate 
the  same  within  one  year  from  said  date. 

Sec.  8.  The  speed  at  which  cars  may  be  run  upon  the  tracks  hereby  author- 
ized may  be  regulated  by  the  city  from  time  to  time.  The  rate  of  fare  to  be 
charged  for  passage  over  the  lines  granted  by  this  ordinance  shall  not  exceed 
five  cents  for  one  passenger  one  way.  Wherever  a passenger  is  required  to 
change  cars  to  reach  his  destination  on  the  said  line  or  lines  he  shall  be  entitled 
to  a transfer  from  one  car  of  the  company  to  the  car  next  thereafter  going  to 
his  destination  ; except  that,  a transfer  shall  not  of  right  be  required  when  the 
line  or  car  from  which  a transfer  is  demanded  parallels  the  line  or  car  to  which 
it  is  demanded  at  a distance  of  less  than  six  blocks  away.  Members  of  the  police 
force  and  of  the  fire  department  in  uniform  shall  be  carried  free  on  the  lines 
granted  by  this  ordinance.  Members  of  the  police  force  on  duty  in  citizen’s 
clothes  shall  likewise  be  carried  free  under  the  rules  of  the  company 

Sec.  9.  The  licensee,  its  successors  or  assigns,  shall  accept  this  franchise 
within  five  days  from  the  approval  of  this  ordinance  by  writing  properly  sub- 
scribed. fi'ed  in  the  office  of  the  City  Clerk.  It  shall  likewise  execute  and  deliver 
to  the  City  of  Spokane  a good  and  sufficient  bond  in  the  sum  of  ten  thousand 
dollars,  with  sureties  to  be  approved  by  the  Mayor,  conditioned  to  save  and  hold 
the  city  harmless  from  any  damages  or  claims  for  damages  which  may  arise  by 
reason  of  the  construction,  maintenance  or  operation  of  said  system  or  any  part 
thereof.  Unless  such  acceptance  and  bond  shall  be  so  filed  the  rights  herein 
conferred  shall  lapse. 

Sec.  10.  In  consideration  of  the  privileges  herein  granted  the  licensee,  its 
succcessors  or  assigns,  shall,  on  the  first  day  of  January,  1908,  and  on  the  first 
day  of  January  of  each  succeeding  year,  pay  to  the  Treasurer  of  the  City  of 
Spokane  the  sum  of  two  mills  for  each  car  mile  run  during  the  next  preceding 
year  over  and  upon  the  lines  of  street  railway  herein  provided  for.  The  term 
car  mile  means  ihe  running  of  one  car  one  mile. 

Sec.  11.  Before  the  licensee,  its  successors  or  assigns,  shall  sell,  assign, 
lease  set  over,  or  transfer  the  franchises  or  any  of  the  rights  and  privileges 
herein  granted  to  any  other  person,  company  or  corporation,  it  or  they  shall  file 
with  the  City  Council  a statement  of  the  intent  to  do  so,  particularly  describing 
the  part  or  interest  to  be  sold,  the  the  person,  company  or  corporation  to  whom 
it  is  intended  to  sell,  assign,  lease  or  otherwise  transfer,  verified  by  the  certifi- 
cates of  the  licensee  and  attested  by  the  seal  of  the  company  or  corporation,  if 
any  there  be,  and  such  sale,  assignment  or  other  transfer  shall  not  become 
effective  until  such  assignee  or  transferee  shall  have  filed  with  the  Clerk  a good 
and  sufficient  bond  as  required  by  section  nine  of  this  ordinance  with  sureties  to 
be  approved  by  the  Mayor.  Nothing  herein  contained,  however,  shall  affect  the 
right  of  the  licensee,  its  successors  or  assigns,  to  mortgage  or  bond  the  privileges 
herein  granted  and  the  property  operating  the  system  without  permission  of  the 
City  Council  or  the  filing  of  said  statement,  but  in  case  of  a sale  on  foreclosure 
the  purchaser  shall  file  with  the  said  clerk  a declaration  of  ownership  and  give 
bond  as  above  required  within  three  months  after  entering  into  possession  under 
such  sale,  otherwise  the  grant  and  franchise  as  to  him  shall  be  void. 

Sec.  12.  This  ordinance  shall  take  effect  and  be  in  force  ten  days  after 
its  passage. 

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JAY  P.  GRAVES. 


ORDINANCE  NO.  A1294. 

AN  ORDINANCE  GRANTING  TO  J.  P.  GRAVES,  HIS  ASSOCIATES,  HEIRS,  SUCCESSORS  AND 

ASSIGNS,  THE  RIGHT  TO  BUILD,  EQUIP  AND  OPERATE  A SINGLE  OR  DOUBLE  TRACK 

ELECTRIC  RAILWAY  SYSTEM  UPON  CERTAIN  STREETS  IN  THE  CITY  OF  SPOKANE. 
The  City  of  Spokane  does  ordain  as  follows: 

Section  1.  There  is  hereby  granted  to  Jay  P.  Graves,  his  associates,  heirs, 
successors  and  assigns,  the  right  to  construct,  equip  and  operate  a street  railway 
system  in  the  City  of  Spokane  ; and  to  chat  end  to  lay  down,  build,  construct, 
equip,  maintain  and  operate  a single  or  double  track  electric  railway,  together 
with  side  tracks,  switches,  turnouts,  crossings  and  connections,  over,  along  and 
upon  the  following  streets  and  alleys  of  the  City  of  Spokane,  to-wit : Commencing 
at  the  intersection  of  Washington  street  and  the  north  line  of  Second  avenue, 
running  thence  on  Washington  street  to  Cleveland  avenue,  with  the  right  to 
cross  the  bridges  over  the  Spokane  river,  and  any  future  bridge  or  bridges  that 
may  be  built  or  be  over  said  river  during  the  life  of  this  franchise. 

Subject  to  mutual  agreement,  the  right  is  also  granted  to  connect  with  the 
tracks  of  any  other  company. 

Sec.  2.  In  the  occupation  of  the  foregoing  streets  for  the  purposes  afore- 
said, the  right  is  granted  likewise  to  erect  and  maintain  along  the  side  lines 
of  said  streets  the  necessary  poles  therefor,  of  such  height  and  dimensions  as 
may  be  prescribed  by  the  Board  of  Public  Works,  to  be  not  less  than  125  feet 
apart,  except  where  poles  have  been  erected  and  used  for  other  purposes,  in  which 
case  to  be  not  less  than  100  feet  apart. 

No  poles  shall  be  erected  under  this  ordinance  in  the  center  of  the  streets 
or  in  a position  to  obstruct  travel.  Whenever  there  is,  or  shall  be,  electric  light 
or  telephone  poles  erected  upon  any  or  all  of  the  foregoing  streets  the  city  may 
require  the  wires  suspending  the  electric  cable  to  be  attached  thereto,  and  require 
the  removal  of  any  and  all  unnecessary  poles  erected  under  this  ordinance. 

There  shall  be  constructed  as  near  the  upper  end  of  the  poles  as  practicable, 
erected  under  this  ordinance,  a cross-arm,  hereby  reserved  for  the  exclusive  use 
of  the  City  of  Spokane  to  carry  wires  for  the  city  business. 

Sec.  3.  The  rails  of  said  railway  shall  be  laid  so  that  the  tops  are  flush 
with  the  top  of  the  grade  of  the  street.  At  the  intersection  and  crossing  of  all 
streets  it  shall  be  the  duty  of  said  company  to  plank  over  the  entire  surface 
between  the  rails  and  one  plank  outside  of  the  outside  rails  for  the  entire  width 
of  said  intersection.  Such  plank  shall  be  not  less  than  two  inches  in  thickness 
and  shall  present  an  even  surface  at  the  top  of  the  rail,  and  shall  be  securely 
spiked  and  fastened  in  place,  and  shall  be  kept  and  maintained  it*  good  and 
reasonably  safe  and  proper  condition  by  said  licensee,  his  successors  or  assigns. 
It  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  licensee  to  fill  in  all  spaces  enclosed  between  said 
rails  and  on  the  outer  edge  of  said  track  with  suitable  road  gravel  to  the  satis- 
faction of  the  Board  of  Public  Works,  so  that  said  gravel  when  packed  in  place 
shall  be  flush  with  the  top  of  said  rails  and  shall  be  so  kept  and  maintained  as 
nearly  as  practicable  by  the  licensee,  his  successors  or  assigns,  at  his  or  their 
own  proper  cost  and  expense.  The  licensee,  his  successors  or  assigns,  shall  like 
wise  maintain  the  roadway  between  the  rails  and  for  two  feet  outside  of  either 
rail  over  any  and  all  bridges  crossed  by  the  lines  hereby  authorized. 

Said  licensee,  his  successors  or  assigns,  shall  establish  and  maintain  a 
metallic  return  circuit  conductor  independent  of  the  rails,  upon  the  respective 
lines  of  street  railway  hereby  authorized  to  be  operated  by  overhead  or  under- 
ground contact  wires. 

Excepting,  however,  that  when  the  tracks  shall  be  constructed  with  cast 
welded  or  electrically  welded  rail  joints,  said  return  wire  shall  not  be  required. 

Whenever  other  lines  of  wire  cross  the  wires  to  be  strung  by  virtue  of  this 


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ordinance,  the  latter  wires  shall  be  protected  by  guard  wires  or  other  suitable 
mechanical  device,  as  may  be  directed  by  the  Board  of  Public  Works. 

Whenever  the  city  shall  by  ordinance  change  the  grade  of  any  street  occupied 
by  tracks  constructed  under  this  ordinance,  then  the  licensee,  hereunder  shall  at 
his  or  their  own  cost  and  expense  change  the  tracks  to  conform  to  said  grade, 
within  60  days  after  receiving  due  notice  to  make  such  change,  and,  failing  so 
to  do,  the  city  may  make  such  change  and  collect  the  cost  of  same  with  ten  per 
cent  additional  penalty,  in  the  manner  prescribed  by  law. 

Sec.  5.  At  any  time  when  the  city  paves  or  macadamizes  or  otherwise 
improves  any  street,  or  part  of  street,  occupied  by  the  tracks  herein  authorized, 
the  licensee,  his  successors  or  assigns,  shall  pave  or  macadamize  or  otherwise 
improve,  at  his,  their  or  its  own  cost  aDd  expense,  in  the  same  manner,  and 
under  the  direction  and  inspection  of  the  Board  of  Public  Works,  or  other  proper 
authority  of  the  city,  all  the  space  between  the  outer  rails  of  the  tracks  and 
for  two  feet  on  the  outside  thereof  ; such  work  to  be  completed  within  thirty 
days  after  the  completion  of  work  done  upon  the  same  street  by  the  city,  and  to 
be  maintained  in  good  repair  by  the  said  licensee,  his  successors  or  assigns. 
Should  he,  they  or  it,  fail  or  omit  to  make  such  improvement  and  keep  the  same 
in  good  repair,  as  herein  required,  the  city,  without  waiving  any  of  the  terms  or 
conditions  of  this  ordinance,  may  improve  such  portion  of  the  streets  aforesaid, 
or  repair  the  same,  as  the  case  may  be,  and  the  cost  thereof,  with  ten  per  cent 
additional,  shall  be  charged  against  the  licensee,  his  successors  or  assigns,  to  be 
recovered  by  any  lawful  proceedings.  Where  tracks  are  laid  under  this  ordi- 
nance on  a street,  or  portion  of  a street,  which  is  paved,  the  work  shall  be  done 
under  the  direction  of  the  Board  of  Public  Works,  and  the  street  shall  be  put 
back  in  as  good  condition  as  it  now  is  and  so  maintained. 

Sec.  6.  Wherever,  in  the  construction  of  the  tracks  herein  authorized,  it 
becomes  necessary  to  cross  the  line  of  any  street  or  other  railway  occupying  any 
of  the  streets  herein  described,  the  licensee,  his  successors  and  assigns,  shall 
have  the  right  to  lay  the  tracks  herein  authorized  across  such  other  tracks. 
But  the  licensee,  his  successors  or  assigns,  shall  put  in  and  maintain,  at  his, 
their  or  its  own  expense,  all  needful  appliances  for  the  proper  crossing  and  for 
the  non-interference  with  the  motive  power  of  such  street  or  other  railway. 
Whenever  the  right  has  heretofore  been,  or  shall  hereafter  be,  granted  by  the 
Council  to  any  person  or  company  to  lay  street  or  other  railway  tracks  across 
the  tracks  owned  by  the  licensee,  his  successors  or  assigns,  such  person  or 
company  shall  be  permitted  to  put  in  whatever  appliances  may  be  necessary  for 
the  proper  crossing  and  non-interference  of  the  motive  power  of  the  licensee. 

Sec.  7.  The  franchise  and  privileges  herein  granted  shall  continue  for  a 
period  of  twenty-five  years  from  the  date  this  ordinance  goes  into  effect ; pro- 
vided, howrever,  that  the  licensee,  his  successors  or  assigns,  shall  commence  work 
hereunder  within  sixty  days  from  the  said  date,  and  shall  complete  and  operate 
the  same  within  one  year  from  said  date. 

Sec.  8.  The  speed  at  which  cars  may  be  run  upon  the  tracks  hereby  author- 
ized may  be  regulated  by  the  city  from  time  to  time.  The  rate  of  fare  to  be 
charged  for  passage  over  the  lines  granted  by  this  ordinance  shall  not  exceed 
five  cents  for  one  passenger  one  wray.  Wherever  a passenger  is  required  to  change 
cars  to  reach  his  destination  on  the  said  line  or  lines,  he  shall  be  entitled  to  a 
transfer  from  one  car  of  the  company  to  the  car  next  thereafter  going  to  his 
destination  ; except  that  a transfer  shall  not  of  right  be  required  where  the  line 
or  car  from  ’which  a transfer  is  demanded  parallels  the  line  or  car  to  which  it 
is  demanded  at  a distance  of  less  than  six  blocks  away.  Members  of  the  police 
force  and  of  the  fire  department  in  uniform  shall  be  carried  free  on  the  lines 
granted  by  this  ordinance.  Members  of  the  police  force  on  duty  in  citizens’ 
clothes  shall  likewise  be  carried  free  under  the  rules  of  the  company. 

Sec.  9.  The  licensee,  his  successors  or  assigns,  shall  accept  this  franchise 
within  five  days  from  the  approval  of  this  ordinance,  by  writing,  properly  sub- 
scribed, filed  in  the  office  of  the  City  Clerk.  He,  they  or  it,  shall  likewise  execute 


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and  deliver  to  the  City  of  Spokane,  at  the  same  time,  a good  and  sufficient  bond 
in  the  sum  of  $10,000,  with  sureties  to  be  approved  by  the  Mayor,  conditioned  to 
save  and  hold  the  city  harmless  fiom  any  damages  or  claim  for  damages 
which  may  arise  by  reason  of  the  construction,  maintenance  or  operation  of  said 
system  or  any  part  thereof.  Unless  such  acceptance  and  bond  shall  be  so  filed 
the  rights  herein  conferred  shall  lapse. 

Sec.  10.  In  consideration  of  the  privileges  herein  granted,  the  licensee, 
his  successors  or  assigns,  shall,  on  the  first  day  of  January,  1908,  and  on  the 
first  day  of  January  of  each  succeeding  year,  pay  to  the  Treasurer  of  the  City 
of  Spokane  the  sum  of  two  (2)  mills  for  each  car  mile  run  during  the  next 
preceding  year  over  and  upon  the  line  of  street  railway  herein  provided  for. 
The  term  of  car  mile  means  the  running  of  one  car  one  mile. 

Sec.  11.  Before  the  licensee,  his  successors  or  assigns,  shall  sell,  assign, 
lease,  set  over,  or  transfer,  the  franchise,  or  any  of  the  rights  and  privileges 
herein  granted,  to  any  other  person,  company  or  corporation,  he,  they  or  it,  shall 
file  with  the  City  Council  a statement  of  the  intent  so  to  do,  particularly 
describing  the  part  or  interest  to  be  sold,  the  person,  company  or  corporation, 
to  whom  it  is  intended  to  sell,  assign,  lease,  or  otherwise  transfer,  verified  by 
the  certificate  of  the  licensee  and  attested  by  the  seal  of  the  company  or  corpora- 
tion, if  any  there  be,  and  such  sale,  assignment,  or  other  transfer,  shall  not 
become  effective  until  such  assignee  or  transferee  shall  have  filed  with  the  Clerk 
a good  and  sufficient  bond  as  required  in  section  9 of  this  ordinance,  with  sureties 
to  be  approved  by  the  Mayor.  Nothing  herein  contained,  however,  shall  affect 
the  right  of  the  licensee,  his  successors  or  assigns,  to  mortgage  or  bond  the 
privileges  herein  granted  and  the  property  operating  the  system,  without  the 
permission  of  the  City  Council,  of  the  filing  of  said  statement ; but  in  case  of  a 
sale  on  foreclosure  the  purchaser  shall  file  with  the  said  Clerk  a declaration  of 
ownership  and  give  a bond  as  above  required  within  three  months  after  entering 
into  possession  under  sale,  otherwise  the  grant  and  franchise  as  to  him  shall 
be  void. 

Sec.  12.  This  ordinance  shall  take  effect  and  be  in  force  ten  days  after 
its  passage. 

Passed  by  the  City  Council  February  20,  1903. 

Approved  February  24,  1903. 


JAY  P.  GRAVES. 


ORDINANCE  NO.  A1367. 

AN  ORDINANCE  GRANTING  TO  JAY  P.  GRAVES,  HIS  ASSOCIATES,  SUCCESSORS  AND 
ASSIGNS,  A FRANCHISE.  RIGHT  AND  PRIVILEGE  TO  CARRY  FREIGHT,  MAIL, 
EXPRESS  AND  BAGGAGE  OVER  THE  LINE  OF  STREET  RAILWAY  ON  WASHINGTON 
STREET  FROM  THE  NORTH  LINE  OF  SECOND  AVENUE  TO  CLEVELAND  AVENUE. 

The  City  of  Spokane  docs  ordain  as  follows: 

Section  1.  There  is  hereby  granted  to  Jay  P.  Graves,  his  associates,  suc- 
cessors and  assigns,  the  right  to  haul  freight,  express,  baggage  and  mail  over 
the  line  of  street  railway,  a franchise  to  build  which  was  granted  him  by  the 
City  of  Spokane  by  ordinance  No.  A1294,  passed  the  City  Council  February  20, 
1903,  and  approved  by  the  Mayor  February  24,  1903,  along  and  upon  the  follow- 
ing streets  and  alleys  of  the  City  of  Spokane,  to-wit : Commencing  at  the 
intersection  of  Washington  street  and  the  north  line  of  Second  avenue,  running 
thence  on  Washington  street  to  Cleveland  avenue. 

Sec.  2.  The  right  hereby  granted  is  subject  to  all  the  conditions  and  pro- 
visions of  said  ordinance  No.  A1294  entitled  “An  ordinance  granting  to  Jay  P. 
Graves,  his  associates,  heirs,  successors  and  assigns,  the  right  to  build,  equip 


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and  operate  a single  or  double  track  electric  street  railway  system  upon  certain 
streets  in  the  City  of  Spokane.” 

Sec.  3.  The  right  is  also  granted  him,  and  to  his  heirs,  successors  and 
assigns,  to  string  telephone  wires  on  the  poles  erected  under  ordinance  No. 
A1294.  Said  wires  to  be  used  in  the  operation  of  his  cars  and  the  cars  of  the 
companies  running  over  his  line. 

Sec.  4.  In  moving  freight  over  the  line  the  cars  shall  be  so  managed  as 
not  to  stand  upon  the  streets  or  to  block  traffic  or  travel  upon  the  streets  except 
so  far  as  may  be  necessary  in  the  ordinary  operation  of  the  cars.  Freight  shall 
not  be  loaded  or  unloaded  on  said  cars  on  the  street.  The  licensee,  its  successors 
or  assigns,  shall  not  build  in  under  this  ordinance  any  platform  or  other  struc- 
ture in  any  street  or  alley.  The  cars  used  for  carrying  freight  shall  conform 
in  general  appearance  to  the  passenger  car  of  the  licensee,  except  in  respect 
of  the  number  and  location  of  windows.  Said  cars  shall  be  painted  and  var- 
nished in  the  same  manner  as  the  passenger  coaches  of  the  company,  and  shall 
not  be  unsightly  or  offensive.  No  cars  shall  ever  be  operated  by  steam  over  said 
lines  or  any  part  thereof. 

Sec.  5.  This  ordinance  shall  take  effect  and  be  in  force  ten  days  after  its 
passage. 

Fassed  by  the  City  Council  May  12,  1903. 


SPOKANE  TRACTION  COMPANY. 


ORDINANCE  NO.  A1363. 

AN  ORDINANCE  GRANTING  TO  SPOKANE  TRACTION  COMPANY,  ITS  SUCCESSORS  AND 
ASSIGNS,  THE  RIGHT  TO  BUILD,  EQUIP  AND  OPERATE  A SINGLE  OR  DOUBLE  TRACK 
ELECTRIC  RAILWAY  SYSTEM  UPON  CERTAIN  STREETS  IN  THE  CITY  OP  SPOKANE. 
The  City  of  Spokane  does  ordain  as  follows: 

Section  1.  There  is  hereby  granted  to  Spokane  Traction  Company,  a cor- 
poration organized  and  existing  under  the  laws  of  the  State  of  Washington,  its 
successors  and  assigns,  the  right  to  construct,  equip  and  operate  a street  railway 
system  in  the  City  of  Spokane,  for  the  carriage  of  passengers,  express,  baggage, 
mail  and  freight ; and  to  that  end  to  lay  down,  build,  construct,  equip,  maintain 
and  operate  a single  or  double  track  electric  railway,  together  with  side  tracks, 
switches,  turnouts,  crossings  and  connections  over,  across,  along  and  upon  the 
following  streets  and  public  places  in  the  City  of  Spokane,  to-wit : 

From  the  north  line  of  Second  avenue  on  Washington  street  to  a point 
opposite  the  center  of  Second  avenue  ; thence  east  on  Second  avenue  to  Sherman 
street ; thence  south  on  Sherman  street  to  Rusk  avenue  ; thence  east  on  Rusk 
avenue  to  Hatch  street ; thence  south  on  Hatch  street  to  the  north  line  of 
Highland  avenue ; thence  across  Highland  avenue  to  private  property ; across 
East  Kaufman  street  from  private  property  to  private  property  ; across  Sherman 
street  from  private  property  to  private  property  ; across  West  Kaufman  street 
from  private  property  to  Rose  avenue  ; west  on  Rose  avenue  to  its  west  line  ; 
from  private  property  across  City  View  street  to  Rose  court ; thence  along  Rose 
court  to  its  west  end  line  ; from  private  property  onto  Prospect  street ; thence 
southwesterly  on  Prospect  street  to  its  western  terminus ; thence  on  Grand 
avenue  from  its  north  and  northeasterly  line  to  Thirty-third  avenue,  so  far  as 
Grand  avenue  is  a dedicated  and  public  street. 

Also,  commencing  at  the  intersection  of  Washington  street  and  Sinto  avenue 
and  running  thence  east  on  Sinto  avenue  to  Kalispel  street ; thence  north  on 
Kalispel  street  to  Sinto  avenue  ; thence  east  on  Sinto  avenue  to  Addison  street ; 
thence  south  on  Addison  street  to  Boone  avenue,  and  thence  east  on  Boone,  avenue 
to  east  city  limits. 


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Also  a right  to  build  and  construct  a bridge  across  the  Spokane  river  on 
Boone  avenue,  and  to  occupy  the  bridge  with  its  tracks  and  cars  ^or  operat'on 
when  so  built  and  constructed.  Said  bridge  to  be  so  built  as  to  accommodate 
travel  for  teams,  horses  and  pedestrians  by  utilizing  the  space  occupied  by  the 
street  railway  tracks. 

Also  commencing  at  the  intersection  of  Washington  street  and  Main  avenue  ; 
running  thence  west  on  Main  avenue  to  Mill  street ; thence  south  on  Mill  street 
to  Sprague  avenue,  and  thence  east  on  Sprague  avenue  to  the  point  of  intersec- 
tion with  the  center  of  Washington  street. 

The  license  above  granted  on  Second  avenue,  Sherman  street,  Batch  street 
and  Highland  avenue  is  because  of  the  release  and  relinquishment  of  the  Moran 
Prairie  Railroad  Construction  Company  o?  its  right  on  said  streets  by  virtue  of 
ordinance  No.  A1302,  passed  by  this  Council  on  March  3,  1903,  and  approved  by 
the  Mayor  on  March  12,  1903,  which  relinquishment  and  consent  by  said  Moran 
Prairie  Company  has  been  made  to  appear  to  this  Council  by  writing  filed  with 
the  Clerk. 

Sec.  2.  In  the  occupation  of  the  foregoing  streets  for  the  purposes  afore- 
said,  the  right  is  granted  likewise  to  erect  and  maintain  along  the  side  lines 
of  said  streets,  the  necessary  poles  therefor,  of  such  height  and  dimensions  as 
may  be  prescribed  by  the  Board  of  Public  Works,  to  be  not  less  than  125  feet 
apart,  except  where  poles  have  been  erected  and  used  for  other  purposes,  in 
which  case  to  be  not  less  than  100  feet  apart.  No  poles  shall  be  erected  under 
this  ordinance  in  the  center  of  the  streets  or  in  a position  to  obstruct  travel. 
Whenever  there  is,  or  shall  be  electric  light  or  telephone  poles  erected  upon  any 
or  all  of  the  foregoing  streets,  the  city  may  require  the  wires  suspending  the 
electiic  cable  to  be  attached  thereto,  and  require  the  removal  of  any  and  all 
unnecessary  poles  erected  under  this  ordinance. 

There  shall  be  constructed  as  near  the  upper  end  of  the  poles  as  practicable, 
erected  under  this  ordinance,  a cross-arm,  hereby  reserved  for  the  exclusive 
use  of  the  City  of  Spokane  to  carry  wires  for  the  city’s  business.  Said  licensee, 
its  successors  or  assigns,  shall  establish  and  maintain  a metallic  return  circuit 
conductor  independent  of  the  rail^,  upon  the  respective  lines  of  street  railway 
hereby  authorized  to  • be  operated  by  overhead  or  underground  contact  wires ; 
excepting,  however,  that  when  the  tracks  shal1  be  constructed  with  cast  welded 
or  electrically  welded  rail  joints  said  return  wire  shall  not  be  required.  When- 
ever other  lines  of  wire  cross  the  wires  to  be  strung  by  virtue  of  this  ordinance 
the  latter  wires  shall  be  protected  by  guard  wires  or  other  suitable  mechanical 
device  as  may  be  directed  by  the  Board  of  Public  Works. 

Sec.  3.  The  rails  of  said  railway  shall  be  laid  so  that  the  tops  thereof  are 
flush  with  the  top  of  the  grade  of  the  street.  At  the  intersection  and  crossing 
of  all  streets  it  shall  be  the  duty  of  said  company  to  plank  over  the  entire 
surface  between  the  rails  and  one  plank  outside  of  the  outside  rails  for  the  entire 
width  of  said  intersection.  Such  plank  shall  not  be  less  than  two  inches  in 
thickness  and  shall  present  an  even  surface  at  the  top  of  the  rail  and  shall  be 
securely  spiked  and  fastened  in  place,  and  shall  be  kept  and  maintained  in  good 
and  reasonably  safe  and  proper  condition  by  said  licensee,  its  successors  or 
assigns.  It  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  licensee  to  fill  in  all  spaces  enclosed  between 
said  rails  and  on  the  outer  edge  of  said  track  with  suitable  road  gravel  to  the 
satisfaction  of  the  Board  of  Public  Works,  so  that  said  gravel  when  packed  in 
place  shall  be  flush  with  the  top  of  said  rails,  and  shall  be  so  kept  and  main- 
tained as  nearly  as  practicable  by  the  licensee,  its  successors  or  assigns,  at  its 
or  their  own  proper  cost  and  expense.  The  licensee,  its  successors  or  assigns, 
shall  likewise  maintain  the  roadway  between  the  rails  and  for  two  feet  outside 
of  either  rail  over  any  and  all  bridges  crossed  by  the  lines  hereby  authorized. 

Sec.  4.  The  tracks  herein  authorized  shall  be  of  standard  gauge,  and  laid 
as  near  as  practicable  to  the  middle  of  the  streets  over  which  the  same  shall 
pass,  or  if  on  one  side,  then  under  the  direction  of  the  Board  of  Public  Works. 
Whenever  the  city  shall  by  ordinance  change  the  grade  of  any  street  occupied 


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by  tracks  constructed  under  this  ordinance,  then  the  licensee  hereunder  shall, 
at  its  or  their  own  cost  and  expense,  change  the  tracks  to  conform  to  said  grade 
within  60  days  after  receiving  due  notice  to  make  such  change,  and  failing  so 
to  do,  the  city  may  make  such  change  and  collect  the  cost  of  same,  with  10  per 
cent  additional  penalty,  in  the  manner  prescribed  by  law. 

Sec.  5.  At  any  time  the  city  paves  or  macadamizes  or  otherwise  improves 
any  street,  or  part  of  street,  occupied  by  the  tracks  herein  authorized,  the 
licensee,  its  successors  or  assigns,  shall  pave  or  macadamize,  at  its  or  their  own 
cost  and  expense,  in  the  same  manner,  and  under  the  direction  and  inspection 
of  the  Board  of  Public  Works,  or  other  proper  authority  of  the  city,  all  the 
space  between  the  outer  rails  of  the  tracks  and  for  two  feet  on  the  outside 
thereof ; such  work  to  be  completed  within  30  days  after  the  completion  of  work 
done  upon  the  same  street  by  the  city,  and  to  be  maintained  in  good  repair  by 
the  said  licensee,  its  successors  or  assigns.  Should  it  or  they  fail  or  omit  to 
make  such  improvement  and  keep  the  same  in  good  repair,  as  herein  required, 
the  city,  without  waiving  any  of  ihe  terms  or  conditions  of  this  ordinance,  may 
improve  such  portion  of  the  street  aforesaid  or  repair  the  same,  as  the  case  may 
be,  and  the  cost  thereof,  with  10  per  cent  additional,  shall  be  charged  against 
the  licensee,  its  successors  or  assigns,  to  be  recovered  by  any  lawful  proceedings. 
Where  tracks  are  laid  under  this  ordinance  on  a street,  or  portion  of  a street, 
which  is  paved,  the  work  shall  be  done  under  the  direction  of  the  Board  of 
Public  Works,  and  the  street  shall  be  put  back  in  as  good  condition  as  it  now 
is  and  so  maintained. 

Sec.  6.  Wherever,  in  the  construction  of  the  tracks  herein  authorized,  it 
becomes  necessary  to  cross  the  line  of  any  street  or  railway  occupying  any  of  the 
streets  herein  described,  the  licensee,  its  successors  and  assigns,  shall  have  the 
right  to  lay  the  tracks  herein  authorized  across  such  other  tracks.  But  the 
licensee,  its  successors  or  assigns,  shall  put  in  and  maintain,  at  its  or  their  own 
expense,  all  needful  appliances  for  the  non-interference  with  the  motive  powei 
of  such  street  or  other  railway.  Whenever  the  right  has  heretofore  been,  or  shall 
hereafter  be,  granted  by  the  Council  to  any  person  or  company  to  lay  street  or 
other  railway  tracks  across  the  tracks  owned  by  the  licensee,  its  successors  or 
assigns,  such  person  or  company  shall  be  permitted  to  put  in  whatever  appliances 
may  be  necessary  for  the  proper  crossing  and  non-interference  with  the  motive 
power  of  the  licensee. 

Sec.  7.  The  franchise  and  privileges  herein  granted  shall  continue  for  a 
period  of  25  years  from  the  date  this  ordinance  goes  into  effect ; provided, 
however,  that  the  licensee,  its  successors  or  assign^,  shall  commence  work  here- 
under within  60  days  from  the  said  date,  and  shall  complete  and  operate  the 
same  within  one  year  from  said  date. 

Sec.  8.  The  speed  at  which  cars  may  be  run  upon  the  tracks  hereby  author- 
ized may  be  regulated  by  the  city  from  time  to  time.  The  rate  of  fare  to  be 
charged  shall  not  exceed  5 cents  for  one  passenger  one  way.  Wherever  a 
passenger  is  required  to  change  cars  to  reach  his  destination  on  the  said  line 
ot  lines,  he  shall  be  entitled  to  a transferfrom  one  car  of  the  company  to  the  car 
of  the  next  thereafter  going  to  his  destination ; except  that  a transfer  shall 
not  of  right  be  required  where  the  line  or  car  from  which  a transfer  is  demanded 
parallels  the  line  or  car  to  which  it  is  demanded  at  a distance  of  less  than  six 
blocks  away.  Members  of  the  police  force  and  of  the  fire  department  in  uniform 
shall  be  carried  free  on  the  lines  granted  by  this  ordinance.  Members  of  the 
police  force  on  duty  in  citizens’  clothing  shall  likewise  be  carried  free  under  the 
rules  cf  the  company. 

Sec.  9.  The  licensee,  its  successors  or  assigns,  shall  accept  this  franchise 
within  five  days  from  the  approval  of  this  ordinance,  by  writing,  properly  sub- 
scribed, filed  in  the  office  of  the  City  Clerk.  It,  or  they,  shall  likewise  execute 
and  deliver  to  the  City  of  Spokane,  at  the  same  time,  a good  and  sufficient  bond 
in  the  sum  of  $10,000,  with  sureties  to  be  approved  by  the  Mayor,  conditioned 
to  save  and  hoid  the  city  harmless  from  any  damages  or  claims  for  damages 


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which  may  arise  by  reason  of  the  construction,  maintenance  or  operation  of  said 
system  or  any  part  thereof.  Unless  such  acceptance  and  bonds  shall  be  so  filed, 
the  rights  herein  conferred  shall  lapse. 

Sec.  10.  In  consideration  of  the  privileges  herein  granted,  the  licensee, 
its  successors  or  assigns,  shall  on  the  first  day  of  January,  1908,  and  on  the 
first  day  of  January  of  each  succeeding  year,  pay  to  the  Treasurer  of  the  City 

of  Spokane  the  sum  of  two  (2)  mills  for  each  car  mile  run  during  the  next 

preceding  year  over  and  upon  the  line  of  street  railway  herein  provided  for. 
The  term  car  mile  means  the  running  of  one  car  one  mile. 

SEc.  11.  Before  the  licensee,  its  successors  or  assigns,  shall  sell,  assign, 

lease,  set  over,  or  transfer,  the  franchise,  or  any  of  the  rights  and  privileges 
herein  granted,  to  any  other  person,  company  or  corporation,  it,  or  they,  shall 
file  with  the  City  Council  a statement  of  the  intent  so  to  do,  particularly  describ- 
ing the  part  or  interest  to  be  sold,  the  person,  company  or  corporation,  to  whom 
it  is  intended  to  sell,  assign,  lease,  or  otherwise  transfer,  verified  by  the  certifi- 
cate of  the  licensee  and  attested  by  the  seal  of  the  company  or  corporation,  if 
any  there  be,  and  such  sale,  assignment,  or  other  transfer  shall  not  become 
effective  ointil  such  assignee  or  transferee  shall  have  filed  with  the  Clerk  a good 
and  sufficient  bond  as  required  in  section  9 of  this  ordinance,  with  sureties  to 
be  approved  by  the  Mayor.  Nothing  herein  contained,  however,  shall  effect  the 
right  of  the  licensee,  its  successors  or  assigns,  to  mortgage  or  bond  the  privileges 
herein  granted,  and  the  property  operating  the  system,  without  the  permission 
of  the  City  Council,  or  the  filing  of  such  statement ; but  in  case  of  a sale  on 
foreclosure,  the  purchaser  shall  file  with  the  said  Clerk  a declaration  of  owner- 
ship and  give  a bond  as  above  required  within  three  months  after  entering  into 
possession  under  such  sale,  otherwise  the  grant  and  franchise  as  to  him  shall 
be  void. 

Sec.  12.  In  moving  freight  over  the  line  the  cars  shall  be  so  managed  as 
not  to  stand  upon  the  streets  or  to  block  traffic  or  travel  upon  the  streets,  except 
so  far  as  may  be  necessary  in  the  ordinary  operation  of  the  cars.  Freight  shall 
not  be  loaded  and  unloaded  on  said  cars  on  the  street.  The  licensee,  its  suc- 
cessors or  assigns,  shall  not  build  under  this  ordinance  any  platform  or  other 
structure  in  any  street  or  alley.  The  cars  used  for  carrying  freight  shall  conform 
in  general  external  appearance  to  the  passenger  cars  of  the  licensee,  except  in 
respect  of  the  number  and  location  of  windows.  Said  cars  shall  be  painted  and 
varnished  in  the  same  manner  as  the  passenger  coaches  of  the  company,  and 
shall  not  be  unsightly  or  offensive.  No  cars  shall  ever  be  operated  by  steam  over 
said  lines  or  any  part  thereof. 

Sec.  13.  The  licensee  is  hereby  granted  the  right  to  string  a telephone  wire 
on  the  poles  erected  under  this  ordinance  to  be  used  in  the  operation  of  its  cars 
and  the  cars  of  companies  running  over  its  line.  Subject  to  mutual  agreement 
thg  right  is  also  granted  to  connect  with  the  tracks  of  any  other  company. 

Sec.  14.  At  any  time  a majority  of  the  property  owners  on  that  portion 
of  Sinto  avenue  which  is  covered  by  this  ordinance  shall  petition  therefor  and 
the  City  Council  or  other  proper  authorities  of  the  city  shall  lawfully  authorize 
and  direct,  the  licensee,  its  successors  and  assigns,  shall  move  back,  at  its  own 
cost  and  expense,  the  curbing  on  that  portion  of  Sinto  avenue  to  the  original 
width  of  the  street,  or  to  such  less  width  as  shall  be  directed  by  the  city 
authorities. 

Sec.  15  This  ordinance  shall  take  effect  and  be  in  force  ten  days  after 
its  passage. 

Passed  the  City  Council  May  12,  1903. 


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THE  WASHINGTON  WATER  POWER  COMPANY. 


ORDINANCE  NO.  A1351. 

AN  ORDINANCE  GRANTING  TO  THE  WASHINGTON  WATER  POWER  COMPANY,  ITS  SUC- 
CESSORS AND  ASSIGNS,  THE  RIGHT  TO  HAUL  CEREALS  AND  THE  PRODUCTS  OF 

CEREALS  ON,  ALONG  AND  OVER  CERTAIN  STREETS  AND  STREET  RAILWAY  LINES 

IN  TI!E  CITY  OF  SPOKANE,  WASHINGTON. 

The  City  of  Spokane  does  ordain  as  folloivs: 

Section  1.  That  the  right  be  and  is  hereby  granted  to  the  said  The  Wash- 
ington Water  Power  Company,  its  successors  or  assigns,  to  build,  construct  and 
operate  a system  of  electric  railways,  commencing  at  a point  on  Front  avenue 
where  the  Northern  Pacilic  tracks  cross  Front  avenue,  thence  westerly  along 
Front  avenue  to  the  intersection  of  Front  avenue  and  Post  street,  thence  north- 
ward on  Post  street  to  the  C.  & C.  mills,  with  the  right  to  construct  the  necessary 
switches  at  the  terminal  points  in  question,  for  the  purpose  of  carrying  cereals 
and  the  products  0f  cereals.  On  that  portion  of  said  street  where  street  railway 
tracks  are  now  laid  no  additional  rails  shall  be  laid  under  this  franchise. 

Sec.  2.  Said  railwny  shall  be  of  standard  street  railway  gauge.  The 
rails  of  said  railway  shall  be  laid  so  that  the  tops  thereof  are  flush  with  the 
top  of  the  grade  of  the  street.  At  the  intersection  and  crossing  of  all  streets 
it  shall  be  the  duty  of  said  company  to  plank  over  the  entire  surface  between 
the  rails  and  one  plank  outside  of  the  outside  rail  for  the  entire  width  of  said 
intersection.  Such  plank  shall  not  be  less  than  two  inches  in  thickness  and  shall 
present  an  even  surface  at  the  top  of  the  rail  and  shall  be  securely  spiked  and 
fastened  in  place,  and  shall  be  kept  and  maintained  in  good  and  reasonably  safe 
and  proper  condition  by  said  licensee,  its  successors  or  assigns.  It  shall  be  the 
duty  of  the  licensee  to  All  in  all  spaces  enclosed  between  said  rails  and  on  thv 
outer  edge  of  said  track  with  suitable  road  gravel  to  the  satisfaction  of  the 
Board  of  Public  Works,  so  that  said  gravel,  when  packed  in  place,  shall  be 
flush  with  the  top  of  said  rails  and  shall  be  so  kept  and  maintained  as  nearly 
as  practicable  by  the  licensee,  its  successors  or  assigns,  at  its  and  their  own 
proper  cost  and  expense.  Whenever  the  City  of  Spokane  shall  decide  to  pave 
said  street,  all  the  space  lying  between  the  rails  of  said  tracks,  and  two  feet 
on  the  outside  of  each  outer  rail  shall  be  paved  by  said  company  at  its  own 
expense,  and  such  paving  shall  be  maintained  in  good  repair  at  the  expense  of 
said  company,  its  successors  or  assigns. 

Sec.  3.  The  right  is  also  granted  to  suspend  overhead  trolley  wires  along 
said  route. 

Sec.  4.  It  is  expressly  provided  that  the  cars  (excepting  as  provided  in 
section  9 hereof)  to  be  used  shall  not  exceed  in  length  twenty-four  feet  over 
bumpers,  and  shall  be  of  light  construction,  similar  to  the  electric  cars  used  on 
suburban  travel,  and  shall  be  equipped  with  electric  motors  similar  to  those 
used  on  cars  with  a maximum  carrying  capacity  of  ten  tons,  and  the  speed  at 
which  said  cars  are  to  be  run  shall  not  exceed  five  miles  per  hour,  and  all  street 
railway  passenger  cars  and  fire  department  apparatus  shall  have  the  right-of- 
way  over  said  cars. 

Sec.  5.  It  is  further  provided  that  said  parties  to  whom  this  franchise  is 
granted  shall  enter  into  a bond  with  the  City  of  Spokane  with  good  and  sufficient 
sureties  in  the  sum  of  five  thousand  dollars  ; providing  : 

(a)  For  the  protection  of  the  City  of  Spokane  from  any  and  all  damages 
which  may  arise  from  the  operation  of  said  road. 

(b)  For  the  relinquishment  of  said  franchise  at  its  expiration  ; provided, 
said  bond  shall  be  renewed  every  five  years,  and  if  not  so  renewed  this  franchise 
shall  become  absolutely  void. 

Sec.  6.  The  right  hereby  granted  shall  continue  for  a period  of  twenty-five 
<25)  years  from  the  passage  of  this  ordinance,  but  it  shall  become  null  and 


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void  at  any  time  within  that  period  when  trackage  facilities  by  one  or  more  of 
the  steam  railroad  companies  now  centered,  or  which  may  hereafter  center,  in 
this  city  shall  be  afforded  to  the  milling  industries  reached  by  said  street  railway 
line,  including  the  C.  & C.  Mills,  at  a rate  not  to  exceed  two  dollars  ($2.00) 
per  car,  and  when  such  facilities  and  rate  are  so  extended  and  guaranteed,  the 
City  Council  shall  by  resolution  declare  that  the  rights  afforded  by  this  franchise 
shall  absolutely  cease  and  determine,  and  that  portion  of  said  line  not  used  for 
the  transportation  of  passengers  under  existing  franchises  shall  be  removed 
from  the  public  streets,  and  if  not  so  removed  may  be  torn  up  by  the  City  of 
Spokane  under  the  police  powers  of  the  said  city. 

Sec.  7.  Nothing  herein  contained  shall  be  deemed  or  construed  as  a re- 
linquishment by  the  city  of  any  of  its  rightful  authority  over  the  streets  or  any 
part  of  them.  The  rights  and  privileges  herein  contained  are  upon  the  express 
condition  that  should  the  said  company,  or  its  successors  or  assigns,  neglect  or 
refuse  to  exercise  the  same  for  a period  of  one  year  continuously  then  this 
franchise  shall  lapse  at  the  option  of  the  City  Council,  and  upon  a resolution 
passed  for  that  purpose.  Provided,  that  it  shall  not  lapse  or  terminate  if  such 
failure  to  exercise  the  same  or  any  part  thereof  shall  be  on  account  of  the 
elements,  strikes,  act  of  God  or  the  public  enemy,  or  the  destruction  (in  whole 
or  in  part)  of  the  mill  or  mills  served  or  to  be  served  hereunder  or  in  pursuance 
hereof. 

Sec.  8.  Nothing  herein  contained  shall  be  deemed  or  construed  as  allowing 
The  Washington  Water  Power  Company  to  operate  or  move  steam  railroad 
cars  on  the  streets  and  avenues  mentioned  in  this  ordinance  (excepting  as 
provided  in  section  9 hereof)  and  should  said  The  Washington  Water  Power 
Company,  during  the  existence  of  this  franchise,  allow  a steam  railroad  freight 
car  upon  said  streets  (excepting  as  provided  in  section  9 hereof)  such  offense 
shall  work  a cancellation  of  this  franchise,  and  the  same  shall  become  immedi- 
ately void  upon  a resolution  of  the  City  Council  declaring  the  same  to  be  void. 

Sec.  9.  The  grantee  herein  may,  between  the  hours  of  9 p.  m.  and  5 a.  m. 
haul  steam  railroad  freight  cars  over  the  route  and  for  the  purposes  herein 
designated  by  the  use  of  suitable  electric  locomotives. 

Sec.  10.  This  ordinance  shall  take  effect  and  be  in  force  ten  days  after 
its  passage. 

Passed  the  City  Council  May  6,  1903. 


MORAN  PRAIRIE  RAILROAD  CONSTRUCTION  COMPANY. 


ORDINANCE  NO.  A1302. 

AN  ORDINANCE  GRANTING  TO  THE  MORAN  PRAIRIE  RAILROAD  CONSTRUCTION  COM- 
PANY, ITS  SUCCESSORS  OR  ASSIGNS,  THE  RIGHT  TO  BUILD,  EQUIP,  OPERATE  AND 
MAINTAIN  A SINGLE  OR  DOUBLE  TRACK  ELECTRIC  RAILROAD  SYSTEM  UPON  CER- 
TAIN STREETS  IN  THE  CITY  OP  SPOKANE. 

The  City  of  Spokane  does  ordain  as  follotvs: 

Section  1.  The  right  is  hereby  granted  to  the  Moran  Prairie  Railroad 
Construction  Company,  its  successors  or  assigns,  to  lay  down,  construct,  equip, 
maintain  and  operate,  for  the  transportation  of  passengers,  express,  mail  and 
freight,  a single  or  double  track  electric  railroad,  together  with  sidetracks, 
switches,  turnouts  and  terminals,  over  and  along  the  following  streets  of  the 
city  of  Spokane,  as  follows,  to-wit : 

Commencing  with  the  intersection  of  Granite  street  with  the  east,  city  limits 
in  Altamont,  thence  along  Granite  street  and  Bryant  avenue  to  Eleventh  avenue, 
thence  on  Eleventh  avenue  to  Napa  street,  thence  on  Napa  street  to  Twelfth 
avenue,  thence  westerly  on  Twelfth  avenue  and  Twelfth  avenue  extended  to> 
Southeast  boulevard,  thence  on  Southeast  boulevard  to  Highland  avenue,  thence 


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to  Sherman  street,  thence  north  on  Sherman  street  to  Second  avenue,  thence 
west  on  Second  avenue  to  Washington  street,  thence  on  Washington  street  to  the 
south  bauk  of  the  Spokane  river. 

Also  commencing  at  the  intersection  of  Post  street  and  Front  avenue,  thence 
east  on  Front  avenue  to  Sheridan  street  railroad  transfer  track ; also  com 
mencing  at  the  intersection  of  Division  street  and  Second  avenue,  thence  along 
Division  street  to  Front  avenue  ; provided  that  only  freight  cars  shall  be  run 
on  said  Division  street,  from  Second  avenue  to  Front  avenue,  and  then  only 
between  the  hours  of  11  :30  o’clock  p.  m.  and  5 o’clock  a.  m.  ; also  provided,  that 
this  franchise  shall  not  permit  the  laying  of  more  than  one  track  on  said  Division 
street  from  Second  avenue  to  Hfverside  avenue,  qnd  provided  further,  that  the 
duration  of  this  franchise  as  to  said  street  between  said  last  named  points  be 
limited  to  ten  years. 

Also  commencing  at  the  intersection  of  Newark  avenue  and  Ninth  avenue, 
thence  south  along  Perry  street  extended  to  Twelfth  avenue  ; also  commencing 
at  the  intersection  of  Napa  street  and  twelfth  avenue,  thence  south  along  Napa 
street  to  Sixteenth  avenue,  thence  east  on  Sixteenth  avenue,  thence  east  on 
Sixteenth  avenue  to  Crestline,  south  on  Crestline  to  Seventeenth  avenue,  east 
on  Seventeenth  avenue  to  the  east  city  limits. 

Also  commencing  at  the  intersection  of  Regal  street  and  Fifth  avenue, 
thence  west  on  Fifth  avenue  to  Pittsburg  street,  thence  north  on  Pittsburg 
street  to  Third  avenue,  thence  wrest  on  Third  avenue  to  Sherman  street. 

Subject  to  mutual  agreement,  the  right  is  granted  to  said  licensee,  its  suc- 
cessors or  assigns,  to  connect  with  the  tracks  of  any  other  company. 

Sec.  2.  The  right  is  hereby  granted  to  said  licensee,  its  successors  or 
assigns,  to  erect  and  maintain  along  said  streets  'the  necessary  poles  therefor, 
such  poles  to  be  of  such  height  and  dimensions  as  may  be  designated  by  the 
board  of  public  works,  and  shall  not  be  less  than  125  feet  apart,  except  when 
the  poles  have  been  iocated  and  used  for  other  purposes  and  uses ; in  such 
cases  they  may  be  as  near  as  100  feet  apart,  but  not  less,  and  in  no  case  shall 
said  licensee,  its  successors  or  assigns,  construct  or  maintain  a line  of  poles  in 
the  center  of  said  streets,  or  in  a position  to  obstruct  travel.  Upon  any  and 
all  of  said  streets,  when  there  is  or  shall  be  electric  light  or  telephone  poles 
erected,  the  right  is  reserved  to  the  city  to  require  the  wires  suspending  the 
electric  cable  to  be  attached  thereto,  and  to  require  the  removal  of  any  and  al1 
unnecessary  poles  belonging  to  said  licensee,  its  successors  or  assigns,  from 
said  streets  or  parts  thereof.  There  shall  be  constructed  as  near  the  upper  ends 
of  the  said  poles  as  practicable,  a cross  arm,  which  said  arm  shall  be  for  the 
exclusive  use  of  said  city,  for  the  carrying  of  wires  for  the  city’s  business. 

Sec.  3.  The  rails  of  said  railway  shall  be  laid  so  that  the  tops  thereof  are 

flush  with  the  top  of  the  grade  of  the  street.  At  the  intersection  and  crossing 

of  all  streets  it  shall  be  the  duty  of  said  company  to  plank  over  the  entire  sur- 
face between  the  rails  and  one  plank  outside  of  the  outside  rail  for  the  entire 
width  of  said  intersection.  Such  plank  shall  not  be  less  than  two  inches  in 
thickness  and  shall  present  an  even  surface  at  the  top  of  the  rail  and  shall  be 
securely  spiked  and  fastened  in  place,  and  shall  be  kept  and  maintained  in  good 
and  reasonably  safe  and  proper  condition  by  said  licensee,  its  successors  or 
assigns. 

It  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  licensee  to  fill  in  all  spaces  enclosed  between 
said  rails  and  on  the  outer  edge  of  said  track  with  suitable  road  gravel  to  the 
satisfaction  of  the  board  of  public  works,  so  that  said  gravel,  when  packed  in 

place,  shall  be  flush  with  the  top  of  said  rails  and  shall  be  so  kept  and  main- 

tained as  nearly  as  practicable  by  the  licensee,  its  successors  or  assigns,  at  its 
and  their  own  proper  cost  and  expense. 

Said  licensee,  its  successors  or  assigns,  shall  establish  and  maintain  a 
metallic  return  circuit  conductor  independent  of  the  rails,  upon  the  respecDve 
lines  of  street  railway  hereby  authorized  to  be  operated  by  overhead  or  under- 
ground  contact  wires. 

Excepting,  however,  that  when  the  track  shall  be  constructed  with  cast 


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welded  or  electrically  welded  rail  joints,  said  return  wire  shall  not  be  required. 

Whenever  other  lines  of  wire  cross  the  wires  to  be  strung  by  virtue  of  this 
ordinance,  the  latter  wires  shall  be  protected  by  guard  wires  or  other  suitable 
mechanical  device,  as  may  be  directed  by  the  Board  of  Public  Works. 

Sec.  4.  The  tracks  herein  authorized  shall  be  standard  gauge,  and  laia 
as  near  as  practicable  to  the  middle  of  the  streets  over  which  the  same  shall 
pass,  or  if  on  one  side,  then  under  the  guidance  and  direction  of  the  Board  of 
Public  Works.  Whenever  the  city  by  ordinance  shall  change  the  grade  of  any 
street  occupied  by  tracks  constructed  under  this  ordinance,  then  the  licensee 
hereunder,  its  successors  or  assigns,  shall,  at  its  or  their  own  cost  and  expense, 
change  its  tracks  to  conform  to  said  grade,  within  sixty  days  after  receiving 
due  notice  to  make  such  change,  and,  failing  so  to  do,  the  city  may  make  such 
change  and  collect  the  cost  of  same,  with  10  per  cent  additional  penalty,  in  the 
manner  prescribed  by  law. 

Sec.  5.  Whenever  the  City  of  Spokane  paves,  macadamizes  or  otherwise 
improves  any  street  or  part  of  street  over  which  said  tracks  herein  authorized 
shall  be  laid,  the  said  Moran  Prairie  Railroad  Construction  Company,  its  suc- 
cessors or  assigns,  shall  pave,  macadamize  or  otherwise  improve,  at  its  own 
expense,  all  the  space  lying  between  the  outer  rails  of  said  tracks,  and  for  two 
feet  on  the  outside  thereof,  of  such  material  as  may  be  prescribed  by  the  City 
Council  for  such  street  or  part  of  street,  and  under  the  direction  and  inspection 
of  the  Board  of  Public  Works  or  other  proper  authority,  and  such  paving, 
macadamizing  or  other  improvement  required  of  the  grantee  herein,  shall  be 
completed  within  thirty  days  after  said  street  shall  be  improved  as  aforesaid, 
and  such  portion  of  said  street  and  said  improvement  shall  be  maintained  in 
good  repair  at  all  times,  at  the  cost  and  expense  of  said  licensee,  its  successors 
or  assigns  ; should  said  licensee,  its  successors  or  assigns,  fail  to  make  said  im 
provement  or  to  keep  said  street  in  good  repair  as  and  when  herein  required,  then 
the  city,  if  it  shall  so  elect,  without  waiving  any  of  the  terms  or  conditions  of 
this  ordinance  shall  proceed  to  improve  such  portion  of  said  street  as  aforesaid, 
or  to  repair  the  same  as  the  case  may  be,  and  the  cost  thereof,  with  10  per  cent 
additional  penalty,  shall  be  charged  against  the  licensee,  its  successors  or  assigns, 
to  be  recovered  by  any  lawful  proceedings. 

Sec.  6.  Wherever,  in  the  construction  of  the  tracks  herein  authorized,  it 
becomes  necessary  to  cross  the  line  of  any  street,  or  other  railroad  occupying 
any  of  the  streets  herein  described,  the  licensee,  its  successors  or  assigns,  shall 
have  the  right  to  lay  the  tracks  herein  authorized,  across  such  other  tracks,  but 
the  said  licensee,  its  successors  or  assigns,  shall  put  in  and  maintain  at  its  or 
their  own  expense  all  needful  appliances  for  the  proper  crossing  and  for  the 
non-interference  with  the  motive  power  of  such  street  or  other  railroad.  When- 
ever the  right  has  heretofore  been,  or  shall  hereafter  be,  granted  by  the  Council 
to  any  person  or  company  to  lay  a street  or  other  railway  track  across  the 
track  owned  by  the  licensee,  its  successors  or  assigns,  such  person  or  company 
shall  be  permitted  to  put  in  whatever  appliances  may  be  necessary  for  the 
proper  crossing  and  non-interference  with  the  motive  power  of  the  licensee,  its 
succcessors  or  assigns. 

Sec.  7.  The  franchises  and  privileges  herein  granted  shall  continue  for 
the  period  of  twenty-five  years  from  the  date  this  ordinance  goes  into  effect, 
excepting  as  to  Division  street  as  above  provided  in  section  1 ; providing,  how- 
ever, that  the  licensee,  its  successors  or  assigns,  shall  commence  work  hereunder, 
within  sixty  days  from  the  said  date,  and  shall  complete  and  operate  the  said 
road  within  one  year  from  said  date. 

Provided,  however,  that  said  licensee,  its  successors  or  assigns,  shall  be 
required  to  operate  and  run  over  each  and  all  of  its  own  tracks  constructed 
and  operated  under  this  franchise  passenger  cars  at  least  as  often  as  one  each 
way  each  hour  between  6 :30  a.  m.  and  8 o’clock  p.  m.  each  day  ; and,  provided 
further,  that  the  above  provision  as  to  the  running  of  passenger  cars  shall  not 
apply  to  that  portion  of  this  franchise  relating  to  Division  street  between  Second 
avenue  and  Front  avenue,  as  above  provided  in  section  1 hereof. 


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Sec.  8.  The  speed  at  which  cars  may  be  run  upon  the  tracks  herein 
authorized  may  be  regulated  from  time  to  time  by  the  city.  The  rate  of  fare 
to  be  charged  for  passage  over  the  lines  granted  by  this  ordinance  shall  not 
exceed  five  cents  for  one  passage  one  way.  Whenever  a passenger  is  required 
to  change  cars  to  reach  his  destination  on  said  line  or  lines,  he  shall  be  entitled 
to  a transfer  from  one  car  of  the  company,  its  successors  or  assigns,  to  the 
car  next  thereafter,  going  to  his  destination  ; except  that  a transfer  shall  not 
of  right  be  required  where  the  line  of  the  car  from  which  the  transfer  is 
demanded,  at  a distance  of  less  than  six  blocks  away.  Members  of  the  police 
force  and  fire  department  in  uniform  shall  be  carried  free  on  the  lines  granted 
by  this  ordinance.  Members  of  the  police  department  in  citizens’  clothes  shall 
likewise  be  carried  free  under  the  rules  of  the  company. 

Sec.  9.  The  licensee,  its  successors  or  assigns,  shall  accept  this  franchise 
within  five  days  from  the  approval  of  this  ordinance,  by  writing,  properly 
subscribed,  filed  in  the  office  of  the  City  Clerk.  It  or  they  shall  likewise  execute 
and  deliver  to  the  City  of  Spokane  at  the  same  time  a good  and  sufficient  bond 

in  the  sum  of  $10,000,  with  sureties  to  be  approved  by  the  Mayor,  conditioned 

to  hold  the  city  safe  and  harmless  for  any  damage  or  claims  for  damages  which 
may  arise  by  reason  of  the  construction,  maintenance  or  operation  of  said 

system  or  any  part  thereof.  Unless  said  acceptance  and  bond  shall  be  so  filed, 

the  rights  herein  conferred  shall  lapse. 

Sec.  10.  The  said  Moran  Prairie  Railroad  Construction  Company,  its  suc- 
cessors or  assigns,  in  consideration  of  the  privileges  herein  granted,  shall  on 
the  first  day  of  January,  1908,  and  on  January  1 of  each  succeeding  year  during 
the  life  of  this  franchise,  pay  to  the  Treasurer  of  the  City  of  Spokane  the  sum 
of  two  mills  for  each  car  mile  run  during  the  next  preceding  year  over  and 
upon  the  street  railway  herein  provided  for,  and  over  all  the  tracks  and  roads 
over  which  its  cars  may  run  within  said  city.  The  term  “car  mile”  means  the 
running  of  one  car  one  mile. 

Sec.  ll.  It  is  herein  expressly  reserved  that  wherever  the  franchises  and 
rights  conferred  by  this  ordinance  cover  streets  or  parts  of  streets  already 
occupied  by  the  tracks  of  any  other  person,  party  or  corporation,  the  said 
Moran  Prairie  Railroad  Construction  Company,  its  successors  or  assigns,  shall 
use  the  tracks  laid  thereon,  only  by  and  with  the  consent  and  permission  of  such 
other  person,  party  or  corporation. 

Nothing  herein  contained  shall  be  construed  to  grant  to  said  licensee,  its 
successors  or  assigns,  the  right  to  build  or  operate  any  additional  tracks  upon 
streets  occupied  by  the  tracks  of  any  other  person  or  corporation,  in  competition 
with  such  latter  parties.  No  cars  shall  ever  be  operated  by  steam  over  said 
lines  or  any  part  thereof. 

Sec.  12.  Any  orchard  or  other  country  products,  or  freight,  transported 
in  cars  other  than  those  carrying  passengers,  shall  be  moved  over  said  lines 
only  in  the  hours  of  the  night,  between  seven  o’clock  in  the  evening  and  six 
o’clock  in  the  morning,  or  at  such  other  hours  as  the  Board  of  Public  Works 
of  said  city  shall  permit ; but  no  such  cars  shall  be  permitted  to  stag'd  upon  or 
block  any  street  or  part  thereof,  except  for  the  purpose  of  passing  other  cars, 
and  no  building,  platform  or  other  structure  erected  or  maintained  by  said 
Moran  Prairie  Railroad  Construction  Company,  its  successors  or  assigns,  shall 
block  or  be  built  upon  any  street,  alley  or  public  thoroughfare  of  said  city,  or 
any  part  thereof. 

Provided  further,  that  the  plans  of  all  freight  cars  used  by  said  company 
shall  be  approved  by  the  Board  of  Public  Works. 

Sec.  13.  The  City  of  Spokane  reserves  the  right  at  all  times  to  regulate 
the  movement  and  handling  of  any  freight  over  said  railway  lines,  and  to 
prescribe,  by  ordinance,  reasonable  and  necessary  restrictions  and  conditions 
concerning  the  handling  and  transportation  of  freight  thereon,  with  due  and 
proper  regard  for  the  interests  and  business  of  said  licensee,  its  successors  or 
assigns. 


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Sec.  14.  Before  the  said  licensee,  its  successors  or  assigns,  shall  sell, 
assign,  lease,  set  over,  or  transfer  the  franchise  or  any  of  the  rights  and  privi- 
leges herein  granted,  to  any  other  person,  company  or  corporation,  it  or  they 
shall  file  with  the  City  Council  a statement  of  intent  to  do  so,  particularly 
describing  the  part  or  interest  to  be  sold,  the  person,  company  or  corporation 
to  whom  it  is  intended  to  sell,  assign,  lease,  or  otherwise  transfer,  verified 
by  the  certificate  of  the  licensee,  and  attested  by  the  seal  of  the  company  or 
corporation,  if  any  there  be,  and  such  sale,  assignment,  or  other  transfer  shall 
not  become  effectual  until  such  grantee  or  assignee  shall  have  filed  with  the 
City  Clerk  a good  and  sufficient  bond,  as  required  in  section  9 of  this  ordinance, 
with  sureties  to  be  approved  by  the  Mayor.  Nothing  herein  contained,  however, 
shall  affect  the  rights  of  the  licensee,  its  successors  or  assigns,  to  mortgage 
or  bond  the  privileges  herein  granted,  and  the  property  operating  the  system 
without  the  permission  of  the  City  Council,  or  the  filing  of  said  statement ; 
but  in  case  of  a sale  on  foreclosure,  the  purchaser  shall  file  with  the  City  Clerk 
a declaration  of  ownership,  and  give  bond  as  above  required,  within  three  months 
after  entering  into  possession  under  such  sale,  otherwise  the  grants  and  fran- 
chises, as  to  him,  shall  be  void. 

Sec.  15.  This  ordinance  shall  be  in  force  and  take  effect  ten  days  after 
its  passage. 

Passed  by  the  City  Council  March  3,  1903. 


RAILROADS. 


ST.  PAUL,  MINNEAPOLIS  AND  MANITOBA  RAILWAY  COMPANY. 


ORDINANCE  NO.  A901. 

AN  ORDINANCE  GRANTING  TO  THE  ST.  PAUL,  MINNEAPOLIS  AND  MANITOBA  RAILWAY 
COMPANY  THE  RIGHT  TO  CONSTRUCT,  MAINTAIN  AND  OPERATE  ITS  RAILWAY, 
ALONG,  UPON  AND  ACROSS  STREETS  AND  ALLEYS  IN  THE  CITY  OF  SPOKANE. 

The  City  of  Syolcane  does  ordain  as  follows: 

Section  1.  Consent,  permission  and  authority  is  hereby  given  to  the  St. 
Paul,  Minneapolis  and  Manitoba  Railway  Company,  a corporation  organized 
under  the  laws  of  the  State  of  Minnesota,  and  empowered  by  the  laws  of  the 
State  of  Washington  to  construct,  maintain  and  operate  its  railway  in  said 
State  of  Washington,  and  its  successors  and  assigns,  to  lay  out,  construct  and 
maintain  over  a right-of-  way  with  one  or  more  tracks,  as  it  shall  find  convenient, 
its  railway,  to  be  operated  by  steam  or  other  mechanical  power,  upon,  along, 
across,  over  and  under  the  streets  and  alleys  within  the  corporation  limits  of 
the  City  of  Spokane  from  a point  one  hundred  and  twenty  feet  east  of  Columbus 
street  at  the  southwest  correr  of  block  forty-four-  (44)  of  Sinto’s  Second  Addi- 
tion to  the  City  of  Spokane  ; thence  extending  in  a general  westerly  direction 
across  said  City  of  Spokane  to  the  western  boundary  thereof  following  substan- 
tially the  definite  line  of  location  of  said  railway  heretofore  made,  and  indicated 
upon  the  map  or  plat  of  said  line  of  railway  now  on  file  in  the  office  of  the 
City  Clerk  of  the  City  of  Spokane,  to  which  map  or  plat  reference  is  hereby 
made.  Said  right-of-way  to  be  of  the  width  shown  upon  the  said  plat  referred  to. 

Sec.  2.  The  sub-grade  of  said  railway  to  be  constructed  shall  be  substan- 
tially as  set  forth  and  shown  on  the  profile  which  is  now  on  file  in  the  office 
of  the  City  Clerk  of  Spokane,  to  which  reference  is  hereby  made. 

The  sub-grade  of  the  proposed  railway  at  the  crossing  of  Broadway,  Colum- 
bus street  and  Hamilton  street,  in  Dennis  & Bradley’s  Addition  to  the  City  of 
Spokane,  shall  conform  to  the  grade  of  said  streets  as  now  established  and 
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The  sub-grade  of  said  railway  at  the  crossing  of  Cincinnati  street  shall  be 
raised  not  to  exceed  two  and  one  half  (2%)  feet  above  the  present  existing 
grade  of  said  Cincinnati  street,  and  the  sub-grade  of  said  railway  at  the  crossing 
of  Toledo  street  shall  be  raised  not  more  than  five  and  one-half  (5%)  feel 
above  the  present  existing  grade  of  said  Toledo  street ; and  the  sub-grade  of  said 
railway  at  the  crossing  of  Hatch  street  shall  not  be  to  exceed  sixteen  (16) 
feet  above  the  existing  grade  of  said  Hatch  street.  All  of  the  three  last  men- 
tioned streets  being  in  said  Dennis  & Bradley’s  Addition  to  the,  Qity  of  Spokane. 

At  the  crossing  of  Division  street,  the  sub-grade  of  said  railway  shall  be 
at  an  elevation  of  at  least  twenty-one  (21)  feet  beneath  .the  lowest  part  of  the 
floor  system  of  the  Division  street  bridge  as  it  now  exists.  The  railway  com- 
pany is  hereby  authorized  to  lay  one  or  more  tracks,  as  it  deems  necessary, 
between  the  north  face  of  the  present  existing  stone  abutment  at  the  south 
end  of  said  Division  street  bridge,  and  to  occupy  with  as  many  tracks  as  it 
deems  necessary  all  of  the  space  between  said  south  abutment  to  a point  extend- 
ing not  to  exceed  two  hundred  and  thirty  feet  northerly. 

The  railway  company  will,  at  its  own  cost  and  expense,  make  ail  necessary 
changes  in  the  sub-structure  and  super-structure  of  Division  street  bridge  to 
effect  the  improvement  as  outlined  above.  At  the  crossing  of  Washington  street 
oil  what  is  known  as  Havermale  Island,  the  sub-grade  of  the  proposed  railway 
shall  be  established  not  to  exceed  nine  and  one-half  (9%)  feet  below  the  present 
grade  of  Washington  street  as  it  now  exists.  A steel  bridge  shall  oe  constructed 
upon  the  preliminary  plans  now  on  file  with  the  City  Engineer  of  the  City  of 
Spokane  ; said  bridge  being  in  general  an  overhead  structure  starting  near  the 
scuth  end  of  the  present  wooden  bridge  across  the  south  channel  on  Washington 
street,  and  rising  at  a grade  not  to  exceed  five  per  cent,  until  it  reaches  a 
point  to  be  selected  by  the  railway  company  south  of  its  tracks  ; thence  descend- 
ing to  the  north  on  a grade  not  to  exceed  six  per  cent,  until  the  grade  of  said 
proposed  bridge  shall  reach  the  existing  grade  of  Washington  street,  at  or  near 
the  south  line  of  Havermale  street  produced  northeasterly  across  said  bridge. 
Said  overhead  bridge  shall  be  of  a width  equal  to  one-half  the  existing  width 
of  said  street,  or  thirty-seven  and  one-half  (37%)  feet,  of  which  about  twenty- 
six  (26)  feet  shall  be  team  roadway,  and  the  balance  sidewalk.  Said  overhead 
bridge  shall  occupy  the  easterly  one-half  of  Washington  street  for  the  distance 
above  mentioned.  Furthermore  a steel  bridge  shall  be  constructed  beginning 
at  about  the  southerly  end  of  the  wooden  bridge,  as  aforesaid,  and  extending 
northerly  across  The  south  channel  of  the  Spokane  river.  The  grade  of  the 
north  end  of  said  bridge  shall  conform  to  'the  grade  of  the  railway  company’s 
grounds  at  the  southerly  end  of  Havermale  Island  and  the  width  of  said  bridge 
last  mentioned  shall  be  thirty-seven  and  one-half  feet,  of  which  about  twenty- 
six  (26)  feet  shall  be  team  roadway  and  the  balance  sidewalks,  and  shall  occupy 
the  westerly  half  of  Washington  street  across  the  south  channel  of  the  Spokane 
river,  aforesaid. 

The  railway  company  shall,  at  its  own  cost  and  expense,  construct  all  of 
the  above  overhead  and  low  grade  bridges  on  Washington  street,  with  the 
approaches  thereto  ; provided,  however,  the  City  of  Spokane  shall  pay  the  rail- 
way company  therefor  an  amount  that  will  equal  the  cost  of  building  a steel 
bridge  on  masonry  abutments  across  the  south  channel  of  the  Spokane  river 
one-half  the  width  of  said  Washington  street,  which  payment  shall  be  made 
within  one  year  after  the  completion  of  said  bridge,  and  hereafter  forever  said 
railway  company  shall  maintain  said  bridges  and  approaches,  except  only  the 
flooring  of  said  bridges  and  paving  the  approaches,  and  except  that  part  of  said 
overhead  bridge  which  crosses  the  south  channel  of  the  river,  which  shall  be 
forever  maintained  by  the  City  of  Spokane. 

At  the  crossing  of  Howard  street,  the  crossing  of  said  proposed  railway 
shall  conform  to  the  grade  of  said  street  as  it  now  exists,  and  the  railway 
company  shall  establish,  maintain  and  perpetually  operate  suitable  safety  gates 
at  said  crossing  at  its  sole  charge  and  expense.  At  the  crossing  of  Lincoln 
and  Monroe  street,  as  stown  on  the  plat  or  profile  above  referred  to,  the  grade 

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of  the  proposed  railway  shall  be  carried  over  said  streets  on  a steel  viaduct 
at  such  elevation  as  will  permit  of  the  usual  clearance  between'  the  grade  of 
said  streets  as  they  now  exist  and  the  lower  part  of  the  viaduct  mentioned 
above,  and  no  supports  of  said  viaduct  shall  be  placed  in  said  streets  between 
curb  lines. 

The  sub-grade  of  said  railway  at  the  crossing  of  Cedar  street,  in  Chandler’s 
Second  Addition  to  the  City  of  Spokane,  shall  be  not  to  exceed  three  feet  below 
the  natural  surface  of  the  ground  as  it  now  exists  at  the  intersection  of  said 
line  of  railway  line  with  the  center  line  of  said  Cedar  street,  and  the  grade  ol 
said  railway  line  to  be  constructed  at  the  crossing  of  Maple  and  Oak  streets, 
in  said  Chandler’s  Second  Addition,  and  at  the  crossing  of  Elm  street,  in  Ide 
and  Kaufman’s  Addition,  and  at  the  crossing  of  Cannon,  Nettleton,  Cochran 
and  Boulevard  streets,  in  Nettleton’s  First  Addition  to  the  City  of  Spokane, 
and  at  the  crossing  of  Chestnut  street  between  said  Nettleton’s  First  Addition 
and  said  Ide  and  Kaufman’s  Addition,  shall  be  established  to  a point  below  the 
natural  surface  of  the  ground  at  the  crossings  of  said  streets  above  mentioned 
to  such  a depth  as  the  railway  company  shall  deem  advisable ; and,  at  the 
crossing  of  the  above  mentioned  streets,  the  railway  company  at  its  sole  charge 
and  expense  shall  build  and  forever  maintain  suitable  highway  overhead  bridges, 
said  bridges  to  be  about  thirty  (30)  feet  wide,  with  twenty  (20)  foot  roadway 
and  five  (.5)  foot  sidewalks  on  each  side  of  said  bridges  ; provided,  however, 
that  the  Chestnut  bridge  may  be  not  less  than  sixteen  (16)  feet  wide;  and, 
provided  further,  that,  if  said  bridges  are  built  of  wood,  when  they  are  renewed, 
they  shall  be  built  in  steel  on  masonry  abutments.  If,  at  any  time,  said 

Chestnut  street  above  referred  to  shall  be  widened,  then  and  in  that  event  the 
bridge  thereon  constructed  by  the  said  railway  company  shall  likewise  be 
widened  by  said  railway  company  at  its  own  cost  and  expense  and  shall 
correspond  in  all  respects  with  the  other  overhead  bridges  in  this  section 

referred  to.  The  railway  company  shall  also  construct  approaches  to  said 
overhead  bridges  of  earth,  with  necessary  retaining  walls  built  of  masonry,  at 
its  own  cost  and  expense. 

The  City  of  Spokane  shall  thereafter  maintain  said  approaches,  except  the 
masonry  retaining  walls,  which  walls  shall  be  perpetually  maintained  by  the 
said  railway  company. 

Sec.  3.  In  consideration  of  the  foregoing  and  in  consideration  of  the  dedi- 
cation by  the  railway  company  in  the  City  of  Spokane  of  a strip  of  land  twenty 
(20)  feet  in  width  adjacent  to  and  on  the  northerly  side  of  McBroom  street  in 
Havermale  Island  in  the  City  of  Spokane,  which  strip  of  land  is  parallel  with 

said  McBroom  street  and  extends  from  the  southeast  corner  of  lot  four  (4)  to 

the  west  side  of  lot  one  hundred  sixteen  (116)  of  said  Havermale  Island,  said 
railway  company  is  hereby  authorized  and  empowered  to  fully  occupy  and  use 
forever  the  westerly  one-half  of  said  Washington  street  from  the  north  end 
of  the  low-grade  to  be  constructed  as  aforesaid  to  the  north  line  of  the  railway 
company’s  right-of-way,  as  shown  on  the  plat  above  referred  to,  and  also  to 
fully  occupy  and  forever  use  the  southerly  thirty  (30)  feet  of  McBroom  street, 
between  the  northeast  corner  of  lot  fifty-one  (51)^  and  the  northeast  corner  of 
lot  seventy-nine  (79)  of  said  Havermale  Island. 

Sec.  4.  Where  the  tracks  of  said  railway  shall  intersect  or  cross  or  pass 
along  any  street,  the  grade  of  the  same  shall  conform  to  that  of  such  street, 
except  where  engineering  reasons  shall  require  or  where  the  said  railway  com- 
pany, its  successors  or  assigns,  and  the  proper  authorities  of  this  city  shall 
agree  to  some  different  elevation  of  the  said  tracks. 

Wherever  the  said  tracks  shall  cross  any  street  now  or  hereafter  graded 
and  open  to  travel  at  the  grade  of  such  street,  the  spaces  between  the  rails 
and  for  at  least  twelve  (12)  inches  on  the  outside  of  each  outer  rail,  to  such 
width  upon  such  street  as  the  City  Council  may  from  time  to  time  direct,  not 
exceeding  the  full  width  of  such  street,  shall  be  closely  and  securely  laid  with 
plank  of  suitable  thickness  to  bring  the  upper  surface  of  the  same  flush  with 
the  tops  of  the  rails  of  such  tracks.  Such  planks  shall  be  securely  fastened 


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down,  and  shall  be  kept  and  maintained  in  good  repair  by  the  said  railway 
company,  its  successors  or  assigns. 

Sec.  5.  The  engines,  cars  or  trains  of  the  said  railway  company  shall 
not  be  allowed  to  stand  upon  any  street  crossing  in  such  manner  as  to  unreason- 
ably interfere  with  travel  along  such  street. 

Whenever  the  city  shall  decide  to  macadamize  or  pave  the  streets  over  or 
upon  which  the  tracks  of  the  said  railway  company  shall  be  laid  and  maintained 
by  virtue  of  this  ordinance,  it  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  said  railway  company,  its 
successors  or  assigns,  upon  the  street  that  may  be  ordered  to  be  macadamized 
or  paved,  to  macadamize  or  pave  the  entire  right-of-way  with  like  material  and 
in  the  same  manner  and  to  maintain  the  same  in  good  condition. 

Sec.  6.  The  said  railway  company,  its  successors  or  assigns,  shall  at  all 
times  hold  the  city  harmless  from  all  damages  growing  out  of  or  by  reason  of 
any  cut,  fill  or  excavation  made  by  the  railway  company  on  its  right-of-way  or 
by  reason  of  the  construction,  maintenance  and  operation  of  the  said  railway 
over  the  streets  and  alleys  of  this  city. 

Sec.  7.  Th  rights  herein  granted  shall  not  be  taken  to  in  any  manner  re- 
strict the  right  of  the  said  city  to  enter  upon  the  said  streets,  alleys  or  any  part 
thereof,  for  the  purpose  of  constructing,  completing  or  repairing  any  public 
works  or  improvements  thereon ; but  the  work  shall  be  so  done  and  prosecuted 
by  the  city,  its  contractors,  servants  and  agents,  as  not  to  unreasonably  inter- 
fere with  the  movement  by  the  railway  company  of  its  engines,  cars  and  traffic 
over  and  along  the  tracks  of  its  railway. 

Sec.  8.  On  all  bridges  and  trestle  work  where  said  railway  company’s  tracks 
shall  pass  over  a street  or  sidewalk,  the  said  railway  company  shall  so  floor  such 
tracks  that  the  street  or  sidewalk  shall  be  protected  from  oil,  ashes  or  fire  from 
passing  trains,  and  where  the  said  railway  tracks  shall  cross  any  street  in  a cut 
where  any  bridge  for  street  travel  is  provided  it  shall  be  the  duty  of  said  rail- 
way company  to  fence  said  right-of-way  in  such  a manner  as  will  prevent  acci- 
dents by  persons  traveling  upon  or  occupying  such  streets. 

Sec.  9.  Where  said  track  passes  along  the  westerly  and  southerly  side  of 
the  boulevard,  the  present  westerly  and  southerly  contour,  face  or  slope  of  the 
boulevard  shall  not  be  disturbed. 

Sec.  10.  That  the  said  St.  Paul,  Minneapolis  and  Manitoba  Railway  Com- 
pany shall,  within  twenty  (20)  days  from  the  adoption  of  this  ordinance,  file 
with  the  City  Clerk  of  -the  City  of  Spokane,  Washington,  its  acceptance  of  the 
franchise  hereby  granted,  subject  to  the  conditions  herein  set  forth 

Sec.  11.  This  ordinance  shall  take  effect  and  be  in  force  ten  days  after  its 
passage. 

Passed  the  City  Council  December  20,  1899. 


WINSLOW  S'.  PIERCE,  TRUSTEE. 


ORDINANCE  NO.  A9G1. 

AN  ORDINANCE  GRANTING  TO  WINSLOW  S.  PIERCE,  TRUSTEE,  HIS  SUCCESSORS  AND 
ASSIGNS,  THE  RIGHT  TO  CONSTRUCT,  MAINTAIN  AND  OPERATE  SWITCHES  AND 
SIDE  TRACKS  ON  SINTO  AVENUE,  IN  THE  CITY  OF  SPOKANE. 

T've  City  of  Spolcane  docs  ordain  as  follows  : 

Section  1.  Consent,  permission  and  authority  is  hereby  given  to  Winslow 
S.  Pierce,  trustee,  his  successors  and  assigns,  to  lay  out,  construct  aDd  maintain 
for  the  period  of  twenty-five  years,  switches  and  side  tracks  upon  Sir  to  avenue, 
between  the  east  line  of  Cedar  street  and  the  west  line  of  Cannon  street,  in  the 
City  of  Spokane. 

The  grade  of  said  switches  and  side  tracks  shall  conform  to  the  grade  of  said 
Sinto  avenue  as  it  is  now  or  may  be  hereafter  established  by  the  proper  munic- 
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Wherever  said  switches  and  side  tracks  shall  cross  any  streets  now  or  here- 
after graded  or  opened  to  travel,  the  spaces  between  the  rails,  betweeu  the  tracts 
and  for  a distance  of  twelve  inches  on  the  outside  of  each  outer  lail  at  such 
street  intersection  shall,  unless  the  Council  shall  otherwise  direct  as  hereinafter 
provided,  be  closely  and  securely  laid  with  plank  by  the  owner  or  owners  of  said 
tracks  or  switches,  which  plank  shall  be  of  such  thickness  that  its  upper  surface 
shall  be  flush  with  the  upper  surface  of  such  switches  or  side  tracks.  The  said 
plank  to  be  securely  fastened  down  and  to  be  kept  and  maintained  in  good  repair 
by  the  owner  or  owners  of  said  bracks  at  their  expense  ; provided  that  in  case 
the  municipal  authorities  shall  so  direct  the  owner  or  owners  of  said  tracks  and 
switches  shall,  under  the  direction  of  Board  of  Public  Works,  plank,  pave  or 
macadamise  all  that  portion  of  Sinto  avenue  between  the  rails,  between  the 
tracks,  and  for  a width  of  one  foot  outside  of  each  outer  rail,  including  said 
street  intersections,  but  the  owner  or -owners  of  said  tracks  shall  not  be  required 
to  so  plank,  pave  or  macadamize  any  portion  of  Sinto  avenue  except  said  street 
intersections,  save  and  except  as  the  City  of  Spokane  shall  improve  said  Sinto 
avenue,  and  then  only  in  the  same  manner  or  with  material  equally  as  good. 

The  engines,  cars  or  trains  of  said  company  shall  not  be  allowed  to  stand 
upon  any  street  crossing  in  such  manner  as  to  unreasonably  interfere  with  travel 
along  said  street. 

The  said  Winslow  S.  Pierce,  his  successors  and  assigns,  shall  at  all  times 
hold  the  city  harmless  from  all  damages  occasioned  by  the  construction,  main- 
tenance or  operation  of  said  switches  and  side  tracks  over  the  streets  and  alleys 
of  this  city. 

Nothing  herein  contained  shall  be  construed  as  in  any  manner  restricting  the 
right  of  the  City  of  Spokane  to  enter  upon  said  Sinto  avenue  or  any  part  thereof, 
for  the  purpose  of  constructing,  completing  or  repairing  any  public  works  or  im- 
provements thereon  : but  any  construction  or  repair  shall  be  done  and  carried  on 
by  the  city,  its  contractors,  servants  and  agents,  in  such  manner  as  not  to  un- 
reasonably interfere  with  the  movement  of  engines  and  cars  over  and  along  said 
switches  and  side  tracks: 

The  owner  or  owners  of  said  side  tracks  and  switches  shall,  when  required 
so  to  do'  by  the  proper  municipal  authorities,  maintain  suitable  safety  gates  or 
appliances  at  all  places  where  said  switches  and  side  tracks  intersect  any  cross 
s^’eet. 

In  case  the  owner  or  owners  of  said  side  track  and  switches  shall  fail  at  any 
time  to  conform  to  the  terms  and  conditions  of  this  ordinance,  the  proper  munic- 
ipal authorities  of  the  City  of  Spokane,  shall  have  the  right  to  repeal  or  modify 
this  ordinance  and  to  revoke  all  rights  acquired  thereunder. 

In  case  the  owner  or  owners  of  said  side  tracks  and  switches  shall  at  any 
time  fail  to  do  or  perform  .my  of  the  acts  required  by  this  ordinance,  the  proper 
municipal  authorities  may,  at  their  option  and  without  waiving  any  rights  to  re- 
peal this  ordinance  reserved  in  the  section  next  preceeding,  do  or  perform  said 
acts,  and  the  said  company  shall  upon  demand  pay  to  the  city  the  cost  and  ex- 
pense to  which  it  may  have  been  subjected  i ^performing  such  acts,  -with  a pen- 
alty of  ten  per  cent.,  in  addition  to  such  costs. 

The  said  Winslow  S.  Pierce,  trustee,  shall  within  ten  days  from  the  adoption 
of  this  ordinance  file  w'ith  the  City  Clerk  of  the  City  of  Spokane  his  acceptance 
of  the  franchise  hereby  granted  subject  to  the  condition  herein  set  rorth. 

This  ordinance  shall  take  effect  and  be  in  force  ten  days  after  its  passage. 

Passed  City  Council  May  15,  1900. 


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NORTHERN  PACIFIC  RAILWAY  COMPANY. 


ORDINANCE  NO.  A1046. 

AN  ORDINANCE  GRANTING  TO  THE  NORTHERN  PACIFIC  RAILWAY  COMPANY,  A CORPORA- 
TION, ITS  SUCCESSORS  AND  ASSIGNS,  THE  RIGHT,  POWER  AND  AUTHORITY  TO 
CONSTRUCT,  MAINTAIN  AND  OPERATE  ITS  RAILWAY  AND  RUN  ITS  CARS  AND  EN- 
GINES ACROSS,  ALONG  AND  UPON  OLIVE  AVENUE,  IN  THE  CITY  OF  SPOKANE, 
WASHINGTON. 

The  Citif  of  Spokane  does  ordain  as  follows: 

Section  1.  The  right,  power  and  authority  is  hereby  given  and  granted 
to  the  Northern  Pacific  Railway  Company,  a corporation,  organized  and  doing 
business  under  the  laws  of  the  State  of  Wisconsin  and  empowered  by  the  laws 
of  the  State  of  Washington  to  construct,  maintain  and  operate  its  railroad  in 
the  said  State  of  Washington,  and  its  successors  and  assigns,  to  lay  down, 
construct,  maintain  and  operate  its  track  for  a railway  to  be  operated  by  steam 
or  other  mechanical  power,  across,  along  and  upon  Olive  avenue,  in  the  City  of 
Spokane,  Washington,  within  its  corporate  limits,  and  to  run  and  operate  its 
engines,  cars,  and  trains  over  the  same,  across,  along  and  upon  Olive  avenue 
in  said  City  of  Spokane,  from  a point  commencing  on  Olive  avenue  at  the 
intersection  of  the  old  transfer  tracks  of  the  said  company  and  the  said  avenue 
on  the  south  side  thereof,  said  track  to  be  of  standard  gauge  in  width  and  build, 
and  to  be  on  the  south  side  of  said  avenue,  the  middle  of  the  said  track  to  be 
seven  and  one-half  feet  from  the  south  line  of  said  Olive  avenue  and  to 

be  laid  upon  said  street  at  the  grade  thereof  now  established  by  the  City  of 
Spokane,  from  said  point  to  the  west  end  of  said  avenue,  and  as  indicated  and 
shown  upon  the  plat  of  said  line  of  railway  now  on  file  in  the  office  of  the 
City  Clerk  of  the  City  of  Spokane,  to  which  plat  or  map  reference  is  hereby 
made,  said  right-of-way  for  the  track  and  width  of  track  to  be  fifteen  (15)  feet 
as  shown  on  said  plat. 

Sec.  2.  The  grade  of  said  railroad  when  constructed  shall  be  substantially 
as  set  forth  and  shown  on  the  profile  or  plat,  which  is  on  file  in  said  Clerk’s 
office,  to  which  reference  is  hereby  made.  The  rails  of  said  railroad  track 
should  be  so  laid  as  to  conform  to  the  grade  of  the  said  street,  to  be  flush  with 
the  surface  of  said  street  so  as  to  offer  as  little  obstruction  as  possible  to 
vehicles  crossing  the  same.  The  space  between  said  tracks  and  for  one  (1) 
foot  on  the  outside  of  each  rail  for  the  full  length  of  the  track  laid  in  said 
street  shall  be  closely  and  securely  laid  with  two  inch  plank  so  as  to  bring  the 
same  flush  with  the  top  of  the  rails  of  said  track.  Such  planks  shall  be 
securely  fastened  down  and  shall  be  kept  and  maintained  in  good  repair  by  said 
railway  company,  its  successors  and  assigns. 

The  said  railway  company  shall,  at  said  road  where  Colfax  street,  if  con- 
tinued, would  cross  the  said  track,  cause  to  be  made  and  put  in  good  condition 
the  roadway  for  crossing  said  track  for  the  use  of  the  Standard  Oil  Company’s 
plant,  its  patrons  and  citizens  generally  who  shall  need  to  cross  said  track  to 
the  north  of  the  said  Olive  avenue. 

Sec.  3.  The  said  railway  company,  its  successors  and  assigns,  shall  at  all 
times  hold  the  city  harmless  from  all  damages  growing  out  of  or  by  reason  of 
any  cut.  fill,  or  excavation  made  by  the  railway  company  in  placing  said  track, 
or  by  reason  of  the  construction,  maintenance  and  operation  of  said  railway 
over  said  Olive  avenue. 

Sec.  4.  The  engines  or  cars  of  said  railway  company  shall  not  be  allowed 
to  stand  upon  said  street  in  such  manner  as  to  unreasonably  interfere  with 
travel  along  said  street,  nor  shall  it  run  its  engines  or  cars  thereon  at  a greater 
rate  of  speed  than  six  (6)  miles  per  hour. 

Sec.  5.  Whenever  the  city  shall  decide  to  pave  or  otherwise  improve  said 
street  upon  which  said  railway  company  has  its  track  by  virtue  of  this  ordinance, 


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it  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  said  railway  company,  its  successors  or  assigns,  upon 
said  street  so  ordered  to  be  improved,  to  pave,  macadamize  or  otherwise  improve 
at  its  own  cost  and  expense,  the  entire  space  between  the  tracks  of  the  said 
company  in  said  street  so  to  be  improved  and  for  one  (1)  foot  outside  of  each 
rail  of  the  said  track,  with  like  material  and  in  such  manner  as  may  be 
prescribed  by  the  City  Council  for  such  street  under  the  direction  of  said 
Council,  or  other  proper  authority,  and  such  improvements  by  the  grantee 
herein,  its  successors  or  assigns,  shall  be  completed  within  thirty  (30)  days 
after  said  street  shall  be  improved  as  aforesaid,  and  such  portion  of  said  street 
and  improvements  shall  be  maintained  in  good  condition  and  repair  at  the  cost 
and  expense  of  said  company,  its  succcessors  or  assigns. 

Sec.  6.  Nothing  herein  contained  shall  be  deemed  or  construed  to  mean 
that  the  city  relinquishes  any  of  its  rightful  authority  over  said  streets  or 
portions  of  them,  or  to  in  any  manner  restrict  the  right  of  the  said  city  to 
enter  upon  said  street  or  any  part  thereof  for  the  purpose  of  constructing, 
building  or  repairing  public  works  or  improvements  of  any  sort  thereon,  and  to 
grant  to  any  other  railway  or  motor  line  company  the  right  to  cross  the  tracks 
herein  mentioned  in  a reasonable  and  proper  manner,  and  to  put  in  all  necessary 
tracks  and  appliances  and  make  proper  connections  therefor,  all  without  let  or 
hindrance  on  the  part  of  the  grantee  herein,  its  successors  or  assigns,  but  all 
of  the  same  when  undertaken  must  be  done  in  such  a manner  as  not  to  unreason- 
ably interfere  with  the  movement  of  engines  and  cars  over  and  along  said  track 
or  any  part  of  the  same,  herein  authorized  to  be  constructed. 

Sec.  7.  The  rights,  franchises,  privileges  and  permissions  herein  granted 
shall  continue  for  a period  of  twenty-five  (25)  years  from  and  after  the  date 
this  ordinance  shall  come  into  effect ; provided,  however,  the  said  Northern 
Pacific  Railway  Company,  a corporation,  its  successors  or  assigns,  shall  comply 
with  all  of  the  terms  and  conditions  of  this  ordinance.  And  in  case  said  railway 
company,  its  successors  or  assigns,  shall  at  any  time  fail  to  do  or  perform  any 
of  the  acts  required  herein,  or  shall  fail  at  any  time  to  conform  to  the  terms 
and  conditions  of  this  ordinance,  then  said  city  shall  have  the  right  to  repeal 
or  modify  the  same  or  revoke  all  rights  required  thereunder,  by  a resolutoin 
of  its  Council  passed  for  that  purpose. 

Sec.  8,  In  case  of  the  leasing  or  transferring  of  said  franchises  by  the 
grantee  herein,  it  shall  in  all  such  matters  fully  comply  with  all  of  the  laws  and 
ordinances  of  the  City  of  Spokane  in  the  giving  of  notice  and  the  filing  of  the 
same  in  the  office  of  the  City  Clerk  of  said  city,  and  a failure  to  to  do  for  a 
period  of  three  (3)  months  after  making  of  such  lease  or  transfer  shall  subject 
the  said  franchise  to  forfeiture,  and  the  same  shall  be  null  and  void  upon  the 
passing  of  a resolution  declaring  such  forfeiture. 

Sec.  9.  The  application  of  the  grantee  herein  for  this  franchise  and  its 
acting  under  same  and  receiving  the  benefits  thereof  shall  and  is  to  be  deemed 
for  all  purposes  a full  .acceptance  by  it  and  its  successors  and  assigns  of  the 
franchises  hereby  granted  and  of  all  the  conditions  herein  set  forth  and  required. 

Sec.  10.  This  ordinance  shall  take-  effect  and  be  in  force  tea  (10)  days 
after  its  passage. 

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ORDINANCE  NO.  A1047. 

AN  ORDINANCE  GRANTING  TO  THE  NORTHERN  PACIFIC  RAILWAY  COMPANY,  A CORPO- 
RATION, iTS  SUCCESSORS  AND  ASSIGNS,  THE  RIGHT,  POWER  AND  AUTHORITY  TO 

CONSTRUCT,  MAINTAIN  AND  OPERATE  ITS  RAILWAY  AND  RUN  ITS  ENGINES  AND 

CARS  ALONG,  UPON  AND  ACROSS  STREETS  AND  ALLEYS  IN  THE  CITY  OF  SPOKANE. 

The  City  of  Spokane  does  ordain  as  follows: 

Section  1.  The  right,  power  and  authority  is  hereby  given  and  granted 
to  the  Northern  Pacific  Railway  Company,  a corporation,  organized  and  doing 
business  under  the  laws  of  the  State  of  Wisconsin,  and  empowered  by  the  laws 
of  the  State  of  Washington  to  construct,  maintain  and  operate  its  railroad 
in  said  State  of  Washington,  and  its  successors  and  assigns,  to  lay  down, 
construct  and  maintain  over  a right-of-way  its  tracks  for  a railway  to  be 
operated  by  steam  or  other  mechanical  power,  upon,  along,  across  and  over  the 
streets  and  alleys  of  the  City  of  Spokane,  Washington,  within  its  corporate 
limits  and  to  run  and  operate  its  engines,  cars  and  trains  over  the  same,  upon, 
along,  across  and  over  the  said  streets,  avenues  and  alleys  in  the  City  of 
Spokane,  from  a point  commencing  at  the  north  line  of  Front  avenue  in  the 
Resurvey  of  Second  Addition  to  Third  Addition  to  R.  R.  Addition  to  the  City 
of  Spokane  Falls  (now  Spokane),  Spokane  County,  Washington,  following  to 
the  north  and  west  upon  the  old  transfer  track  and  right-of-way  of  said  com- 
pany and  crossing  Sherman  street  at  a grade  of  1915.5  and  making  a cut  at 
said  point  of  three  and  one-half  (3 Vs ) feet  below  the  present  city  grade  as 
established,  thence  in  the  same  direction  to  a point  along  and  crossing  Ferry 
avenue  on  the  old  right-of-way  at  an  elevation  or  grade  of  1913.0  making  a cut 
and  being  at  said  crossing  five  (5)  feet  below  the  city  grade  as  now  established, 
continuing  along  said  right-of-way  on  private  property  crossing  Colfax  street 
where  grantee’s  track  now  crosses  it,  at  a grade  or  elevation  of  1900.6  there 
making  a cut  and  being  at  said  point  six  and  nine-tenths  (6.9)  feet  below  the 
city  grade  as  now  established  and  running  from  thence  over  its  ow”  property 
to  a connection  with  the  tracks  of  the  St.  Paul,  Minneapolis  and  Manitoba 
Railway  Company,  a corporation,  following  substantially  the  line  of  location  of 
said  transfer  track  heretofore  made  and  as  indicated  and  shown  upon  the  plat 
of  said  line  of  railway  now  on  file  in  the  office  of  the  City  Clerk  of  the  City  of 
Spokane,  Washington,  to  which  plat  reference  is  hereby  made.  Said  right-of-way 
for  track  and  said  railway  crossings  to  be  of  the  width  of  thirty-two  (32)  feet 
as  shown  on  said  plat. 

Sec.  2.  The  grade  of  said  railway  to  be  so  constructed  shall  be  substantially 
as  set  forth  and  shown  on  the  profile  or  plat  which  is  now  on  file  in  the  office 
of  the  Clerk  of  the  City  of  Spokane,  to  which  reference  is  hereby  made.  The 
rails  of  said  railway  track  shall  be  laid  so  that  they  conform  as  far  as  possible 
to  the  surface  of  the  street  so  as  to  offer  as  little  obstruction  as  possible  to 
vehicles  crossing  the  same.  Wherever  said  track  shall  cross  any  street  or 
streets,  now  or  hereafter  graded  and  open  to  travel,  the  spaces  between  the 
rails  and  for  the  space  of  one  (1)  foot  on  the  outside  of  each  rail  for  the  full 
width  of  said  street  shall  be  closely  and  securely  laid  with  plank  of  suitable 
thickness,  not  less  than  two  (2)  inches,  to  bring  the  same  flush  with  the  top  of 
the  rails  of  such  track.  Such  planks  shall  be  securely  fastened  down  and  shall 
be  kept  and  maintained  in  good  repair  by  said  railway  company,  its  successors 
and  assigns. 

The  said  railway  company  shall  at  all  places  where  said  road  crosses  the 
streets  and  alleys  of  Spokane  cause  to  be  made  and  put  in  good  condition  for 
actual  use  proper  approaches  and  roadways  to  said  track  crossings  by  changing 
the  present  grades  of  said  streets  and  alleys  crossed  so  that  none  of  them  shall 


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exceed  a five  per  cent  grade,  save  the  approach  on  Colfax  street  from  Ferry- 
avenue  to  said  crossing  which  latter  shall  not  exceed  a ten  per  cent  grade. 

8ec.  3.  The  said  railway  company,  its  successors  and  assigns,  shall  at  all 
times  hold  the  city  harmless  from  all  damages  growing  out  of,  or  by  reason  of 
any  cut,  fill  or  excavation  made  by  the  railway  company  on  its  right-of-way, 
or  by  reason  of  the  construction,  maintenance  and  operation  of  said  railway 
over  the  streets  and  alleys  of  this  city.  The  owner  or  owners  of  said  franchise 
and  track  shall,  during  the  life  of  this  franchise  and  of  all  renewals  thereof, 
when  required  so  to  do  by  the  City  Council,  or  Board  of  Commissioners  acting 
under  it,  maintain  at  its  own  expense,  suitable  safety  gates  at  all  places  whefe 
necessary  to  protect  travel,  said  places  to  be  specified  by  the  city  authorities 
in  their  said  notice. 

Sec.  4.  The  engines,  cars  or  trains  of  said  railway  company  shall  not  be 
allowed  to  stand  upon  any  street  crossing  in  such  manner  as  to  unnecessarily 
interfere  with  travel  along  said  street,  nor  shall  it  move  or  run  its  engines  or 
cars  over  said  street  or  streets  at  a greater  rate  of  speed  than  six  (6)  miles 
per  hour. 

Sec.  5.  Whenever  the  city  shall  decide  to  pave,  macadamize  or  improve 
the  streets  over  or  upon  which  the  tracks  of  said  railway  company  shall  be  laid 
and  maintained  by  virtue  of  this  ordinance,  it  shall  be  the  duty  of  said  railway 
company,  its  successors  or  assigns,  upon  the  streets  ordered  to  be  improved,  to 
pave,  macadamize  or  otherwise  improve  at  its  own  costs  and  expense,  the  entire 
right-of-way  of  said  company  in  said  street  so  to  be  improved,  with  like  material 
and  in  such  manner  as  may  be  prescribed  by  the  City  Council,  for  such  street 
or  part  of  street  and  under  the  direction  of  said  Council,  or  other  proper 
authority,  and  such  improvements  by  the  grantee  herein,  its  successors  or  assigns, 
shall  be  completed  within  thirty  (30)  days  after  said  street  shall  be  improved 
as  aforesaid  ; and  such  portion  of  said  street  and  improvements  shall  be  main- 
tained in  good  condition  and  repair  during  the  life  of  this  franchise  and  any 
other  franchise  hereafter  granted  in  continuance  thereof,  at  the  cost  and  expense 
of  said  company,  its  successors  or  assigns. 

Sec.  6.  Nothing  herein  contained  shall  be  deemed  or  construed  to  mean 
that  the  city  relinquishes  any  of  its  rightful  aiithority  over  said  streets  or  parts 
of  them,  or  to  in  any  manner  restrict  the  right  of  the  said  city  to  enter  upon 
the  said  streets,  alleys  or  any  part  theerof  for  the  purpose  of  constructing, 
completing  or  repairing  any  public  works  or  improvements  thereon ; and  to 
grant  to  any  other  railroad  or  motor  line  company,  or  companies,  the  right  to 
cross  the  tracks  herein  mentioned  in  a reasonable  and  proper  manner  and  put 
in  all  necesssary  tracks  and  appliances  and  make  proper  connections  therefor, 
all  without  let  or  hindrance  on  the  part  of  the  grantee  herein,  its  successors 
or  assigns,  but  all  of  same,  when  undertaken,  must  be  done  in  such  a manner 
as  not  to  unreasonably  interfere  with  the  movement  of  locomotives  and  cafk 
over  and  along  said  track,  or  any  part  of  the  same,  herein  authorized  to  be 
constructed. 

Sec.  7.  The  rights,  franchises  and  privileges  hereby  granted  shall  continue 
for  a period  of  twenty-five  (25)  years  from  and  after  the  date  of  its  becoming 
effective  ; provided,  however,  the  said  Northern  Pacific  Railway  Company,  a cor- 
poration, its  succecssors  or  assigns,  shall  comply  with  all  of  the  terms  and 
conditions  of  this  ordinance  ; and  in  case  said  railway  company,  its  successors 
or  assigns,  shall  at  any  time  fail  to  do  or  perform  any  of  the  acts  required 
herein  or  shali  fail  at  any  time  to  conform  with  the  terms  and  conditions  of  this 
ordinance,  said  city  shall  have  the  right  to  repeal  or  modify  the  same,  or  revoke 
all  rights  acquired  thereunder  by  a resolution  of  its  Council  passed  for  that 
purpose. 

Sec.  8.  In  case  of  the  leasing  or  transferring  of  said  franchise  by  the 
grantee  herein  it  shall  in  all  such  matters  fully  comply  with  all  of  the  laws  and 
ordinances  of  the  City  of  Spokane,  in  the  giving  of  notice  and  the  filing  of  same 
in  the  office  of  the  City  Clerk  of  the  City  of  Spokane,  and  failure  so  to  do  for  a 
period  of  three  months  after  the  making  of  such  lease  or  transfer  shall  subject 


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said  franchise  to  forfeiture  and  same  shall  be  null  and  void  upon  the  passing 
of  a resolution  by  the  Council  to  that  effect. 

Sec.  9.  The  application  of  the  grantee  herein  for  this  franchise  and  its 
acceptance  of  the  provisions  and  benefits  of  same  shall  be  deemed  and  considered 
for  all  purposes  an  acceptance  of  the  franchise  hereby  granted  and  of  all  the 
conditions  therein  set  forth. 

Sec.  10.  This  ordinance  shall  take  effect  and  be  in  force  ten  (10)  days 
after  its  passage. 

Passed  the  City  Council  May  8,  1901. 


SPOKANE  FALLS  AND  NORTHERN  RAILWAY  COMPANY. 


ORDINANCE  NO.  A1283. 

AN  ORDINANCE  GRANTING  TO  THE  SPOKANE  FALLS  AND  NORTHERN  RAILWAY  COMPANY 
THE  RIGHT  TO  LOCATE,  CONSTRUCT,  LAY  DOWN,  MAINTAIN  AND  OPERATE  A SPUR 
TRACK  FOR  ITS  RAILWAY  UPON,  OVER  AND  ACROSS  JACKSON  AVENUE  AT  THE 
INTERSECTION  OF  LIDGERWOOD  STREET  IN  THE  CITY  OF  SPOKANE. 

The  City  of  Spokane  does  ordain  as  follows: 

Section  1.  Consent,  permission  and  authority  is  hereby  given  to  the  Spo 
kane  Falls  and  Northern  Railway  Company,  a corporation  duly  organized  and 
existing  under  and  by  virtue  of  the  laws  of  the  State  of  Washington,  and  em- 
powered by  the  laws  of  the  said  state  to  construct,  maintain  and  operate  its 
railway  therein  ; to  locate,  construct,  maintain  and  operate  a spur  track  from 
its  railway,  to  be  operated  by  steam  or  other  mechanical  power,  upon,  over  and 
across  Jackson  avenue,  at  its  intersection  with  Lidgerwood  street,  and  within 
the  corporate  limits  of  the  City  of  Spokane,  and  following  substantially  the 
definite  line  of  location  of  said  spur  track  heretofore  made  of  the  ground,  and 
indicated  on  I he  plat  of  said  spur  track  now  on  file  in  the  office  of  the  City 
Clerk  of  the  City  of  Spokane,  to  which  plat  reference  is  hereby  made. 

Sec.  2.  The  sub-grade  of  said  spur  track  to  be  so  located  and  constructed 
shall  be  substantially  as  set  forth  and  shown  on  the  profile  of  the  same  which 
is  now  on  file  in  the  office  of  the  City  Clerk  of  the  City  of  Spokane,  to  which 
reference  is  hereby  made. 

Sec.  3.  The  said  railway  company,  its  successors  and  assigns,  shall  at  all 
times  hold  the  City  of  Spokane  harmless  from  all  damages  growing  out  of  or  by 
reason  of  the  location,  construction,  maintenance  and  operation  of  said  spin 
track  over  and  across  the  said  avenue  as  herein  set  forth. 

Sec.  4.  The  rights  herein  granted  shall  not  be  taken  to  in  any  manner 
restrict  the  right  of  the  said  city  to  enter  upon  the  said  avenue  at  the  place 
where  said  spur  track  may  be  laid  and  operated,  for  the  purpose  of  constructings 
completing  or  repairing  any  public  works  or  improvements  thereon  but  the  work 
shall  be  so  done  and  prosecuted  by  the  city,  its  contractors,  servants  and  agents, 
as  not  to  unreasonably  interfere  with  the  movement  by  said  railwray  company 
of  its  engines,  cars  and  traffic  over  and  along  said  spur  track. 

Sec.  5.  That  the  said  Spokane  Falls  and  Northern  Railway  Company  shall, 
within  thirty  days  from  the  adoption  of  this  ordinance,  file  with  the  City  Clerk 
of  the  City  of  Spokane,  Washington,  its  acceptance  of  the  franchise  hereby 
granted,  subject  to  the  conditions  herein  set  forth  ; and  thereupon  and  forthwith 
this  ordinance  shall  take  effect  and  be  in  force,  and  shall  continue  in  full  force 
and  effect  for  a period  of  twenty-five  years  from  and  after  such  acceptance. 
Passed  the  City  Council  January  6,  1903. 


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SEATTLE,  LAKE  SHORE  & EASTERN  RAILWAY  COMPANY. 


ORDINANCE  NO.  162. 

AN  ORDINANCE  AUTHORIZING  THE  LOCATION  AND  LAYING  DOWN  OF  TRACKS  FOR 

RAILROADS.,  AND  EQUIPMENT,  MAINTENANCE  AND  OPERATION  OF  THE  SAME  IN 

THE  STREETS  OF  THE  CITY  OF  SPOKANE  FALLS. 

The  City  of  Spokane  Falls  does  ordain  as  follows: 

Section  1.  Consent,  permission  and  authority  are  hereby  given  and  granted 
unto  the  Seattle,  Lake  Shore  & Eastern  Railway  Company,  a body  corporate, 
organized  and  existing  under  the  laws  of  the  Territory  of  Washington,  and  to 
its  successors  and  assigns,  to  lay  down  and  maintain  tracks  for  a railroad  to  be 
operated  by  steam,  and  to  construct,  equip,  operate  and  maintain  a railroad  to 
be  operated  by  steam  within  the  City  of  Spokane  Falls,  over,  across  and  upon 
the  following  named  streets  in  Chamberlain’s  addition  to  the  City  of  Spokane 
Falls,  to-wit : Upon  and  across  the  intersection  of  Maxwell  and  Eighth  streets 
from  block  thirty-three  to  block  thirty-one  ; upon  and  across  the  alley  in  block 
thirty-one  near  the  center  of  said  block  ; upon  and  across  Seventh  street  between 
blocks  thirty-one  ard  thirty  : upon  and  along  Carpenter  street  from  lot  twelve 
in  block  thirty  to  the  east  line  of  First  street.  Also  upon  and  across  the  follow- 
ing named  streets  and  alleys  in  Bingaman’s  addition  to  the  City  of  Spokane 
Falls,  to-wit : Upon  and  across  the  alley  in  block  twelve,  upon  and  across 
Adams  street  between  blocks  twelve  and  eleven,  upon  and  across  Sharp  street 
between  blocks  eleven  and  fourteen,  upon  and  across  Jefferson  street  between 
blocks  fourteen  and  fifteen,  upon  and  across  Boone  street  south  of  block  fifteen, 
upon  and  across  Monroe  street,  also  upon  and  across  Victoria  street  in  Sinto 
addition  to  Spokane  Falls  ; and  thence  in  a southerly  direction  to  and  across  the 
Spokane  river. 

Sec.  2.  Said  railway  tracks  shall  be  laid  as  nearly  as  practicable  in  the 
center  of  the  streets,  when  running  lengthwise  thereof,  and  shall  be  laid  flush 
with  the  surface  of  the  street  so  as  to  offer  as  little  obstruction  as  possible  to 
vehicles  crossing  the  same.  And  the  said  company  shall  construct  and  maintain 
such  suitable  crossings  for  teams  and  travelers  as  may  be  directed  by  the  City 
Council  of  Spokane  Falls  from  time  to  time  ; and  said  railway  company  shall 
indemnity  and  save  harmless  the  City  of  Spokane  Falls  from  any  and  all  claims 
or  damages  it  might  or  may  become  liable  to  pay  by  reason  of  the  construction, 
maintenance  or  operating  of  said  railroad  upon  and  over  said  streets. 

Sec.  3.  The  right  hereby  granted  shall  not  restrict  in  any  manner  the 
right  of  the  City  of  Spokane  Falls  to  enter  upon  said  streets  and  alleys,  or  any 
of  them,  and  to  occupy  the  same  for  the  purpose  of  making  or  completing  any 
public  works,  or  deprive  the  city  of  any  powers  or  rights  to  regulate  and  control 
the  use  of  streets  and  alleys  of  said  city. 

Sec.  4.  Said  railway  company,  its  successors  and  assigns,  shall  not  run 
trains  in  the  streets  of  said  city,  the  use  whereof  is  hereby  granted,  at  a higher 
speed  than  six  miles  per  hour,  and  shall  not  use  or  occupy  exceeding  thirty  (30) 
feet  in  width  of  any  such  street  or  alley  for  its  tracks. 

As  amended  July  12,  3 888,  by  ordinance  No.  169. 

Sec.  5.  The  consent,  permission  and  authority  hereby  granted  shall  con- 
tinue fifty  years  from  the  passage  of  this  ordinance. 

Passed  the  City  Council  dune  13,  1888. 


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ORDINANCE  NO.  246. 

AN  ORDINANCE  AUTHORIZING  THE  LAYING  AND  LOCATING  OF  A TRACK  FOR  RAILROADS, 

AND  THE  EQUIPMENT,  MAINTENANCE  AND  OPERATION  THEREOF  ON  A CERTAIN 

PART  OF  PEARL,  MALLON  AND  JOSET  STREETS,  IN  THE  CITY  OF  SPOKANE  FALLS. 
The  City  of  Spokane  Falls  does  ordain  as  folloivs: 

Section  1.  Consent,  permission  and  authority  are  hereby  given  to  the 
Spokane  Falls  & Northern  Railway  Company,  a corporation  organized  and  exist 
ing  under  and  by  virtue  of  the  laws  of  Washington  Territory  and  of  the  United 
States,  and  to  its  successors  and  assigns,  to  construct  and  maintain  its  track 
for  a railroad  to  be  operated  within  the  City  of  Spokane  Falls,  Washington 
Territory,  to-wit : Upon  and  along  that  part  of  Pearl  street  in  said  city,  com- 
mencing at  the  north  bank  of  the  Spokane  river  and  running  thence  to  the 
northern  limits  of  said  city,  being  a distance  of  a fraction  over  four  blocks  and 
across  Mall  on  and  Joset  streets. 

Sec.  2.  Said  railway  track  shall  be  laid  as  nearly  as  practicable  in  the 
center  of  the  said  street,  and  at  a grade  with  the  same,  and  shall  be  laid  flush 
with  the  surface  of  said  streets,  so  as  to  offer  as  little  obstruction  as  possible  to 
travel  and  to  vehicles  crossing  said  streets. 

And  said  railway  company  shall  construct  and  at  all  times  maintain  such 
suitable  crossings  for  teams  and  travelers  as  may  be  ordered  and  directed  by 
tne  City  Council  from  time  to  time,  and  said  railway  company  shall  indemnify 
and  save  harmless  the  City  of  Spokane  Falls  from  any  and  all  damages  it  might 
or  may  become  liable  to  pay,  by  reason  of  the  construction  and  maintenance  or 
operation  of  said  railway  over  and  upon  said  streets. 

Sec.  3.  The  right  hereby  granted  shall  not  restrict  in  any  manner  the  right 
of  the  said  city  to  enter  upon  said  streets  or  any  part  thereof,  or  to  occupy  the 
same  for  the  purpose  of  making  or  completing  any  public  works  or  improvement 
thereon  or  to  deprive  the  city  of  any  rights  or  powers  to  regulate  and  control 
the  use  of  streets  and  alleys  in  said  city. 

Sec.  4.  Said  railway  company,  its  successors  or  assigns,  shall  not  run 
trains  over  said  streets  at  a higher  rate  of  speed  than  six  (6)  miles  per  hour, 
and  shall  not  use  or  occupy  to  exceed  thirty  (30)  feet  in  width  said  streets  for 
its  tracks. 

Sec.  5.  The  consent,  permission  and  authority  hereby  given  shall  continue 
for  fifty  years  from  the  passage  of  this  ordinance. 

Sec.  6.  This  ordinance  shall  take  effect  and  be  in  force  from  and  after 
five  (5)  days  after  its  publication. 

Passed  the  City  Council  March  6,  1889. 


SPOKANE  FALLS  & NORTHERN  RAILWAY  COMPANY. 


ORDINANCE  NO.  427. 

AN  ORDINANCE  GRANTING  TO  THE  SPOKANE  FALLS  AND  NORTHERN  RAILWAY  THE 
RIGHT  TO  CONSTRUCT  A SINGLE  TRACK  RAILWAY  ACROSS  VICTORIA  STREET. 

The  City  of  Spokane  Falls  does  ordain  as  follows: 

Section  1.  Consent,  authority  and  permission  is  hereby  given  to  the  Spo- 
kane Falls  and  Northern  Railway  Company,  a corporation  organized  and  existing 
under  and  by  virtue  of  the  laws  of  the  State  of  Washington,  and  to  its  successors 
and  assigns,  to  construct  and  maintain  one  track  for  a railroad,  to  be  operated 
by  steam,  within  the  City  of  Spokane  Falls,  State  of  Washington,  across  Victoria 


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street,  at  a point  about  225  feet  north  of  the  north  end  of  Division  street 
bridge.  Said  track  to  be  laid  so  that  the  top  of  the  rail  shall  be  flush  with  the 
surface  of  said  street,  and  the  crossing  to  be  kept  well  planked,  so  as  to  offer 
as  little  obstruction  as  possible  to  the  travel  thereon,  and  to  vehicles  crossing 
the  said  street ; and  no  engine  or  cars  shall  be  allowed  to  stand  in  and  upon  said 
crossing,  nor  shall  it  be  obstructed  or  the  free  use  of  it  prevented,  except  as  may 
be  unavoidable  by  the  moving  of  cars  across  the  same. 

Sec.  2.  Whenever  the  City  of  Spokane  Fails  shall  decide  to  pave  or 
macadamize  said  Victoria  street,  it  shall  be  the  duty  of  said  railway  company, 
its  successors  or  assigns,  to  pave  or  macadamize  the  entire  space  between  the 
rails,  and  for  two  (2)  feet  on  the  outside  of  the  outer  rails,  with  the  same 
material  as  may  be  used  on  the  rest  of  the  street,  and  to  maintain  and  keep  the 
same  in  good  repair. 

Sec.  3.  The  said  railway  company,  its  succecssors  and  assigns,  shall  at  all 
times  hold  the  city  harmless  from  all  damages  or  claims  for  damages,  growing 
out  of  or  by  reason  of  the  construction,  maintenance  and  operation  of  said 
railroad  over  or  upon  said  street. 

Sec.  4.  The  rights  herein  granted  shall  not  be  taken  to  in  any  manner 
restrict  the  right  of  the  said  city  to  enter  upon  said  street,  or  any  part  thereof, 
and  to  occupy  the  same  fully  and  completely  for  the  purpose  of  constructing  or 
completing  any  public  works  or  improvements  thereon,  or  to  grant  rights  or 
franchises  to  any  company  or  individual  to  construct  railroads  or  tramways 
across  the  tracks  of  said  railway  company,  its  successors  or  assigns,  nor  shall 
anything  herein  be  construed  to  deprive  the  city  oi;  any  of  its  powers  over  said 
street. 

Sec.  5.  Said  railway  company,  its  successors  or  assigns,  shall  not  move 
engines  or  cars  over  said  crossing  at  a greater  speed  than  five  miles  per  hour, 
and  shall,  whenever  engines  and  cars  are  being  moved,  provide  a flagman  at  said 
crossing,  to  prevent  the  possibility  of  accidents. 

Sec.  6.  The  consent,  permission  and  authority  hereby  granted  shall  continue 
for  fifty  (50)  years  from  the  passage  of  this  ordinance. 

Sec.  7.  This  ordinance  shall  take  effect  and  be  in  force  after  its  passage 
and  publication  without  expense  to  the  city. 

Passed  the  City  Council  April  3,  1890. 


WASHINGTON  AND  IDAHO  RAILROAD  COMPANY. 


ORDINANCE  NO.  309. 

AN  ORDINANCE  AUTHORIZING  THE  LAYING  LOCATING  AND  OPERATING  OF  A RAILROAD 
ALONG  AND  ACROSS  CERTAIN  STREETS  WITHIN  THE  CITY  OF  SPOKANE  FALLS. 

The  City  of  SyoJcone  Falls  does  ordain  as  follows: 

Section  1.  Consent,  permission  and  authority  is  hereby  given  to  the  Wash- 
ington and  Idaho  Railroad  Company,  a corporation  organized  and  existing  under 
and  by  virtue  of  the  laws  of  Washington  Territory,  and  to  its  successors  and 
assigns,  to  construct  and  maintain  its  tracks  for  a railroad  to  be  operated  by 
steam  within  the  City  of  Spokane  Falls,  Territory  of  Washington,  upon  and 
along  Skelig  street,  commencing  at  a point  thereon  about  eighty  feet  east  from 
the  east  line  of  Pearl  street  and  continuing  in  and  along  said  Skelig  street  for 
a distance  of  about  five  hundred  feet,  and  crossing  Ruby  street  at  its  intersection 
with  said  Skelig  street,  and  also  crossing  Victoria  street  at  its  intersection  with 
Joset  street. 

Sec.  2.  Said  railroad  track  shall  be  laid  as  near  as  practicable  along  the 
center  of  Skelig  street,  and  at  the  grade  of  the  said  street  as  established  bj 


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ordinance,  and  the  top  of  the  rail  shall  be  flush  with  the  surface  of  such  street, 
so  as  to  off  el’  as  little  obstruction  as  possible  to  the  travel  thereon  and  to 
vehicles  crossing  the  said  street.  At  the  crossings  of  Ituby  and  Pearl  and 
Victoria  streets,  and  for  the  entfre  width  of  said  crossings,  the  spaces  between 
the  rails  and  for  twelve  inches  on  the  outside  of  each  rail,  shall  be  closely  and 
securely  laid  with  plank  of  a suitable  thickness  to  bring  the  same  flush  with 
the  top  of  the  rail  ; said  plank  must  be  securely  spiked  down  to  the  ties,  and 
shall  be  kept  and  maintained  in  good  repair  by  said  railroad  company,  its 
successors  and  assigns,  and  it  shall  be  competent  for  the  City  of  Spokane  Falls 
from  time  to  time  to  make  other  and  further  regulations  and  requirements  upon 
said  railroad  company,  its  successors  and  assigns,  as  it  may  deem  necessary  and 
prudent  to  render  travel  in  said  streets  safe  and  convenient. 

Sec.  3.  It  shall  not  be  lawful  for  the  said  railroad  company,  its  successes 
or  assigns,  to  construct  any  sidetrack  or  more  than  one  track  in  any  of  said 
streets  or  crossings,  without  the  authority  of  the  City  Council  first  had,  nor 
shall  engines,  cars  or  trains  of  cars  be  allowed  to  stand  in  and  upon  said  streets 
and  crossings,  nor  shall  any  of  them  be  obstructed  or  the  free  use  of  them 
prevented,  except  as  may  be  unavoidable,  by  the  moving  trains  or  engines  of 
said  company  or  its  successors  and  assigns. 

Sec.  4.  For  the  purposes  aforesaid  the  said  railroad  company  shall  as 
aforesaid  be  permitted  the  use  of  thirty  feet  in  width  of  said  streets  and 
crossings,  and  no  more  : and  the  consent,  permission  and  authority  herein  given 
is  upon  the  express  condition  that  at  the  time  of  constructing  the  said  railroad 
along  and  across  said  streets,  they  shall  grade  the  same  to  the  established  grade 
for  the  full  width  of  said  thirty  feet  and  render  the  same  fit  for  travel  and  use 
along  said  Skelig  street  and  over  said  street  crossings. 

Sec.  5.  Whenever  the  City  of  Spokane  Falls  shall  decide  to  macadamize, 
or  pave  any  of  the  streets  over  or  upon  which  the  tracks  of  said  railroad 
company,  its  successors  or  assigns,  shall  be  laid  and  maintained  by  virtue  of  this 
ordinance  amendatory  thereof,  it  shall  be  the  duty  of  said  company,  its  successors 
or  assigns,  upon  the  street  that  may  be  ordered  to  be  macadamized  or  paved, 
to  macadamize  or  pave  the  entire  space  between  the  outer  rails  and  for  two 
feet  on  the  outside  of  each  outer  rail  with  the  same  material  as  the  rest  of  the 
street  as  shall  be  ordered,  and  such  macadamizing  or  paving  shall  be  maintained 
in  good  and  substantial  repair  by  the  company. 

Sec.  6.  The  said  railroad  company,  its  successors  and  assigns,  shall  at  all 
times  hold  the  city  harmless  from  all  damages,  or  claims  for  damages,  growing 
out  of  or  by  reason  of  the  construction,  maintenance  and  operation  of  said 
railroad  over  or  upon  said  street. 

Sec.  7.  The  rights  herein  granted  shall  not  be  taken  to  in  any  manner 
restrict  the  right  of  the  said  city  to  enter  upon  the  said  streets  or  any  parr 
thei’eof.  and  to  occupy  the  same  fully  and  completely  for  the  purpose  of  con- 
structing or  completing  any  public  works  or  improvements  thereon  ; or  to  grant 
rights  or  franchises  to  any  company  or  individual  to  construct  railroads  or 
tramways  of  any  kind  across  the  tracks  of  said  railway  company,  its  successors 
or  assigns,  where  the  same  are  located  upon  any  of  the  streets  mentioned  herein  ; 
nor  shall  anything  herein  be  construed  to  deprive  the  city  of  any  of  its  powers 
over  any  of  the  streets  and  alleys  of  the  city. 

Sec.  8.  Said  railroad  company  or  its  successors  or  assigns  shall  not  run 
trains  or  engines  over  any  part  of  tracks  located  in  any  of  the  streets  aforesaid, 
at  a greater  rate  of  speed  than  six  miles  an  hour  ; provided,  that  nothin  herein 
contained  shall  be  deemed  to  prevent  the  city  by  ordinance  from  reducing  the 
rate  of  speed  at  which  trains  or  engines  may  be  run. 

Sec.  0.  The  consent,  permission  and  authority  hereby  given  shall  continue 
for  fifty  (50)  years  from  the  passage  of  this  ordinance. 

Sec.  10.  This  ordinance  shall  take  effect  and  be  in  force  five  days  after  its 
passage  and  publication,  without  expense  to  the  city. 

Passed  the  City  Council  June  21,  1889. 


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MISCELLANEOUS  FRANCHISES. 


SPOKANE  STREET  RAILWAY  COMPANY. 


ORDINANCE  NO.  A405. 

AN  ORDINANCE  GRANTING  TO  THE  SPOKANE  STREET  RAILWAY  COMPANY  THE  RIGHT 

TO  HAUL  CEREALS  AND  THE  PRODUCTS  OP  CEREALS  ON,  ALONG  AND  OYER  CER- 
TAIN STREETS  AND  STREET  RAILWAY  LINES  IN  THE  CITY  OP  SPOKANE,  WASH- 
INGTON. 

The  City  of  Spokane  does  nordain  as  follows: 

Section  1.  That  the  right  be  and  is  hereby  granted  to  the  said  Spokane 
Street  Railway  Company,  their  successors  or  assigns,  to  build,  construct  ana 
operate  a system  of  electric  railways,  commencing  at  a point  on  Front  avenue, 
where  the  Northern  Pacific  transfer  track  crosses  Front  avenue,  thenee  along 
Front  avenue  to  the  intersection  of  Front  avenue  and  Post  street,  thence  north- 
ward on  Post  street  to  the  C.  and  C.  mills,  with  the  right  to  construct  the 
necessary  switches  at  the  terminal  points  in  question,  for  the  purpose  of  car- 
rying cereals  and  the  products  of  cereals.  On  that  portion  of  said  street  where 
street  railway  tracks  are  now  laid,  viz. : from  where  the  Northern  Pacific 
transfer  track  crosses  Front  avenue  to  the  intersection  of  Bernard  street  and 
Front  avenue,  and  from  the  intersection  of  Washington  street  and  Front  avenue 
to  the  intersection  of  Howard  street  and  Front  avenue ; also  on  Post  street 
from  the  intersection  of  Post  street  and  Front  avenue  to  the  C.  and  C.  mills, 
where  there  are  already  tracks  laid  in  the  street  no  additional  rails  shall  be 
laid  under  this  franchise,  and  where  there  are  no  rails  on  the  street,  the  track 
authorized  under  this  franchise  shall  be  laid  as  near  the  center  of  the  street 
as  practicable. 

Sec.  2.  Said  railway  shall  be  of  the  standard  street  railway  guage.  The 
rails  shall  be  laid  so  that  the  tops  thereof  are  flush  with  the  top  of  the  grade 
of  the  street,  and  on  each  side  of  each  rail  there  shall  be  placed  a plank  not 
less  than  twelve  inches  in  width  in  contact  with  the  rail,  and  not  less  than 
two  inches  thick.  The  upper  side  thereof  shall  be  flush  with  the  top  of  the 
rail.  At  the  intersection  and  crossing  of  all  streets  the  entire  surface  between 
the  outer  rails  of  each  track  for  the  entire  width  of  said  intersecting  streets 
shall  be  planked.  Whenever  the  City  of  Spokane  shall  decide  to  pave  said  street, 
all  the  space  lying  between  the  rails  of  said  track,  and  two  feet  on  the  outside 
of  each  outer  rail  shall  bo  paved  by  said  company  at  its  own  expense,  and  such 
paving  shall  be  maintained  in  good  repair  at  the  expense  of  said  company,  its 
successors  or  assigns. 

Sec.  3.  The  right  is  also  granted  to  suspend  overhead  trolley  wire  along 
said  route,  provided  tin  company  first  obtain  consent  to  the  use  of  the  pole 
lines  now  on  said  streets. 

Sec.  4.  It  is  expressly  provided  that  the  cars  to  be  used  shall  not  exceed 
in  length  twenty-four  feet  over  all,  and  shall  be  of  light  construction,  similar 
to  the  electric  cars  used  on  suburban  travel,  and  shall  be  equipped  with  electric 
motors  similar  to  those  used  on  cars  with  a maximum  carrying  capacity  of  ten 
tons,  and  the  speed  at  which  said  cars  are  to  run  shall  not  exceed  five  miles 
per  hour,  and  all  street  railway  passenger  cars  and  fire  department  apparatus 
shall  have  the  right  of  way  over  said  cars. 

Sec.  5.  It  is  further  provided  that  in  case  a franchise  is  granted  to  an> 
other  party  or  parties  in  the  city  engaged  in  the  milling  of  cereals  and  their 
products,  giving  them  the  right  to  construct  and  operate  a line  from  any  factory 
site  in  the  city  to  a connection  with  the  line  covered  by  this  franchise,  the  party 
or  parties  to  whom  such  franchise  may  be  granted  shall  have  the  right  to  the 
free  use  of  the  line  covered  by  this  franchise  for  the  operation  of  their  own  car 
or  cars  ; but  they  shall  pay  to  the  parties  operating  said  line  under  this  franchise 


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a sum  not  to  exceed  two  dollars  and  fifty  cents  ($2.50)  per  car  per  diem  for 
the  electric  power  necessary  for  the  propulsion  of  said  cars  ; provided  said  party 
or  parties  own  their  own  car,  and  operate  the  same  subject  to  such  reasonable 
regulations  as  shall  be  established  by  said  Spokane  Street  Railway  Company 
from  time  to  time  for  the  operation  of  its  own  cars,  and  the  protection  of  its 
franchise  and  the  public,  and  to  the  conditions  of  this  ordinance.  Failure  on 
the  part  of  the  Spokane  Street  Railway  Company  to  comply  with  the  obligations 
of  this  section  shall  work  a forfeiture  of  this  franchise. 

Sec.  6.  It  is  further  provided  that  in  the  event  the  City  Council  shall  by 
ordinance  under  terms  and  conditions  identical  with  the  present  ordinance,  call 
for  and  authorize  the  construction  of  a piece  of  railway  track  from  the  corner 
of  Front  avenue  and  Howard  street  to  the  Echo  Mills,  or  other  industries  on 
said  Howard  street,  or  the  construction  of  a piece  of  track  from  said  Front 
avenue  via  either  Howard  street  or  Washington  street,  giving  connection  with 
the  tracks  of  the  Union  Pacific  Railway  Company,  or  the  construction  of  a piece 
of  track  giving  connection  with  the  depot  grounds  of  the  Great  Northern  Rail- 
way, or  the  construction  of  a piece  of  track  giving  connection  with  the  depot 
grounds  of  the  Spokane  Falls  and  Northern  Railway  on  any  public  dedicated 
street  on  the  north  side  of  Front  avenue,  by  which  said  depot  grounds  can  be 
reached  from  Front  avenue  (the  route  of  the  same  to  be  the  most  practicable 
and  available  in  point  of  grade)  the  parties  hereto  agree  in  consideration  of  the 
granting  of  the  present  franchise,  to  accept  such  ordinance  or  ordinances,  and 
to  construct  the  work  ; and  their  failure  within  three  months  after  the  passage 
and  taking  effect  of  such  ordinance  or  ordinances  to  equip  and  operate  the  line 
provided  for  by  this  ordinance,  shall  work  a cancellation  of  these  ordinances, 
and  the  City  Council  by  resolution  may  then  declare  this  ordinance  void, 
and  proceed  to  remove  all  tracks  laid  under  the  same  ; providing , such  supple- 
mentary ordinance  shall  be  identical  in  terms  and  conditions  with  the  present 
ordinance.  Whenever  the  City  Council  or  any  manufacturer  through  the  City 
Council  shall  demand  of  the  Street  Railway  Company  that  said  Street  Railway 
Company  apply  for  a franchise  on  any  street  or  part  of  a street  included 
in  this  ordinance,  it  shall  at  once  make  such  application  ; and  failure  to  make 
such  application  within  thirty  days  shall  cause  the  forfeiture  of  all  rights 
and  privileges  granted  under  this  ordinance.  And  it  is  further  agreed  and 
understood  that  in  the  event  of  the  City  Council  passing  such  ordinance,  the 
parties  hereto  shall  haul  all  cereals  and  the  products  of  such  cereals  from  any 
railroad  affected  to  any  mill  on  such  roads  at  a charge  not  greater  than 
twenty  cents  per  ton,  and  if  the  cars  are  loaded  both  ways  the  charge  shall  not 
exceed  fifteen  cents  per  ton  each  way.  This  sum  shall  be  inclusive  of  the  cost 
of  handling  from  steam  cars  to  the  electric  cars,  and  five  tons  shall  constitute 
a minimum  car  load. 

Sec.  7.  It  is  further  provided  that  said  parties  to  whom  this  franchise  is 
granted  shall  enter  into  a bond  to  the  City  of  Spokane  with  good  and  sufficient 
sureties  in  the  sum  of  fifty  thousand  dollars  ($50,000),  providing 

(a) .  For  the  forfeiture  of  said  bond  in  case  the  provisions  for  the  use  of 
said  line  by  other  parties,  as  hereinbefore  stipulated  in  section  five  be  not  faith 
fully  performed. 

(b) .  For  the  protection  of  the  City  of  Spokane  from  any  and  all  damages 
which  may  arise  from  the  operation  of  said  road. 

(c) .  For  the  forfeiture  of  the  bond  in  case  said  parties  shall  fail  to  build 
and  construct  additional  lines,  as  provided  in  section  six  under  franchise  identical 
in  terms  and  conditions  with  the  existing  franchise. 

(<Z).  For  the  relinquishment  of  said  franchise  at  its  expiration  provided 
said  bond  shall  be  renewed  every  five  years,  and  if  not  so  renewed  this  franchise 
shall  become  absolutely  void. 

Sec.  8.  The  right  hereby  granted  shall  continue  for  a period  of  ten  years 
from  the  passage  of  thin  ordinance,  but  it  shall  become  null  and  void  at  any 
time  within  that  period  when  trackage  facilities  by  one  or  all  of  the  steam 
railroad  companies  now  centered,  or  which  may  hereafter  center  in  this  city 


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shall  be  afforded  to  the  milling  industries  reached  by  said  line,  including  the 
C and  C Mills,  at  a rate  not  to  exceed  two  dollars  ($2.00)  per  car,  and  when 
such  facilities  are  so  extended  the  City  Council  shall  by  resolution  declare  that 
the  rights  afforded  by  this  franchise  shall  absolutely  cease  and  determine,  and 
that  portion  of  said  line  not  used  for  the  transportation  of  passengers  under 
existing  franchises  of  other  companies  shall  be  removed  from  the  public  streets, 
and  if  not  so  removed  may  be  torn  up  under  police  powers  of  the  city. 

Sec.  9.  Nothing  herein  contained  shall  be  deemed  or  construed  as  a re- 
linquishment by  the  city  of  any  of  its  rightful  authority  over  the  streets  or  any 
part  of  them.  The  rights  and  privileges  hex*ein  contained  are  upon  the  express 
condition  that  the  said  company,  its  successors  or  assigns,  shall  commence  con- 
struction of  said  railway  within  twenty  days  after  the  taking  effect  of  this 
ordinance,  and  shall  complete  and  build  the  same  within  forty  days  from  the 
taking  effect  of  said  ordinance  ; and  should  said  company  at  any  time  after  the 
completion  of  said  road  neglect  or  refuse  to  operate  the  same  for  a period  ol 
thirty  consecutive  days,  then  this  franchise  shall  lapse  at  the  option  of  the  City 
Council,  and  upon  a resolution  passed  for  that  purpose. 

Sec.  10.  Nothing  herein  contained  shall  be  deemed  or  construed  as  allowing 
the  Spokane  Street  Railway  Company  to  operate  or  move  steam  railroad  freight 
cars  on  the  streets  and  avenues  mentioned  in  this  ordinance,  and  should  said 
Spokane  Street  Railway  Company  during  the  existence  of  this  franchise,  allow 
a steam  railroad  freight  car  upon  said  streets,  such  an  offense  shall  work  a 
cancellation  of  this  franchise,  and  the  same  shall  become  immediately  void  upon 
a resolution  of  the  City  Council  declaring  the  same  to  be  void. 

Sec.  11.  Whenever  the  City  of  Spokane  shall  undertake  to  lay  any  sewei 
or  repair  any  sewer  upon  a portion  of  any  street  occupied  by  tracks  laid  under 
this  charter,  and  said  company  shall  undertake  by  suit  or  action  other  legal 
proceedings  to  stop  or  restrain  said  city  in  said  work,  and  shall  fail  in  any  such 
suit  or  action,  it  shall  pay  to  the  City  of  Spokane  the  sum  of  one  thousand 
dollars  per  block  of  the  portion  of  the  sewer  district  occupied  by  said  tracks 
and  on  which  work  was  stopped  by  said  injunction.  When,  however,  a single 
track  road  is  built  as  provided  under  this  ordinance,  the  grantee  herein,  may 
at  its  option  build  • sufficiently  to  one  side  of  the  street  center  to  allow  the 
building  of  sewers  in  street  center  without  interfering  with  tracks.  Nothing 
herein  contained  shall  apply  to  the  building  of  any  laterals  to  any  such  main 
sewer  or  sewers. 

Sec.  12.  That  the  Spokane  Street  Railway  Company  shall  on  pain  of  for- 
feiture of  this  franchise,  cause  the  removal  of  all  pole  lines  now  set  in  the 
center  of  Front  avenue  between  Bernard  street  and  the  railroad  crossing,  within 
three  years  after  the  passage  of  this  ordinance.  And  in  case  any  pole  now 
existing  shall  wear  out  prior  to  that  time,  the  said  Spokane  Street  Railway 
Company  shall  not  reset  them,  but  shall  set  their  poles  on  the  side  of  said 
avenue. 

Sec.  13.  This  ordinance-  shall  take  effect  and  be  in  force  ten  days  after 
its^  passage. 

Passed  the  City  Council  March  6,  1894. 


SPOKANE  ELECTRIC  LIGHT  AND  POWER  COMPANY. 


ORDINANCE  NO.  43%. 

AN  ORDINANCE  AUTHORIZING  TILE  SPOKANE  ELECTRIC  LIGHT  AND  POWER  COMPANY 
TO  ERECT,  MAINTAIN  AND  USE  WIRES  FOR  CONVEYING  ELECTRICITY,  AND  THE 
NECESSARY  SUPPORTS  THEREFOR,  AND  THE  APPURTENANCES  THERETO,  IN  AND 
OVER  THE  STREETS  AND  ALLEYS  OF  THE  CITY  OF  SPOKANE  FALLS,  AND  GRANTING 
THE  USE  OF  THE  STREETS  THEREFOR. 

The  City  of  Spokane  Falls  does  ordain  as  folloics: 

Section  1.  That  the  Spokane  Electric  Light  and  Power  Company,  its  sue- 


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cessors  and  assigns,  be  and  are  hereby  granted  the  right  to  erect,  maintain  and 
use  wires  for  conveying  electricity,  with  all  supports  and  structures  necessary 
and  proper  therefor,  and  appurtenances  thereto,  in  and  over  the  streets  and 
alleys  of  the  City  of  Spokane  Falls,  and  the  right  to  use  said  streets  and  alleys, 
for  such  purposes  for  the  period  of  twenty  years. 

Sec.  2.  That  the  said  Spokane  Electric  Light  and  Power  Company,  in 
exercising  the  rights  and  privileges  hereinbefore  granted,  shall  erect  its  poles 
and  stretch  wires  in  such  a manner  as  not  to  interfere  with  the  free  and  unob- 
structed use  of  said  streets  and  alleys  for  travel,  and  the  placing  of  said  poles, 
and  wires  shall  be  subject  to  the  supervision  of  the  City  Council,  or  such  com- 
mittees as  said  Couucil  shall  designate. 

Sec.  3.  That  it  shall  be  unlawful  for  any  person  or  corporation,  unless  by 
authority  of  the  said  Spokane  Electric  Light  and  Power  Company,  to  interfere, 
meddle  with,  injure,  impair,  or  remove  any  of  the  poles,  wires,  lamps,  boxes  oi 
other  apparatus  belonging  or  appertaining  to  said  wires  or  electric  system,  oi 
to  attach  thereto  any  placard,  hand-bill,  or  other  thing  whatsoever  ; provided, 
nevertheless,  that  nothing  in  this  section  contained  shall  prevent  the  City  of 
Spokane  Falls  from  causing  the  removal  or  change  of  location  of  any  of  the 
things  mentioned  in  this  section,  when  the  same  shall  interfere  with  the  use  oi 
the  streets. 

Sec.  4.  That  any  person  who  shall  violate  the  provisions  of  section  3 of 
this  ordinance  shall,  on  conviction  thereof,  be  fined  in  a sum  not  more  than 
twenty  dollars  or  imprisoned  not  more  than  twenty  days. 

Sec.  5.  That  this  ordinance  shall  take  effect  and  be  in  force  from  and  after 
five  days  after  its  passage  and  publication. 

Passed  the  City  Council  January  5,  1887. 


CONSUMERS’  LIGHT  AND  POWER  COMPANY. 


ORDINANCE  NO.  A590. 

AN  ORDINANCE  AUTHORIZING  THE  CONSUMERS^  LIGHT  AND  POWER  COMPANY,  OF 
SPOKANE,  ITS  SUCCESSORS  OR  ASSIGNS,  TO  ERECT,  MAINTAIN  AND  USE 
WIRES  FOR  CONVEYING  ELECTRICITY  FOR  ELECTRIC  LIGHT,  ELECTRIC  HEAT  AND 
ELECTRIC  POWER  PI EPOSES,"  AND  TO  ERECT  POLES  AND  THE  NECESSARY  SUP- 
PORTS THEREFOR,  AND  CONSTRUCT  CONDUITS  ON,  OVER,  ALONG  AND  UNDER  THE 
STREETS  AND  ALLEYS  OF  THE  CITY  OF  SPOKANE  AND  GRANTING  THE  USE  OF 
THE  STREETS  THEREFOR. 

The  City  of  Spokane  does  ordain  as  follows: 

Section  1.  That  the  Consumers’  Light  and  Power  Company,  of  Spokane, 
its  successors  or  assigus,  be  and  is  hereby  granted  the  right  to  erect,  maintain 
and  use  wires  for  conveying  electricity  for  electric  light,  electric  heat  and 
electric  power  purposes,  and  the  necessary  poles  or  conduits  for  the  support  oi 
the  same,  and  all  necessary  appurtenances  thereto,  on,  over,  along  and  under  all 
the  streets  and  alleys  of  the  City  of  Spokane. 

Sec.  2.  The  right  to  use  said  streets  and  alleys  for  said  purpose  is  hereby 
granted  for  the  period  of  fifty  (50)  years,  and  on  condition  that  the  said 
Consumers’  Light  and  Power  Company,  of  Spokane,  pay  to  the  City  Treasurer 
of  the  City  of  Spokane,  within  sixty  (60)  days  after  the  passage  of  this  ordi- 
nance, the  sum  of  five  hundred  dollars  ($500)  for  the  use  and  benefit  of  said 
city  and  thereafter  for  said  purpose,  on  the  first  day  of  June,  1896,  the  further 
sum  of  five  hundred  dollars  ($500)  and  on  the  first  day  of  June,  in  the  year 
1897,  the  further  sum  o£  one  thousand  dollars  ($1000)  and  thereafter  on  June 
the  first  of  each  and  every  year  until  the  first  day  in  June  in  the  year  1901  an 


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annual  payment  of  fifteen  hundred  dollars  ($1500)  shall  be  made  for  the  use 
of  said  city,  and  thereafter  on  June  first  of  each  and  every  year  until  and 
including  the  first  day  of  June,  1907,  an  annual  payment  of  seventeen  hundred 
and  fifty  dollars  ($1750)  shall  be  paid  to  the  City  Treasurer  for  the  use  of  said 
city,  and  thereafter  on  the  first  day  of  June,  1908,  and  on  the  first  day  of  June 
of  each  and  every  year  thereafter  the  said  company  shall  pay  the  City  Treasurer 
for  the  use  of  the  city,  the  sum  of  two  thousand  dollars  ($2000)  and  shall  make 
and  continue  such  annual  payment  of  said  amount  on  the  first  day  of  each  and 
every  June  until  the  first  day  of  June  in  the  year  1920,  inclusive,  and  on  the 
first  day  of  June  in  the  year  1921  and  on  the  first  day  of  June  in  each  and  every 
year  thereafter,  during  the  continuance  of  this  franchise,  the  said  company  shall 
pay  to  the  City  Treasurer  the  annual  sum  of  twenty-five  hundred  dollars  ($2500) 
for  the  use  of  said  city. 

Sec.  3.  Said  annual  payments  shall  be  made  annually  to  the  City  of  Spo- 
kane, upon  condition  that,  during  the  year  1895  and  thereafter  a stipulation 
for  annual  charges  at  least  as  large  as  herein  contained  shall  be  made  a part 
of  any  and  all  ordinances  for  electric  lighting  or  electric  power  purposes,  which 
may  be  asked  for  and  granted  to  other  applicants.  And  in  case  said  City  Council 
shall  pass  an  ordinance  giving  to  other  parties  the  right  to  engage  in  the  business 
of  delivering  electric  light  and  electric  power  and  shall  not  contain  such  clause 
calling  for  said  payments  as  provided  in  this  ordinance,  then  the  annual  charges 
demanded  under  this  ordinance  shall  be  null  and  void,  otherwise  to  remain  in 
full  force  and  effect;  provided.  that  nothing  herein  shall  be  construed  to  entitle 
the  said  Consumers’  Light  and  Power  Company,  its  succecssors  or  assigns,  to 
demand  and  recover  from  the  said  City  of  Spokane  any  of  said  annual  payment 
or  payments  which  may  have  been  made  by  reason  of  said  failure  to  require 
payments  to  be  made  by  persons  receiving  other  franchises  for  electric  lighting 
and  power  purposes.  The  non-payment  of  said  five  hundred  dollars  ($500)  on 
the  date  specified,  and  the  non-payment  of  any  of  the  annual  charges  called  for 
under  this  franchise  within  ten  (10)  days  after  June  the  first  of  each  and  every 
year,  when  said  payments  become  due,  shall  forfeit  this  franchise  at  the  option 
of  the  City  of  Spokane. 

Sec.  4.  The  said  Consumers’  Light  and  Power  Company,  its  successors  or 
assigns,  in  exercising  the  right  and  privileges  herein  granted  shall  erect  poles 
and  stretch  wires  and  build  conduits  in  such  manner  as  not  to  interfere  with 
the  free  and  unobstructed  use  of  the  streets  and  alleys  of  said  city,  and  no  wires 
on  said  poles  shall  be  suspended  at  a less  height  than  thirty-five  (35)  feet  from 
the  surface  of  the  streets  and  alleys,  and  the  upper  arm  of  all  poles  erected, 
and  those  which  may  be  fitted  with  arms  for  the  carrying  of  wires,  shall  be 
resrved  for  the  use  of  the  city  for  the  carrying  of  wires  for  the  city’s  business. 

Sec.  5.  The  City  of  Spokane  shall  have  supervision  over  the  wires  and 
poles  of  the  aforesaid  company ; but  no  discrimination  shall  be  made  in  the 
aforesaid  supervision,  which  would  work  to  the  disadvantage  of  the  Consumers' 
Light  and  Power  Company  in  any  respect,  or  particular,  and  to  the  advantage 
of  any  person,  firm  or  corporation  now  holding  a franchise  or  franchises  for 
similar  purposes,  or  which  may  hereafter  be  granted. 

Sec.  6.  The  city  may  require  all  wires  erected  and  strung  under  this  fran- 
chise to  be  placed  under  ground  within  its  fire  limits,  whenever  the  city  shall 
have  a population  of  one  hundred  thousand,  or  when  the  state  law  shall  require 
it  to  be  done  so  ; provided , that  whenever  the  said  Consumers’  Light  and  Power 
Company,  its  successors  or  assigns,  may  elect  during  the  life  of  this  franchise 
to  put  said  wires  under  ground  in  any  portion  of  the  city,  permission  is  hereby 
granted  to  do  so,  after  it  shall  first  file  bonds  with  sureties  to  be  approved  by 
the  Mayor  in  the  sum  of  twenty-five  thousand  dollars  ($25,000)  conditioned 
to  hold  the  city  harmless  from  any  and  all  damages  the  city  may  be  put  to,  or 
become  liable  for,  by  reason  of  placing  said  wires  under  ground,  and  to  lay  the 
necessary  pipes  or  conduits  for  the  same  in  such  manner  as  not  to  interfere 
with  any  existing  pipes  in  said  street ; and  file  with  the  City  Council,  its  Board 


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of  Public  Works  or  City  Engineer,  a complete  set  of  plans  and  specifications 
for  such  work. 

Said  work  to  be  dene  subject  to  the  supervision  of  the  proper  authorities 
of  said  city. 

Slsc.  7.  The  said  Consumers’  Light  and  Power  Company,  its  successors 
or  assigns,  shall,  before  any  work  is  done  which  may  interfere  in  any  way  with 
the  privileges  or  rights  of  the  general  public,  file  with  the  City  Clerk  of  the 
City  of  Spokane,  a good  and  sufficient  bond  in  the  sum  of  twenty-five  thousand 
dollars  ($25,000)  with  two  or  more  sureties,  to  be  approved  by  the  Mayor, 
conditioned  to  hold  the  city  harmless  from  any  and  all  damage  by  reason  of  the 
erecting  of  poles,  building  of  conduits,  stringing  of  wires,  and  operating  under 
this  franchise,  which  the  city  may  be  put  to,  or  become  liable  for,  and  shall 
renew  said  bond  every  five  years  or  oftener,  if  the  city  shall  demand  same. 

Sec.  8.  Any  non-compliance  on  the  part  of  the  Consumers’  Light  and  Power 
Company,  its  successors  and  assigns,  with  each  and  all  of  the  provisions  men- 
tioned by  them  to  be  done  and  performed  within  the  time  and  in  the  manner 
in  this  ordinance  set  forth,  shall  operate  to  revoke  the  franchise  hereby  granted, 
and  the  same  shall  be  null  and  void  notwithstanding  any  provisions  herein 
contained  to  the  contrary. 

Sec.  9.  This  ordinance  shall  take  effect  and  be  in  force  ten  (10)  days  after 
its  passage  and  publication,  without  expense  to  tne  city. 

Passed  the  City  Council  July  28,  3 895. 


EDISON  ELECTRIC  ILLUMINATING  COMPANY. 


ORDINANCE  NO.  A482. 

AN  ORDINANCE  AUTHORIZING  THE  EDISON  ELECTRIC  ILLUMINATING  COMPANY,  OF 
SPOKANE,  ITS  SUCCESSORS  OR  ASSIGNS,  TO  ERECT,  MAINTAIN  AND  USE 
WIRES  FOR  CONVEYING  ELECTRICITY  FOR  ELECTRIC  LIGHT,  ELECTRIC  HEAT  AND 
ELECTRIC  POWER  PURPOSES  ; AND  TO  ERECT  POLES  AND  THE  NECESSARY  SUP- 
PORTS THEREFOR,  AND  CONSTRUCT  CONDUITS  ON,  OVER,  ALONG  AND  UNDER  THE 
STREETS  AND  ALLEYS  OF  THE  CITY  OF  SPOKANE,  AND  GRANTING  THE  USE  OF 
THE  STREETS  THERE!  OR. 

The  City  of  Spokane  does  ordain  as  follows: 

Section  1.  That  the  Edison  Electric  Illuminating  Company  of  Spokane, 
its  successors  or  assigns,  be  and  is  hereby  granted  the  right  to  erect,  maintain 
and  use  wires  for  conveying  electricity  for  electric  light,  electric  heat  and  electric 
power  purposes,  and  the  necessary  poles  or  conduits  for  the  support  of  the  same, 
and  all  necessary  appurtenances  thereto,  on,  over,  along  and  under  all  streets 
and  alleys  of  the  City  of  Spokane. 

Sec.  2.  The  right  to  use  said  streets  and  alleys  for  said  purpose  is  hereby 
granted  for  the  period  of  fifty  (50)  years,  and  on  condition  that  the  said  Edison 
Electric  Illuminating  Company  of  Spokane  may  pay  to  the  City  Treasurer  of 
the  City  of  Spokane  within  sixty  (60)  days  after  the  passage  of  this  ordinance 
the  sum  of  five  hundred  dollars  ($500)  for  the  use  and  benefit  of  said  city, 
and  thereafter  for  said  purpose,  on  the  first  day  of  June,  1895,  the  further  sum 
of  five  hundred  dollars  ($500)  and  on  the  first  day  of  June  in  the  year  1896 
the  further  sum  of  one  thousand  dollars  ($1000)  and  thereafter  on  June  the 
first  of  each  and  every  year  until  the  first  day  of  June  in  the  year  1900,  an 
annual  payment  of  fifteen  hundred  dollars  ($1500)  shall  be  made  for  the  use 
of  said  city,  and  thereafter  on  June  first  of  each  and  every  year  until  and 
including  the  first  day  of  June,  1906,  an  annual  payment  of  seventeen  hundred 
and  fifty  dollars  ($1750)  shall  be  paid  to  the  City  Treasurer  for  the  use  of  said 
city  and  thereafter  on  the  first  day  of  June,  1907,  and  on  the  first  day  of  June 


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of  each  and  every  year  thereafter  the  said  company  shall  pay  to  the  City 
Treasurer  for  the  use  of  the  city,  the  sum  of  two  thousand  dollars  ($2000), 
and  shall  make  and  cortinue  such  annual  payment  of  said,  amount  on  the  first 
day  of  each  and  every  June  until  the  first  day  of  June  in  the  year  1919  inclusive, 
and  on  the  first  day  of  June  in  the  year  1920,  and  on  the  first  day  of  June  in 
each  and  every  year  thereafter,  during  the  continuance  of  this  franchise,  the 
said  company  shall  pay  to  the  City  Treasurer  the  annual  sum  of  twenty-five 
hundred  dollars  ($2500)  for  the  use  of  said  city. 

Sec.  3.  Said  annual  payment  shall  be  made  annually  to  the  City  of  Spokane 
upon  the  condition  that  during  the  year  1894  and  thereafter  a stipulation  for 
annual  charges  at  least  as  large  as  herein  contained  shall  be  made  part  of  any 
and  all  ordinances  for  electric  lighting  or  electric  power  purposes,  which  may  be 
asked  for  and  granted  to  other  applicants.  And  in  case  said  City  Council  shall 
pass  an  ordinance  giving  to  other  parties  the  right  to  engage  in  the  business 
of  delivering  electric  light  and  electric  power,  and  shall  not  contain  such  clause 
calling  for  said  payments  as  provided  in  this  ordinance,  then  the  annual  charges 
demanded  under  this  ordinance  shall  be  null  and  void,  otherwise' to  remain  in 
full  force  and  effect ; provided,  that  nothing  herein  shall  be  construed  to  entitle 
the  said  Edison  Electric  Illuminating  Company,  its  successors  or  assigns,  to 
demand  and  recover  from  the  said  City  of  Spokane  any  of  said  annual  payment 
or  payments  which  may  have  been  made  by  reason  of  said  failure  to  require 
payments  to  be  made  by  persons  receiving  other  franchises  for  electric  lighting 
and  power  purposes.  The  non-payment  of  said  five  hundred  dollars  ($500)  on 
the  date  specified  and  the  non-payment  of  any  of  the  annual  charges  called  for 
under  this  franchise  within  ten  (10)  days  after  June  the  first  of  each  and  every 
year  when  said  payments  become  due  shall  forfeit  this  franchise  at  the  option 
of  the  City  of  Spokane. 

Sec.  4.  The  said  Edison  Electric  Illuminating  Company,  its  successors  or 
assigns,  in  exercising  the  right  and  privileges  herein  granted  shall  erect  poles, 
and  stretch  wires,  and  build  conduits  in  such  manner  as  not  to  interfere  with 
the  free  and  unobstructed  use  of  the  streets  and  alleys  of  said  city,  and  no  wires 
on  said  poles  shall  be  suspended  at  a less  height  than  thirty-five  (35)  feet  from 
the  surface  of  the  streets  and  alleys,  and  the  upper  arm  of  all  poles  erected, 
and  those  which  may  be  fitted  with  arms  for  the  -carrying  of  wires  shall  be 
reserved  for  the  use  of  the  city  for  carrying  of  wires  for  the  city’s  business. 

Sec.  5.  The  city  iray  require  all  wires  erected  and  strung  under  this  fran- 
chise to  be  placed  under  ground  within  its  fire  limits,  whenever  the  city  shall 
have  a population  of  one  hundred  thousand,  or  when  the  state  law  shall  require 
it  to  be  done  so  ; provided,  that  whenever  Ihe  said  Edison  Electric  Illuminating 
Company,  its  successors  or  assigns,  may  elect  during  the  life  of  this  franchise 
to  put  said  wires  under  ground  in  any  portion  of  the  city,  permission  is  hereby 
granted  to  do  so,  after  it  shall  first  file  bonds  with  sureties,  to  be  approved  by 
the  Mayor,  in  the  sum  of  twenty-five  thousand  dollars  ($25,000),  conditioned 
to  hold  the  city  harmless  from  any  and  all  damages  the  city  may  be  put  to  or 
become  liable  for,  by  reason  of  the  placing  said  wires  under  ground,  and  to  lay 
the  necessary  pipes  or  conduits  for  the  same  in  such  manner  as  not  to  interefere 
with  any  existing  pipes  in  said  street ; and  file  with  the  City  Council,  its  Board 
of  Public  Works  or  City  Engineer,  a complete  set  of  plans  and  specifications 
for  such  work.  Said  work  to  be  done  subject  to  the  supervision  of  the  proper 
authorities  of  said  city. 

Sec.  6.  The  said  Edison  Electric  Illuminating  Company,  its  successors  or 
assigns,  shall,  before  any  work  is  done  which  may  interfere  in  any  way  with  the 
privileges  or  rights  of  the  general  public,  file  with  the  City  Clerk  of  the  City  of 
Spokane  a good  and  sufficient  bond  in  the  sum  of  twenty-five  thousand  dollars 
($25,000)  with  two  or  more  sureties,  to  be  approved  by  the  Mayor,  conditioned 
to  hold  the  city  harmless  from  any  and  all  damage  by  reason  of  the  erecting  of 
poles,  building  of  conduits,  stringing  of  wires,  and  operating  under  this  franchise, 


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which  the  city  may  be  put  to  or  become  liable  for,  and  shall  renew  said  bond 
every  five  years  or  oftener,  if  the  city  shall  demand  same. 

Sec.  7.  This  ordinance  shall  take  effect  and  be  in  force  ten  days  after  its 
passage,  and  publication  without  expense  to  the  city. 

Passed  the  City  Council  July  31,  1894. 


W.  S.  NORMAN. 


ORDINANCE  NO.  96. 

AN  ORDINANCE  AUTHORIZING  W.  S.  NORMAN,  HIS  ASSOCIATES,  SUCCESSORS  AND 
ASSIGNS,  TO  ERECT,  MAINTAIN  AND  USE  POLES  AND  WIRES  FOR  TELEGRAPH, 
TELEPHONE,  FIRE  ALARM  AND  DISTRICT  TELEGRAPH  SERVICE,  AND  SUCH  OTHER 
ELECTRIC  APPLIANCES  AND  INVENTIONS  AS  THE  CITY  OF  SPOKANE  FALLS  MAY 
AUTHORIZE,  IN  ALL  OF  THE  STREETS  AND  ALLEYS  OF  SPOKANE  FALLS. 

The  City  of  Spokane  Falls  does  ordain  as  follows: 

Section  1.  That  W.  S.  Norman,  his  associates,  successors  and  assigns,  be 
and  are  hereby  granted  the  right  to  erect,  maintain  and  use  poles  and  wires  for 
conveying  electricity,  telegraph,  telephones,  fire-alarm  and  district  telegraph 
service,  and  for  such  other  purposes  of  conveying  and  using  electricity,  electrical 
appliances  and  apparatus  and  inventions  as  the  City  of  Spokane  Falls  may 
sanction,  together  with  all  support  and  structures  necessary  therefor  and  appur- 
tenant thereto,  in  all  of  the  streets  and  alleys  of  the  City  of  Spokane  Falls,  and 
the  right  to  use  such  streets  and  alleys  for  such  purposes  for  the  full  period 
of  twenty  years  from  and  after  the  passage  of  this  ordinance. 

Sec.  2.  That  the  said  W.  S.  Norman,  his  associates,  successors  and  assigns, 
in  exercising  the  right  and  privileges  hereinbefore  granted,  shall  erect  its  poles 
and  stretch  its  w’ires  in  such  a manner  as  not  to  interfere  with  the  free  and 
unobstructed  use  of  said  streets  and  alleys  for  travel,  and  the  placing  of  said 
poles  and  wires  shall  be  subject  to  the  supervision  of  the  City  Council  or  such 
committees  thereof  as  said  Council  shall  designate. 

Sec.  3.  That  it  shall  be  unlawful  for  any  person  or  corporation,  unless  by 
the  authority  of  said  W.  S.  Norman,  his  associates,  successors  or  assigns,  to 
interfere,  meddle  with,  injure,  impair  or  remove,  any  of  the  poles,  wires,  boxes, 
fire-alarm  or  other  apparatus  belonging  to  or  pertaining  to  said  wires,  or  to 
attach  thereto  any  placard,  handbill  or  other  thing  whatsoever  ; provided,  never- 
theless, that  nothing  m this  section  contained  shall  prevent  the  City  of  Spokane 
Falls  from  causing  the  removal  or  change  of  location  ot  any  of  the  things 
mentioned  in  said  section  when  the  same  shall  interfere  with  the  use  of  the 
streets  ; provided,  that  the  said  person  or  company  shall  first  post  notices,  at 
their  own  expense,  on  said  poles  of  the  penalty  hereinbefore  prescribed. 

Sec.  4.  That  any  person  who  shall  violate  the  provisions  of  section  3 of 
this  ordinance  shall,  on  conviction  thereof,  be  fined  in  a sum  not  more  than 
twenty  dollars  or  imprisoned  not  more  than  twenty  days. 

Sec.  5.  This  ordinance  shall  take  effect  and  be  in  force  from  and  after  five 
days  after  its  passage  and  publication. 

Passed  the  City  Council  December  14,  1887. 


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SPOKANE  DISTRICT  TELEGRAPH  AND  PATROL  COMPANY. 


ORDINANCE  NO.  195. 

AN  ORDINANCE  AUTHORIZING  THE  SPOKANE  DISTRICT  TELEGRAPH  AND  FATROL  COM- 
PANY, ITS  SUCCESSORS  AND  ASSIGNS,  TO  ERECT,  MAINTAIN  AND  USE  POLES  AND 

WIRES,  AND  THE  NECESSARY  SUPPORTS  THEREFOR,  FOR  CONVEYING  ELECTRICITY 

FOR  A DISTRICT  TELEGRAPH,  FIRE  ALARM  AND  PATROL  SYSTEM,  AND  SUCH  OTHER 

ELECTRICAL  APPLIANCES  AND  INVENTIONS  AS  MAY  BE  NECESSARY  IN  ALT.  THE 

STREETS  AND  ALLEYS  OF  THE  CITY  OF  SPOKANE  FALLS. 

The  City  of  Spokane  Falls  does  ordain  as  follows: 

Section  1.  That  the  Spokane  District  Telegraph  and  Patrol  Company,  its 
successors  and  assigns,  be  and  they  are  hereby  granted  the  right  to  erect,  main- 
tain and  use  poles  and  wires,  and  the  necessary  supports  therefor,  for  conveying 
electricity  and  such  other  appliances  and  inventions  as  may  be  necessary  for  a 
district  telegraph,  fire-alarm  and  patrol  system  and  appurtenances  thereto,  in 
all  of  the  streets  and  alleys  of  the  City  of  Spokane  Palls,  and  the  right  to  use 
such  streets  and  alleys  for  such  purposes  for  the  period  of  thirty  years  from  and 
after  the  passage  of  this  ordinance. 

Sec.  2.  That  the  said  “The  Spokane  District  Telegraph  and  Patrol  Com- 
pany, ’ its  successors  and  assigns,  in  exercising  the  rights  and  privileges  herein- 
before granted,  shall  erect  its  poles  and  stretch  the  wires  in  such  a manner  as 
not  to  interfere  with  the  free  and  unobstructed  use  of  said  streets  and  alleys 
for  travel,  and  the  placing  of  said  poles  and  wires  shall  be  subject  to  the  super- 
vision of  the  City  Council  or  such  committees  as  such  Council  shall  designate. 

Sec.  3.  Said  grantee,  its  successors  or  assigns,  shall  within  ninety  (90) 
days  after  the  passage  of  this  ordinance,  have  said  fire-alarm  and  district 
telegraph  system  in  operation.  Furthermore,  that  work  shall  be  commenced 
thereon  within  thirty  (30)  days  from  the  passage  of  this  ordinance. 

Sec.  4.  Said  grantee,  its  successors  and  assigns,  shall  erect  and  maintain 
in  good  working  order  twelve  (12)  fire-alarm  and  patrol  boxes  for  the  use  of  the 
city  free  of  all  cost,  charge  or  expense  to  the  city,  said  boxes  to  be  placed  at  such 
points  as  the  City  Council  or  such  committees  as  such  Council  may  designate, 
shall  direct. 

Sec.  5.  If  said  grantee,  its  successors  or  assigns,  shall  fail  in  the  perform- 
ance of  any  of  the  provisions  of  sections  3 or  4 of  this  ordinance,  the  city  may 
declare  the  rights  and  privileges  hereby  granted,  forfeited,  and  this  ordinance 
be  declared  void. 

Sec.  6.  That  it  shall  be  unlawful  for  any  person  or  corporation,  unless  by 
the  authority  of  the  said  “The  Spokane  District  Telegraph  and  Patrol  Com- 
pany,” to  interfere,  meddle  with,  injure,  impair  or  remove  any  of  the  poles, 
wires,  boxes  or  other  apparatus  belonging  or  appertaining  to  said  wires  or 
electric  system,  or  to  attach  thereto  any  placard,  hand-bill  or  other  thing  what- 
soever ; provided , nevertheless,  that  nothing  in  this  section  contained  shall  pre- 
vent the  City  of  Spokane  Falls  from  causing  the  removal  or  change  of  location 
of  any  of  the  things  mentioned  in  said  section  when  the  same  shall  interfere 
with  the  use  of  the  streets  or  alleys. 

Sec.  7.  That  any  person  who  shall  violate  the  provisions  of  section  6 ot 
this  ordinance,  shall,  on  conviction  thereof,  be  fined  in  a sum  not  more  than 
twenty  dollars  or  imprisoned  not  more  than  twenty  days. 

Sec.  8.  This  ordinance  shall  take  effect  and  be  in  force  from  and  after  five 
days  after  its  passage  and  publication. 

Passed  the  City  Council  October  3,  1888. 


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WESTERN  UNION  TELEGRAPH  COMPANY. 


ORDINANCE  NO.  43. 

AN  ORDINANCE  GRANTING  THE  USE  OF  THE  STREETS  FOR  TELEGRAPHIC  PURPOSES  TO 

THE  WESTERN  UNION  TELEGRAPH  COMPANY. 

The  City  of  Spokane  Falls  does  ordain  as  follows: 

Section  1.  There  is  hereby  granted  to  the  Western  Union  Telegraph  Com- 
pany, its  successors  and  assigns,  the  right  to  erect  and  maintain  poles  and  wires 
for  telegraphic  purposes  in  the  streets  and  alleys  within  the  corporate  limits  of 
the  City  of  Spokane  Falls. 

Sec.  2.  The  said  Western  Union  Telegraph  Company,  its  successors  and 
assigns,  shall  erect  the  poles  and  stretch  the  wires  thereon  so  as  not  to  interfere 
with  the  free  and  unobstructed  use  of  the  streets  for  travel  at  such  points  in 
the  streets  as  shall  be  designated  by  the  Superintendent  of  Streets,  and  the  wires 
shall  be  stretched  at  such  height  as  shall  be  designated  by  said  Superintendent 
of  Streets. 

Sec.  3.  Whenever  it  shall  become  necessary  in  the  erection  of  stach  tele- 
graph to  dig  into  or  in  any  manner  interfere  with  any  public  street  or  alley, 
said  Western  Union  Telegraph  Company,  its  successors  and  assigns,  shall  without 
delay  put  such  street  or  alley  in  as  good  condition  as  it  was  before  being 
disturbed,  and  in  case  it  shall  fail  or  neglect  to  do  so  after  twenty-four  hours’ 
notice  from  the  Superintendent  of  Streets,  such  repair  may  be  made  by  the  city 
at  the  expense  of  said  company. 

Sec.  4.  Whenever  any  person  has  obtained  permission  to  use  any  of  the 
streets  of  the  city  for  the  purpose  of  removing  any  building,  the  said  telegraph 
company,  its  successors  or  assigns,  upon  twenty-four  hours’  notice  in  writing, 
to  be  served  upon  the  icsident  manager,  from  such  person,  shall  raise  or  remove 
any  of  its  wires  which  may  obstruct  the  free  passage  of  the  same,  and  in  case 
of  the  refusal  or  neglect  of  said  company  to  comply  therewith,  the  Superintend- 
ent of  Streets  shall  remove  or  raise  said  wires  at  the  expense  of  said  compan> 
for  the  purpose  aforesaid. 

Sec.  5.  The  City  of  Spokane  Falls  reserves  the  right  to  alter,  change, 
modify  or  repeal  this  ordinance  or  any  of  its  provisions. 

Sec.  6.  This  ordinance  shall  take  effect  and  be  in  force  from  and  after 
five  days  after  its  passage  and  publication. 

' Passed  the  City  Council  January  5,  1887. 


JOSEPH  R.  MITCHELL  and  RUDOLPH  DOERR. 


ORDINANCE  NO-  A858. 

AN  ORDINANCE  AUTHORIZING  JOSEPH  R.  MITCHELL  AND  RUDOLPH  DOERR,  THEIR 
HEIRS  AND  ASSIGNS,  TO  ERECT,  MAINTAIN  AND  USE  POLES  AND  WIRES  FOR 
BURGLAR  AND  FIRE  ALARMS  AND  MESSENGER  CALLS  IN  ALL  OF  THE  STREETS 
AND  ALLEYS  OF  THE  CITY  OF  SPOKANE. 

The  City  of  Spokane  does  ordain  as  folloxos: 

Section  1.  That  Joseph  R.  Mitchell  and  Rudolph  Doerr,  their  heirs  and 
assigns,  be  and  are  hereby  granted  the  right  to  erect,  maintain  and  use  poles 
and  wires  for  the  purpose  of  transmitting  and  conducting  burglar  and  fire  alarms 
and  messenger  calls  in  all  of  the  streets  and  alleys  of  the  City  of  Spokane  for 
the  period  of  twenty-five  years.  Provided , however,  that  within  the  city  fire 


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limits  no  poles  shall  be  erected,  but  all  wires  used  therein  shall  be  stretched 
across  streets  and  alleys  from  the  roofs  and  sides  of  buildings  in  such  manner 
and  at  such  places  as  the  City  Council,  or  Board  of  Public  Works  acting  under 
them,  shall  direct ; provided,  that  no  wires  shall  be  attached  to  the  roof  or  any 
part  of  any  building  without  the  consent  of  the  owner,  or  owners  thereof,  or 
the  person  or  agent  having  charge  of  such  building.  The  said  Joseph  R.  Mitchell 
and  Rudolph  Doerr,  their  heirs  and  assigns,  shall  have  the  right  and  privilege 

to  place  any  of  said  wires  under  ground  if  they  so  elect,  said  wires  to  be  placed 

in  such  manner  and  at  such  places  as  the  Board  of  Public  Works  shall  direct. 
Provided  further,  that  when  the  City  Council  of  the  City  of  Spokane,  shall  direct 
all  persons,  firms  or  corporations  holding  or  owning  franchises  for  the  placing, 
erecting,  stringing  or  maintaining  wires,  for  conveying  electricity  in  the  City 

of  Spokane  to  place  their  wires  underground,  within  the  fire  limits  or  any  part 

thereof  of  the  City  of  Spokane,  said  Joseph  R.  Mitchell  and  Rudolph  Doerr, 
their  heirs  and  assigns,  shall  place  their  wires  underground,  within  the  fire 
limits,  as  soon  as  practicable  and  within  a reasonable  time,  not  exceeding  sixty 
days,  from  the  issuance  of  said  order. 

As  amended  by  ordinance  No.  A963,  passed  June  5th,  1900. 

Sec^  2.  That  the  said  Joseph  R.  Mitchell  and  Rudolph  Doerr,  their  heirs 
and  assigns,  in  exercising  the  rights  and  privileges  hereinbefore  granted,  shall 
erect  said  poles  and  stretch  said  wires  in  such  a manner  as  not  to  interfere 
with  the  safe,  free  and  unobstructed  use  <f  said  streets  and  alleys  for  travel, 
and  the  placing  of  said  poles  and  wires  therein  shall  be  subject  to  the  super- 
vision of  the  Board  of  Public  Works.  The  upper  arms  of  said  poles  shall  be  for 
the  exclusive  use  of  the  city  for  carrying  wires  for  city  business. 

Sec.  3.  That  the  said  Joseph  R.  Mitchell  and  Rudolph  Doerr,  their  heirs 
and  assigns,  shall,  at  their  owTn  proper  cost  and  expense,  connect  the  said  fire 
alarms  with  the  city  fire  department  and  shall,  at  their  own  proper  cost  and 
expense,  connect  the  said  burglar  alarms  with  the  office  of  the  Chief  of  Police, 
upon  the  order  and  direction  of  the  Board  of  Public  Works  of  said  City  of 
Spokane,  free  from  any  cost  or  expense  to  said  city. 

Sec.  4.  That  the  said  Joseph  R.  Mitchell  and  Rudolph  Doerr,  their  heirs 
and  assigns,  hereby  covenant  and  agree  to  keep  and  maintain  said  poles  and 
wires  in  a safe  and  proper  condition,  and  to  indemnify  the  City  of  Spokane  for 
any  injury  arising  from  any  casualty  to  persons  or  property  by  reason  of  any 
neglect  or  omission  to  keep  the  said  poles  and  wires  in  a safe  condition,  and  for 
all  valid  claims  against  said  city  for  damages  caused  by  said  poles  or  wires. 

Sec.  5.  That  after  three  years  from  the  passage  of  this  ordinance  the  said 
grantees,  their  heirs  and  assigns,  shall  render  to  the  City  Council  an  annual 
report  showing  the  revenue  derived  from  the  operation  of  said  burglar  and  fire 
alarm  systems  and  messenger  service,  and  shall  pay  to  the  City  of  Spokane 
two  per  centum  of  the  gross  revenue  derived  from  the  operation  thereof  each 
year  during  the  operation  of  the  same  under  their  said  franchise. 

Sec.  6.  Any  failure  of  said  grantees,  their  heirs  and  assigns,  to  comply 
with  the  requirements  of  this  ordinance  shall  be  sufficient,  at  the  option  of  the 
City  Council,  to  work  a forfeiture  thereof. 

Sec.  7.  That  said  John  R.  Mitchell  and  Rudolph  Doerr  shall,  within  twenty 
days  from  the  adoption  of  this  ordinance,  file  with  the  City  Clerk  their  accept- 
ance of  the  franchise  hereby  granted,  subject  to  the  conditions  herein  set  forth, 
and  shall  make  a substantial  commencement  of  ciie  work  allowed  by  this  ordi- 
nance within  ninety  days  after  such  acceptance. 

Sec.  8.  This  ordinance  shall  take  effect  and  be  in  force  ten  days  after  its 
passage. 

Passed  the  City  Council  August  1st,  1899. 


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SPOKANE  FALLS  GAS  LIGHT  COMPANY. 


ORDINANCE  NO.  A1162. 

AN  ORDINANCE  AUTHORIZING  THE  SPOKANE  FALLS  GAS  LIGHT  COMPANY,  A CORPORA- 
TION OF  WASHINGTON,  ITS  SUCCESSORS  AND  ASSIGNS,  TO  MAINTAIN  AND 
OPERATE  A PLANT  FOR  THE  MANUFACTURE  AND  SALE  AND  DISTRIBUTION  OF 
ILLUMINATING  AND  FUEL  GAS  AND  THEIR  BY-PRODUCTS,  AND  TO  USE  THE 
STREETS  AND  ALLEYS  OF  THE  CITY  OF  SPOKANE  THEREFOR,  AND  PROVIDING  AND 
FIXING  A MAXIMUM  RATE  TO  BE  CHARGED  FOR  SAID  GAS  AND  PROVIDING  FOR 
THE  CONSIDERATION  TO  BE  PAID  FOR  SAID  PRIVILEGE. 

The  City  of  Spokane  does  ordain  as  follows: 

Section  1.  That  the  Spokane  Falls  Gas  Light  Company,  a corporation 
organized  and  existing  under  the  laws  of  Washington,  their  successors  and 
assigns,  are  hereby  authorized  and  empowered  to  erect,  maintain  and  operate 
a complete  plant  for  the  manufacture,  sale  and  distribution  of  illuminating  and 
fuel  gas,  and  by-products,  within  the  corporate  limits  of  the  City  of  Spokane, 
the  works  for  the  manufacture  thereof  to  be  situated  as  they  now  are  within 
said  city,  or  at  some  other  suitable  locality  to  be  approved  by  the  Board  of 
Public  Works  of  said  city. 

Sec.  2.  The  said  grantees,  their  successors  and  assigns,  shall  have  the 
right  and  privilege  to  manufacture,  distribute  and  sell  illuminating  and  fuel 
gas,  ana  by-products,  and  to  continue  the  manufacture,  distribution  and  sale  of 
illuminating  and  fuel  gas  and  by-products,  as  the  said  company  has  heretofore 
been  doing,  and  for  said  purpose  to  use  the  pipes  already  laid,  and  to  lay  other 
and  further  pipes  therefor  throughout  the  streets  and  alleys  of  the  City  of 
Spokane,  or  through  any  extension  of  said  streets  or  alleys,  and  to  do  all  things 
incident  or  necessary  therefor. 

Provided,  however,  that  in  case  the  said  grantees,  their  successors  or  assigns, 
desire  to  lay  pipes  in  any  of  the  streets  of  the  City  of  Spokane  where  no  grade 
is  established,  said  grantees  shall  before  laying  any  such  pipe,  make  application 
to  the  proper  city  officials  to  have  such  grade  established  before  laying  the  pipe, 
which  gas  pipe  shall  be  laid  below  the  official  grade  of  the  street  wherever  the 
same  is  established,  and  shall  be  laid  upon  such  side  of  the  street  as  is  already 
provided  by  ordinances  of  this  city,  or  may  be  provided  by  ordinance  hereafter. 

Provided  further,  that  if  at  any  time  a change  in  the  grade  or  plan  of  any 
street  shall  be  made  by  order  of  the  proper  city  officials,  that  the  said  grantees, 
their  successors  or  assigns,  shall  without  expense  to  the  City  of  Spokane,  make 
such  changes  in  the  location  of  their  pipes  as  the  change  of  the  grade  or  plan 
of  the  street  or  avenue  makes  necessary.  Which  said  changes  shall  be  made 
as  soon  as  possible  after  the  said  grantees  shall  have  received  notice  from  the 
Board  of  Public  Works,  or  other  proper  ofil<  ials  having  the  same  in  charge,  and 
shall  in  no  instance  be  deferred  longer  than  48  hours  from  the  date  of  receipt 
of  said  notice  ; provided,  however,  that  where  residents  or  property  owners  along 
any  street  or  avenue  desire  to  have  said  street  or  avenue  parked,  and  by  so  doing 
said  parking  will  extend  out  into  the  street  so  as  to  cover  pipes  previously  laid 
by  the  said  grantees,  then  and  in  that  case  the  expense  of  moving  and  relaying 
said  pipes  shall  be  defrayed  by  the  residents  and  property  owners  along  said 
street  or  avenue  so  improved. 

Provided  further,  that  said  grantees,  their  successors  or  assigns,  shall  not 
open  or  encumber  more  of  any  street,  avenue  or  alley  at  any  one  time  than  may 
be  necessary  to  enable  the  said  grantees  to  pioceed  with  advantage  in  the  laying 
of  mains,  feeder  or  service  pipes,  nor  shall  said  grantees  permit  any  street, 
avenue,  allely  or  public  way  to  remain  open  or  encumbered  any  longer  than  is 
necessary  for  the  speedy  completion  of  the  work,  said  streets,  avenues,  alleys  or 
public  ways  to  be  left  thereafter  in  as  gooa  condition  as  they  were  prior  to 
laying  said  mains  and  pipes  ; said  pipes  not  to  be  laid  within  four  feet  from  the 


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center  of  any  water  main  or  branch  thereof,  except  when  necessary  to  cross  the 
same,  without  the  consent  of  the  proper  city  authorities  or  Board  of  Public 
Works  acting  under  them. 

To  insure  the  changing  of  the  location  of  gas  mains,  pipes  and  feeders  on 
streets  when  a change  of  grade  and  plan  is  ordered  as  herein  set  forth,  and  the 
restoring  said  streets  to  as  good  condition  as  they  were  prior  to  the  laying  of 
said  mains,  pipes  and  feeders,  the  said  g:antees,  their  successors  or  assigns, 
shaix  enter  into  a contract  with  the  city  officials  or  Board  of  Public  Works  acting 
under  them,  to  begin  making  such  changes  and  repairs  within  48  hours  from  the 
time  they  shall  recei/e  written  notice  from  said  city  officials,  and  that  said 
grantees,  their  successors  or  assigns,  shall  enter  into  a surety  bond  in  the  sum 
of  $2,500  for  the  faithful  performance  of  the  provisions  of  the  contract. 

Sec.  3.  Whenever  any  claim  or  action  is  made  or  instituted  against  the 
City  of  Spokane,  for  any  cause,  by  any  person,  for  any  injury  or  damage  result- 
ing from  excavations  on  the  streets,  alleys,  highways  or  public  places,  by  the 
said  Gas  Light  Company,  or  by  reason  of  the  acts  or  omissions  of  its  agents  or 
employes,  notice  thereof  shall  be  given  to  said  Gas  Light  Company  by  the  Cor- 
poration Counsel,  and  said  Gas  Light  Company  shall  have  the  right  to,  and  it 
shall,  at  its  own  expense,  employ  counsel  and  defend  such  action,  and  the  final 
judgment  thereof  shall  be  conclusive  on  said  Gas  Light  Company,  and  may  be 
recovered  from  said  company  by  said  city  in  an  action  brought  for  that  purpose, 
and  no  other  proof  shall  be  necessary  to  effect  such  recovery  than  the  judgment 
roll  in  the  action  against  the  city. 

Sec.  4.  Whenever  required  by  ordinance,  said  Gas  Light  Company  shall, 
without  cost  to  the  City  of  Spokane,  erect  street  lamps  at  such  points  and  places 
in  the  City  of  Spokane  as  may  be  directed,  and  shall  duly  fit  the  same  with 
lamps,  all  to  be  of  the  patterns,  materials,  v>  eight  and  finish  fixed  by  the  Board 
of  Public  Works,  and  shall,  at  all  times  keep  and  maintain  the  same  clean  and 
in  perfect  order,  and  shall  light  each  lamp  during  the  hours  directed  by  such 
ordinance,  the  light  in  each  lamp  to  be  equal  to  two  of  the  latest  approved  four- 
foot  burners ; and  for  each  of  said  lamps  sc  supplied,  said  company  shall  be 
entitled  to  receive  from  the  city  two  dollars  ($2.00)  per  month,  on  presentation 
of  proper  vouchers  ; and  also  furnish  gas  +o  the  citizens  or  inhabitants  of  said 
city  at  a maximum  price  not  to  exceed  two  dollars  ($2.00)  per  thousand  (1,000) 
cubic  feet.  All  consumers  using  gas  for  iliuminating  or  fuel  purposes  shall  be 
furnished  by  said  grantees,  their  successors  or  assigns,  gas  meters  free  of 
charge  ; provided,  however,  that  the  City  Council  of  the  City  of  Spokane,  shall 
have  the  power  to  regulate,  control  and  determine  the  maximum  rates  that 
shall  be  charged  for  gas  sold  to  the  city  ard  private  consumers  for  illuminating, 
fuel,  heating,  cooking  and  mechanical  purposes,  every  ten  years  during  the  life 
of  the  franchise  granted  in  this  ordinance,  as  hereinafter  set  forth,  such  power 
to  regulate,  control  and  determine  said  races  shall  be  exercised  by  said  Council 
in  the  following  named  years,  and  shall  be  by  ordinance.  The  first  ordinance 
for  said  purpose  shall  be  passed  by  said  city  between  the  1st  and  the  10th  day 
of  May,  1912  ; the  second  between  the  1st  and  the  10th  day  of  May,  1922  ; the 
third  between  the  1st  and  10th  day  of  Mav.  1932;  the  fourth  between  the  1st 
and  the  10th  day  of  May,  1942.  The  maximum  rates  when  so  determined  and 
expressed  by  the  City  Council  shall  govern  said  rates  for  the  following  10  years 
from  and  after  the  date  of  passage  of  said  ordinance,  and  until  the  said  rates 
shall  have  been  re-established  by  said  City  Council.  (Said  rates  so  established 
to  be  reasonable  rates.) 

Sec.  5.  The  grantees  herein,  their  successors  or  assigns,  in  consideration 
of  the  granting  of  this  franchise,  shall,  for  the  first  20  years  from  the  time  of 
the  passage  of  this  ordinance  granting  the  same,  pay  to  and  for  the  use  of  said 
City  of  Spokane,  an  amount  equal  to  one  per  cent  (1  per  cent.)  of  their  gross 
receipts  from  the  sale  of  gas  in  sa’d  city,  aud  for  the  remaining  23  years,  such 
percentage  of  the  gross  receipts  from  the  sale  of  gas  in  the  said  city  as  shall 
be  prescribed  by  ordinance  ; provided,  however,  that  such  percentage  shall  be 
reasonable  in  amount ; the  payments  to  be  made  in  the  following  manner  : For 


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the  period  beginning  with  the  passage  or  the  ordinance  and  until  December 
31st,  1902,  the  payment  shall  be  made  on  or  before  January  10,  1903,  and  for 
gas  sold  during  each  and  every  year  thereafter  such  payment  shall  be  made  on 
or  before  the  10th  day  of  January  of  the  3 ear  following,  the  amount  of  such 
gross  receipts  in  any  yeai  to  be  ascertained  in  the  manner  hereinafter  provided: 

In  order  to  determine  what  are  the  gross  receipts  from  the  sale  of  gas  by  the 
said  company,  its  successors  or  assigns,  during  any  year,  the  City  Comptroller 
of  said  city  shall  be  permitted,  and  he  is  hereby  authorized,  to  examine  the 
company’s  registers  in  the  office  of  said  a rnpany,  or  its  successors  or  assigns, 
and  to  examine  any  and  all  boooks  or  registers  in  such  office  which  may  be 
necessary  to  determine  said  amount.  And  upon  demand  of  said  City  Comptroller, 
made  prior  to  his  examination  of  such  registers  or  books,  the  superintendent  or 
managing  agent  of  said  company,  its  sucassors  or  assigns,  shall  make  sworn 
affidavit  before  a notary  public  of  the  act  ual  amount  of  the  gross  receipts  from 
gas  during  the  3rear  previous,  to-wit : from  January  1st  to  December  31st, 
inclusive.  Such  examination  by  the  City  Comptroller  made  to  determine  the 
gross  receipts  for  any  year,  shall  be  made  between  the  first  and  the  eighth  days 
of  January  in  the  year  following,  and  at  reasonable  business  hours. 

Sec.  6.  The  grant  hereby  made  shall  exist  and  continue  for  a period  of 
forty-three  years  from  the  date  of  its  acceptance. 

Sec.  7.  If  at  any  time  after  the  acceptance  of  this  franchise  by  the 
grantees  herein,  and  before  the  expiration  thereof,  the  person,  association  or 
company  operating  under  this  franchise  or  selling  gas  thereunder  in  said  city, 
shall,  either  directly  or  indirectly,  unite  or  combine  with  a competing  company, 
institution  or  person  furnishing  light  in  sail  city,  wffiether  such  uniting  or  com- 
bining be  through  the  sale  of  property,  or  of  stock,  or  in  any  way,  an  absolute 
forfeiture  of  this  franchise  and  all  of  its  terms  and  provisions  shall,  at  the 
option  of  said  city,  be  declared,  and  a suit  for  such  forfeiture  may  be  brought 
in  a court  of  proper  jurisdiction,  and  such  court  may  in  such  suit  order  and 
decree  said  franchise  forfeited  absolutely  to  said  city.  It  is  the  expressed 
intention  of  this  section  to  prevent  the  destruction  or  limiting  of  competition 
in  the  business  of  furnishing  light  to  the  said  city  or  its  inhabitants. 

Sec.  8.  The  City  of  Spokane  shall  have  the  right  at  any  time  after  the 
period  of  twenty-five  years  from  the  date  of  the  passage  of  this  ordinance,  to 
purchase  the  plant  and  works  of  the  said  grantees  for  their  fair  market  value, 
which  value  shall  be  determined  by  arbitrators  appointed  as  follows  : The  City 
Council,  with  the  approval  of  the  Mayor,  shall  appoint  from  the  members  of  the 
City  Council  twro  arbitrators,  and  said  grantees,  or  their  successors  or  assigns, 
shall  appoint  two,  and  the  four  so  appointed  shall  appoint  a fifth.  The  price 
fixed  by  this  board  of  arbitration  shall  be  binding  upon  both  parties  herein. 
Should  the  grantees,  or  their  successors  or  assigns,  fail  or  refuse  to  appoint 
arbitrators  as  herein  provided  for,  after  being  notified  by  the  City  Council  of  the 
city’s  election  to  purchase  said  gas  plant  and  works,  or  should  the  four  selected 
in  the  manner  herein  provided  for  by  the  parties  hereto,  fail  or  refuse  to  appoint 
the  fifth  arbitrator,  then  the  City  of  Spokane  shall  have  the  right  to  institute 
a suit  in  equity  in  the  Superior  Court  of  Spokane  County,  Washington,  to  compel 
the  appointment  of  arbitrators  as  herein  provided  for. 

Sec.  9.  The  gas  to  be  furnished  by  the  Spokane  Falls  Gas  Light  Company 
under  the  terms  and  upon  the  conditions  prescribed  in  this  ordinance,  shall  be 
merchantable  illuminating  gas  of  not  less  than  fifteen  (15)  candle-light  power. 
The  said  gas  shall  be  delivered  at  the  burners  of  the  consumers  at  such  pressure 
in  the  mains  as  shall  be  consistent  with  the  proper  distribution  of  the  gas 
throughout  the  entire  system  of  mains  in  the  city.  Provided  further , that  said 
candle-light  power,  as  well  as  the  degree  of  pressure  in  the  mains,  shall  at  all 
times  be  subject  to,  and  under  the  control  and  direction  of  the  President  of  the 
Board  of  Public  Works  ; provided , that  the  President  of  the  Board  of  Public 
Works  shall  not  have  the  power  to  increase  the  candle-light  power  above  15. 
And  all  governors,  meters,  works  of,  and  the  gas  furnished  by  said  Gas  Light 
Company,  shall  at  reasonable  business  hours  be  subject  to  inspection  by  the 


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President  of  the  Board  of  Public  Works,  or  such  expert  as  he  may  appoint, 
for  the  purpose  of  ascertaining  the  pressure  of  said  gas,  and  the  candle-light 
power  ; the  test  of  said  candle-light  power  shall  be  made  at  not  more  than  one 
mile  distant  from  the  works  of  the  Spokane  Falls  Gas  Light  Company. 

Sec.  10.  The  passage  of  this  ordinance  and  its  acceptance  by  the  grantees, 
as  provided  for  in  section  12,  shall  operate  as  a revocation  and  repeal  of  all 
franchises  heretofore  granted  by  the  City  of  Spokane  to  the  said  grantees  or  to 
their  predecessors  in  interest,  or  grantors. 

Sec.  11.  The  said  Spokane  Falls  Gas  Light  Company,  their  successors  and 
assigns,  shall  be  subject  to  all  general  ojdinances  of  the  City  of  Spokane,  in 
regard  to  gas  companies,  and  the  City  of  Spokane  shall  have  the  right  at  any 
time  to  provide  for  the  appointment  of  one  or  more  inspectors  of  gas,  with  all 
the  power  and  authority  incident  to  such  position,  and  which  the  said  city  may 
deem  necessary  to  protect  the  City  of  Spokane,  in  its  corporate  rights  and 
individual  consumers  of  gas  against  oppression  or  fraud. 

All  meters  used  by  said  company  for  measuring  gas  shall  be  subject  to 
inspection  and  approval  by  such  person  or  persons,  officer  or  officers,  as  may  be 
appointed  by  said  city  for  that  purpose,  and  said  company  shall  pay  all  such 
reasonable  costs  and  charges  of  such  inspection  when  the  said  gas  company 
is  found  at  fault,  and  by  the  individual  complainant  when  he,  or  they,  are  at 
fault,  as  may  be  fixed  by  the  City  Council  of:  said  city. 

Sec.  12.  This  ordinance  and  the  franchise  herein  provided  for  shall  take 
effect  and  be  in  force  end  be  binding  upon  the  grantees  herein,  their  successors 
and  assigns,  after  the  Aral  passage,  and  approval  by  the  Mayor,  and  after  its 
publication,  and  after  the  grantees  herein,  their  successors  or  assigns,  have  filed 
wdth  the  City  Clerk  a written  notice  of  their  acceptance  hereof,  and  a good 
and  sufficient  bond  in  the  sum  of  $20,000.00  conditioned  for  the  faithful  fulfill- 
ment and  performance  of  the  obligations  assumed,  and  such  notice  shall  be  filed 
within  30  days  after  the  final  passage  of  this  ordinance. 

Passed  the  City  Council  May  6,  1902. 


SPOKANE  LIGHT  AND  POWER  COMPANY. 


ORDINANCE  NO.  A1329. 

AN  ORDINANCE  AUTHORIZING  THE  SPOKANE  LIGHT  AND  POWER  COMPANY,  OP  SPO- 
KANE, ITS  SUCCESSORS  OR  ASSIGNS,  TO  ERECT,  MAINTAIN  AND  USE  WIRES  FOR 
CONVEYING  ELECTRICITY  FOR  ELECTRIC  LIGHT,  ELECTRIC  HEAT  AND  ELECTRIC 
POWTER  PURPOSES  ; AND  TO  ERECT  POLES  AND  THE  NECESSARY  SUPPORTS  THERE- 
FOR, AND  CONSTRUCT  CONDUITS  ON,  OVER,  ALONG  AND  UNDER  THE  STREETS 
AND  ALLEYS  OF  THE  CITY  OF  SPOKANE  AND  GRANTING  THE  USE  OF  THE  STREETS 
THEREFOR. 

The  City  of  Spokane  does  ordain  as  follows.: 

Section  1.  That  the  Spokane  Light  and  Power  Company,  of  Spokane,  its 

successors  or  assigns,  be  and  is  hereby  g'  anted  the  right  to  erect,  maintain 

and  use  wires-  for  conveying  electricity  for  electric  light,  electric  heat  and  electric 
power  purposes,  and  the  necessary  poles  or  conduits  for  the  necessary  poles  or 
conduits  for  the  support  of  the  same,  and  all  necessary  appurtenances  thereto, 
on,  over,  along  and  under  all  the  streets  and  alleys  of  the  City  of  Spokane. 

Sec.  2.  The  right  to  use  said  streets  and  alleys  for  said  purpose  is  hereby 
granted  for  the  period  of  forty-two  (42)  years,  and  on  condition  that  the  said 

Spokane  Light  and  Power  Company  shall  pay  to  the  City  Treasurer  of  the  City 

of  Spokane,  within  six  (6)  months  after  the  passage  of  this  ordinance  and  before 
it  shall  commence  work  under  this  franchise,  the  sum  of  seventeen  hundred  and 
fifty  dollars  ($1750),  and  on  the  first  day  of  July  of  each  year  thereafter  until 


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and  including  the  year  1906  an  annual  payment  of  seventeen  hundred  and  fifty 
dollars  ($1750),  and  on  the  first  day  of  July  of  each  year  thereafter  until  and 
including  the  year  1919,  the  sum  of  two  thousand  dollars  ($2000),  and  on  the 
first  day  of  July  of  each  year  thereafter  until  and  including  the  year  1945,  the 
sum  of  twenty-five  hundred  dollars  ($2500) 

Sec.  3.  Said  annual  payment  shall  be  made  annually  to  the  City  of  Spokane 
upon  the  condition  that  during  the  year  1903  and  thereafter  a stipulation  for 
annual  charges  at  least  as  large  as  herein  contained  shall  be  made  part  of  any 
and  all  ordinances  for  .electric  lighting  or  electric  power  purposes,  which  may 
be  asked  for  and  granted  to  other  applicants. 

And  in  case  said  ^council  shall  pass  an  ordinance  giving  to  other  parties 
the  right  to  engage  in  the  business  of  delivering  electric  light  and  electric  power, 
and  shall  not  contain  such  clause  calling  for  said  payments  as  provided  in  this 
ordinance,  then  the  annual  charges  demanded  under  this  ordinance  shall  be  null 
and  void,  otherwise  to  remain  in  full  force  and  effect ; provided,  that  nothing 
herein  shall  be  construed  to  enable  the  said  Spokane  Light  and  Power  Company, 
its  successors  or  assigns,  to  demand  and  recover  from  the  City  of  Spokane  any 
of  said  annual  payment  or  payments  which  may  have  been  made,  by  reason  of 
said  failure  to  require  payment  to  be  made  by  persons  receiving  other  franchises 
for  electric  lighting  and  power  purposes.  The  non-payment  of  said  seventeen 
hundred  and  fifty  dollars  ($1750)  on  the  dates  specified  and  the  non-payment 
of  any  of  the  annual  charges  called  for  under  this  franchise  within  ten  (10) 
days  after  July  the  first  of  each  and  every  year  when  payments  become  due 
shall  forfeit  this  franchise  at  the  option  of  the  City  of  Spokane. 

Sec.  4.  The  said  Spokane  Light  and  Power  Company,  its  successors  or  as- 
signs, in  exercising  the  right  and  privileges  herein  granted  shall  erect  poles,  and 
stretch  wires  and  build  conduits  in  such  manner  as  not  to  interfere  with  the 
free  and  unobstructed  use  of  the  streets  and  alleys  of  said  city,  and  no  wires  on 
said  poles  shall  be  suspended  at  a less  height  than  thirty-five  (35)  feet  from 
the  surface  of  the  streets  and  alleys,  and  the  upper  arm  of  all  poles  erected, 
and  those  which  may  he  fitted  with  arms  for  the  carrying  of  wires  shall  be 
reserved  for  the  use  of  the  city  for  the  carrying  of  wires  for  the  city’s  business. 

Sec.  5.  The  City  of  Spokane  shall  have  supervision  over  the  wires  and 

poles  of  the  aforesaid  company ; but  no  discrimination  shall  be  made  in  the 

aforesaid  supervision  which  would  work  to  the  disadvantage  of  the  Spokane 
Light  and  Power  Company  in  any  respect,  or  particular,  and  to  the  advantage 
of  any  person,  firm  or  corporation  now  holding  a franchise  or  franchises  for 
similar  purposes,  or  which  may  hereafter  be  granted. 

Sec.  6.  The  city  may  require  all  wires  erected  and  strung  under  this 

franchise  to  be  placed  under  ground  within  its  fire  limits  whenever  the  city 

shall  have  a population  of  one  hundred  thousand  (100,000),  or  when  the  state 
law  shall  require  it  to  be  done  so  ; provided,  that  whenever  the  said  Spokane 
Light  and  Power  Company,  its  successors  or  assigns,  may  elect  during  the  life 
of  this  franchise  to  put  said  wires  under  ground  in  any  portion  of  the  city, 
permission  is  hereby  granted  to  do  so  after  it  shall  first  file  a bond,  to  be  ap- 
proved by  the  mayor,  in  the  sum  of  twenty-five  thousand  dollars  ($25,000),  with 
sureties,  conditioned  to  hold  the  city  harmless  from  any  and  all  damages  the 
city  may  be  put  to  or  become  liable  for  by  reason  of  placing  the  said  wires  under 
ground,  and  to  lay  the  necessary  pipes  or  conduits  for  the  same  in  such  manner 
as  not  to  interfere  with  any  existing  pipes  in  said  streets  ; and  file  with  the  city 
council,  its  board  of  public  works,  or  the  ?ity  engineer,  a complete  set  of  plans 
and  specifications  for  such  work.  Said  work  to  be  done  subject  to  the  super- 
vision of  the  proper  authorities  of  said  city  ; provided,  however,  that  the  City  of 
Spokane  reserves  the  right  to  use  the  upper  right  hand  duct  of  any  conduit  line 
used  by  said  company,  its  successors  or  assigns,  for  the  purpose  of  the  carrying 
of  wires  for  the  city’s  business  when  the  same  are  put  under  ground,  as  in  this 
section  set  forth. 

Sec.  7.  The  said  Spokane  Light  and  Power  Company,  its  successors  or 
assigns,  shall,  before  any  work  is  done  which  may  interfere  in  any  way  with 


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the  privileges  or  rights  of  the  general  publie,  file  with  the  city  clerk  of  the  City 
of  Spokane,  a good  and  sufficient  bond  in  the  sum  of  twenty-five  thousand  dol- 
lars ($25,000),  with  two  or  more  sureties,  to  be  approved  by  the  mayor,  con- 
ditioned to  hold  the  city  harmless  from  any  and  all  damage  by  reason  of  the 
erecting  of  poles,  building  of  conduits,  stringing  of  wires,  and  operating  under 
this  franchise,  which  the  city  may  be  put  to  or  become  liable  for,  and  shall 
renew  said  bond  every  five  (5)  years,  or  oftener,  if  the  city  shall  demand  the 
same. 

Sec.  8.  Any  non-compliance  on  the  part  of  the  Spokane  Light  and  Power 
Company,  its  successors  and  assigns,  with  each  and  all  of  the  provisions  men- 
tioned by  them  to  be  done  and  performed  within  the  time  and  in  the  manner  in 
this  ordinance  set  forth,  shall  operate  to  revoke  the  franchise  hereby  granted,  at 
the  option  of  the  city  council  by  resolution. 

Sec.  9.  This  ordinance  shall  take  effect  and  be  in  force  ten  (10)  days 
after  its  passage  and  publication  without  expense  to  the  city. 

Passed  by  the  City  Council  March  31,  1903. 


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OF  THE 

CITY  OF  SPOKANE 


Rule  1 — The  President  shall  call  the  Council  to  order  each  day  of 
sitting  at  7:30  o’clock  p.  m.,  unless  the  Council  shall  have  adjourned  to 
some  other  hour. 

Rule  2 — A majority  of  all  the  members  of  the  City  Council  shall  be 
necessary  to  constitute  a quorum  to  do  business;  providing,  that  less 
than  a quorum  may  adjourn  from  day  to  day  until  a quorum  can  he  had. 

Rule  3 — The  President  shall  take  the  chair  and  call  the  Council 
to  order  precisely  at  the  hour  appointed  for  meeting,  and  if  a quorum 
he  present,  shall  cause  the  journal  of  the  preceding  day  to  be  read.  He 
shall  preserve  order  and  decorum,  and  in  case  of  any  disturbance  or 
disorderly  conduct  within  the  chamber,  shall  order  the  officer  in  attend- 
ance to  suppress  the  same,  and  may  order  the  arrest  of  any  person 
creating  any  disturbance  within  the  council  chamber.  He  may  speak 
to  points  of  order  in  preference  to  members,  arising  from  his  seat  for 
that  purpose,  and  shall  decide  all  questions  of  order  without  debate, 
subject  to  an  appeal  to  the  Council  by  any  member  thereof,  on  which 
appeal  no  member  shall  speak  more  than  once  without  leave  of  the 
Council.  He  shall  have  charge  of  and  see  that  all  officers  and  clerks 
perform  their  respective  duties;  he  shall  sign  all  writs,  warrants  and 
subpoenas  issued  by  order  of  the  Council,  all  of  which  shall  be  attested 
by  the  Clerk.  He  shall  have  general  control  of  the  Council  chamber 
and  lobby,  and  shall  have  the  right  to  name  any  Councilman  to  per- 
form the  duties  of  the  Chair,  but  such  substitution  shall  not  extend 
beyond  an  adjournment,  nor  authorize  the  Councilman  so  substituted 
to  sign  any  document  requiring  the  signature  of  the  President. 

Rule  4 — The  subordinate  officers  of  the  Council  shall  perform  such 
duties  as  usually  pertain  to  their  respective  positions,  under  the  direc- 
tion of  the  President,  and  such  other  duties  as  the  Council  may  impose 
upon  them. 

Rule  5 — The  President  shall  appoint  all  special  and  the  following 
standing  committees,  of  which  the  Finance  Committee  shall  be  con- 
firmed by  a vote  of  the  Council. 

Judiciary  and  Legislation, 

Finance, 

Fire,  Water  and  Sewers, 


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Streets,  Bridges,  Public  Buildings,  Grounds  and  Lighting. 

License,  Health  and  Police. 

Rule  6 — When  a motion  is  made  to  refer  any  subject,  and  different 
committees  are  proposed,  the  question  shall  be  taken  in  the  following 
order: 

First,  the  Committee  of  the  Whole  Council, 

Second,  standing  committee, 

Third,  a select  committee. 

Rule  7 — The  several  committees  shall  fully  consider  all  measures 
refered  to  them.  They  shall  acquaint  themselves  with  the  interests  of 
the  city  specially  represented  by  the  committee,  and  from  time  to  time 
present  such  ordinances  and  reports  as,  in  their  judgment,  will  advance 
the  interests  and  promote  the  welfare  of  the  residents  of  the  city.  No 
committee  shall  sit  during  the  session  of  the  Council  unless  by  special 
leave. 

Rule  8 — All  reports  of  the  committee  shall  be  signed  by  such  mem- 
bers thereof  as  concur  therein,  or  by  the  Chairman  for  such  concurring 
members,  naming  them,  and  the  report,  with  the  names,  by  or  for 
whom  the  same  is  signed,  shall  be  read  by  the  Clerk  or  by  the  member 
making  the  report  (at  his  seat),  without  a motion,  unless  the  reading 
be  dispensed  with  by  the  Council.  The  members  of  the  committee  not 
concurring  in  the  majority  report  may  prepare  a written  minority 
report,  sign  and  present  the  same  to  the  Council,  and  both  majority  and 
minority  reports  shall  in  all  cases  be  spread  in  full  upon  the  journal. 

Rule  9 — No  committee  shall  employ  assistance  or  incur  any  expense, 
except  by  permission  of  the  Council  previously  obtained. 

Rule  10 — The  Rules  of  the  Council  shall  apply  to  the  proceedings 
of  the  Committee  of  the  Whole,  except  that  the  previous  question  shall 
not  be  ordered,  nor  the  “yeas”  and  “nays”  demanded;  but  the  com- 
mittee may  limit  the  number  of  times  that  any  member  may  speak  at 
any  stage  of  the  proceedings  during  its  sitting. 

Rule  12 — A motion  that  the  Committee  of  the  Whole  rise  shall 
always  be  in  order,  and  shall  be  decided  without  debate. 

Rule  12 — The  Council  may  at  any  time,  by  a vote  of  the  majority 
of  the  members  present,  suspend  the  rules  and  orders  of  the  Council 
for  the  purpose  of  going  into  Committee  of  the  Whole  for  the  considera- 
tion of  any  ordinance,  petition  or  resolution  before  the  Council. 

Rule  14 — After  the  roll  is  called  and  journal  read  and  approved, 
business  shall  be  disposed  of  in  the  following  order: 

1.  Messages  from  the  Mayor. 

2.  Petitions. 

3.  Remonstrances. 

4.  Communications. 

5.  Report  of  the  Committee  on  Judiciary  and  Legislation. 

6.  Report  of  the  Committee  on  Finance. 

7.  Report  of  the  Committee  on  Fire,  Water  and  Sewers. 


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8.  Report  of  the  Committee  on  Streets,  Street  Improvements  and 
Bridges. 

9.  Report  of  the  Committee  on  Health  and  Police. 

10.  Report  of  the  Committee  on  License  and  Revenue. 

11.  Report  of  the  Committee  on  Public  Buildings,  Grounds  and 
Lighting. 

12.  Reports  of  Special  Committees. 

13.  Report  of  the  Auditing  Committee. 

14.  Reports  and  communications  of  officers. 

15.  Ordinances  on  third  reading  and  passage. 

16.  Introduction  and  first  reading  of  ordinances. 

17.  Second  reading  and  reference  of  ordinances. 

18.  Orders  of  the  day. 

19.  Unfinished  business. 

20.  New  business. 

Rule  15 — The  President  shall  at  each  meeting  announce  to  the  Coun- 
cil the  business  in  order,  agreeably  to  the  preceding  rule,  and  no  busi- 
ness shall  be  taken  up  or  considered  until  the  class  to  which  it  belongs 
shall  be  declared  to  be  in  order. 

Rule  16 — The  unfinished  business  at  the  preceding  adjournment 
shall  have  the  preference  in  the  orders  of  the  day,  except  in  special 
orders,  and  no  motion  or  other  business  shall  be  received,  without 
spcial  leave  of  the  Council,  until  the  former  is  disposed  of. 

Rule  17 — Every  ordinance  shall  receive  three  readings  previous  to 
its  passage.  The  President  shall  give  notice  at  each,  whether  it  be  the 
first,  second  or  third  reading.  The  first  and  second  readings  may,  by 
consent  of  a majority  of  the  Council,  be  on  the  same  day,  bdt  at 
least  two  days  must  intervene  between  the  second  and  third  reading 
of  an  ordinance.  The  third  reading  of  every  ordinance  shall  be  by 
sections,  and  upon  its  final  passage  the  vote  must  be  taken  by  “Yeas” 
and  “Nays,”  the  names  of  the  Councilmen  voting  for  and  against  the 
same  be  entered  upon  the  journal,  and  the  majority  of  all  the  members 
of  the  Council  must  be  recorded  thereon  as  voting  in  its  favor  to 
secure  its  passage  by  the  Council.  [See  Rules,  57.] 

Rule  18 — All  ordinances  that  have  passed  the  second  reading, 
which  have  not  beeen  referred,  and  all  ordinances  reported  by  com- 
mittees after  the  second  reading,  provided  such  report  is  favorable 
and  adopted  by  the  Council,  if  the  same  has  not  been  amended  by  the 
committee,  shall  be  passed  to  a third  reading  in  the  order  in  which 
they  were  introduced  or  reported  by  the  committee,  unless  otherwise 
ordered  by  a two-thirds  vote  of  the  Council.  Ordinances  which  have 
been  amended  by  the  committee  must  lay  over  at  least  two  days  before 
they  can  be  read  a third  time.  When  a committee  to  whom  an  ordi- 
nance is  referred  shall  report  that  an  ordinance  do  not  pass,  and 
such  report  is  adopted  by  the  Council,  such  ordinance  shall  not  pass 
to  a third  reading. 

Rule  19 — An  ordinance  may  be  committed  with  special  instruc- 
tions to  amend,  at  any  time  before  taking  the  final  vote. 

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Rule  20 — No  ordinance  shall  contain  more  than  one  subject,  and 
that  shall  be  clearly  set  out  in  the  title;  nor  shall  any  ordinance  be 
read  a third  time  unless  the  same  has  the  “O.  K.,’*  or  approval,  in 
writing,  of  the  Corporation  Counsel,  except  and  alone  by  a two-thirds 
vote  of  all  members  present. 

Rule  21 — No  ordinance  shall  ever  be  revised  or  amended  by  mere 
reference  to  its  title,  but  the  ordinance  revised  or  the  section  amended 
shall  be  set  forth  at  full  length;  nor  shall  any  portion  of  an  ordinance 
be  suspended  except  by  another  ordinance  repealing  the  same. 

Rule  22 — No  amendment  to  any  ordinance  shall  be  allowed  which 
shall  change  the  scope  and  object  of  the  ordinance. 

Rule  23 — On  the  second  day  next  succeeding  the  final  vote  on  an 
ordinance,  resolution  or  order,  or  at  the  next  regular  meeting  inter- 
vening, or  if  no  meeting  is  held  on  that  day,  then  at  the  next  meeting 
after  such  second  day  said  vote  may  be  reconsidered  on  a motion  of  a 
Councilman,  provided,  a motion  to  reconsider  was  made  (and  entered 
on  the  journal)  on  the  day  such  final  vote  was  taken,  by  a Councilman 
who  voted  on  that  side  which  prevailed;  and  no  motion  to  reconsider 
shall  be  in  order  on  the  day  such  final  vote  was  taken,  except  by  the 
consent  of  all  Councilmen  present.  A motion  to  reconsider  a vote  shall 
be  a special  order  for  two  hours  after  the  convening  of  the  meeting 
at  which  it  may  be  called  up,  but  if  not  then  considered,  the  right  to 
move  a reconsideration  shall  continue  during  the  meeting.  A motion 
to  reconsider  shall  have  precedence  over  other  motions,  except  a mo- 
tion to  adjourn,  and  when  the  Council  adjourns  while  a motion  to 
reconsider  is  pending,  or  before  passing  the  special  order  for  its  recon- 
sideration, the  right  to  remove  a reconsideration  shall  continue  until 
the  next  meeting  of  the  Council.  Motions  to  reconsider  a vote  upon 
amendments  to  any  pending  question  may  be  made  and  decided  at 
once. 

Rule  24 — Revoked  June  21,  1898. 

Rule  25— No  ordinance  obligating  the  City  for  the  payment  of 
more  than  one  thousand  dollars,  or  vacating  any  street,  highway  or 
alley,  or  granting  any  franchise,  shall  be  passed  before  the  second 
regular  meeting  of  the  Council  after  its  introduction,  nor  shall  any 
ordinance  be  passed  vacating  any  street,  highway  or  alley,  or  granting 
any  franchise,  until  notice  of  the  application  for  same  be  published 
in  the  official  newspaper  of  the  City  by  the  party  applying  therefor, 
containing  a copy  of  the  ordinance  so  applied  for,  and  without  cost 
to  the  City.  No  ordinance  granting  a franchise  shall  be  passed  within 
thirty  days  from  its  introduction,  and  no  ordinance  granting  an  ex- 
clusive franchise  or  special  privilege  shall  ever  be  passed.  [Charter 
Section  38.]  [See  Laws  1901,  P.  175.] 

Rule  26 — Repealed  by  Section  61,  Charter. 

Rule  27 — Repealed  by  Section  79,  Charter. 

Rule  28 — The  President  shall  call  the  Council  to  order  at  the  hour 
fixed  for  the  consideration  of  a special  order,  and  announce  that  the 
special  order  is  before  the  Council,  which  shall  then  be  considered, 


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unless  it  be  postponed  by  a two-thirds  vote,  and  any  business  before 
the  Council  at  the  time  of  the  announcement  of  the  special  order 
shall  take  its  regular  position  in  the  order  of  business. 

Rule  29 — Resolutions  shall  be  treated  as  motions  in  all  proceed- 
ings of  the  Council. 

Rule  30 — No  motion  shall  be  entertained  until  it  shall  be  seconded, 
nor  debated,  until  announced  by  the  President.  It  shall  be  reduced 
to  writing  and  read  by  the  Clerk,  if  desired  by  the  President  or  any 
Councilman,  before  it  shall  be  debated,  and  by  consent  of  the  Council 
may  be  withdrawn  before  amendment  or  action. 

Rule  31 — A motion  to  adjourn  shall  always  be  in  order.  The 
name  of  the  Councilman  moving  to  adjourn,  and  the  time  when  the 
motion  was  made,  shall  be  entered  on  the  journal. 

Rule  32 — When  a question  is  under  debate,  no  motion  shall  be 
received  but  the  following,  which  shall  have  precedence  in  the  order 
named: 

1.  To  fix  the  time  to  which  to  adjourn. 

2.  To  adjourn. 

3.  For  a call  of  the  Council. 

4.  To  lay  on  table. 

5.  For  the  previous  question. 

6.  To  postpone  to  a day  certain. 

7.  To  commit. 

8.  To  amend. 

9.  To  postpone  indefinitely. 

The  second,  third,  fourth  and  fifth  motions  shall  be  decided  with- 
out debate,  and  no  motion  to  postpone  to  a day  certain,  to  commit, 
or  to  postpone  indefinitely,  being  decided,  shall  again  be  allowed  on 
the  same  day  and  at  the  same  stage  of  the  proceedings,  and  when 
a question  has  been  postponed  indefinitely  it  shall  not  again  be  intro- 
duced at  any  meeting  held  during  a period  of  thirty  days  thereafter, 
except  this  rule  be  suspended  by  a two-thirds  vote,  and  there  shall 
be  no  reconsideration  of  a vote  on  a motion  to  postpone  indefinitely. 

Rule  33 — Any  Councilman  may  call  for  a division  of  the  question, 
which  shall  be  divided  if  it  embraces  subjects  so  distinct  that,  one 
being  taken  away,  a substantive  proposition  shall  remain  for  the 
decision  of  the  Council;  but  a motion  to  strike  out  and  insert  shall 
not  be  divided. 

Rule  34 — The  previous  question  shall  not  be  put  unless  demanded 
by  two  Councilmen,  and  it  shall  then  be  in  this  form:  “Shall  the 
main  question  be  now  put?”  When  sustained  by  a majority  of  Coun- 
cilmen present,  it  shall  preclude  all  debate,  and  the  toll  shall  be 
immediately  called  on  the  question  or  questions  before  the  Council, 
and  all  incidental  questions  or  questions  of  order  arising,  after  the 
motion  is  made  for  the  previous  question,  and  pending  such  motion, 
shall  be  decided,  whether  on  appeal  or  otherwise,  without  debate. 

Rule  35 — All  questions  relating  to  the  priority  of  business  shall 
be  decided  without  debate. 


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Rule  36 — The  passage  of  an  ordinance  or  action  on  a question  is 
lost  by  a tie  vote. 

Rule  37- — The  “yeas”  and  “nays”  shall  be  taken  when  called  for 
by  a Councilman,  and  every  Councilman  within  the  Council  Chamber 
shall  vote,  unless  excused  by  the  unanimous  vote  of  the  Council,  and 
the  vote  shall  be  entered  upon  the  journal. 

Rule  38 — In  filling  blanks,  the  largest  sum  and  the  longest  time 
shall  be  put  first. 

Rule  39 — Where  the  reading  of  any  paper  is  called  for  and  is  ob- 
jected to  by  any  Councilman,  it  shall  be  determined  by  a vote  of  the 
Council,  and  without  debate. 

Rule  40 — Messages  from  the  Mayor  may  be  considered  at  any  time 
by  consent  of  the  Council. 

Rule  41 — When  any  Councilman  is  about  to  speak  in  debate,  or 
submit  any  matter  to  the  Council,  he  shall  rise  from  his  seat,  and, 
standing  in  his  place,  respectfully  address  himself  to  “Mr.  President,” 
and,  when  recognized,  shall,  in  a courteous  manner,  confine  himself 
to  the  question  under  debate,  avoiding  personalities,  and  when  finished 
shall  resume  his  seat.  No  Councilman  shall  impeach  the  motives  of 
any  other  member,  nor  speak  more  than  twice  (except  for  explana- 
tion) during  the  consideration  of  any  one  question  on  the  same  day, 
nor  the  second  time  without  leave  when  others  who  have  not  spoken 
desire  the  floor;  but  incidental  and  subsidiary  questions  arising  during 
the  debate  shall  not  be  considered  the  same  question. 

Rule  42 — If  any  Councilman,  in  speaking  or  otherwise,  trans- 
gresses the  rules  of  the  Council,  the  President  shall,  or  any  Council- 
man may,  call  him  to  order,  and  when  a Councilman  shall  be  so 
called  to  order,  he  shall  resume  his  seat  and  not  proceed  without  leave 
of  the  Council,  which  leave,  if  granted,  shall  be  upon  motion  “that  he 
be  allowed  to  proceed  in  order,”  when,  if  carried,  he  shall  confine 
himself  to  the  question  under  consideration. 

Rule  43 — Every  decision  of  points  of  order  by  the  President  shall 
be  subject  to  appeal,  and  no  discussion  of  a question  of  order  shall  be 
allowed,  except  on  appeal  of  one  Councilman,  and  in  all  cases  of 
appeal  the  question  shall  be:  “Shall  the  decision  of  the  Chair  stand  as 
the  judgment  of  the  Council?” 

Rule  44 — In  cases  of  breaches  of  decorum  or  propriety,  any  Coun- 
cilman, officer  or  other  person  shall  be  liable  to  such  censure  or  pun- 
ishment as  the  Council  may  deem  proper,  and  if  any  Councilman  be 
called  to  order  for  offensive  or  indecorous  language  or  conduct,  the 
person  calling  him  to  order  shall  report  the  language  or  conduct 
excepted  to,  which  shall  be  taken  down  or  noted  at  the  Clerk’s  desk, 
and  no  member  shall  be  held  to  answer  for  any  language  used  on  the 
floor  of  the  Council,  if  business  has  intervened  before  exception  to  the 
language  was  thus  taken  and  noted. 

Rule  45 — When  two  or  more  Councilmen  rise  at  the  same  time  to 
address  the  Chair,  the  President  shall  name  the  one  who  shall  speak 


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first,  giving  preference,  when  practicable,  to  the  mover  or  introducer 
of  the  subject  under  consideration. 

Rule  46 — The  author  of  an  ordinance  or  resolution  shall  have  the 
privilege  of  opening  and  closing  the  debate  on  the  same,  unless  the 
previous  question  has  been  moved  and  sustained. 

Rule  47 — Any  Councilman  or  Councilmen  may  protest  against  the 
action  of  the  Council  upon  any  question,  and  have  such  protest  entered 
upon  the  journal. 

Rule  48^Any  Councilman  may  rise  to  a questipn  of  privilege  and 
explain  a matter  personal  to  himself,  by  leave  of  the  President;  but 
he  shall  not  discuss  any  pending  question  in  such  explanation. 

Rule  49 — No  Councilman  shall  absent  himself  from  the  service  of 
the  Council  without  leave,  except  in  case  of  accident  or  sickness,  and 
no  Councilman  shall  obtain  leave  of  absence  or  be  excused  from 
attendance  without  consent  of  three-fifths  of  the  members  present. 

Rule  50 — A call  of  the  Council  may  be  moved  by  any  Councilman 
whose  name  shall  be  entered  upon  the  journal,  and  if  caried  by  a 
majority  of  all  present,  the  Clerk  shall  call  the  10II  and  note  the 
absentees,  after  which  the  names  of  the  absentees  shall  again  be 
called.  The  doors  shall  then  be  closed,  and  the  officer  in  attendance 
directed  to  take  into  custody  all  who  may  be  absent  without  leave, 
and  all  Councilmen  so  taken  into  custody  shall  be  presented  at  the 
bar  of  the  Council  for  such  action  as  the  Council  may  deem  proper. 

Rule  51 — A Councilman  being  absent  at  roll  call  may  ask  to  have 
his  name  called. 

Rule  52 — In  all  cases  of  elections  by  the  Council  the  vote  shall  be 
taken  viva  voce,  and  no  Councilman  or  other  person  shall  remain  by 
the  Clerk’s  desk,  where  the  roll  is  being  called,  or  the  votes  are  being 
counted.  No  Councilman  shall  be  allowed  to  vote  except  when  within 
the  bar  of  the  Council,  nor  upon  any  question  in  which  he  is  in  any 
way  personally  or  directly  interested,  nor  be  allowed  to  explain  his 
vote,  or  discuss  the  question,  while  the  yeas  and  nays  are  being  called, 
nor  change  his  vote  after  the  result  is  announced. 

Rule  53 — The  announcements  of  all  votes  shall  be  made  by  the 
President,  and  the  announcement  of  the  result  of  any  vote  shall  not 
be  postponed. 

Rule  54 — No  person,  except  city  officers,  the  President,  officers  and 
members  of  the  Council,  shall  be  admitted  within  the  bar  of  the 
Council,  except  by  special  invitation  on  the  part  of  some  member. 

Rule  55 — Smoking  shall  not  be  allowed  within  the  Council  cham- 
ber during  the  session  of  the  Council,  nor  shall  indecorous  conduct, 
boisterous  or  unbecoming  language  be  permitted  there  at  any  time. 

Rule  56 — The  rules  of  parliamentary  practice  as  contained  in 
“Robert’s  Rules  or  Order”  shall  govern  the  Council  in  all  cases  to 
which  they  are  applicable,  and  in  which  they  are  not  inconsistent 
with  the  rules  and  orders  of  this  Council. 

Rule  57 — No  standing  rule  or  order  of  this  Council  shall  be  re- 
scinded or  changed  without  a vote  of  two-thirds  of  the  members,  and 


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two  day’s  notice  of  the  motion  therefor;  but  the  rule  or  order  may  be 
temporarily  suspended  for  a special  purpose  by  a vote  of  two-thirds 
of  the  members  present.  When  the  suspension  of  a rule  is  called,  and 
after  due  notice  of  the  President,  no  objection  is  offered,  he  may 
announce  the  rule  suspended,  and  the  Council  may  proceed  accord- 
ingly; but  this  shall  not  apply  to  that  portion  of  Rule  17  relating  to 
the  third  reading  of  ordinances,  which  can  not  be  suspended. 

Rule  58 — After  their  first  meeting  in  each  municipal  year  the  City 
Council  shall,  immediately  after  the  election  of  President,  also  elect 
one  of  their  number  President  pro  tern.,  who  shall  perform  the  duties 
of  President  in  the  absence  of  that  official. 


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(References  are  to  Sections) 


A 

ABATE— 

existing  actions  shall  not,  2. 

ABATEMENT — 

of  nuisances,  city  may  provide  for,  51. 

ACCOUNTS— 

Board  of  Police  shall  keep,  107. 

Board  of  Fire  Commissioners  shall  keep,  122. 

of  officers,  finance  committee  has  power  to  investigate,  163. 

park  commission  shall  transmit  to  Mayor,  217. 

ACTIONS — 

city  may  bring  all,  2. 
existing,  shall  not  abate,  2. 

procedure  to  foreclose  delinquent  assessment  rolls,  68. 

Corporation  Counsel  shall  bring  and  defend  all,  80. 

Corporation  Counsel  shall  keep  docket  of,  80. 

on  forfeited  bail  bonds,  Corporation  Counsel  shall  bring,  83. 

on  forfeited  bail  bonds,  shall  not  be  compromised  except  by  City  Council,  83. 

Criminal,  Corporation  Counsel  shall  prosecute,  83. 

may  be  brought  against  officers  and  agents  failing  to  deliver  moneys,  171. 
ACTS— 

all  legislative,  shall  be  by  ordinance,  34. 

relating  to  incorporation  of  city,  heretofore  passed,  are  repealed,  222. 
ADVERTISEMENT — 

for  bids,  how  made,  98. 

for  bids,  shall  state  day  and  hour  for  opening,  99. 

ADVERTISING — 

public,  city  may  regulate  or  suppress,  59. 

legal,  city  shall  annually  let  to  the  lowest  bidder,  37. 

ADVICE— 

legal,  Corporation  Counsel  shall  give  in  writing,  80. 

AGENTS — 

contractors  are  not  of  city,  99 ya. 

of  Board  of  Public  Works  shall  hold  office,  how  long,  100. 
of  city,  shall  obey  quarantine  rules,  146. 
of  city,  receiving  moneys  shall  pay  to  Treasurer,  171. 
of  city,  receiving  moneys  shall  make  triplicate  receips,  171. 
of  city,  receiving  moneys  failing  to  pay,  penalty  for,  171. 

AGREEMENTS— 

Mayor  shall  see  to  performance  of,  21. 

Mayor  shall  cause  prosecution  of  all  persons  failing  to  fulfill,  21. 
ALLEYS— 

(See  Streets  and  Alleys.) 

shall  not  be  sold  unless  advertised  for  60  days,  161. 


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AMENDMENTS— 

to  ordinances,  how  made,  36. 

charter,  may  be  proposed  by  Council,  225. 

proposed  charter,  shall  be  entered  on  record,  225. 

charter,  shall  be  voted  for  at  two  meetings  of  Council,  225. 

charter,  shall  be  submitted  to  electors  at  general  election,  225. 

charter,  shall  be  adopted,  when,  225. 

proposed  charter,  shall  be  published  when,  225. 

charter,  Council  must  submit  when  asked  by  45  per  cent,  voters,  225%. 
ANIMALS — 

city  may  restrain  and  prohibit  the  running  at  large  of,  56. 
city  may  authorize  distraining,  impounding  and  sale  of,  56. 

ANNUAL — 

municipal  elections  (See  Election). 
statement,  Council  shall  have  printed,  209. 

APPEAL— 

from  street  assessments,  City  Clerk  shall  give  notice,  when  Council  will 
hear,  65. 

from  street  assessments,  property  owners  may  make,  67. 
from  street  assessments,  Council  shall  hear,  67. 
from  street  assessments,  Council’s  decision  on,  shall  be  final,  67. 
from  street  assessments,  shall  lie  to  Superior  Court,  67. 

APPOINTIVE  OFFICERS— 

(See  Officers.) 

APPORTIONMENT— 

of  moneys  to  several  funds,  Council  may  determine,  202. 

APPROPRIATIONS — 

all,  to  be  made  by  ordinance,  39. 

no  money  shall  be  drawn  from  treasury,  except  by,  39. 

Council  shall  have  printed  annual  statement  of,  209. 

Council  may  make,  for  park  fund,  210. 

Council  shall  not  make  in  aid  of  any  one,  205. 

AREAS— 

city  may  provide  for  cleaning  of,  51. 

ARRESTS— 

police  officers  shall  have  power  to  make,  115. 

ASIATIC  CHOLERA— 

(See  Contagious  Diseases.) 

ASSESSMENT— 

assessments  levied  upon  lands  of  the  U.  S.,  State  of  Washington,  State 
University,  Spokane  County,  City  or  School  district,  to  be  paid  out  of 
general  fund,  63. 

for  street  improvements,  how  made,  61,  63. 

for  street  improvements,  mode  of  levying,  shall  be  prescribed  by  ordi- 
annce,  63. 

for  street  improvements,  to  be  lien  on  property,  63. 

for  street  improvements,  as  a lien,  may  be  enforced,  how,  68. 

for  street  improvements,  suit  for,  how  brought,  68. 

for  street  improvements,  interest  on,  68. 

for  street  improvements,  defects  in,  no  bar  to  recovery,  62. 

for  street  expenses  of  collecting,  may  be  recovered,  62. 

for  street  improvements,  improvements  on  real  estate  shall  not  be  as- 
sessed, 61. 

for  street  improvements,  manner  of  reassessment,  69. 

for  street  improvements,  reassessment  may  be  made  where  original  assess- 
ment is  invalid,  69. 

for  street  improvements,  Council  shall  set  time  for  payment  of,  68. 


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Assessments — Continued. 

for  street  improvements,  if  not  paid,  shall  draw  interest,  68. 
publication  of  notice  of,  in  official  newspaper,  68. 
city  shall  provide  for  sale  of  lands  for  delinquent,  68. 
mode  of  procedure  for  sale  of  lands  for  delinquent,  68. 
suits  shall  be  brought  to  collect  delinquent,  68. 

all  delinquent  owners  of  property  may  be  joined  in  one  suit  on  roll,  68. 
assessment  roll  and  order  of  confirmation  shall  be  prima  facie  evidence  of 
regularity  of,  68. 

city  may  issue  delinquent  certificates  for,  68. 
delinquent  certificates  for  how  foreclosed,  68. 

city  may  prescribe  means  for  enforcement  of  payments  of  delinquent,  68. 
sale  of  land  for  delinquent,  how  made,  68. 
funds,  city  not  liable  except  as  trustee,  68. 
funds,  holders  of  claims  against  shall  be  paid  therefrom,  68. 
moneys  collected  for  shall  be  kept  in  separate  fund,  68. 
reassessment  may  be  made  where  original  assessment  insufficient,  69. 
reassessment  shall  be  lien  on  property  when,  69. 
bonds  to  pay  for  local  improvements  may  be  issued,  70. 
for  street  improvements,  Treasurer  shall  be  collector  of,  70. 
for  municipal  purposes,  shall  be  same  as  for  state  and  county,  174. 
for  municipal  purposes,  equalization  of,  shall  be  same  as  for  state  and 
county,  174. 

for  municipal  purposes,  Corporation  Counsel  shall  examine  all  proceedings 
relating  to,  80. 

ASSESSMENT  DISTRICTS — 
city  may  establish,  61. 
shall  contain  wffiat  property,  61. 

ASSESSMENT  ROLL — 

Board  of  Public  Works  shall  make  and  certify,  for  improvements,  64. 
shall  show,  what,  64. 

City  Clerk  shall  give  notice  of,  65. 

objections  to,  shall  be  filed,  66. 

property  owners  may  appeal  from,  67. 

appeals  from,  Council’s  decision  shall  be  final  on,  67. 

objections  to  shall  be  specified  in  writing,  66. 

correctness  of  shall  not  be  questioned  unless  objections  filed  before  hear- 
ing, 66. 

Council  shall  hear  and  determine  all  objections  to,  67. 

Council  may  revise  or  correct,  67. 

Council  shall  approve  and  confirm,  67. 
order  of  Council  on  final,  67. 

persons  filing  objections  may  appeal  from  Council’s  action  to  Superior 
Court,  67. 

appeals  from  Council’s  action,  how  made,  67. 

ASSISTANT  CORPORATION  COUNSEL— 
appointment  of,  9,  79. 

AUDITING  COMMITTEE — 
how  constituted,  197. 
duties  of,  197,  200. 

all  demands  against  city  shall  be  filed  with,  198. 
duties  of  secretary  of,  198,  200. 
may  choose  temporary  officers,  197. 

AVENUE— 

no  building  shall  be  erected  on  any,  40. 


BAGGAGE— 

may  be  required 


B 

to  be  left  at  quarantine  stations,  145. 


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INDEX  TO  CITY  CHARTER. 


BALLOT— 

all  elections  shall  be  by,  13. 
boxes  shall  not  be  removed  from  polls,  14. 
shall  declare  term  of  Councilman  elected,  28. 
on  changing  name  of  city,  form  of,  article  15. 

BANNERS— 

city  may  regulate  and  prevent  placing,  59. 

BELLS— 

city  may  regulate  and  suppress  ringing  of,  59 
BEQUESTS— 

city  may  receive  and  manage,  1. 
park  fund  may  consist  partly  of,  210. 

BIDS— 

for  printing,  when  and  how  made,  37. 

for  public  work,  how  to  be  advertised  for,  98. 

for  public  work,  to  be  accompanied  by  check,  98. 

for  public  work,  board  reserves  right  to  reject,  98,  99. 

for  public  work  and  supplies  shall  be  made  in  duplicate,  99. 

for  public  work,  Mayor  shall  receive  one  copy  of,  99. 

for  public  work,  City.  Commissioners’  clerk  shall  receive  one  copy  of,  99. 
for  public  work,  day  and  hour  for  opening  shall  be  named  in  advertise- 
ment, 99. 

for  public  work,  to  be  accompanied  by  affidavit,  99. 
for  public  work,  shall  be  opened,  when  and  how,  99. 
for  public  work,  shall  be  handed  in  when,  99. 
for  public  work,  shall  be  recorded,  99. 

BILLS — 

(See  Demands.) 

BIRTHS— 

health  officer  shall  keep  record  of,  138. 
shall  be  reported,  by  whom,  139. 

BOARD— 

(For  various  see  each  department  under  its  proper  title.) 
no  member  of  any,  shall  be  interested  in  contracts,  etc.,  29. 
no  member  of  any,  shall  deal  in  warrants,  29. 
member  of  any,  shall  forfeit  office,  when,  29. 

Corporation  Counsel  shall  give  legal  advice  in  writing  to  any,  80. 

BOARD  OF  EQUALIZATION— 

(See  Equalization.) 

BONDING— 

Council  may  provide  mode  of  submitting  to  electors  question  of,  207. 
BONDS— 

for  local  improvements  may  be  issued,  when,  70. 
for  local  improvements,  provisions  of,  70. 

for  local  improvements,  shall  not  bear  interest  to  exceed  8 per  cent.,  70. 
for  local 'improvements,  city  shall  not  be  liable  upon,  except  to  trustee,  70. 
city,  sinking  fund  commission  shall  negotiate  sale  of,  154. 
city,  redemption  of,  provided  for,  154. 
city,  may  be  purchased,  how,  154. 

city,  amount  required  for  redemption  of,  shall  be  reported  by  and  to 
whom,  155. 

city,  purchased,  shall  be  held  by  Treasurer,  158. 
city,  redeemed,  shall  be  recorded,  where,  158. 
city,  redeemed,  shall  be  burned  and  cancelled,  how,  158. 
city,  redeemed,  destruction  of,  shall  be  certified  to,  158. 
city,  payment  of,  who  shall  direct,  159. 
city  may  authorize  issue  of,  161. 

city  may  pledge  its  faith  and  property  for  security  of,  161. 
city  may  direct  issue  and  payment  of,  161,  207. 


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Bon’ds — Continued. 

shall  not  be  sold  for  less  than  par,  161. 

shall  not  be  issued  except  as  provided  by  law,  207. 

shall  not  be  issued  except  by  consent  of  electors,  207. 

shall  not  be  issued  until  payment  of  interest  is  provided  for,  207. 

shall  not  be  issued  until  interest  and  sinking  funds  are  created,  207. 

may  be  refunded,  207. 

limit  of  interest  on  refunded,  207. 

forfeited  bail,  action  to  be  commenced  on,  when,  83. 

forfeited  bail,  shall  not  be  compromised  except,  83. 

forfeited  bail,  Corporation  Counsel  may  bid  in,  and  purchase  property  sold 
on,  S3. 

Mayor  shall  approve  all  official  and  other,  23,  170. 
for  public  printing,  shall  be  given,  37. 

Corporation  Counsel  shall  draft  all,  80. 

Corporation  Counsel  shall  give  bond  for  $5000,  79. 

police  justice  shall  give,  83. 

may  be  required  from  municipal  judge,  83. 

City  Clerk  shall  have  custody  of  all,  except  his  own,  87. 

City  Clerk  shall  give,  90. 

City  Commissioners  shall  give,  92. 

finance  committee  shall  examine,  163. 

finance  committee  shall  report  to  the  Mayor  on,  163. 

Mayor  shall  act  upon  reports  on,  163. 

Treasurer  shall  give,  168. 

Treasurer  shall  require  from  his  assistants  sufficient,  170. 
may  be  required  from  sinking  fund  commission,  153. 
park  shall  constitute  part  of  park  fund,  210,  211. 
park,  name  of,  211. 

park,  shall  be  sold  for  not  less  than  par,  211. 

park,  Council  may  issue,  211. 

park,  limit  of  amount  of,  211. 

park,  time  for  payment  of,  211. 

park,  proceeds  of,  shall  be  expended,  how  211. 

BOND  FUND — 

Council  shall  establish,  201. 

BOND  REDEMPTION  FUND — 

Council  shall  establish,  201. 

BOOKKEEPING — 

Comptroller  shall  harmonize  method  in  departments,  166. 

BOOKS— 

Mayor  shall  have  inspection  of  all,  20. 

Mayor  shall  see  to  proper  keeping  of,  20. 

and  lists  for  voting  places  shall  be  provided  by  Clerk,  14. 

Corporation  Counsel  shall  keep,  record  and  registry,  80. 
shall  be  open  for  public  inspection,  91. 
of  permits,  health  officer  shall  prepare,  148. 
finance  committee  shall  have  access  to  all,  163. 

finance  committee  shall  report  on,  of  Clerk,  Comptroller  and  Treasurer,  164. 
Comptroller  shall  keep,  165. 

Treasurer  shall  deliver  to  successor,  170. 
of  Treasurer  shall  be  open  to  public  inspection,  172. 

BOOTHS — 

shall  not  be  erected  in  streets,  etc.,  40. 

BOUNDARIES — 

of  city,  described,  4. 
of  wards,  described,  5. 

BOXES: — 

ballots,  shall  not  be  removed  from  polls,  14. 


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INDEX  TO  CITY  CHARTER. 


BRIDGES— 

city  may  regulate  or  prohibit  the  driving  of  cattle  over,  56. 

Board  of  Public  Works  shall  have  charge  of,  97. 

BRIEFS— 

Corporation  Counsel  shall  keep  record  of,  80. 

BUILDINGS— 

city  may  erect  public,  1. 

shall  not  be  erected  in  streets,  etc.,  40. 

offensive  or  deleterious,  city  may  direct  location  and  construction  of,  47. 

offensive  or  deleterious,  city  may  prohibit  erection  of,  47. 

city  may  regulate  erection  and  maintenance  of,  49. 

city  may  cause  rendering  safe  of  dangerous,  49. 

city  may  regulate  or  prohibit  within  fire  limits,  erection  of,  49. 

city  may  regulate  or  prohibit  within  corporate  limits,  removal  of,  49. 

city  may  regulate  construction  of  stone,  brick  and  other,  50. 

owners  of,  may  be  punished,  for  what,  53. 

Board  of  Public  "Works  shall  have  inspection  of,  97. 

unfit  for  habitation,  Board  of  Health  shall  placard  and  give  notice  to 
vacate,  133. 

public,  city  may  require  suitable  exits  to  be  provided  from,  51. 
public,  Board  of  Public  Works  shall  have  charge  of,  97. 
public,  Health  Officer  shall  visit  and  report  on,  132. 

BUILDING  INSPECTOR— 

one  member  City  Commissioners  shall  act  as,  94. 

BURIAL— 

of  the  dead,  city  may  regulate,  46. 

Health  Officer  shall  keep  record  of,  138. 
permits  for,  shall  be  obtained,  147. 


c 


CABLE  RAILWAY— 

(See  Railways.) 

CANALS — 

city  may  provide  for  cleaning  of,  51. 

CANVASS— 

of  votes,  when  and  how  made,  14. 
election  returns  (See  Election  Returns.) 

CATTLE— 

city  may  regulate  or  prohibit  driving  of,  56. 
CEMETERIES— 

city  may  establish  and  regulate,  46. 
city  may  acquire  land  for,  46. 
city  may  cause  removal  of,  46. 
city  may  prohibit  establishment  of,  46. 

CENSUS— 

city  may  provide  for  taking  of,  59. 

- CERTIFICATE — 

of  death  shall  be  filed  with  Health  Officer,  147. 
delinquency  for  assessments,  for  street  improvements,  68. 
rate  of  interest  on  delinquent,  68. 

foreclosure  of,  for  assessments  for  local  improvements,  68. 

CERTIFIED  CHECK— 

shall  accompany  all  bids  for  work,  98. 
advertisement  inviting  all  bids  for  work,  98. 
CHARITABLE  ASSOCIATIONS — 

city  may  contract  with  for  care  of  indigents,  42. 


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CHARTER— 

amendments  to  (See  Amendments). 
declaration  of,  1. 

CHECK— 

certified  (See  Certified  Check). 

CHIEF— 

executive  officer  of  city,  Mayor  is,  18. 

of  fire  department  (See  Fire  Department). 

of  police  department  (See  Police  Department). 

CHILDREN — 

city  may  provide  for  care  of,  42. 

CHOLERA— 

Asiatic  (See  Contagious  Diseases). 

CIRCUS— 

city  may  license,  etc.,  59. 

CITY — 

corporate  name  of,  1,  Art.  XV. 
shall  have  perpetual  succession,  1. 
may  sue  and  defend,  1,  2. 
may  have  and  use  seal,  etc.,  1. 

may  purchase,  hold,  etc.,  real  and  personal  property,  1. 
may  receive  and  manage  bequests,  gifts,  devise,  etc.,  1. 
is  declared  a separate  highway  or  road  district,  1. 
is  exempt  from  control  of  county  commissioners,  1. 
corporate  limits  of,  4. 

assessment  on  land  of,  paid  out  of  general  fund,  63. 
powers  of,  41-77. 

may  borrow  money  for  what,  160. 
may  borrow  money,  how  much,  160. 

may  borrow  money  for  water,  light  and  sewer  works,  160. 
may  authorize  issuance  of  bonds,  161. 

may  pledge  faith  and  property  of  city  for  security  of  bonds,  161. 
may  direct  issuance  and  payment  of  bonds  and  interest,  161. 
fee  of  all  property  dedicated  to  public  use  shall  be  vested  in,  75. 
may  authorize  the  refunding  of  the  city’s  indebtedness,  161. 

CITY  CLERK— 

(See  Clerk.) 

CITY  ENGINEER — 

(See  Engineer.) 

CITY"  OFFICERS— 

(See  Officers.) 

CITY  PHYSICIAN— 

(See  Physician.) 

CLAIMS — 

(See  Demands.) 

CLERICAL  DEPARTMENT— 

establishment  and  duties  of,  84-91. 

CLERK,  CITY — 
how  elected,  9. 

shall  give  notice  of  all  elections,  14. 

shall  provide  necessary  books  and  lists  at  polls,  14. 

shall  issue  certificates  of  election,  14. 

shall  sign  ail  passed  ordinances,  34. 

shall  sign  record  of  ail  passed  ordinances,  35. 

shall  give  notice  of  assessment  roll,  65. 

office  of,  established,  84. 


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Clerk,  City — Continued, 
qualifications  of,  84. 
may  appoint  deputies,  how,  85. 
shall  be  responsible  for  acts  of  his  deputies,  85. 
may  remove  his  deputies,  85. 
duties  of,  86-91. 

deputy  shall  have  powers  of  City  Clerk,  85. 
shall  give  bond,  90. 

shall  receive  one  copy  of  receipts  for  money  paid  in  by  officers,  171. 
powers  and  duties  of  County  Clerk  are  conferred  upon,  174. 
shall  attest  all  warrants,  151. 

shall  perform  clerical  work  of  park  commission,  213. 
salary  of,  223. 

CLERK  OF  CITY  COMMISSIONERS— 

President  Board  of  Fire  Commissioners  shall  perform  duties  of,  95 %. 
duties  of,  94. 

shall  receive  one  copy  of  bids  for  work,  99. 

COMBUSTIBLES— 

city  may  regulate  or  prohibit  transportation  and  storage  of,  48. 

COMMISSIONERS,  CITY — 

how  and  when  appointed,  9,  92. 

how  confirmed,  92. 

duties  and  powers  of,  92-95. 

shall  subscribe  oath  of  office,  92. 

shall  give  bonds,  92. 

terms  of  office  of,  92. 

only  one  shall  be  appointed  from  same  ward,  93. 
only  two  shall  be  appointed  from  same  political  party,  93. 
vacancies  in  office,  how  filled,  93. 
how  removed,  93. 

shall  not  hold  any  other  office,  except,  93. 

shall  give  entire  time  to  their  duties,  93. 

shall  personally  inspect  all  work,  93. 

qualifications  of,  92. 

organization  of,  94. 

one  member  shall  act  as  secretary,  94. 

duties  of  secretary  of,  94,  95%. 

secretary  of,  shall  keep  record  of  their  proceedings,  94. 
one  member  of  shall  act  as  building  inspector,  94. 

Council  may  abolish  office  of,  95. 

Clerk  of,  shall  receive  one  copy  of  all  bids  for  work,  99. 
salary  of,  223. 

(See  hlso  Fire  and  Police  Commissioners  and  Board  of  Public  Works.) 

COMMISSIONERS,  COUNTY — 

city  shall  be  exempt  from  control  of,  1. 

powers  and  duties  of,  conferred  upon  Council  and  committees,  174. 

COMMISSIONERS,  STREET — 

President  Board  of  Police  shall  act  as,  95y2. 

COMMITTEES — 

of  Council,  how  provided  and  appointed,  32. 

of  Council,  shall  have  inspection  of  docket  kept  by*  Corporation  Counsel,  80. 
of  Council,  powers  and  duties  of  county  commissioners  conferred  upon,  174. 

COMMONS— 

may  condemn  land  for,  1. 

COMMUNICATIONS — 

sent  and  received,  Corporation  Counsel  shall  keep  record  of  all,  80. 


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COMPENSATION — 

members  of  sinking  fund  commission  shall  not  receive  additional,  153. 
of  deputy  Comptroller,  Council  shall  fix,  167. 

COMPROMISE— 

on  forfeited  bail  bond  shall  only  be  made  by  authority  of  the  Council,  83. 
COMPTROLLER— 
how  elected,  9. 
term  of  office  of,  9. 

shall  countersign  all  warrants,  151,  165. 

shall  be  a member  of  the  sinking  fund  commission,  152. 

duties  of,  in  relation  to  investments,  redemption,  etc.,  155. 

shall  keep  journal  of  proceedings  of  the  sinking  fund  commission,  156. 

shall  make  report  of  proceedings  of  sinking  fund  commission  to  Council,  156 

redeemed  bonds  shall  be  destroyed  in  office  of,  158. 

shall  have  supervision  of  finances,  165. 

shall  number  and  record  all  demands,  165. 

shall  be  acquainted  with  exact  condition  of  treasury,  165. 

shall  make  monthly  reports  to  Mayor  find  Council  on  each  fund,  165. 

shall  make  annual  reports  to  Mayor  and  Council  on  each  fund,  165. 

shall  issue  all  licenses,  165. 

shall  keep  complete  set  of  books,  how,  165. 

shall  keep  posted  in  his  office  list  of  all  salaried  officers  and  their  salaries^ 
166. 

shall  harmonize  bookkeeping  methods  of  departments,  166. 
shall  report  to  Mayor,  166. 

shall  examine  books  of  officers  receiving  money  and  report  to  Mayor,  166. 
may  appoint  deputies  with  consent  of  Council,  167. 

Council  shall  fix  compensation  of  deputy,  167. 
shall  make  annual  estimates,  how,  173. 

shall  be  member  and  secretary  of  auditing  committee,  197. 

Corporation  Counsel  shall  give  legal  advice  in  writing  to,  80. 
shall  have  inspection  of  docket  kept  by  Corporation  Counsel,  80. 

Treasurer  shall  make  daily  reports  of  balances  to,  170. 

shall  receive  one  copy  of  receipts  for  moneys  paid  in  by  officers,  171. 

shall  issue  warrants  on  park  fund,  216. 

salary  of,  223. 

condemnation— 

of  land  for  public  purposes,  1. 
of  land,  limit  of  taxation  for,  203. 

CONDUCT — 

of  all  officers,  Mayor  shall  observe,  20. 

unbecoming,  Council  shall  have  power  to  punish  its  members  for,  32. 
disorderly  (See  Disorderly). 

CONTAGIOUS  OR  INFECTIOUS  DISEASES— 
city  may  remove  persons  afflicted  with,  51. 

Health  Officer  shall  display  quarantine  fag,  where  he  finds,  134. 
names  of  persons  afflicted  with,  shall  be  reported,  by  and  to  whom,  135,  137. 
members  of  household  afflicted  with,  shall  not  be  admitted,  where,  136. 
deaths  from,  shall  be  reported  by  whom,  137. 

persons  afflicted  with  may  be  removed  to  and  kept  in  pest  houses,  140. 
persons  afflicted  with  shall  not  be  removed,  except,  141. 
CONTAMINATION— 

of  river,  Board  of  Health  shall  prevent,  143. 

CONTEMPT — 

Council  shall  have  power  to  punish  its  members  for,  32. 

CONTEST — 

of  elections,  Council  shall  decide,  15. 


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INDEX  TO  CITY  CHARTER. 


CONTRACTORS— 

failing  to  perform  their  contracts,  Mayor  shall  cause  to  be  prosecuted,  21. 
CONTRACTS— 

Mayor  shall  approve  all,  18. 

Mayor  shall  see  to  performance  of  all,  2L 

Mayor  shall  cause  prosecution  of  all  persons  failing  to  perform,  21. 
who  shall  not  be  interested  in,  29.  ' 

become  void,  when,  29. 

for  public  printing,  shall  be  let  by  Council,  37. 

for  work  shall  not  be  let  until  work  is  reported  on  by  Board  of  Public 
Works,  62. 

bids  shall  be  invited  before  letting,  98. 
for  improvements  shall  be  in  writing,  99. 

Corporation  Counsel  shall  draft  all,  80. 

City  Clerk  shall  have  custody  of  all,  80. 
how  let,  89. 

for  authorized  work,  Board  of  Public  Works  may  let,  99. 
for  care  of  indigents,  children  and  others,  city  may  provide,  42. 
stipulations  may  be  made  making  persons  accepting,  independent  contract- 
ors, 99%. 

for  buildings  and  improvements,  shall  be  let  to  independent  contractors, 
99%. 

persons  having  for  improvements,  shall  not  be  agents  or  employes  of  the 
city,  99%. 

CONVEYANCES— 

Corporation  Counsel  shall  draft  all,  80. 

public,  Board  of  Health  may  require  all,  to  stop  at  quarantine  stations,  145. 
CORPORATE— 

name  of  city,  1,  Art.  XV. 
limits  of  city  described,  4. 

limits,  city  may  regulate  erection  of  buildings  within,  49. 
limits,  city  may  cause  dangerous  buildings  to  be  put  in  safe  condition 
within,  49. 

limits,  city  may  regulate  or  prohibit  removal  of  buildings  within,  49. 
CORPORATIONS— 

shall  not  be  excepted  from  operation  of  any  ordinance,  36. 

CORPORATION  COUNSEL — 

how  appointed  and  confirmed,  9,  79. 

term  of  office  of,  9,  79. 

may  be  removed,  how,  79. 

qualifications  of,  79. 

shall  give  bond  for  $5000,  79. 

duties  of,  80,  83. 

may  be  authorized  to  employ  assistants,  9,  79. 

may  bid  in  and  purchase  property  sold  on  forfeited  bail  bonds,  83. 
powers  and  duties  of  county  attorney  conferred  upon,  174. 
salary  of,  223. 

CORPORATION  COUNSEL  ASSISTANT — 
appointment  of,  9,  79. 

COSTS— 

municipal  judge  shall  pay  to  Treasurer  all,  83. 

COUNCIL— 

Appropriations, 

in  aid  of  any  one,  shall  not  make,  205. 
for  park  fund,  may  make,  210. 

Assessment  Rolls , 

Shall  hear  all  objections  to,  66. 
shall  revise,  correct  and  confirm,  67. 


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Council — Continued. 

Auditing  Committee , 

Shall  report  all  demands  to,  198. 

Bonds , 

its  duties  in  relation  to,  297. 

may  provide  by  ordinance  manner  of  submitting  issue  of,  207. 
for  park  fund,  may  issue,  211. 

Charter , 

may  propose  amendments  to,  225. 

its  duties  in  relation  to  amendments  to,  225. 

City  Clerkj 

may  authorize  employment  of  deputy,  85. 
or  deputy  shall  attend  its  meetings,  86. 
may  remove  records  from  custody  of,  87. 

City  Commissioners , 

may  by  three-fifths  vote  confirm  appointment  of,  92. 
may' remove,  how,  93. 
may  abolish  office  of,  95. 

Commmittees  of, 

how  appointed,  32,  163. 
powers  of,  32. 

Comptroller, 

shall  make  monthly  reports  to,  165. 
shall  make  annual  reports  and  estimates  to,  165,  173. 
deputy,  may  authorize  employment  of,  167. 
deputy,  shall  fix  compensation  of,  167. 

Contracts, 

shall  not  authorize  letting  of,  until,  67. 

Corporation  Counsel, 

shall  give  legal  advice  to,  80. 

any  of  its  committees  shall  have  access  to  docket  kept  by,  80. 
may  be  authorized  to  employ  assistants,  9,  79. 

County  Commissioners, 

powers  and  duties  of,  conferred  apon,  174. 

Debts, 

shall  have  power  to  provide  for  payment  of,  203. 

Detective  Force, 

may  establish  a,  103. 

Drainage, 

shall  provide  for,  75%. 

Elections , 

may  provide  for  special,  10. 
shall  canvass  returns  of,  14. 
shall  declare  result  of,  14. 

Extra  Sessions  of, 

may  be  called,  how,  22. 

shall  be  called  on  demand  of  five  of  its  members,  22. 
shall  be  confined  to  subject  stated  in  call,  22. 

Finance  Committee, 

may  be  appointed  from  its  members,  163. 
shall  report  on  examination  of  books,  164. 

Fire  Commissioners, 

may  create  separate  board  of,  95. 

Fire  Department, 

may  provide  by  ordinance  for  members  of,  118. 
shall  have  approval  of  rules  for,  126. 
may  pass  ordinances  relating  to  control  of,  127. 
shall  provide  for  retirement  of  members  of,  127. 
chief  of,  may  be  removed  by,  120. 


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INDEX  TO  CITY  CHARTER. 


Council — Continued. 

Funds, 

shall  provide  for  safe  keeping  of,  102. 

may  by  two-thirds  vote  make  transfers  of,  201. 

may  determine  appportionment  of  moneys  to,  202. 

Health, 

may  confirm  board  of,  128. 

may  remove  members  of,  128. 

shall  provide  office  for  board  of,  130. 

shall  provide  for  enforcement  of  rules  of  board  of,  149. 

shall  provide  for  carrying  out  article  on  sanitation  or,  150. 

Health  Officer, 

shall  have  power  to  consent  to  appointment  or  removal  of,  131. 
Indebtedness, 

may  refund,  207. 

shall  not,  except  by  ordinance  create  any,  208. 

Inspectors, 

shall  have  the  power  to  approve  appointment  or  removal  of  market  or 
sanitary,  142. 

J ournal, 

of  its  proceedings,  shall  keep,  31. 

Legislative  Acts  of, 

shall  be  by  ordinance,  34. 

Legislative  Power, 

vested  in  Mayor  and,  26. 

Loans, 

may  make  temporary,  206. 

Mayor, 

shall  report  defalcation  and  misdemeanors  of  officers  to,  20. 
shall  give  information  on  state  of  city  to,  20. 
may  recommend  beneficial  measures  to,  20. 

Meetings  of, 

shall  be  held  second  Friday  after  annual  election,  33. 
shall  be  determined  by  ordinance  . r resolution,  33. 
shall  be  public,  33. 
shall  be  at  least  semi-monthly,  33. 

Corporation  Counsel  shall  attend  all,  80. 

City  Clerk  or  deputy  shall  attend  all,  86. 
extra  (See  Extra  Sessions.) 

Members  of, 

each  ward  shall  have  same  number  of,  6. 

shall  not  have  more  than  twenty- me,  until  when,  6. 

there  shall  be  elected  in  each  ward  two,  9. 

extra  session  may  be  demanded  by  five,  22. 

number  of,  27. 

• qualifications  of,  27. 

how  elected  in  1895  and  thereafter,  28. 
shall  take  their  seats  when,  28 
shall  not  be  interested  in  contracts,  29. 
shall  not  deal  in  warrants,  29. 
shall  forfeit  office  when,  29. 
minority  of  may  adjourn,  30. 

minority  of  may  compel  attendance  of  other  members,  30. 

yeas  and  nays  may  be  demanded  by  any,  31. 

may  be  punished,  for  what,  32. 

may  be  expelled,  for  what,  32. 

newly  elected  shall  assume  duties,  v/hen,  33. 

salary  of,  223. 


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531 


Council — Continued. 

Moneys , 

shall  have  control  of,  151. 

neeeded  for  investment  or  redemption,  shall  be  reported  to,  155. 
needed  for  investment  or  redemption,  shall  issue  order  for,  155. 
Officers, 

shall  have  power  to  confirm  certain  appointed,  9,  79,  92. 

Mayor  shall  report  defalcation  or  misdemeanor  of,  20. 
shall  have  power  to  remove  elective,  59. 

Offices, 

shall  decide  tie  votes  for,  14. 
may  declare  vacant,  when,  14. 
shall  fill  vacant  elective,  17. 

Official  Newspaper, 

shall  designate  the,  37. 

ask  for  bids  for  publication  in  other  than  official,  37. 

Ordinance, 

all  its  legislative  acts  shall  be  by,  34. 

passage  of,  shall  require  majority  xote  of,  34. 

objections  by  Mayor  to,  shall  be  entered  on  its  journal,  34. 

shall  not  except  any  one  from  operation  of  any,  36. 

may  prescribe  mode  of  street  assessments  by,  63. 

to  change  grade  of  street  two-thirds  vote,  75. 

to  regrade  street  two-thirds  vote,  75. 

Park  Fund, 

may  make  appropriations  for,  210. 

Parks, 

may  issue  bonds  for,  211. 

Pay  Rolls , 

may  provide  for,  151. 

Pest  Houses, 

shall  fix  compensation  of  physicians  and  nurses  for,  140. 

Police,  Board  of, 

estimates  shall  be  submitted  by,  108. 
improvements  of  jails  shall  be  recommended  by,  110. 

Police,  chief  of,  may  be  removed  by,  111. 

Police  Justice, 

shall  elect  a,  when,  83. 

Police  Officers, 

may  provide  for  retirement  of,  112. 

Precincts, 

shall  divide  wards  into,  8. 

shall  not  divide  wards  into,  within  certain  time,  8. 

President  of, 

shall  sign  canvass  of  election  returns,  14. 

how  elected,  30. 

duties  and  rights  of,  30. 

how  removed,  30. 

who  shall  act  in  absence  of,  30. 

shall  act  as  Mayor,  when,  30. 

shall  appoint  committees,  32. 

shall  sign  all  passed  ordinances,  34. 

shall  sign  record  of  all  passed  ordinances,  35. 

shall  sign  all  warrants,  151. 

shall  be  a member  of  the  sinking  fund  commission,  152. 
shall  be  a member  of  the  auditing  committee,  197. 
shall  be  a member  of  the  park  commission,  212. 

Proceedings  of, 

shall  keep  journal  of,  31. 


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Couhcil— Continued. 

shall  permit  publication  of,  31. 
shall  be  public,  33. 

Public  Printer , 

shall  fix  bonds  of,  37. 

Public  Printing, 

shall  let  to  the  lowest  bidder,  37. 

Public  Works , Board  of, 

necessary  work  shall  be  reported  by,  99. 

rules  relating  to  water  shall  be  submitted  by,  100. 

Quorum  of, 

how  constituted,  30. 

Railways,  street, 

may  place  restrictions  on,  76. 

may  prescribe  terms  and  conditions  for,  76. 

Redistrict  City, 

shall  have  power  to,  6. 

shall  not,  within  certain  time,  6. 

Refund, 

indebtedness,  may,  207. 

Rules , 

for  its  government,  shall  establish,  31. 

Salaries, 

of  members  of,  223. 

not  provided  in  charter,  shall  fix,  223. 

may  alter,  when,  224. 

Sewerage , 

shall  provide  for,  75%. 

Sewers, 

may  provide  for  paying  from  sewer  fund  portion  of  costs  of,  75%. 
Sinking  Fund, 

shall  have  power  to  provide  for,  203. 

Sinking  Fund  Commission, 

may  require  bonds  from,  153. 
proceedings  of,  shall  be  reported  to,  156. 
shall  fill  vacancies  in,  157. 

Statement,  Annual , of, 

shall  be  printed,  209. 

shall  contain  what,  209. 

shall  be  furnished  to  whom,  209. 

Streets, 

shall  not  allow  erection  of  buildings  in,  40. 
contracts  for  improvements  of,  shall  not  let,  until  when,  61. 
Street  Assessments, 

may  prescribe  mode  of  making,  61-63. 
shall  hear  appeals  from,  66. 
shall  set  time  for  payment  of,  68. 

Taxes, 

shall  levy  and  fix  rate  of,  173. 
shall  have  power  to  provide  for,  203. 

Tax,  Road  Poll , 

may  provide  for,  204. 

Treasurer, 

shall  fix  bond  of,  168. 

shall  provide  rules  for  inspection  of  books  of,  172. 

Votes  of, 

by  yeas  and  nays  may  be  demanded  by  any  member,  31. 
shall  be  entered  on  its  journal,  31. 
shall  be  viva  voce,  31. 


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533 


COUNSEL,  CORPORATION — 

(See  Corporation  Counsel), 

COUNTY— 

assessment  on  lands  of  must  be  paid  by  city,  63. 
COUNTY  OFFICERS— 

powers  and  duties  of,  conferred  upon  city  officers,  174. 
COURT,  MUNICIPAL — 

(See  Municipal  Court). 

CREDIT— 

of  city,  shall  be  protected,  by  whom,  159. 

CREMATIONS — 

health  officer  shall  keep  record  of,  138. 

CRIERS— 

public,  city  may  regulate  or  suppress,  59. 

CRIMINAL  PROSECUTIONS — 

corporation  counsel  shall  conduct,  83. 

CURB— 

(See  Streets). 


D 

DAMAGES — 

claims  for,  to  person  or  property,  shall  be  presented  to  city  council  within 
30  days,  220. 

claims  for  shall  state  time  and  place  of  injury,  220. 
amount  of  claimed  must  be  stated,  220. 
claims  for  shall  be  filed  with  clerk,  220. 
claims  for  must  state  what,  220. 

city  not  liable  for  unless  notice  of  defect  in  street,  sidewalk,  etc.,  shall 
have  been  given  24  hours  before  injury,  220. 
claims  for,  on  account  of  snow  and  ice  must  be  filed  in  three  days,  220. 
amount  claimant  will  settle  for  must  be  stated,  220. 

DANGEROUS  PRACTICES— 

to  public  safety  or  health,  city  may  provide  for  punishment  of,  55. 
DEATHS — 

from  contagious  diseases  shall  be  reported,  by  whom,  137. 
health  officer  sha-ll  keep  record  of,  138. 
shall  be  reported,  by  whom,  139. 

DEBT — 

city,  provision  for  redemption  of,  154. 
city  council  may  refund,  207. 

city  council  shall  not  create,  except  by  ordinance,  208. 
city  council  shall  have  printed  annual  statement  of,  209. 
park  commission  shall  not  incur,  until,  214. 

DEEDS — 

corporation  counsel  shall  draft  all,  80. 
city  clerk  shall  have  custody  of,  87. 

DECLARATION — 
of  charter,  1. 

DEFALCATION — 

mayor  shall  lay  before  council  and  grand  jury  or  prosecuting  attorney,  20. 
finance  committee  shall  report  to  mayor  any,  163. 
mayor  shall  suspend  any  officer  charged  with,  163. 

DEFEND — 

city  may  in  all  courts,  etc.,  1. 

corporation  counsel  shall,  all  proceedings,  etc.,  80.  . 

DEFILEMENT— 

of  streams,  city  may  provide  for  prevention  of,  51. 


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DELETERIOUS  TRADES— 

(to  public  health  of  city),  may  direct  location  and  construction  of  build- 
ings of,  47. 

(to  public  health  of  city),  may  prohibit  erection  of  buildings  for,  47. 
DELINQUENT  ASSESSMENT  CERTIFICATES— 

for  street  improvement  assessments,  how  issued,  68. 
rate  of  interest  on,  68. 
foreclosure  of,  how  made,  68. 
lien  of  on  property,  68. 

DELINQUENT  ASSESSMENTS— 

(See  Assessments). 

DELINQUENT  TAXES— 

(See  Taxes). 

DEMAND— 

for  payment  of  taxes  not  necessary,  71. 

DEMANDS  AGAINST  CITY — 

comptroller  shall  number  and  record,  165. 
auditing  committee  shall  act  on,  197. 
shall  not  be  paid,  unless  audited,  197. 
shall  be  verified,  198. 
shall  filed  filed,  with  whom,  198. 

auditing  committee  shall  designate  funds,  from  which  to  pay,  198. 
endorsements  on,  198. 

auditing  committee  shall  report  to  Council,  198. 

must  be  sworn  to,  199. 

shall  contain  detailed  statement,  199. 

for  injuries  to  persons  or  property  shall  be  presented,  when,  220. 
for  injuries  to  persons  or  proerty  shall  state,  what,  220. 
for  injuries  to  persons  or  property  shall  be  verified,  220. 
for  injuries  to  persons  or  property  shall  be  barred  against  action,  when,  220. 
for  injuries  to  persons  on  account  of  defective  sidewalk  shall  be  assessed 
against  abutting  property,  220. 

DEPARTMENTS — 

Mayor  shall  have  general  supervision  of,  20. 

Corporation  Counsel  shall  give  legal  advice  in  writing  to,  80. 
shall  make  annual  reports  and  estimates  to  Comptroller,  173. 

Comptroller's  annual  estimate  shall  show  needs  of  all,  173. 

DEPOSITING— 

bodies  of  deceased  persons  unlawful,  except,  147. 

DEPUTY— 

City  Clerk,  how  appointed,  85. 

City  Clerk,  powers  and  duties  of,  85. 

Comptroller,  how  appointed,  167. 

Comptroller,  Council  shall  fix  compensation  of,  167. 

DESTRUCTION— 

of  redeemed  bonds,  how  made,  158. 
of  redeemed  bonds,  shall  be  certified  to,  158. 

DETECTIVE  FORCE— 

Council  may  establish  a,  103. 
how  appointed,  103. 

shall  be  under  control  of  Board  of  Police,  103. 

DEVISES— 

city  may  receive  and  manage,  1. 
park  fund  may  partly  consist  of,  210. 

DISCONTINUE — 

existing  actions  shall  not,  2. 

DISEASES  INFECTIOUS  OR  CONTAGIOUS— 

(See  Contagious.) 


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DISINTERMENTS' — 

are  unlawful,  except,  147. 
permits  for,  shall  show,  what,  148. 

DISORDERLY— 

conduct,  Council  may  punish  its  members  for,  32. 
conduct,  city  may  provide  for  punishment  of,  55 
persons,  city  may  restrain  and  provide  for  punishment  of,  54. 
persons,  city  may  prohibit  and  provide  for  suppression  of,  54. 
DISTRICTS— 

assessment  (See  Assessment). 
quarantine  (See  Quarantine). 

DOCKET— 

Corporation  Counsel  shall  keep,  80. 

kept  by  Corporation  Counsel  shall  be  open  for  inspection,  80. 
DOGS— 

city  may  license,  regulate  and  restrain  the  keeping  of,  56. 
city  may  authorize  destruction  of  impounded,  56. 

DONATIONS— 

city  may  receive  and  manage,  1. 

DRAINAGE— 

Board  of  Public  Works  shall  have  charge  of,  97. 

Council  shall  provide  for,  75%. 
assessment  for  cost  of,  how  made,  75%. 

DRAINAGE  FUND— 

(See  Sewer  and  Drainage  Fund.) 

DRAINING— 

of  private  ponds,  city  may  provide  for,  51. 

DRINK— 

city  may  provide  for  inspection  of  articles  of,  41. 

DRINKING  FOUNTAINS— 

shall  be  exempt  from  certain  prohibitions,  40. 

DUTIES— 

Mayor  shall  lay  before  Council  all  cases  of  wilfull  neglect  of,  41. 
of  new  officers,  city  may  define,  59. 

E 


ELECTION— 

of  city  officers,  9-17. 

municipal,  when  held,  10. 

special,  City  Council  may  provide  for,  10. 

special,  notice  shall  be  given  of,  10. 

qualifications  of  voters  at,  11. 

judges  of,  Council  shall  appoint,  12. 

inspectors  of,  Council  shall  appoint,  12. 

votes  shall  be  by  ballot,  at  all,  13. 

City  Clerk  shall  give  notice  of,  13. 

judges  and  inspectors  shall  canvass,  14. 

judges  and  inspectors  shall  sign  and  deliver  returns  of,  14. 

Council  shall  declare  result  of,  14. 

questions  of  bonding  the  city  exceeding  certain  amount  shall  be  submitted 
at  an,  160. 

amendments  to  charter  shall  be  submitted  at  a general,  225. 
of  members  of  Council  in  1895  and  thereafter,  how  made,  28. 
ballot,  shall  designate  term  of  Councilmen,  28. 

ELECTION  CERTIFICATES — 

City  Clerk  shall  issue,  14. 


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ELECTION  PRECINCTS  — 

Council  shall  divide  wards  into,  8. 

Council  shall  not  divide  wards  into  within  certain  time,  8. 

ELECTION  RETURNS — 

shall  be  made  and  signed  by  the  judges  and  inspectors,  14. 
shall  be  canvassed  by  Council,  14. 

canvass  of,  shall  be  signed  by  President  of  Council  and  delivered  to  City 
Clerk,  14. 

ELECTIVE  OFFICERS— 

(See  Offices  and  Officers.) 

ELECTRICIAN— 

city  may  provide  for  supervision  of  electric  matters  by  a competent,  59. 

ELECTRIC  RAILWAYS— 

(See  Railways.) 

conditions  of  franchise  for,  77. 

ELECTRIC  WIRES— 

city  may  regulate  placing  of,  58. 

city  may  provide  for  suspension  of,  59. 

conditions  of  franchise  for  erection  of  poles  for,  77. 

EMPLOYES  OF  CITY— 

shall  not  be  interested  in  contracts,  29. 
shall  not  deal  in  city  warrants,  29. 
shall  forfeit  employment  when,  29. 
contractors  are  not  of  city,  99%. 
shall  obey  quarantine  rules,  146. 

EMPLOYES  OF  BOARD  OF  PUBLIC  WORKS— 

shall  hold  office  during  the  pleasure  of  the  board,  100. 

ENACTING  CLAUSE— 

of  ordinance  shall  be,  34. 

ENGINEER,  CITY  — 

shall  be  member  of  park  commission,  212. 

ENUMERATION — 

of  inhabitants,  city  may  order,  59. 

EQUALIZATION— 

of  assessments  shall  be  conducted  as  in  state  and  county,  174. 
ESTIMATES— 

Board  of  Police  shall  make,  108. 

Board  of  Fire  Commissioners  shall  make,  123. 

Comptroller  shall  make  annual  report,  165-173. 

of  each  department  shall  accompany  Comptroller’s  estimate,  173. 

Comptroller’s,  shall  show,  what,  173. 

park  commission  shall  transmit  annually  to  Mayor,  217. 

shall  be  based  upon  what,  173. 

EXAMINATION,  PUBLIC — 

list  of  officers  and  salaries  shall  be  open  to,  166. 

EXECUTIVE  DEPARTMENT^ 
powers  and  duties  of,  18-25. 

EXECUTIVE  OFFICER— 

of  city,  Mayor  shall  be  chief,  18. 

of  board  of  health,  the  health  officer  is,  131. 

EXHUMING — 

of  bodies  shall  be  unlawful,  except,  147. 

EXITS—  ; \ 

from  halls,  etc.,  city  may  require  the  providing  for,  51. 


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537 


EXPEL — 

Council  may  its  members,  how,  32. 

EXPERTS— 

park  commission  may  employ,  214. 

EXPENDITURES— 

Comptroller  shall  make  annual  report  of,  165. 

Treasurer  shall  keep  account  of,  169. 

Council  shall  have  printed  annual  statement  of,  209. 
park  commission  shall  make  annual  report  to  Mayor  of,  217. 
EXPLOSIVES— 

city  may  regulate  or  prohibit  transportation  and  storage  of,  48. 
EXTENSION— 

of  streets,  etc.,  Board  of  Public  Works  shall  have  charge  of,  97. 
EXTRA  SESSIONS  OF  COUNCIL — 
how  called,  22. 

shall  be  confined  to  subjects  in  call,  22. 

five  members  of  Council  may  demand  call  for,  22. 

F 


FEE— 

of  public  property  is  vested  in  city,  75. 

FEES— 

City  Clerk  may  charge,  for  use  of  city,  for  what,  88. 

FENCES— 

city  may  regulate  construction  of,  50. 

FINANCES — 

Comptroller  shall  have  supervision  of,  165. 

Comptroller  shall  keep  himself  acquainted  with,  165. 

Comptroller  shall  make  annual  report  of,  165. 

Council  shall  have  printed  annual  statement  of,  209. 

FINANCE  COMMITTEE— 
how  appointed,  32,  163. 
powers  of,  32,  163. 
vacancies  in,  how  filled,  163. 
duties  of,  163. 

police  officers  shall  serve  process  of,  163. 

FINES— 

municipal  judge  shall  pay  to  treasurer  all,  83. 

FIRE— 

Mayor  and  chief  of  fire  department  may  call  for  aid  in  extinguishing,  25. 
city  may  provide  for  prevention  and  extinguishment  of,  48. 
city  may  provide  for  prevention  of  accidents  by,  48. 

FIRE  ALARM  SYSTEM — 

city  may  provide  for  supervision  of,  59. 

Board  of  Fire  Commissioners  shall  have  charge  of,  121. 

FIRE  COMMISSIONERS,  BOARD  OF— 

contracts  of  shall  be  approved  by  Mayor,  18. 
how  constituted,  94. 
president  of,  how  elected,  94. 

president  of,  shall  perform  duties  of  clerk  to  commissioners,  95 

constitutes  part  of  fire  department,  118. 

shall  appoint  all  officers  and  men  of  fire  department,  119. 

•may  estabjish  prqfeatjonary  period  for  members  of  fire  department,  120. 
shall  have  charge  of  fire  alarm  system,  121. 
may  establish  fire  stations,  121. 
shall  keep  accounts  of  what,  122. 


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Fire  Commissioners,  Board  of — Continued, 
shall  make  estimates  of  what,  123. 
shall  make  reports  of  what,  124. 

may  remove  members  of  fire  department,  without  cause,  when,  125. 
shall  make  rules  and  regulations  for  the  fire  department,  126. 
rules  of  shall  be  subject  to  approval  of  City  Council,  126. 

FIRE  DEPARTMENT — 

general  provisions  for,  118-127. 

how  constituted,  118. 

officers  and  men  of,  how  appointed,  119. 

officers  and  men  shall  hold  office  how  long,  120. 

officers  and  men  shall  not  be  removed,  except,  120. 

officers  and  men,  Board  of  Fire  Commissioners  may  establish  probationary 
period  for,  120. 

officers  and  men  may  be  removed  without  cause,  when,  125. 

Board  of  Fire  Commissioners  shall  make  rules  and  regulations  for,  126. 
rules  for,  shall  be  subject  to  approval  of  City  Council,  126. 

Council  may  pass  ordinance  relating  to  control  of,  127. 

Council  may  provide  for  retirement  of  members  of,  127. 

FIRE  DEPARTMENT,  CHIEF — 
may  call  for  aid,  25. 
how  appointed,  119. 
shall  hold  office  until,  120. 
may  be  removed,  how,  120. 
may  be  removed  without  cause,  when,  125. 
salary  of,  223. 

FIRE  ENGINES — 

city  may  provide,  48. 

FIRE  LIMITS — 

city  may  establish  and  enlarge,  49. 

city  may  regulate  or  prohibit  erection  of  buildings  within,  49. 

FIRE  STATIONS — 

Board  of  Fire  Commissioners  may  establish,  121. 

FIRE  WORKS — 

city  may  regulate  or  prohibit  use  of,  48. 

FISCAL  YEAR— 

Comptroller  shall  make  estimate  for,  173. 

Council  shall  publish  complete  statement  for,  209. 
commences,  when,  209. 

FLAGS—  , j 

city  may  regulate  and  prevent  placing  of,  59. 

FOOD— 

city  may  provide  for  inspection  of,  etc.,  41. 

FORECLOSURE — 

of  delinquent  assessments,  procedure  for,  68. 

FORFEITURE  OF  FRANCHISE — 
how  incurred,  76. 

FOUNTAINS,  DRINKING — 

shall  be  exempt  from  certain  prohibitions,  40. 

FRANCHISES— 

ordinances  granting  shall  be  published,  38. 

ordinances  granting  shall  not  be  passed  within  30  days,  38. 

exclusive,  shall  not  be  granted,  38. 

for  street  railways,  shall  not  be  granted  for  more  than  twenty-five  years,  76. 

for  street  railways,  conditions  for,  76. 

for  street  railways,  when  forfeited,  76. 

for  erection  of  poles,  etc.,  conditions  for,  77. 


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539 


FUEL — 

city  may  provide  for  inspection  of,  etc.,  41. 

FUNDS— 

for  special  purposes,  how  expended,  39. 

Council  shall  provide  for  safe  keeping  of,  162. 

Comptroller  shall  make  to  Mayor  and  Council  monthly  reports  on,  165. 
Treasurer  shall  make  to  Comptroller  daily  reports  on,  170. 

Comptroller's  annual  estimate  shall  show  needs  of  each,  173. 

Comptroller  shall  annually  report  to  Council  balance  in  each,  173. 
auaiting  committee  shall  designate  from  which  demands  shall  be  paid,  198. 
establishment  of,  201. 

Council  may  establish  new,  201. 

percentage  of  tax  shall  be  named  for  each,  201. 

transfers  of,  how  made,  201. 

transfers  of  certain,  shall  not  be  allowed,  201. 

Council  may  designate  apportionment  of  moneys  to,  202. 

FUND— 

City  Park , 

(See  Parks.) 

General , 

(See  General.) 

Library , 

(See  Library.) 

Police  Department, 

(See  Police.) 

Public  Buildings, 

(See  Buildings.) 

Public  Health, 

(See  Health.) 

Salary, 

(See  Salaries.) 

Fire  Department, 

(See  Fire  Department.) 

Bond, 

(See  Bonds.) 

Bond  Redemption, 

(See  Bonds.) 

Interest, 

(See  Interest.) 

Sewer  and  Drainage , 

(See  Sewer  and  Drainage.) 

Street , 

(See  Streets.) 

Street  Light , 

(See  Streets.) 

Sinking, 

(See  Sinking.) 


G 

GAMBLING  HOUSES— 

city  may  prohibit  and  provide  for  suppression  of,  54. 
GENERAL  FUND— 
establish,  201. 

what  shall  be  paid  from,  201. 

GENERAL  MUNICIPAL  PURPOSES— 
limit  of  taxation  for,  203. 

GENERAL  RIGHTS,  LIABILITIES,  ETC- 
described,  1-8. 


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INDEX  TO  CITY  CHARTER. 


GIFTS— 

city  may  receive  and  mange,  1. 

Park  Fund  may  partly  consist  of,  210. 

GOOD  ORDER — 

city  may  regulate  or  prohibit  occupations  affecting  the,  53. 
city  may  punish  persons  violating  or  permitting  to  be  violated  regulations 
regarding,  53. 

city  may  make  regulations  necessary  for  preservation  of,  55. 

GRADING — 

streets  (See  Streets.) 

GROUNDS — 

dedicated  to  public  use,  city  shall  have  exclusive  control  of,  75. 

GUTTER — 

(See  Streets.) 


H 


HACKS— 

city  may  establish  stands  for,  59. 
city  may  regulate  charges  for,  59. 

city  may  require  schedule  of  charges  to  be  posted  in,  59. 

HALLS,  PUBLIC — 

city  may  require  providing  of  suitable  exit  from,  51. 

HAWKERS — 

city  may  license,  59. 

HEALTH,  BOARD  OF— 
establishment  of,  128. 
how  constituted,  128. 
qualifications  for,  128. 
how  appointed,  128. 
members  of  may  be  removed,  128. 
term  of  office  of,  129. 
who  shall  be  president  of,  129. 
who  shall  be  secretary  of,  129. 

Council  shall  provide  office  for,  130. 

meeting  of,  when  to  be  held,  130. 

shall  appoint  health  officer  and  subordinates,  131. 

health  officer  shall  be  executive  officer  of,  131. 

shall  give  notice  to  vacate  certain  buildings,  133. 

may  establish  and  remove  pest  houses,  140. 

may  appoint  and  remove  market  and  sanitary  inspectors,  142. 

shall  prevent  contamination  of  river,  143. 

may  proclaim  quarantines,  etc.,  144. 

may  establish  quarantine  districts  and  stations,  144. 

may  require  public  conveyances  and  persons  to  stop  at  quarantine  stations, 
145. 

may  require  baggage  to  be  left  at  quarantine  stations,  145. 
shall  make  rules  for  quarantine  and  health  of  city,  146. 
may  administer  oaths,  149. 

Council  shall  provide  for  enforcement  of  rules  of,  149. 

HEALTH  OFFICE II— 

shall  be  secretary  of  Board  of  Health,  129. 
how  appointed,  131. 

shall  be  executive  officer  of  Board  of  Health,  131. 

qualifications  of,  131. 

shall  be  city  physician,  131. 

duties  of,  131,  148. 

every  physician  shall  report  to,  what,  137,  139. 


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541 


Health,  Board  of — Continued. 

every  householder  shall  report  to,  what,  137. 
every  midwife  shall  report  to,  what,  139. 
parents  or  attendants  shall  report  to,  when,  139. 

no  person  afflicted  with  contagious  disease  shall  be  removed,  unless  per- 
mitted by,  141. 

shall  have  power  to  enforce  quarantine  and  other  sanitary  rules,  146. 
shall  prepare  book  of  permits,  148. 
may  administer  oaths,  149. 

HEALTH,  PUBLIC— 

city  may  make  regulations  for  preservation  of,  47,  51,  55. 
city  may  regulate  or  prohibit  occupation  affecting,  53. 

city  may  punish  persons  violating  or  permitting  to  be  violated,  regulations 
regarding,  53. 

city  may  provide  for  punishment  of  practices  dangerous  to,  55. 

HIGHWAYS — 

(See  Streets,  Alleys  and  Highways.) 

HORSE  RAILWAYS — 

(See  Railways.) 

HOSPITALS— 

city  may  establish,  control  and  regulate,  42. 
city  may  contract  with  for  care  of  indigents,  42. 

HOUSES— 

shall  not  be  allowed  to  be  erected  in  streets,  etc.,  40. 
city  may  provide  for  numbering,  59. 

HOUSES,  DISORDERLY— 

city  may  prohibit  and  provide  for  suppression  of,  54. 

HOUSES,  GAMBLING— 

city  may  prohibit  and  provide  for  suppression  of,  54. 

HOUSES,  MARKET— 

Health  Officer  shall  inspect  and  report  on,  143. 

HOUSES  OF  ILL  FAME  AND  PROSTITUTION — 

city  may  prohibit  and  provide  for  suppression  of,  54. 

HOUSES,  PEST — 

city  may  establish,  control  and  regulate,  42. 

Board  of  Health  may  establish  and  remove,  140. 

Board  of  Health  may  cause  persons  afflicted  with  contagious  diseases  to  be 
removed  to,  etc.,  140. 

Board  of  Public  Works  may  co-operate  in  establishing,  140. 

Board  of  Health  may  appoint  and  remove  physicians  and  nurses  for,  140. 
HOUSEHOLDER— 

every,  shall  report  to  Health  Officer,  what,  137. 


ILL  FAME — 

houses  of,  city  may  prohibit  and  provide  for  suppression  of,  54. 
IMPROVEMENTS  OF  STREETS,  ETC— 

(See  Streets.) 

city  shall  have  power  to  make,  61. 

Board  of  Public  Works  shall  have  charge  of,  97. 
petition  for  shall  be  filed  with  Board  of  Public  Works,  61. 
assessment  for  (see  Assessments). 

none  shall  be  made  until  report  made  thereon  by  Board  of  Public  Works,  62. 
IMPROVEMENTS  OF  PARKS — 

park  commission  shall  make  annual  report  of,  217. 

INCORPORATION — 

of  city,  all  acts  relating  to,  heretofore  passed  are  repealed,  222. 


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INDEX  TO  CITY  CHARTER . 


INDEBTEDNESS— 
limit  of,  160. 

shall  be  secured,  how,  161. 

Council  may  refund,  161,  207. 

Council  shall  create,  only  by  ordinance,  208. 

Council  shall  have  printed  annual  statement  of,  incurred  and  paid,  209. 
shall  not  be  incurred  by  park  commission,  until,  214. 

INDEPENDENT  CONTRACTORS — 

city  may  provide  for  in  contracts,  99%. 

INFECTIOUS  DISEASES’— 

(See  Contagious  Diseases.) 

INFORMATION — 

Mayor  shall  give  to  Council,  20. 

INHABITANTS — 

male,  may  be  called  to  aid  police  in  suppressing  riots,  24. 
male,  may  be  called  to  aid  in  extinguishing  fires,  25. 
city  may  order  enumeration  of,  59. 

INITIATIVE  AND  REFERENDUM — 

amendments  may  be  proposed  by,  225%. 

INJURIES — 

personal  or  to  property,  claims  for,  220. 

demands  for,  when  presented,  220. 

demands  for,  shall  state,  what,  220. 

demands  for,  shall  be  verified,  220. 

demands  for,  are  barred  against  action,  when,  220. 

demands  for,  on  account  of  defective  sidewalk,  owners  of  abutting  property 
liable  for  damages,  220. 
amount  claimed  for,  must  be  stated,  220. 

amount  claimant  will  accept  in  settlement  must  be  stated,  220. 
amount  claimant  will  accept  shall  not  be  used  as  evidence  in  a suit,  220. 
failure  to  give  notice,  and  present  claim  shall  be  a waiver  ofdamages,  220. 
INSPECTION— 

of  food,  fuel  and  drinks,  of  weights  and  measures,  city  may  provide  for,  41. 
city  records  shall  be  open  to  public,  91. 

Mayor  shall  have,  of  all  books,  etc.,  20. 
of  docket  kept  by  Corporation  Counsel,  who  shall  have,  80. 
private  buildings,  Board  of  Public  Works  shall  have,  97. 
lists  of  officers  and  salaries  shall  be  open  to  public,  166. 

Treasurer’s  books  shall  be  open  to,  172. 

INSPECTORS— 

of  election,  how  appointed,  12. 
of  election,  shall  canvass  all  votes,  14. 
of  election,  shall  sign  election  returns,  14. 
of  markets,  how  appointed  and  removed,  142. 
sanitary,  how  appointed  and  removed,  142. 

INSTITUTIONS,  PUBLIC — 

Mayor  shall  have  general  supervision  of,  20. 

Health  Officer  shall  visit  and  report  on,  132. 

INTEREST— 

rate  of  on  delinquent  assessments,  68. 

sinking  fund  commission  shall  direct  payment  of,  159. 

city  may  direct  payment  of,  161. 

on  warrants  shall  cease,  when,  170. 

limit  of  taxation  may  be  exceeded  to  provide  for  payment  ot,  203. 

Council  shall  direct  time  and  manner  of  payment  of,  207. 

bonds  shall  not  be  issued,  until  provision  is  made  for  payment  of,  207. 

on  refunded  bonds,  limit  of,  207. 


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INTEREST  FUND— 

Council  shall  establish  a,  207. 
surplus  in,  shall  be  invested,  154. 

INTERMENTS— 

Health  Officer  shall  keep  record  of,  138. 

INVESTMENTS — 

of  sinking  fund  shall  be  made,  154. 

of  surplus  in  interest  fund  shall  be  made,  154. 

moneys  required  for,  shall  be  reported  by  and  to  whom,  155. 

J 

JAILS— 

city  may  establish,  control  and  regulate,  43. 

Board  of  Police  shall  have  charge  of,  110. 

JOURNAL— 

Council  shall  keep,  of  its  proceedings,  31. 

Board  of  Police  shall  have  charge  of,  110. 

City  Clerk  shall  keep,  of  Council  proceedings,  86. 

Comptroller  shall  keep,  of  proceedings  of  sinking  fund  commission,  156. 

of  sinking  fund  commission  shall  be  verified  by  three  members  thereof,  156. 

of  sinking  fund,  all  its  acts  shall  be  based  upon,  156. 

secretary  of  auditing  committee  shall  keep  of  its  proceedings,  200. 

JUDGES  OF  ELECTION— 
how  appointed,  12. 
shall  canvass  all  votes,  14. 
shall  sign  election  returns,  14. 

JUDGES  OF  MUNICIPAL  COURT— 

shall  pay  all  costs  and  fines  to  Treasurer,  83. 
shall  make  monthly  report,  83. 

Council  may  require  bond  from,  83. 

JUSTICE  OF  THE  PEACE— 

Council  shall  elect  one,  to  be  police  justice,  83. 

JUSTICE,  POLICE— 

(See  Police.) 

JUVENILE  OFFENDERS— 

city  may  provide  for  establishment  and  maintenance  of  reform  schools 
for,  44. 

Board  of  Police  shall  have  charge  of  reform  schools  for,  110. 

L 

LAND— 

may  condemn  or  appropriate  for  municipal  purposes,  1. 
city  may  improve  public,  1. 

limit  of  taxation  for  purchase  or  condemnation  of,  203. 

limit  of  amount  to  be  expended  from  park  fund  for  purchase  of,  211. 

for  park  purposes,  park  commission  shall  have  surveyed,  improved,  etc.,  214. 

unplatted,  how  assessed  for  improvements,  63. 

what  assessed  for  improvements,  61. 

LAW  DEPARTMENT— 
how  constituted,  78. 
powers  and  duties  of,  78-83. 

LEASE — 

Council  may,  property  received  by  gift,  etc.,  1. 


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LEASES— 

Corporation  Counsel  shall  draft  all,  80. 

LEGAL  ADVICE — 

Corporation  Counsel  shall  give  in  writing,  to  whom,  80. 

LEGISLATIVE— 

department,  provisions  for,  26-77. 

power,  in  whom  vested,  26. 

acts  of  Council  shall  be  by  ordinance,  34. 

LIABILITIES — 

general,  described,  1-8. 

incurred  before  adoption  of  new  charter  are  not  discharged,  221. 

LIBRARY,  PUBLIC— 

city  may  establish  and  maintain,  45. 

names  of  persons  afflicted  with  contagious  diseases  shall  be  reported  to 
superintendent  of,  135. 

members  of  households  afflicted  with  contagious  diseases  shall  not  be 
admitted  to,  136. 

LIBRARY  FUND— 
established,  201. 
what  shall  be  paid  from,  201. 
transfer  from,  how  made,  201. 

LICENSE— 

city  may,  the  keeping  of  dogs,  56. 

for  sale  of  liquors,  city  may  issue,  59. 

for  sale  of  liquors,  city  may  refuse  or  revoke,  59. 

for  sale  of  liquors,  city  may  prescribe  limits  for,  59. 

for  sale  of  liquors,  city  may  not  grant  for  more  than  one  year,  59. 

for  sale  of  liquors,  retail,  shall  not  be  less  than  $500  per  annum,  59. 

any  lawful  purpose,  city  may  grant  or  revoke,  59. 

shall  not  be  required,  from  whom,  59. 

for  hawkers,  peddlers,  etc.,  city  may  issue,  59. 

Comptroller  shall  issue  all,  165. 

LIEN— 

assessment  for  street  improvements  shall  be,  upon  property,  63. 
may  be  enforced,  how,  68. 

defects  in  assessment  shall  not  be  a bar  to  action  for  recovery  of,  68,  69. 

interest  may  be  recovered,  68. 

expenses  for  collection  of,  may  be  recovered,  68. 

LIENS— 

for  assessments  and  reassessments  paramount  to  all,  except  general  taxes,  69. 

LIGHTING  SYSTEM — 

sale  of  must  be  submitted  to  vote,  1. 

LIGHTING  STREETS,  ETC. 
city  may  provide  for,  57. 
city  may  erect  necessary  works  for,  57. 
city  may  borrow  money  for,  160. 

LIGHTS — 

city  may  provide  for  furnishing,  57. 
city  may  regulate  use  and  price  of,  57,  59. 
city  may  erect  necessary  works  for,  57. 

LIMITS,  CORPORATE — - 

(See  Corporate  Limits.) 

LIMITS,  FIRE — 

(See  Fire  Limits.) 


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LIMITATION— 

of  powers  of  taxation,  203. 

LIQUORS— 

(See  Licenses.,  for  Sale  of.) 

LISTS— 

City  Clerk  shall  provide,  at  polls,  14. 

of  salaried  officers  and  salaries,  Comptroller  shall  keep  posted,  166. 
of  salaried  officers  and  salaries,  shall  be  open  to  public  inspection,  166. 

LOANS— 

Council  may  make  temporary,  206. 

shall  be  applied  to  certain  purposes,  206. 

shall  be  paid  from  taxes  levied  for  their  purposes,  206. 

LOCAL  IMPROVEMENTS— 

Bonds  may  be  issued  to  pay  for,  70. 

M 

MACADAMIZE — 

(See  Streets.) 

MALE— 

inhabitants  may  be  called  to  aid  in  suppressing  riots,  24. 
inhabitants  may  be  called  to  aid  in  extinguishing  fires,  25. 

MALFEASANCE  IN  OFFICE— 

shall  be  cause  for  removal  of  elective  officers,  59. 

Mayor  shall  lay  cases  of,  before  Council  and  grand  jury  or  public  prose- 
cutor, 20. 

MARKETS— 

city  may  establish  and  regulate,  41. 
inspectors  of,  how  appointed  and  removed,  142. 
houses,  health  officer  shall  inspect  and  report  on,  143. 

MASTS— 

for  electric  plants,  conditions  of  franchise  for  erection  of,  77. 
for  electric  plants,  city  shall  have  exclusive  use  of  upper  arm,  of,  77. 
MATERIALS  AND  SUPPLIES — 

Board  of  Public  Works  shall  have  charge  of  furnishing,  99. 

MAYOR— 

how  elected,  9. 
term  of  office,  9. 

shall  appoint  certain  officers,  9,  79,  92,  128. 
shall  be  chief  executive  officer  of  the  city,  18. 
shall  not  participate  in  proceedings  of  Council,  18. 
shall  approve  all  contracts,  18. 
qualifications  of,  19. 
powers  and  duties  of,  20-25. 

shall  approve  all  bonds  except  as  otherwise  provided,  23. 

all  legislative  power  is  vested  in  Council  and,  26. 

who  shall  act  in  absence  of,  30. 

how  to  act  on  ordinances,  34. 

shall  sign  record  of  approved  ordinances,  35. 

Corporation  Counsel  shall  bring  actions  when  required  by,  80. 

Corporation  Counsel  shall  give  legal  advice  to,  80. 

Corporation  Counsel  shall  give  legal  advice  to  officers,  when  required  by,  80. 
shall  have  inspection  of  docket  kept  by  Corporation  Counsel,  80. 

City  Clerk  shall  attest  all  official  acts  of,  88. 
may  recommend  removal  of  city  commissioners,  93. 
shall  receive  one  copy  of  all  bids,  99. 

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Mayor — Continued. 

may  recommend  removal  Chief  of  Police,  111. 

may  recommend  removal  Chief  of  Fire  Department,  111. 

may  appoint  special  police,  113. 

shall  appoint  a board  of  health,  128. 

may  recommend  removal  members  of,  128. 

may  be  member  of  sinking  fund  commission,  152. 

may  act  upon  report  on  official  bonds,  163. 

may  suspend  officer,  whose  bond  is  deemed  insufficient,  163. 

may  report  to  Council  suspension  of  officer  for  insufficiency  of  bond,  163. 

may  suspend  or  remove  officer  charged  with  misdemeanor  or  defalcation,  163. 

Comptroller  shall  make  monthly  report  of  each  fund  to,  165. 

Comptroller  report  examination  books  of  office  to,  166. 
shall  have  approval  of  bonds  of  Treasurer’s  assistants,  170. 
shall  be  member  and  chairman  of  auditing  committee,  197. 
shall  be  member  of  park  commission,  212. 
park  commission  shall  make  annual  report  to,  217. 
salary  of,  223. 

MEASURES— 

city  may  enforce  keeping  of  legal,  41. 

MEASURING — 

fuel,  etc.,  city  may  provide  for,  41. 

MEETINGS — 

of  Council,  after  election,  when  to  be  held,  14. 
of  Council,  when  to  be  held,  33. 
of  Council,  shall  be  public,  33. 
of  Council,  Corporation  Counsel  shall  attend,  80. 
of  Council,  extra  (See  Extra  Sessions). 
of  Council,  shall  be  at  least  semi-monthly,  33. 
of  Board  of  Health,  when  to  be  held,  130. 
auditing  committee,  when  to  be  held,  197. 

Meetings — Continued. 

auditing  committee,  secretary  shall  attend,  200. 
of  park  commission,  City  Clerk  shall  attend,  213. 

MENDICANTS — 

city  may  restrain  and  provide  for  punishment  of,  54. 

MESSAGE— 

Mayor  shall  send  to  Council,  20. 

MIDWIVES — 

shall  report  births  and  deaths  to  Health  Officer,  139. 

MISCELLANEOUS — 
provisions,  218-225. 

MISCONDUCT — 

of  elective  officers  shall  be  cause  for  removal,  59. 

of  officers,  Mayor  shall  lay  cases  before  Council,  grand  jury  or  prosecuting 
attorney,  20. 

MISDEMEANOR — 

Mayor  shall  suspend  officers  charged  with,  163. 
finance  committee  shall  report  to  Mayor  any,  163. 

MONEYS— 

all  appropriations  of,  shall  be  by  ordinance,  39. 

shall  not  be  drawn  from  treasury  except  on  appropriations,  39. 

from  special  funds,  how  drawn  and  expended,  39. 

city,  shall  be  under  control  of  Council,  151. 

city,  shall  be  paid  out,  how,  151,  170. 

of  sinking  fund  shall  be  invested  by  sinking  fund  commission,  154. 
of  sinking  fund  shall  not  be  loaned,  254. 


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Moneys — Continued. 

of  sinking  fund  required  for  investment  shall  be  reported  by  and  to  whom, 
155. 

city  may  borrow,  for  what,  160. 
city  may  borrow,  how  much,  160. 

city  may  borrow,  for  water,  lights  and  sewer  works,  160. 

Treasurer  shall  receive,  keep  and  pay  all,  169. 

Treasurer  shall  receipt  for  all,  170. 

Treasurer  shall  pay,  on  warrants,  170. 

Treasurer  shall  account  for  and  deliver  to  successor,  170. 
officers  and  agents  receiving,  shall  pay  same  to  Treasurer,  171. 

Council  may  designate  apportionment  of,  to  different  funds,  202. 

Council  shall  have  printed  annual  statement  of,  209. 
annual  statement  by  Council  of,  shall  state  amount  borrowed,  209. 
park  commission  shall  make  mayor  annual  stateemnt  of,  217. 
MONUMENTS — 

shall  be  exempt  from  certain  prohibitions,  40. 

MILITARY,  PUBLIC— 

city  may  make  regulations  necessary  for  preservation  of,  55. 
MORTGAGE— 

city  may,  its  real  and  personal  property,  1. 

MORTUARY  STATISTICS— 

Health  Officer  shall  report,  132. 

MUNICIPAL  COURT— 

police  justice  abolished  upon  the  establishment  of,  83. 
judge  of,  bonds  may  be  required  from,  83. 
judge  of,  shall  pay  all  costs  and  fines  to  Treasurer,  83. 
judge  of,  shall  make  monthly  reports,  83. 

MUNICIPAL  ELECTIONS — 

(See  Elections.) 


N 

NAME— 

corporate,  of  city,  1,  Art.  XV. 

corporate  of  city,  change  of,  shall  be  submitted  to  electors  as  separate  arti- 
cle, Art.  XV. 

NAMING— 

Corporate  of  city,  form  of  ballot  for  change  of,  Art.  xV. 
of  streets,  city  may  provide  for,  59. 

NATAL  STATISTICS — 

health  officer  shall  report,  132. 

health  officer  shall  furnish  for  publication  report  of,  132. 

NEWSPAPER— 

Council  shall  designate  the  official,  37. 

Council  shall  ask  for  bids  for  publications  in  other  than  official,  37. 
all  legal  notices  shall  be  published  in  official,  37. 

NOISES— 

city  may  regulate  and  suppress,  59. 

NON-ATTENDANCE — 

Council  may  punish  its  members  for,  32. 
of  members  of  Council,  penalty  for,  223. 

NOTICE— 

of  election  (See  Election). 

shall  be  published  in  official  paper,  37. 

assessment  roll,  City  Clerk  shall  give,  65. 

to  vacate  buildings  unfit  for  habitation,  board  of  health  shall  place,  133. 
of  contagious  diseases,  health  officer  shall  place  upon  premises,  134. 


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INDEX  TO  CITY  CHARTER. 


NUISANCE — 

city  may  provide  for  abatement  or  prevention  of,  51,  52. 
city  may  declare,  what  shall  be,  and  provide  punishment  for,  52. 
NUMBERING— 

of  houses,  city  may  provide  for,  59. 

NURSES'— 

for  pest  houses,  board  of  health  may  appoint  and  remove,  140. 
for  pest  houses,  Council  shall  fix  compensation  for,  140. 

o 

OATH— 

board  of  health  may  administer,  149. 
finance  committee  may  administer,  163. 
health  officer  may  administer,  149. 

shall  be  made  to  all  demands  and  claims  against  the  city,  199. 

OATH  OF  OFFICE — 

city  commissioner  shall  subscribe,  92. 

OBLIGATIONS— 

Council  shall  not  create,  except  by  ordinance,  208. 

incurred  before  adoption  of  new  charter  shall  not  be  discharged  or  im- 
paired, 221. 

OBJECTIONS— 

to  assessment  rolls  shall  be  made  to  Council,  66. 

OCCUPATIONS— 

affecting  public  health  or  good  order,  city  may  regulate  or  prohibit,  53. 
city  may  provide  for  punishment  of  persons  violating  or  permitting  to  be 
violated  regulations  in  regard  to,  53. 

OFFAL— 

Board  of  Health  shall  prevent  contamination  of  river  by,  143. 
OFFENDERS,  JUVENILE — 

city  may  provide  for  establishment  and  maintenance  of  reform  schools 
for,  44. 

OFFENSIVE  TRADES — 

(to  the  senses)  city  may  direct  location  and  construction  of  buildings  for,  47. 
(to  the  senses)  city  may  prohibit  erection  of  buildings  for,  47. 

OFFICE — 

hereafter  created,  how  filled,  9. 
elective,  declared  vacant,  when,  14. 
elective,  vacant,  how  fLied,  17. 
city  may  create  new,  59. 

oath  of,  city  commissioners  shall  subscribe,  92. 
of  employes  of  Board  of  Public  Works,  tenure  of,  100. 
for  Board  of  Health,  Council  shall  provide,  130. 
finance  committee  may  visit  any,  163. 

heretofore  created  and  not  named  in  new  charter  shall  become  vacant,  219. 
OFFICERS— 

election,  appointment  and  classification  of,  9-17. 

not  named  in  new  charter,  how  appointed,  9. 

terms  of,  shall  expire,  when,  9,  16. 

shall  hold  office,  until,  9,  16. 

shall  not  be  interested  in  contracts,  29. 

shall  not  deal  in  warants,  29. 

shall  forfeit  office,  when,  29. 

shall  be  liable  to  penalties  for  being  interested  in  contracts  or  dealing  in 
warants,  29. 

Mayor  shall  observe  conduct  of  all,  20. 


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Officers — Continued. 

of  Board  of  Public  Works,  tenure  of  office  of,  100. 

shall  obey  quarantine  rules,  146. 

finance  committee  may  investigate  actions  of  163. 

Mayor  shall  suspend,  whose  bonds  are  not  deemed  sufficient,  163. 

Mayor  shall  suspend,  or  remove,  charged  with  miisdemeanor  or  defalca- 
tion, 163. 

Comptroller  shall  post  list  of  salaried,  166. 

receiving  moneys  shall  pay  to  Treasurer,  171. 

receiving  moneys  shall  take  triplicate  receipts,  171. 

receiving  moneys  shall  rile  receipts  with,  171. 

receiving  moneys  and  failing  to  pay  over,  penalty  for,  171. 

in  office  at  time  of  adoption  of  new  charter  shall  hold  office,'  until  when,  219. 

salaries  of,  223. 

salaries  of,  not  stated  in  new  charter,  Council  shall  fix  by  ordinance,  223. 
salaries  of.  Council  may  alter  by  ordinance,  224. 

salaries  of,  shall  not  be  altered  during  term  of  office  of  any  incumbent,  224. 
Corporation  Counsel  shall  give  legal  advice  in  writing  to,  80 
shall  have  inspection  of  docket  kept  by  Corporation  Counsel,  80. 

OFFICERS,  EXECUTIVE— 

(See  Executive). 

OFFICERS,  ELECTIVE — 
who  are,  9. 

shall  hold  office,  until  when,  9. 
shall  qualify,  when,  14. 

office  of,  may  be  declared  vacant,  when,  14. 
how  and  for  what  cause  removed,  59. 

OFFICERS  OF  THE  DIFFERENT  DEPARTMENTS — 

(See  each  department  under  its  proper  title). 

OPINIONS— 

given,  Corporation  Counsel  shall  keep  record  of,  80. 

OPIUM— 

city  may  prohibit  and  provide  for  suppression  of  places  permitting  smoking 
of,  54. 

ORDER— 

(See  Good  Order). 

ORDER,  PUBLIC — 

Mayor  shall  take  measures  for  preservation  of,  20. 

Mayor  may  assume  control  of  police  force  in  case  of  violent  disturbance 
of,  23. 

Mayor  shall  issue  proclamation  in  certain  cases  of  violent  disturbance  of,  23. 
ORDINANCE— 

Amendment , 

of  other  ordinances  shall  be  by  new,  36. 

Amending, 

ordinance  shall  contain  the  one  amended,  36. 

Appropriations, 

all,  shall  be  made  by,  39. 

Bonds, 

Council  may  authorize  issue  of,  by,  161. 

City  Attorney, 

shall  mnduct  all  prosecutions  for  offenses  against  any,  83. 

City  Cleric, 

shall  have  custody  of  original  roll  of  all,  87. 

City  Commissioners, 

Council  may  abolish  office  of,  by,  85. 

Comptroller, 

Council  shall  fix  compensation  of  deputy,  by,  167. 


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INDEX  TO  CITY  CHARTER. 


Ordinance — Continued. 

Corporation  Counsel, 

when  required,  shall  draft  all,  80. 

Council  may  by  two-thirds  vote  authorize  employment  of  assistants  to, 
by,  9,  79. 

Detective  Force, 

Council  may  establish  by,  103. 

Drainage, 

Council  shall  provide  for,  by,  75%. 

Emergency  clause  of,  shall  contain  what,  35. 

Enacting  Clause  of, 
shall  be,  34. 

Enforcing, 

Council  may  pass  ordinance  to  punish  persons  refusing  to  assist  in,  24. 
Excepted, 

do  person  or  corporation  shall  be,  from  operation  of  any,  36. 

Fire, 

Council  may  pass  ordinance  to  punish  persons  refusing  to  aid  in  ex- 
tinguishing, 25. 

Franchise, 

granting,  how  passed,  38. 
granting,  shall  be  published,  38. 

Funds , 

Council  may  determine  apportionment  of  moneys  to,  by,  202. 

Health,  Board,  of 

Council  may  increase  powers  of,  by,  149. 

Indebtedness, 

Council  shall  not  create  any,  except  by,  208. 
amount  and  purpose  of,  shall  be  stated  in,  208. 

In  Force, 

at  time  of  adoption  of  new  charter  shall  remain  so,  22. 
when,  after  its  passage,  35. 

Inspection, 

of  Terasurer's  books,  Council  may  prescribe  rules  for,  by,  172. 

Inspectors, 

market  and  sanitary,  Council  may  provide  for  appointment  of,  by,  142. 
Law, 

shall  become  a,  when,  34. 

Legislative, 

acts  of  Council  shall  be  by,  34. 

Loans, 

mode  of  submitting  to  voters  proposition  for,  shall  be  prescribed  by,  207. 
Council  may  confirm,  by,  207. 

Mayor, 

shall  receive  for  approval  all  passed,  34. 
shall  sign,  if  he  approves,  34. 
shall  sign  record  of  approved,  35. 

if  he  not  approve,  shall  with  his  objections  return,  34. 

not  approved  by,  Council  may  by  two-thirds  vote  pass,  34. 

may  object  to  portions  of,  34. 

without  action  of,  shall  become  a law,  when,  34. 

shall  see  to  observance  and  enforcement  of  all,  20. 

Obligating, 

city  for  more  than  $1,000,  how  passed.  38. 

Officers, 

interested  in  contracts  or  dealing  in  warants,  penalty  for  may  be  pre- 
scribed by,  29. 

Parle  Bonds, 

Council  may  regulate  issue  of,  by,  211. 


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Ordinance — Continued. 

Passed, 

wlio  shall  sign,  34. 

shall  be  transmitted  to  Mayor  for  his  action,  34. 

shall  be  recorded,  35 

who  shall  sign  record  of,  35. 

shall  be  published,  when  and  how,  35,  37. 

shall  go  into  effect,  when,  35. 

Pest  Houses , 

Council  shall  fix  compensation  of  physicians  and  nurses  for,  by,  140. 
Published, 

In  official  newspaper,  38,  37. 

Punishment, 

city  may  provide  for,  of  any  person  violating  any,  55. 
limit  of,  for  violating  any,  55. 

Recorded, 

in  book  kept  for  that  purpose,  35. 

Repeal, 

of  other  ordinance  shall  be  by  new,  36. 

Salaries, 

Council  shall  fix  certain  by,  223. 

Council  may  alter  by,  224. 

Sanitary, 

health  officer  shall  see  to  enforcement  of  all,  131. 

Sanitary  Rules, 

Council  shall  provide  for  enforcement  of,  by,  149. 

Sanitation, 

to  caryr  out  article  on,  Council  shall  pass  necessary,  150. 

Sewerage, 

Council  shall  provide  for,  by  75%. 

Street, 

vacating,  how  passed,  38. 
vacating,  shall  be  published,  38. 

ordering  improvement  of,  where  owners  of  less  than  half  the  property 
petition  for  it,  shall  require  two-thirds  vote  of  Council,  61. 
mode  of  assessment  for  improvement  of,  shall  be  prescribed  by,  63. 

Subject, 

shall  be  set  out  in  title  of,  34. 

not  more  than  one,  shall  be  contained  in  one,  34. 

Suspension, 

of  other  ordinance  shall  be  by  new,  36. 

Taxes, 

Council  shall  fix  rate  of,  by,  173. 


P 

PAPERS,  CITY— 

Mayor  shall  have  inspection  of  all,  20. 

Mayor  shaU  see  to  the  proper  keeping  of  all,  20. 
shall  be  open  to  public  inspection,  91. 
finance  committee  shall  have  access  to,  163. 
PARADES — 

city  may  regulate,  59. 

city  may  declare  a nuisance,  59. 

PARENTS — 

shall  report  births  and  deaths,  when,  139. 
PARKS— 

city  may  improve  and  ornament,  1. 
may  condemn  land  for,  1. 

Council  may  issue  bonds  for,  211. 


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PARKS  BONDS— 

name  and  limit  of,  211. 

proceeds  of,  shall  be  expended,  how,  211. 

PARK  COMMISSION— 
how  constituted,  23  2. 

members  of,  shail  not  receive  additional  salary,  212. 

City  Clerk  shall  perform  clerical  work  of  213. 

City  Clerk  shall  attend  all  meetings  of,  213. 

duties  of.  in  relation  to  lands  dedicated  to  park  purposes,  214. 

may  employ  experts,  214. 

shall  not  incur  indebtedness  until,  214. 

shall  have  exclusive  control  of  parks,  216. 

shall  alone  have  power  to  spend  park  fund,  216. 

shall  certify  to  Comptroller  expenditures,  216. 

may  appoint  superintendent  of  pax-ks,  216. 

may  appoint  assistants,  216. 

shall  regulate  expenditure  of  fund,  216. 

shall  make  annual  report  to  Mayor,  217. 

annxxal  report  of,  shall  contain,  what,  217. 

PARKS,  DEPARTMENT  OF — 
provisions  for,  230-217. 

PARK  FUND — 

established,  201. 
what  shall  be  paid  from,  201. 
how  constituted,  210,  211,  215. 
tax  shall  be  levied  for,  215. 
limit  of  tax  to  be  levied  for,  215. 

park  commission  alone  shall  have  power  to  spend,  216. 

park  commission  shall  certify  to  Comptroller  expenditures  from,  216. 

Comptroller  shall  issue  warrants  on,  216. 

Treasurer  shall  pay  warrants  on,  216. 

park  commission  shall  regulate  expenditures  from,  216. 

PARK  SUPERINTENDENT — 

may  be  appointed  by  park  commission  with  consent  of  Council,  216. 

PARTY  'WALLS— 

city  may  regulate  construction  of,  50. 

PAVE— 

stx*eets,  avenues  and  alleys,  city  authorized,  61. 

PARK  ROLLS— 

Council  may  provide  for,  151. 

PEACE,  PUBLIC— 

Mayor  may  call  out  aid  for  preservation  of,  24. 
city  regulate  or  prohibit  occupations  affecting,  53. 

city  may  provide  for  punishment  of  persons  violating  or  permitting  to  be 
violated  rules  regarding  53. 

city  may  make  regulations  necessary  for  preservation  of,  55. 
PEDDLERS— 

city  may  license,  59. 

for  officers  participating  in  contracts  or  dealing  in  warrants,  29. 
for  officers  receiving  moneys  and  failing  to  pay  over,  171. 
for  members  of  Council  for  non-attendance,  223. 

PERMITS— 

of  burial  shall  be  obtained,  147. 

books  of.  health  officer  shall  prepare,  148. 

books  of,  how  kept,  148. 

books  of,  shall  show,  what,  148. 


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553 


PERSONS— 

disorderly,  city  may  restrain  and  provide  for  punishment  of,  54. 
altiicted  with  contagious  diseases  may  be  required  to  stop  at  quarantine 
stations,  145. 

PEST  HOUSES— 

city  may  establish,  control  and  regulate,  42. 
board  of  health  may  establish  and  remove,  3 40. 

board  of  health  may  cause  persons  afflicted  with  contagious  diseases  to  be 
removed  to  and  kept  at,  140. 

board  of  public  works  may  co-operate  in  establishment  of,  140. 
board  of  health  may  appoint  and  remove  physicians  and  nurses  for,  140. 
PETITIONS — 

for  improvements  shall  be  filed  with  Board  of  Public  Works,  61,  62. 
PHYSICIANS — 

shall  report  names  of  patients  afflicted  with  contagious  diseases,  137. 
shall  report  deaths  from  contagious  diseases,  137. 
shall  report  births  and  deaths,  139. 

Board  of  Health  may  appoint  and  remove,  for  pest  houses,  140. 

Council  shail  fix  compensation  of,  for  pest  houses,  140. 

in  charge  of  quarantine  stations  shall  have  power  to  enforce  quarantine 
rules,  146. 

PHYSICIAN.  CITY  — 

Health  Officer  shall  be,  131. 

PLACARDS — 

city  may  regulate  and  prevent  placing  of,  59 

Health  Officer  shall  place,  upon  premises,  where  contagious  diseases  exist, 
3 34. 

PLACES,  PUBLIC — 

city  may  provide  for  lighting,  57. 

PLACES,  VOTING — 

(See  Polls). 

POLES— 

for  electric  plants,  city  shall  have  exclusive  use  of  upper  arm  of,  77. 
POLICE,  BEATS — 

Board  of  Police  shall  establish,  106. 

POLICE,  BOARD  OF— 

Mayor  shall  approve  all  contracts  in  writing  of,  18. 
shall  obey  Mayor’s  orders  in  case  of  riots,  23. 
how  constituted,  94. 
president  of,  how  elected,  94. 

president  of,  shall  act  as  street  commissioner,  95%.  ' 

constitutes  part  of  police  department,  102. 

shall  have  appointment  and  control  of  detective  force,  103. 

duties  and.  powers  of,  103-117. 

shall  appoint  all  officers  and  men,  i04. 

shall  make  rules  and  regulations,  105. 

shall  establish  beats  and  stations,  106. 

shall  keep  accounts,  107. 

shall  make  estimates,  108. 

shall  make  reports  of  the  condition  of  the  department,  109. 

shall  have  charge  of  jails,  work  houses,  etc.,  110. 

shall  recommend  to  Council  improvements  and  alterations  in  jail,  110. 

may  establish  probationary  period  for  members  of  department,  111. 

may  appoint  special  policemen,  13  4. 

may  provide  rules  for  medical  examination  of  police  officers  and  men.  116. 
May  remove  officers  and  men  wdthout  cause,  wffien,  117. 


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INDEX  TO  CITY  CHARTER. 


POLICE,  CHIEF  OF— 

shall  obey  Mayor’s  orders  in  case  of  riots,  23. 
constitutes  part  of  police  department,  102. 
how  appointed,  104. 

shall  make  report  at  end  of  fiscal  year,  109. 
shall  hold  office,  how  long,  111. 
how  removed.  111. 

may  be  removed  without  cause,  when,  117. 

Health  Officer  shall  report  names  of  persons  afflicted  with  contagious  dis- 
eases to,  135. 
salary  of,  223. 

POLICE  DEPARTMENT — 
provisions  for,  102-117. 

* establishment  of,  102. 

how  established,  102. 

POLICE  FORCE— 

Mayor  may  assume  command  of.  when,  23. 
members  of,  how  removed,  111. 

POLICE  JUSTICE— 
how  elected,  83. 
duties  of,  83. 

compensation  of,  shall  be  established  by  ordinance,  83. 
shall  pay  all  fines  and  fees  to  Treasurer,  83. 
shall  make  monthly  reports,  83. 
term  of  office  of,  83. 

Council  may  revoke  appointment  of,  83. 

shall  give  bonds,  83. 

office  of,  may  be  abolished,  when,  83. 

POLICE  OFFICERS— 

shall  be  appointed  by  board  of  police,  104. 
shall  hold  office,  how  long,  111. 
shall  not  be  removed,  except,  111. 

Board  of  Police  may  establish  probationary  period  for,  111. 
appointed  last  shall  be  removed  first,  when  force  is  reduced,  111. 

Council  may  provide  for  retirement  cf,  112. 

Mayor  may  appoint  special,  113. 

appointment  of  special,  by  Mayor  must  be  ratified  by  Board  of  Police  after 
five  days,  113. 

Board  of  Police  may  appoint  special,  for  depots,  etc.,  114. 

special,  appointed  by  Board  of  Police  shall  serve  without  expense  to  city,  114. 

powers  of,  115. 

qualifications  and  age  of,  116. 

may  be  removed  without  cause,  when,  117. 

shall  obey  quarantine  rules,  146. 

and,  shall  execute  process  and  orders  of  finance  committee,  163. 

POLICE  STATIONS— 

Board  of  Police  shall  establish,  116. 

POLLS— 

Council  shall  designate,  when,  12. 
shall  open  and  close,  when,  13. 

City  Clerk  shall  furnish  books  and  lists  for,  14. 

POLL  TAX — 

(See  Tax,  Road  Poll). 

POLLUTION — 

of  streams,  city  may  provide  for  prevention  of,  51. 

PONDS— 

private,  city  may  provide  for  draining  and  filling  of,  51. 


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555 


POWERS— 

of  city  enumerated,  1. 

of  Mayor,  20-25. 

legislative,  vested  in  whom,  26. 

of  committees,  32,  174. 

new  offices,  city  may  prescribe,  59. 

Council,  in  relation  to  street  railways,  76. 
deputy  City  Clerk.  85. 
finance  committee,  163. 
assessor,  174. 

City  Clerk,  174. 

Comptroller,  174. 

Corporation  Counsel,  174. 

Council,  174,  203,  204. 
tax  collector,  174. 

Treasurer,  174. 
police  officers,  115. 

PRACTICES— 

dangerous  to  public  health  or  safety,  city  may  provide  for  punishment  of,  55. 

PRECINCTS,  ELECTION — 

(See  Ejections.) 

PRESIDENT— 

of  Board  of  Fire  Commissioners  (See  Fire  Commissioners). 

of  Beard  of  Police  (See  Police). 

of  Board  of  Public  Works  (See  Public  Works). 

of  Board  of  Health  (See  Health). 

of  Council  (See  Council). 

PREVENTION— 

of  nuisances,  city  may  provide  for,  51. 

of  contamination  of  river,  Board  of  Health  shall  provide  for,  143. 
PRINTING — 

public  shall  be  let  to  lowest  bidder,  37. 
job,  contract  may  be  let  to  lowest  bidder,  37. 

PRISONERS— 

city  may  provide  for  working  of,  43. 

PRIVILEGES— 

special,  shall  not  be  granted,  38. 

PROBATIONARY  PERIOD — 

for  members  of  police  department,  Board  of  Police  may  establish,  111. 
for  members  of  fire  department,  Board  of  Fire  Commissioners  may  estab- 
lish, 120. 

PROCEEDINGS — 

of  Council  (See  Council). 

in  law,  Corporation  Counsel  shall  bring  and  defend,  80. 
of  sinking  fund  commission,  Comptroller  shall  keep  record  of,  156. 
finance  committee,  record  shall  be  kept  of,  163. 

PROCESS— 

of  finance  committee,  any  officer  shall  execute,  163. 

PROCESSIONS — 

city  may  regulate,  59. 

city  may  declare  a nuisance,  59. 

PItOC  LAMA  T ION — 

Mayor  shall  issue,  when,  23. 


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INDEX  TO  CITY  CHARTER. 


PROPERTY — 

for  water  and  lighting  system,  sale  of  must  be  submitted  to  vote,  1. 

private,  when  condemned  city  shall  pay  for,  1. 

city  may  purchase,  mortgage  or  dispose  of,  1. 

city  may  receive  and  manage  bequests  or  donations  of,  1. 

dedicated  to  public  use.  fee  of,  shall  be  vested  in  city,  75. 

shall  be  liable  to  assessment  for  street  improvements,  61. 

public,  council  shall  have  printed  annual  statement  of,  209. 

injuries  to  t'See  Injuries). 

PROSECUTIONS — 

Mayor  shall  direct,  of  delinquent  contractors,  21. 
criminal.  Corporation  Counsel  shall  conduct,  83. 

PROSTITUTES— 

city  may  restrain  and  provide  for  punishment  of,  54. 

PROSTITUTION — 

houses  of,  city  may  prohibit  and  provide  for  suppression  of,  54. 

PUBLICATION— 

of  election  notices,  how  made,  14. 

Council  shall  permit,  of  its  proceedings.  31 
of  ordinances,  how  made,  35. 
of  ordinances,  wherein  made,  37. 

of  ordinances,  granting  franchise  or  vacating  street,  how  made,  38. 
of  notice  of  assessment  roll,  City  Clerk  shall  make,  65. 
of  call  for  bids,  how  made,  98. 
of  call  for  bids,  may  be  dispensed  with,  98. 

Health  Officer  shall  furnish  statistics  for,  132. 
of  calls  for  warrants,  how  made,  170. 
of  taxes  payable,  how  made,  179. 
of  proposed  charter  amendments,  how  made,  225. 

PUBLIC— 

Buildings, 

(See  Buildings.) 

Conveyances, 

(See  Conveyances.) 

Criers, 

(See  Criers.) 

Health, 

(See  Health.) 

Inspection, 

(See  Inspection.) 

Institutions, 

(See  Institutions.) 

Library, 

(See  Library.) 

Morality, 

(See  Morality.) 

Paries, 

(See  Parks.) 

Peace, 

(See  Peace.) 

Places, 

(See  Places.) 


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Public — Continued. 

Prosecutor, 

(See  Prosecutor.) 

Safety, 

(See  Safety.) 

Schools, 

(See  Schools.) 

Works, 

general  provisions  for,  96-101. 

City  Commissioners  shall  personally  inspect  all,  93. 
bids  for,  shall  be  advertised  for,  98. 
bids  for,  shall  be  accompanied  by  check,  98. 
bids  for,  board  shall  reserve  right  to  reject,  98. 

PUBLIC  WORKS',  BOARD  OF — 

contracts  of  shall  be  approved  by  Mayor,  18. 

shall  report  on  all  proposed  street  improvements,  etc.,  62. 

Petitions  for  improvements  shall  be  filed  with,  61. 
shall  make  report  on  petitions  for  improvements,  62. 

City  Council  may  order  report  to  be  made  on  proposed  improvements,  62. 
shall  provide  in  contracts  that  persons  accepting  shall  be  independent  con- 
tractors. 99%. 

shall  report  on  all  changes  in  street  grades,  75. 

shall  make  assessment  roll  on  street  improvements,  etc.,  64. 

shall  invite  bids  before  letting  contracts,  99. 

how  constituted,  94. 

president  of,  how  elected,  94. 

president  shall  act  as  superintendent  of  water  works,  95%. 

may  employ  and  have  charge  of  persons,  96,  97. 

shall  have  charge,  of  what,  97. 

shall  advertise  for  bids,  98. 

shall  reserve  right  to  reject  all  bids,  98. 

shall  have  charge  of  furnishing  all  materials  and  supplies,  99. 
shall  report  to  Council  necessary  work,  99. 
shall  have  power  to  contract  for  all  authorized  work,  99. 
its  officers  and  employes  shall  hold  office  during  pleasure  of,  100. 
shall  make  and  submit  to  Council  rules  relating  to  water,  100. 
shall  co-operate  with  board  of  health  in  establishing  pest  houses,  140. 
PUNISH— 

Council  may  its  members,  for  what,  32. 

PUNISHMENT — 

for  defilement  of  streams,  city  may  provide  for,  51. 
for  creating,  etc.,  nuisances,  city  may  provide  for,  52. 

for  violating  or  permitting  to  be  violated  regulations  relating  to  certain 
occupations,  city  may  provide  for,  53. 
of  vagrants,  etc.,  city  may  provide  for,  53. 

for  disorderly  conduct,  etc.,  and  violation  of  ordinances,  city  may  provide 
for,  55. 

for  violation  of  ordinances,  limitation  of,  55. 

PURIFICATION— 

of  water  courses  and  canals,  city  may  provide  for,  51. 


Q 

QUALIFICATIONS— 

of  voters  at  elections,  11. 

of  its  members,  Council  shall  decide  all  questions  relating  to,  15  . 
of  Mayor,  19. 

of  members  of  Council,  27. 


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INDEX  TO  CITY  CHARTER. 


Qualifications — Continued, 
of  Corporation  Counsel,  79. 
of  City  Clerk,  84. 
of  City  Commissioners,  92. 
of  police  officers  and  men,  116. 
of  board  of  health,  128. 
of  health  officer,  131. 

QUALIFY— 

elective  officers  shall,  when,  14. 

Council  may  declare  vacant  office  of  any  elective  officer  failing  to,  14. 
QUARANTINE — 

city  may  make  regulations  for,  51. 
board  of  health  may  proclaim,  144. 
board  of  health  shall  make  rules  for,  146. 

QUARANTINE  FLAG — 

health  officer  shall  display,  where,  135. 

QUARANTINE  STATIONS  OR  DISTRICTS — 
board  of  health  may  establish,  144. 

board  of  health  may  require  conveyances  and  persons  to  stop  at,  145. 
board  of  health  may  require  baggage  and  stores  to  be  left  at,  145. 
physicians  in  charge  of,  shall  have  power  to  enforce  rules,  146. 
who  shall  obey  rules  for,  146. 

QUORUM— 

of  Council,  how  constituted,  30. 


RAILWAYS,  STREET  AND  OTHER— 

city  may  authorize  or  prohibit  construction  of,  76. 

Council  may  place  restrictions  on,  76. 

city  may  prescribe  terms  and  conditions  for,  76. 

city  may  regulate  operation  of,  76. 

city  may  regulate  time  of,  76. 

city  may  regulate  rates  of  speed  of,  76. 

city  may  regulate  rates  of  fare  for,  76. 

city  may  provide  for  protection  of  persons  and  property  on,  76. 
no  franchise  for  more  than  25  years  shall  be  granted  to,  76. 
franchise  for,  shall  contain  provision  for  improving  street,  76. 
franchise  shall  set  time  for  commencing  and  completing  work  on,  76. 
time  for  commencing  and  completing  work  on,  shall  not  be  extended,  76. 
failure  to  comply  with  conditions  shall  forfeit  franchise  for,  76. 

RAILWAY  CARS— 

may  be  required  to  stop  at  quarantine  stations,  145. 

REAL  ESTATE — 

(See  Property.) 

REASSESSMENT — (See  Assessments.) 

may  be  made  when  original  assessment  invalid  or  irregular,  69. 
shall  be  collected,  how,  69. 

RECEIPTS— 

Comptroller  shall  make  annual  report  of,  165. 

Treasurer  shall  keep  account  of,  169. 

officers  and  agents  receiving  city  moneys  and  paying  same  over  shall  take 
triplicate,  171. 

for  money  paid  over  by  officers,  etc.,  shall  be  delivered  to  whom,  171. 
Council  shall  have  printed  annual  statement  of,  209. 
park  commission  shall  annually  report  to  Mayor,  217. 


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559 


RECORDS— 

Mayor  shall  have  inspection  of,  20. 

Mayor  shall  see  to  proper  keeping  of,  20. 

City  Clerk  shall  have  custody  of,  87. 

Council  may  cause  removal  of,  87. 

shall  be  open  to  public  inspection,  91.  • 

of  Council  proceedings,  City  Clerk  shall  keep,  86. 

Health  Officer  shall  keep,  of  what,  138. 

finance  committee  shall  have  access  to,  163. 

finance  committee  shall  keep,  of  its  proceedings,  163. 

of  demands  against  the  city,  Comptroller  shall  keep,  165. 

of  proceedings  of  sinking  fund  commission,  Comptroller  shall  keep,  156. 

of  proceedings  of  auditing  committee,  its  secretary  shall  keep,  200. 

REDEMPTION— 

of  city  debt  provided  for,  154. 

of  city  debt  amount  required  for,  shall  be  reported  by  and  to  whom,  155. 
property  sold  for  delinquent  taxes,  shall  be  same  as  in  state  and  county,  174. 

REDEMPTION  AND  JUDGMENT  FUND— 

Warrants  drawn  to  settle  improvement  warrants  and  judgments,  shall  be 
paid  from,  203. 

RE-DISTRICT— 

city  may,  wards,  when,  6. 

city  may  not,  wards,  within  what  time,  6. 

REFORM  SCHOOLS— 

city  may  provide  for  establishment  and  maintenance  of,  44. 

Board  of  Police  shall  have  charge  of,  110. 

REFUNDING— 

of  city  indebtedness,  Council  may  provide  for,  161,  207. 

REGULATIONS— 

necessary  for  public  health,  city  may  make,  51. 
necessary  for  executing  all  powers,  city  may  make,  57. 

relating  to  water,  Board  of  Public  Works  shall  make,  subject  to  approval 
by  Council,  100. 

Board  of  Police  shall  make,  for  conduct  of  police  department,  105. 

Board  of  Fire  Commissioners  shall  make,  for  conduct  of  fire  department,  126. 
for  fire  department  shall  be  subject  to  approval  by  Council,  126. 
board  of  health  shall  make,  for  quarantine  and  public  health,  146. 
for  quarantine,  who  shall  enforce,  146. 
for  quarantine,  who  shall  obey,  146. 

of  board  of  health,  Council  shall  provide  for  enforcement  of,  149. 
REMOVAL— 

of  President  of  Council,  30. 

of  Corporation  Counsel,  79. 

of  deputy  City  Clerk,  85. 

of  records,  Council  may  cause,  87. 

of  City  Commissioners,  93. 

of  police  officers  and  men,  111,  117. 

of  members  of  fire  department,  1 20,  125.  • 

of  health  officer,  131. 

of  physicians  and  nurses  for  pest  houses,  140. 

of  persons  afflicted  with  contagious  diseases,  140,  141. 

of  market  and  sanitary  inspectors,  142. 

of  remains,  148. 

of  officers.  (See  Officers.) 

REPEAL— 

of  ordinances.  (See  Ordinances.) 


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REPORTS — 

Board  of  Public  Works  shall  make  on  petition  for  improvements,  62 

municipal  judge  shall  make  monthly,  83. 

police  justice  shall  make  monthly,  83. 

board  of  police  shall  make,  109. 

chief  of  police  shall  make,  109. 

board  of  fire  commissioners  shall  make,  124. 

chief  of  fire  department  shall  make,  124. 

health  officer  shall  make,  132. 

of  names  of  persons  afflicted  with  contagious  diseases,  who  shall  make, 
135,  137. 

of  deaths  from  contagious  .diseases,  who  shall  make,  137. 
of  births  and  deaths,  who  shall  make,  139. 

of  proceedings  of  sinking  fund  commission,  shall  be  made  to  Council,  156. 
of  finance  committee  on  official  bonds  shall  state,  what,  163. 

Comptroller  shall  make  monthly,  165. 

Comptroller  shall  make  annual,  165. 

Treasurer  shall  make  to  Comptroller  daily,  170. 

of  each  department  shall  accompany  Comptroller’s  estimate,  173. 

REPRESENTATION — 

of  wards,  Council  shall  provide  for,  6. 

RESOLUTIONS— 

No  exemptions  shall  be  made  in  ordinances  by,  36. 

RETURNS — 

(See  Election  Returns.) 

REVENUE— 

Comptroller’s  annual  estimate  shall  show  probable,  165,  173. 

Council  shall  provide  for  necessary,  173. 

Council  shall  have  printed  annual  statement  of  sources  of,  209. 

Council’s  annual  statement  shall  state  amount  received  from  each  source 
of,  209. 

RIGHTS — 

general,  defined,  1-8. 

vested  by  ordinance  in  force  at  time  of  adoption  of  new  charter  shall  not  be 
lost,  221. 


RIOTS— 

Mayor  shall  take  measures  for  suppressing,  20. 

Mayor  may  assume  control  of  police  force  in  case  of,  23. 
Mayor  shall  issue  proclamation  in  case  of  certain,  23. 
RIVER— 

board  of  health  shall  prevent  contamination  of,  143. 
ROAD  POLL  TAX— 

(See  Tax.) 

ROAD  DISTRICT — 
city  is  separate,  1. 

RULES— 

Council  shall  for  its  government  establish,  31. 

RULES  AND  REGULATIONS — 

(See  Regulations.) 


s 

SAFETY,  PUBLIC — 

Mayor  may  call  for  aid  for  preservation  of,  24. 

city  may  provide  for  punishment  of  practices  dangerous  to,  55. 


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SALARIES— 

city  may  establish  and  regulate,  of  new  offices,  59. 

members  of  sinking  fund  commission  shall  not  receive  additional,  153. 

Comptroller  shall  keep  posted  in  his  office  list  of,  166. 

members  of  park  commission  shall  not  receive  additional,  212. 

of  certain  officers,  amounts  of,  223. 

of  certain  officers,  payable,  how  and  when,  223. 

of  certain  officers,  not  stated  in  charter,  Council  shall  fix  by  ordinance,  223. 
Council  may  alter  by  ordinance,  224. 

of  any  officer  shall  not  be  altered  during  his  term  of  office,  224. 

SALE— 

of  property  for  taxes.  (See  Taxes.) 

SANITARY — 

condition,  health  officer  shall  investigate,  132. 
statistics,  health  officer  shall  report,  132. 
inspectors  may  be  appointed  and  removed,  how,  142. 

SANITATION — 

general  provisions  for,  128-150. 

Council  shall  provide  for  carrying  out  article  on,  150. 

SCHOOL  DISTRICT— 

assessment  levied  upon  lands  of  must  be  paid  by  the  city,  63. 

SCHOOLS,  REFORM  OR  TRAINING — 

city  may  provide  for  establishment  and  maintenance  of,  44. 

Board  of  Police  shall  have  charge  of,  110. 

SCHOOLS,  PRIVATE  AND  PUBLIC— 

health  officer  shall  visit  and  report  on,  132. 

names  of  persons  afflicted  with  contagious  diseases  shall  be  reported  to 
principals  or  superintendent  of,  135. 

members  of  households  afflicted  with  contagious  diseases  shall  not  be  ad- 
mitted to,  136. 

SEAL— 

city  may  have,  use  and  alter  a,  1. 
city  clerk  shall  have  custody  of,  87. 
city  clerk  shall  attest  under,  88. 

SECRETARY  CITY  COMMISSIONERS— 

one  member  commissioners  shall  act  as,  94. 
duties  of,  94. 

(See  also  Clerk  City  Commissioners.) 

SECURITIES— 

investments  may  be  made,  in  what,  154. 

shall  be  delivered  to  Treasurer  upon  payment  therefor,  155. 

Treasurer  shall  hold,  for  safe  keeping,  158. 

SECURITY  ON  OFFICIAL  BONDS— 

(See  Bonds.) 

SESSIONS — 

extra,  of  Council,  how  called,  22. 

extra,  of  Council,  shall  be  confined  to  subjects  stated  in  call,  22. 
extra,  of  Council,  five  members  may  demand  call  for,  22. 

SEWERS — 

city  may  provide  for,  75%. 

manner  of  making  improvements  for  and  regulations  shall  be  by  ordinance, 
75%. 

districts  may  be  established  for  main  or  trunk,  75%. 

payment  for  shall  be  made  by  assessments  on  property  in  district,  75%. 

sub-sewer  districts  may  be  established,  75%. 

36 


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Sewers — Continued. 

cost  of  sub-sewers  shall  be  assessed  upon  realty  benefited  thereby,  75 %. 
manner  of  establishing  districts  for  shall  conform  to  procedure  for  street 
improvements,  75%. 

assessments  for  shall  be  a lien  on  property,  75%. 

assessments  for,  shall  be  collected  in  same  manner  as  street  improvement 
assessments,  75%. 
liens  for,  how  foreclosed,  75%. 

delinquent  certificates  for  assessments,  how  issued,  75%. 

Board  of  Public  Works  shall  have  charge  of,  97. 
city  may  borrow  money  for,  160. 
limits  of  taxation  for,  203. 

SHOWS— 

city  may  license,  59. 

SIDEWALKS— 

city  may  regulate  and  prevent  placing  of,  banners,  etc.,  across,  59. 
city  may  construct  and  repair,  61. 

injuries  on  account  of  defective,  owners  of  abutting  property  liable  for,  220. 
SIGNS— 

city  may  regulate  and  prevent  placing  of  across  streets,  etc.,  59. 

SINKING  FUND— 

how  constituted,  154. 

moneys  in,  shall  be  invested,  154. 

moneys  in,  shall  not  be  loaned,  154. 

amount  of,  required  for  investment,  shall  be  reported,  by  and  to  whom,  155. 
Comptroller  shall  make  annual  estimate  of,  173. 

Council  may  levy  additional  tax  for,  203. 

Council  shall  create,  when,  207. 

Council  shall  have  printed  annual  statement  of,  209. 

SINKING  FUND  COMMISSION — 
how  constituted,  152. 
who  may  discharge  duties  of,  153. 

members  of,  shall  not  receive  additional  compensation,  153. 
members  of,  may  be  required  to  give  bonds,  153. 
duties  and  powers  of,  154-159. 

Comptroller  shall  keep  journal  of  proceedings  of,  156. 
three  members  of,  shall  verify  journal,  156. 
shall  report  its  proceedings  to  Council,  when,  156. 
acts  of,  shall  be  based  on  its  journal,  156. 
vacancy  in,  how  filled.  157. 

in  case  of  inability  of  members  to  act,  Council  shall  supply  substitutes,  157. 
shall  superintend  and  certify  to  destruction  of  redeemed  bonds,  158. 
shall  protect  credit  of  city,  159. 
shall  direct  payment  of  bonds  and  interest,  159. 

SLAUGHTER  HOUSES— 

health  officer  shall  inspect  and  report  on,  143. 

SMALL  POX— 

(See  Contagious  Diseases.) 

SPECIAL— 

policemen.  (See  Police  Officers.) 
elections.  (See  Elections.) 
privileges.  (See  Privileges.) 
meetings.  (See  Extra  Sessions.) 

SPOKANE— 

name  of  city  shall  be,  Art.  XV. 


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SPOKANE  FALLS— 

name  of  city  shall  be,  1. 

shall  be  construed  to  mean  Spokane,  wherever  used  in  new  charter,  Art.  XV. 
SQUARES— 

public  may  condemn  land  for,  1. 

STANDS— 

shall  not  be  erected  in  streets,  etc.,  40. 
city  may  establish,  for  hacks,  59. 

STATE  AND  STATE  UNIVERSITY— 

assessment  upon  lands  of  must  be  paid  by  city,  63. 

STATIONS — 

fire.  (See  Fire  Stations.) 
police.  (See  Police  Stations.) 
quarantines.  (See  Quarantine  Stations.) 

STATISTICS’— 

mortuary,  natal  or  sanitary,  health  officer  shall  report,  132. 

STEAM  RAILWAYS— 

(See  Railways.) 

STOCK— 

city  may  regulate  or  prohibit  driving  of,  56. 

STORES — 

may  be  required  to  be  left  at  quarantine  stations,  145. 

STREAMS— 

city  may  provide  for  prevention  of  defilement  or  pollution  of,  51. 

STREETS,  ALLEYS  AND  HIGHWAYS— 
may  condemn  land  for,  1. 
no  buildings  shall  be  erected  in,  40. 

city  may  regulate  or  prohibit  driving  of  cattle  through,  56. 
city  may  provide  for  lighting,  57. 
city  may  provide  for  naming,  59. 

city  may  regulate  and  prevent  placing  of  banners  across,  59. 

city  may  curb,  pave,  grade,  etc.,  61. 

city  may  levy  assessments  for  improvement  of,  61. 

assessment  for  improvement  of,  how  made,  61,  63. 

improvement  may  be  had  by  petition  of  owners  of  property,  61. 

improvement  of,  shall  not  be  ordered,  when,  61,  62. 

improvement  of,  shall  be  ordered  when  petitioned  for,  61,  62. 

assessment  districts  shall  be  created  to  pay  for  cost  of  improvements,  61. 

assessment  districts  shall  embrace,  what,  61. 

no  improvement  shall  be  made  unless  one-half  of  property  owners  sign  peti- 
tion therefor,  61. 

improvements  may  be  ordered  by  ordinance  passed  by  two-thirds  of  whole 
council  without  a petition  for,  61. 

petitions  for  improvements  of,  shall  be  filed  with  Board  of  Public  Works,  61. 
no  improvements  shall  be  made  until  report  thereon  is  made  by  Board  ol 
Public  Works,  62. 

objections  to  assessments  for  improvements  shall  be  filed  with  Council,  66. 
hearing  on  objections  to  improvements,  how  had  before  Council,  66. 
appeal  from  Council’s  action  on  objections  to  assessments  may  be  appealed 
to  superior  court,  66. 

Council  shall  establish  assessment  districts,  61. 
manner  of  reassessment,  69. 
improvements  shall  not  be  assessed,  61. 

Council  may  issue  bonds  to  pay  cost  of  improving,  70. 
assessment  for  improvement  of,  shall  be  a lien  upon  property,  63. 
assessment  for  improvement  of,  shall  be  prescribed  by  ordinance,  63. 
assessment  for  improvement  of,  Council  shall  set  time  for  payment  of,  68. 


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Streets,  Alleys  and  Highways — Continued. 

assessment  for  improvement  of,  if  not  paid,  shall  draw  interest,  68. 

assessment  for  improvement  of,  Treasurer  shall  collect,  68. 

city  shall  have  exclusive  control  of,  75. 

grade  to  be  established  by  ordinance,  75. 

grade  of  shall  not  be  changed  except  by  ordinance,  75. 

shall  not  be  regraded  without  report  from  Board  of  Public  Works  and  two- 
thirds  vote  of  City  Council,  75. 
street  railway  company  shall  pave,  what  part  of,  76. 

Board  of  Public  Works  shall  have  charge  of  improvement  and  extension 
of,  97. 

limit  of  taxation  for  improvement  of,  203. 

STREET  COMMISSIONER — 

President  Board  of  Police  shall  act  as,  95V2- 

STREET  RAILWAYS— 

(See  Railways.) 

STRUCTURES— 

shall  not  be  erected  in  streets,  etc.,  40. 

SUCCESSION— 

city  shall  have  perpetual,  1. 

SUE— 

city  may,  1. 

SUITS— 

how  brought,  2. 

existing  at  time  of  adoption  of  new  charter  shall  not  abate  or  discontinue,  2. 
for  street  improvements,  how  brought,  68. 

SUPERINTENDENT— 

of  parks  (See  Parks). 
public  schools  (See  Schools). 

SUPERVISION— 

Mayor  shall  have  general,  20. 

SUPPLIES— 

(See  Materials.) 

SUSPENSION — 

of  ordinances  (See  Ordinances). 
officers  (See  Officers). 


T 

TAXES— 

road,  poll,  etc.,  county  shall  not  assess,  1. 

for  improvement  of  streets,  etc.,  city  shall  have  power  to  levy,  61. 
Comptroller’s  annual  statement  shall  state  amount  required  of,  173. 

Council  shall  levy  and  fix  rate  of,  173,  203. 

Council  shall  levy,  on  what,  173,  203. 

collection  of,  shall  be  same  as  in  State  and  county,  174. 

sale  of  property  for  unpaid,  shall  be  same  as  in  county  and  State,  174. 

percentage  of,  shall  be  named  for  each  fund,  201. 

for  different  objects,  limitation  of,  203. 

for  all  purposes,  limitation  of,  203. 

for  interest  may  be  levied  in  excess  of  limitation,  203. 

for  sinking  fund  may  be  levied  in  excess  of  limitation,  when,  203. 

for  park  fund  shall  be  levied,  215. 

for  park  fund,  limit  of,  215. 

for  park  fund,  how  expended,  215. 

Corporation  Counsel  shall  examine  all  proceedings  relating  to  levy  and  col- 
lection of,  80. 


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TAXES,  DELINQUENT — 

sale  of  property  for,  shall  be  same  as  in  county  and  State,  174. 
redemption  of  property  sold  for,  shall  be  same  as  in  county  and  State,  174. 
publication  of  sale  of  property  for,  how  made,  37. 

TAX  COLLECTOR — 

Treasurer  is  ex-officio,  168. 
duties  of,  169. 

powers  and  duties  of  county  tax  collector  conferred  upon,  174. 

TAX,  ROAD  POLL — 

Council  may  provide  for,  204. 

limit  of,  204. 

who  is  liable  to  pay,  204. 

TERMS  OF  OFFICE— 

of  officers  not  otherwise  provided  for  expire,  when,  16. 

of  Councilmen  elected  in  1892  shall  be  specified  on  ballot,  28. 

of  Councilmen  elected  after  1892,  length  of,  28. 

of  Councilmen,  shall  not  be  changed  by  redistricting  the  city,  6. 

of  Corporation  Counsel,  6. 

of  employes  of  Board  of  Public  Works.  100. 

of  City  Commissioners,  92. 

of  members  of  police  department,  111. 

of  members  of  fire  department,  120. 

of  members  of  Board  of  Health,  129. 

TERRITORY— 

new,  shall  be  attached  to  adjoining  wards,  7. 

THEATRICALS — 

city  may  license,  59. 

TIE  VOTES— 

at  elections,  Council  shall  decide,  14. 

TITLE— 

of  ordinances  shall  contain  subject  hereof,  34. 


TRADES— 

offensive  or  deleterious,  city  may  direct  location  and  construction  of  build- 
ings for.  47. 

offensive  or  deleterious,  city  may  prohibit  erection  of  buildings  for,  47. 
TRAINING  SCHOOLS — 

city  may  provide  for  establishment  and  maintenance  of,  44. 
TRANSCRIPTS— 

Corporation  Counsel  shall  keep  record  of,  80. 

TRANSFERS  OF  FUNDS — 
how  made,  201. 

shall  not  be  allowed  from  certain  funds,  201. 

TREASURER— 

how  elected,  9,  168. 
term  of  office,  9,  168. 

shall  be  collector  of  street  assessments,  68. 
shall  give  notice  of  street  assessment  roll  in  his  hands,  68. 
all  city  moneys  shall  be  paid  by  warrants  on  the,  151. 
shall  be  member  of  sinking  fund  commission,  152. 

Comptroller  shall  issue  warrant  on,  to  pay  for  securities  or  redeemed  bonds 
and  interest,  155. 

shall  hold  for  safe  keeping  all  bonds  and  securities  purchased,  158. 
shall  give  bonds,  168. 


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INDEX  TO  CITY  CHARTER. 


Treasurer — Continued. 

shall  be  ex-officio  tax  collector,  168. 
duties  of,  as  tax  collector,  169. 

shall  receipt  for  money  and  pay  same  on  warrants,  170. 

shall  make  daily  statements  to  the  Comptroller,  170. 

shall  require  bonds  from  his  assistants,  170. 

shall  issue  call  for  outstanding  warrants,  when,  170. 

shall  pay  warrants  in  order  of  number  and  date,  170. 

shall  give  triplicate  receipts  to  officers  paying  in  money,  171. 

books  of,  shall  be  open  to  public  inspection,  172. 

powers  and  duties  of  county  treasurer  conferred  upon,  174. 

shall  pay  warrants  on  park  fund,  216. 

salary  of,  223. 

TREASURY — 

Comptroller  shall  keep  himself  acquainted  with  condition  of,  165. 

TUMULTS— 

(See  Riots.) 

u 

UNPLATTED  LAND— 

how  assessed  for  improvements,  63. 

V 

VACANCY — 

in  finance  committee,  how  filled,  163. 
in  board  of  city  commissioners,  how  filled,  93. 
in  any  elective  office,  how  filled,  17. 

VACANT — 

offices  shall  be  declared,  when,  14. 
offices,  how  filled,  17,  157. 

VACATE — 

board  of  health  shall  place  notice  on  buildings  unfit  for  habitation  to,  133. 
VACATED— 

offices  created  by  former  charters  not  named  in  new  charter  shall  become, 
219. 

VAGRANTS — 

city  may  restrain  and  provide  for  punishment  of,  54. 

VAULTS — 

city  may  provide  for  cleaning  of,  51. 

VEHICLES— 

(See  Hacks.) 

VENDERS — 

city  may  compel,  to  keep  legal  weights  and  measures,  41. 

VETO— 

Mayor  has  power  of,  34. 

VIVA  VOCE — 

all  votes  of  Council  shall  be,  31. 

VOTE— 

on  passage  of  ordinance  shall  require  majority,  34. 
on  passage  of  ordinance  over  veto  shall  require  two-thirds,  34. 
on  removal  of  elective  officers  shall  require  three-fifths,  59. 
on  ordinance  ordering  street  improvements,  where  the  owners  of  less  than 
one-half  of  property  along  the  street  petition  for  improvement,  shall 
require  two-thirds,  61. 


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VorE — Continued. 

on  authority  to  employ  assistant  Corporation  Counsel  shall  require  two- 
thirds,  9,  79. 

on  confirmation  of  city  commissioners  shall  require  three-fifths,  92. 
on  removal  of  city  commissioners  on  recommendation  of  Mayor  shall  require 
a majority.  93. 

on  removal  of  city  commissioners,  without  recommendation  of  Mayor,  shall 
require  two-thirds,  93. 

on  transfers  of  funds  shall  require  two-thirds,  by  yeas  and  nays,  201. 
of  electors  on  issue  of  bonds  shall  require  three-fifths,  207. 
of  electors  on  amendments  to  charter  shall  require  a majority,  225. 
of  Council  on  amendments  to  charter  shall  require  two-thirds  at  two  suc- 
cessive meetings,  225. 
of  Council  shall  be  viva  vocc}  31. 

of  Council  any  member  may  call  for  yeas  and  nays  on  any,  31. 

of  Council  by  yeas  and  nays  shall  be  entered  in  journal,  31. 

of  Council  punishment  or  expulsion  of  a member  shall  require  two-thirds,  32. 

VOTING— 

at  all  elections  shall  be  by  ballot,  13. 

VOTING  PLACES— 

(See  Polls.) 

VOTERS— 

qualifications  of,  11. 

VOUCHERS— 

Treasurer  shall  deliver  to  his  successor  all,  170. 

w 

WALLS,  PARTY— 

city  may  regulate  construction  of,  50. 

WARDS — 

boundaries  of,  5. 

Council  may  redistrict  city  into,  6. 

Council  shall  not  redistrict  city  into,  within  certain  time,  6. 
new  territory  shall  be  attached  to  adjoining.  7. 

Council  shall  divide,  into  election  precincts,  8. 

Council  may  provide  for  representation  of,  6. 
there  shall  be  same  number  of  Councilmen  in  each,  6. 
there  shall  be  two  Councilmen  from  each,  9. 

WARRANTS — 

who  shall  not  deal  in,  29. 

on  street  improvement  fund,  how  paid,  74. 

all  city  money  shall  be  paid  on,  151,  170. 

shall  be  signed,  by  whom,  151,  165. 

how  drawn,  151. 

shall  be  transferable,  151. 

shall  specify,  what,  151. 

Treasurer  shall  issue  call  for  outstanding,  170. 
interest  on  outstanding,  shall  cease,  when,  170. 
order  of  payment  of  outstanding,  170. 
call  for  outstanding,  shall  be  by  publication,  170. 
on  park  fund,  Comptroller  shall  issue,  216. 
on  park  fund,  Treasurer  shall  pay,  216. 

WATER— 

city  may  regulate  price  of,  57,  59. 

Board  of  Public  Works  shall  make  rules  relating  to,  100. 

WATER  SYSTEM— 

sale  of  must  be  submitted  to  vote,  1. 


5 68 


INDEX  TO  CITY  CHARTER. 


WATER  COURSES — 

city  may  provide  for  cleaning  of,  51. 

WATER  PIPES — 

Board  of  Public  Works  shall  have  charge  of,  97. 

WATER  SUPPLY— 

city  may  prevent  defilement  or  pollution  of,  51. 
city  may  control  and  regulate,  57-59. 

Board  of  Public  Works  shall  have  charge  of,  97. 

WATER  WORKS— 

city  may  own,  erect,  etc.,  57. 

Board  of  Public  W’orks  shall  have  charge  of,  97. 

President  Board  of  Public  Works  shall  act  as  superintendent  of,  95i£* 
city  may  borrow  money  for,  160. 

WEIGHING — 

of  articles  of  food,  etc.,  city  may  provide  for,  41. 

WEIGHTS— 

city  may  enforce  the  keeping  of  legal,  41. 

WHISTLES — 

city  may  regulate  or  suppress  blowing  of,  59. 

WIRES — 

electric.  (See  Electric  Wires.) 

WITNESSES— 

finance  committee  may  examine,  163. 

finance  committee  may  compel  attendance  of,  163. 

WORKING— 

of  prisoners,  city  may  provide  for,  43. 

WTORK  HOUSES— 

city  may  establish,  control  and  regulate,  43. 

Board  of  Police  shall  have  charge  of,  110. 

WRITING — 

required  for  city  business,  Corporation  Counsel  shall  draft  all,  80. 

Y 

YEAS  AND  NAYS — 

may  be  demanded  on  any  vote  by  any  member  of  the  Council,  31. 
on  votes  of  Council  shall  be  entered  in  journal,  31. 
votes  od  transfers  of  funds  shall  be  by,  207. 


YELLOW  FEVER— 

(See  Contagious  Diseases.) 


INDEX  TO  MUNICIPAL  CODE. 


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REFERENCES  ARE  TO  PAGES 


(This  Index  covers  all  Ordinances  in  the  Code.  For  Index  to  Street 
Improvement,  Appropriation  and  Miscellaneous  Ordinances 
and  Franchises,  see  separate  indexes  for  parts  2 and  3) 


A 

ACCIDENTS — 

contractors  must  erect  barriers  to  prevent 88 

prevent  by  Are  231 

prevent  by  falling  articles  from  windows 120 

ACTION — 

to  collect  delinquent  assessment  for  local  improvements  shall  be  brought 

when  93 

Corporation  Counsel  shall  bring  to  collect  delinquent  assessments 93 

ADDITIONS— 

regulating  platting  and  laying  out  of 302 

ADVERTISING — 

on  sidewalks  prohibited 178 

AGENT- 

purchasing  for  city,  provided  for 64 

ALARM — 

penalty  for  giving  false  of  fire 237 

ALLEYS— 

unlawful  to  obstruct  and  deposit  material  in 168 

fast  driving  prohibited  in 112 

(See  Local  Improvements.) 

vacations  of,  see  Part  2 380 

improvement  of,  see  Part  2 313 

AMUSEMENTS — 

license  for  places  of 151 

places  of  shall  close  on  Sunday 118 

ANIMALS— 

leaving  of  carcasses  of  within  city  limits  prohibited 141 

regulations  for  burial  of 141 

dead,  shall  not  be  buried  within  city  limits 130,  142* 

license  required  before  removal  for  burial  of 141 

permit  for  removal  and  burial  of,  issued  by  Health  Officer 141 

preventing  running  at  large 182 

pound  limits  for  182 

unlawful  to  drive  more  than  ten  head  through  city  without  permit 

from  Mayor  183 

unlawful  to  allow  bulls  to  run  at  large 183 

fee  for  impounding  bulls 184 

Spokane  Humane  Society  shall  impound  and  restrain 184 


570  INDEX  TO  MUNICIPAL  CODE. 


Animals — Continued. 

fees  for  impounding  186 

sold  for  impounding  fees,  when 186 

regulating  driving  of  on  graded  streets 188 

unlawful  to  allow  grazing  of  on  graded  streets 189 

unlawful  to  drive  more  than  ten  head,  without  permit  from  Mayor.  . . . 189 

APPEALS — 

from  action  of  Council  on  assessment  rolls,  how  made 78 

APPROPRIATIONS — 

(See  Part  II) 402 

ARMS,  FIRE — 

unlawful  to  discharge  within  city  limits 113 

ARRESTS— 

police  officers  authorized  to  make 214 

ART  GALLERY — 

establishing  and  providing  for 290 

ART  COMMISSION — 

providing  for  and  term  of  office 290 

ASSESSMENTS — 

powers  of  city  to  make  local  improvements,  to  be  paid  for  by 74 

what  petition  for  local  improvements,  must  set  forth 74 

owners  of  one-half  of  property  must  sign  petition  for  local  improve- 
ments   74 

proceedings  for  levy  and  collection  of  assessments  to  pay  cost  of  local 

improvements  75 

proportioned  to  frontage  for  local  improvements,  paid  on  lots,  etc 75 

how  to  be  levied  for  improvements 76 

Board  of  Public  Works,  shall  report  on  petitions  for  local  improvements  76 

roll  for,  shall  contain  what 76 

improvements,  not  to  be  paid  for  by  special,  shall  be  paid  out  of  gen- 
eral fund  76 

City  Clerk  shall  give  notice  of  filing  of  roll,  and  date  of  hearing  on.  . . . 76 

objections  to,  shall  be  filed  with  City  Clerk 76 

Council  shall  hear  all  objections  to 76 

objections  not  filed  shall  be  deemed  waived 76 

rolls  shall  be  confirmed  by  ordinance 77 

time  of  payment  of  shall  be  fixed  by  ordinance,  and  rate  of  interest  on  77 

rate  of  interest  on  shall  not  exceed  8 per  cent 77 

Treasurer  shall  collect  all,  for  local  improvements 77 

City  Clerk  shall  within  five  days  certify  roll  to  City  Treasurer  for 

collection  77 

City  Clerk  shall  certify  amount  of  to  Comptroller 77 

Treasurer  shall  give  notice  by  three  weekly  publications,  of  date  of 

payment  of  77 

Treasurer  shall  issue  duplicate  receipts  upon  payment  of 77 

Treasurer  shall  submit  receipt  books  of  payment  of,  to  Comptroller 

within  24  hours  77 

’ within  30  days  after  delinquency  Treasurer  shall  file  with  Clerk  ab- 
stract of#delinquent 77 

collection  of  all  delinquent,  shall  be  made  as  prescribed  by  ordinance.  . 77 

roll  for  improvements  other  than  sidewalks,  shall  contain  what 78 

objections  to,  heard  by  Council 79 

action  of  Council,  a final  determination  on 79 

appeal  from  action  of  Council,  how  made 79 

for  street  intersections,  shall  be  levied  upon  property  included  in 

district  80 

for  street  intersections,  how  collected 80 


INDEX  TO  MUNICIPAL  CODE.  57i 


Assessments — Continued 

for  sidewalks,  shall  be  lien  on  property  benefited 81 

districts  for  sidewalks,  shall  include  what  property 82 

sidewalks  constructed  only  upon  one  side  of  street,  shall  only  include 

land  upon  that  side  82 

where  street  is  to  be  improved,  sidewalking  may  be  included  in  im- 
provement   82 

sidewalks  built  by  owner,  shall  be  credited  upon 82 

for  sewers,  how  and  when  levied 83 

petition  for  sewers  shall  be  filed  with  Board  of  Public  Works 83 

sewers  shall  be  constructed  where  owners  of  one-half  of  property  peti- 
tion therefor  83 

report  of  Board  of  Public  Works  on  petition  for  sewers,  shall  contain 

what  83 

Council  may  order  sewer  constructed  without  petition  therefor 84 

Council  shall  adopt  map,  plans  and  specifications  for  sewers 84 

district  created  to  pay  for  construction  of  sewers,  shall  contain  what 

property  84 

how  levied  upon  property  in  sewer  district 84 

roll  for  shall  be  prepared  by  Board  of  Public  Works  and  contain  what.  . 84 

cost  of  sewer,  not  paid  by  special,  shall  be  paid  for  out  of  general  fund.  85 
City  Clerk  shall  give  notice  of  filing  of  roll,  and  date  of  hearing  on.  . . . 85 

objections  to  shall  be  filed  with  Clerk  and  heard  by  Council 85 

objections  not  filed  shall  be  deemed  waived 85 

Council  shall  determine  all  objections  and  make  orders  therein 85 

confirmation  ordinance  shall  prescribe  time  when  installments  shall  be 

paid  85 

rate  of  interest,  not  to  exceed  8 per  cent,  shall  be  fixed  by  Council ....  85 

Treasurer  shall  collect  all,  for  sewers 86 

City  Clerk  shall  within  five  days,  certify  and  annex  warrant  directing 

Treasurer  to  collect  all  assessments 86 

City  Clerk  shall  certify  amount  of  roll  for  sewers  to  Comptroller 86 

Treasurer  shall  give  three  weekly  publications  of  notice  of  date  of  pay- 
ment of  86 

Treasurer  shall  issue  duplicate  receipts  upon  payment  of 86 

Treasurer  shall  within  30  days  file  with  Clerk,  abstract  of  all  unpaid, 

for  sewers  8b 

Foreclosure  of  liens,  created  by  special  for  local  improvements 91 

all  owners  of  property  on  roll  may  be  joined  as  defendants 91 

complaint  for  foreclosure  shall  contain  what 9i 

roll  and  order  of  confirmation  shall  be  prima  facie  evidence  of  regu- 
larity and  validity  of  proceedings 91 

judgment  shall  be  entered  for  amount  due  on  roll 91 

decree  of  foreclosure  shall  direct  that  land  be  sold  for 91 

property  sold  for  shall  be  sold  to  city,  where  no  other  bidders 92 

owners  may  redeem  property  sold  before  execution  of  deed,  how 92 

bear  interest  at  15  per  cent,  from  date  of  sale 92 

City  Treasurer  shall  execute  and  deliver  deeds  for  all  property  sold 

under  foreclosure 92 

deeds  for  property  sold  under  foreclosure  for,  shall  be  prima  facie  evi- 
dence of  what 9^ 

providing  for  collection  of  when  due,  for  local  improvements 93 

delinquent  list  shall  be  transmitted  by  Treasurer  to  Corporation  Counsel 

for  collection  93 

Corporation  Counsel  shall  proceed  to  collect  when  delinquent 93 

annual  installments  of  unpaid  after  30  days,  whole  amount  delinquent 

and  shall  draw  interest 93 

interest  on  shall  be  included  in  suit  for  collection 93 

delinquent  shall  draw  interest  at  8 per  cent 9o 


572 


INDEX  TO  MUNICIPAL  CODE. 


ASSESSMENTS — (See  Bonds)  : 

Bonds  to  be  issued  for  improvements,  paid  by 96 

ASSESSMENT  DISTRICT— 

for  local  improvements 74-78 

how  created  for  sewer  system 83 

creating  for  construction  of  sidewalks 81 

for  local  improvements,  prepared  by  Board  of  Public  Works 76 

ASSESSMENT  ROLLS — 

hearing  on  before  City  Council,  when  had 76 

City  Council  shall  confirm  by  ordinance 76 

for  local  improvements,  shall  contain  what 76 

for  sewers,  shall  contain  what 84 

for  sewer  system,  prepared  by  Board  of  Public  Works 83 

for  sewers,  hearing  upon  had  before  City  Council 84 

hearing  on,  and  confirmation  of 85 

shall  be  delivered  to  Treasurer  by  City  Clerk 80-86 

delinquent,  Treasurer  shall  transmit  to  Corporation  Counsel  for  col- 
lection   93 

Corporation  Counsel  shall  collect  all  delinquent 93 

AUCTIONS— 

license  for  selling  goods  at 157 

AUCTIONEERS — 

license  of  157 

shall  announce  quality  of  jewelry  sold  at  auction 158 

AUTOMATIC  MACHINES — 

license  for  sale  of  goods  by 116 

AUTOMOBILES— 

regulating  riding  and  driving  of 112 

speed  of  on  streets 112 

must  be  provided  with  bell  and  light 112 

AVENUES — (See  Streets ) : 

streets  running  east  and  west,  designated  as 299 

AWNINGS — 

regulating  use  and  position  of 175 

must  be  constructed  of  cloth,  and  folding 175 

framework  of  all,  attached  to  buildings,  shall  be  of  metal 268 

B 

BACTERIOLOGIST— 

providing  for,  and  salary  of 140 

BALL  : 

playing  on  streets  prohibited 174 

BALLOTS— 

shall  be  destroyed  six  months  after  election 304 

BAND— 

shall  not  play  wdiile  upon  bridges 18'l 

BANNERS— 

regulating  use  and  position  of 175 

BARRIERS— 

must  be  erected  about  public  works 88 

BARB  WIRE  FENCES — 

prohibited  in  city I20 

BAWDY  HOUSES — 

keepers  of  are  vagrants 107 

suppression  of,  and  penalty  for  keeping 107 


INDEX  TO  MUNICIPAL  CODE. 


573 


BEER — 

license  for  sale  of 152,  155 

BELL — 

must  be  attached  to  bicycles 191 

BIDS— 

for  public  works  shall  be  advertised 88 

BICYCLES— 

regulating  riding  of  on  streets,  and  speed  of 191 

must  have  bell  attached 191 

riding  on  sidewalks  prohibited 191 

unlawful  to  ride  without  complete  control  of 192 

speed  limited  to  eight  miles  an  hour 192 

license  of  and  fee 195 

license  fees  placed  in  bicycle  road  fund 196 

paths,  construction  and  maintenance  of 196 

paths,  providing  for  protection  of 192 

use  of,  and  speed  of,  on  streets 112 

unlawful  to  place  any  substance  on  path  or  streets  to  injure 193 

road  commission,  creation  of  and  duties 193 

BICYCLE  PATHS— 

construction  of  and  maintenance  of 19b 

protection  of  192 

BICYCLE  ROAD  COMMISSION — 

creation  of,  and  members,  how  appointed 193 

duties  of  193 

BILLIARD  TABLES — 

persons  under  18  not  to  play  upon 119 

BILLS — 

prohibited  posting  of  on  bridges 180 

BILL  POSTER — 

license  of  153 

BIRDS— 

protection  of  190 

BLASTING — 

rules  governing  210 

bond  and  permit  required  for 210 

warning  must  be  given  before  discharge 210 

BLOW  GUNS— 

use  of  on  streets  prohibited 174 

BOARD  OF  HEALTH — 

(See  Health  and  Contagious  Diseases.) 

regulations  for  cases  of  contagious  diseases 135 

shall  issue  permits  to  scavengers 142 

providing  for  bacteriologist  for 146 

reports  of  to  be  made  to  Council 145 

shall  appoint  sanitary  inspectors 147 

salary  of  nurses  employed  by 147 

appoint  plumbing  inspector 141 

rules  and  regulations  of.  for  plumbing 273 

BOARD  OF  POLICE-  - 

may  recommend  revocation  of  licenses 149 

BOARD  OF  PUBLIC  WORKS — 

shall  prepare  and  certify  pay  rolls 64 

shall  prepare  assessment  rolls  for  local  improvements 74,  78,  84 

petitions  for  local  improvements  shall  be  filed  with 74 


574 


INDEX  TO  MUNICIPAL  CODE. 


Board  of  Public  Works — Continued. 

petitions  for  sewers  shall  be  filed  with 83 

shall  let  contracts  for  public  works 81 

may  grant  permits  to  obstruct  streets 169 

grants  permits  for  sewer  connections 207,  209 

shall  divide  city  into  three  districts  for  paying  water  rents 240 

shall  cause  inspection  of  boilers 164 

grant  permits  for  construction  of  buildings 269 

grant  permits  for  temporary  structures  within  the  fire  limits 225 

shall  order  laying  and  repairing  of  sidewalks 197 

shall  lay  all  sidewalks,  where  property  owners  fail  to  do  so 204 

grant  permits  for  blasting 210 

(See  Local  Improvements.) 

BOILER  INSPECTOR — 

duties  of,  and  fees  of 164 

shall  inspect  engines  and  boilers 164 

shall  examine  applicants  for  license  as  engineers 165 

BOOTBLACKS  — 

soliciting  on  streets  prohibited 175 

BONDS — (See  Warrants.) 

providing  for  investment  of  $2000  from  firemen’s  hospital  fund  in 227 

approval  of  by  Corporation  Counsel 69 

approval  of  Mayor  required  on  all 69 

of  Chief  of  Police  and  City  Engineer 71 

required  before  engaging  in  blasting 210 

issuance  of  for  special  improvements 69 

rate  of  interest  on,  6 per  cent 97 

providing  for  issuance  of  for  local  improvements 97 

issued  for  street  and  sewer  improvements 101 

required  on  contracts  for  public  works 87 

City  Librarian  shall  give 289 

BOTTLES — 

penalty  for  placing  broken  on  streets 168 

BOWLING  ALLEYS— 

license  of  152 

persons  under  18  prohibited  from  playing  in 119 

BUILDINGS— 

smoking  opium  in  prohibited 110 

unlawful  for  owner  to  permit"  to  be  used  for  prostitution Ill 

unlawful  for  owner  to  permit  gambling  in Ill 

expectoration  on  floor  of  any  public,  prohibited 116 

unlawful  to  sit  and  loiter  about ll‘< 

placing  objects  on  window  sills  prohibited 120 

protection  of  from  smoke  and  soot 121 

protection  of  from  injury  114 

unlawful  to  annoy  neighborhood  by  smoke,  etc.,  from 121 

electric  wires  must  be  installed  in  according  to  national  electric  code.  . 281 

installation  of  electric  wiring  in 281 

inspection  of  elevators  in 285 

requirements  for  cellar  ways  in 286 

regulating  erection  of,  within  fire  limits 224 

temporary,  may  be  erected  within  fire  limits  by  permit 225 

stand  pipes  required  on 226 

fire  escapes,  iron  doors,  shutters,  etc.,  required  on 226 

connections  with  sewers  required,  when 206 

regulations  for  numbering 300 

regulating  the  construction  of  within  fire  limits 231 


INDEX  TO  MUNICIPAL  CODE. 


575 


Buildings — Continued. 

regulating  the  repairs  and  alterations  of 232 

wooden  repairs  to  232 

dangerous,  may  be  removed  by  fire  commissioners 232 

roofs,  how  constructed  and  scuttle  in 233 

cornices,  etc.,  shall  be  of  non-combustible  material 233 

chimney  and  flues,  construction  of 233 

stove-pipes  and  smoke-stacks,  regulating  construction  of 233 

smoke-pipes,  must  be  four  feet  above  roof 234 

saw-mills,  factories,  etc.,  shall  extend  smoke-stacks  20  feet  above  adja- 
cent buildings  234 

brick  chimneys  may  be  ordered,  where  required 234 

unlawful  to  deposit  ashes  in  wooden  vessels,  or  within  10  feet  of  wood 

work  235 

manufacture  of  matches,  tow,  excelsior,  etc.,  prohibited  within  fire 

limits  235 

manufacture  of  ammunition,  fireworks,  naptha,  coal  oil,  etc.,  prohibited 

within  city  235 

no  portable  light,  except  securely  enclosed  in  a lantern,  shall  be  used 

where  explosives  or  inflammable  liquids  are  kept 235 

spark-arrestors  shall  be  placed  on  chimneys,  when 235 

shavings  shall  be  securely  stored  or  disposed  of,  so  as  to  be  safe  from 

fire  235 

right  to  enter  buildings  for  inspection,  granted  to  whom 235 

unlawful  to  make  false  alarms  of  fire 235 

unlawful  to  burn  rubbish  or  other  material  without  a permit 235 

rendering  kettles  shall  be  placed  upon  non-combustible  foundation 236 

unlawful  to  boil  rosin,  tar,  pitch,  turpentine,  etc.,  within  30  feet  of  a 

building,  and  without  a permit 236 

chief  of  fire  department  required  to  enforce  this  ordinance 236 

doors  for  churches,  hotels,  theatres,  etc.,  shall  open  both  inwardly  and 

outwardly  236 

doors  to  churches,  theatres,  etc.,  when  used  for  assemblages,  shall  re- 
main unfastened  236 

aisles  and  passage  ways,  in  public  buildings  shall  be  kept  free  from 

obstructions  236 

hoistways  and  well  holes  shall  be  kept  closed  except  when  in  use 237 

unlawful  to  keep  more  than  25  pounds  of  powder  in 237 

regulations  for  keeping  liquid  explosive  in 237 

regulations  for  construction  of  elevator  well  in 237 

buildings  within  fire  limits  used  for  packing,  shall  be  fire  proof 237 

fire  proof  doors  and  shutters  shall  be  provided  for  buildings  used  for 

packing  237 

notice  of  location  of  fire  escapes,  shall  be  posted  in  hallways 237 

hallways  required  in  buildings  over  two  stories  in  height 237 

fire  escapes,  stand  pipes,  etc.,  shall  be  provided  on,  before  plans  for 

shall  be  approved 238 

unlawful  to  permit  rubbish,  paper,  rags,  etc.,  to  accumulate  in  base- 
ments, halls,  etc 238 

all  construction  work  and  alterations  shall  conform  to  provisions  of 

ordinance  253 

erected  or  enlarged  within  fire  limits,  shall  be  built  of  incombustible 

material  253 

depth  of  foundation,  and  regulations  for 253 

adjoining  shall  be  protected  in  excavations  for  foundations 254 

thickness  of  walls  for  brick,  and  requirements  for 254 

rubble  stone  walls,  requirements  for 256 

walls,  regulations  for  construction  of  various 256 

stone  cornices,  greatest  weight  upon  inside  of  face  of  wall 257 


576 


INDEX  TO  MUNICIPAL  CODE. 


Buildings — Continued. 

iron  plates,  and  anchor  irons,  construction  of 258 

height  of  stories  in 258 

hotels  and  tenement  houses,  construction  of 259 

fire  proof  buildings,  regulations  for 259 

porticos  and  bay  windows,  construction  of 260 

stairway  or  open  area  in  sidewalk,  how  constructed 261 

walls  under  sidewalks,  regulations  for • 261 

floors  of  business  buildings  shall  be  examined  before  using 263 

scantling  partitions,  regulations  for 263 

partitions  in  factories,  mill,  hotels,  etc.,  near  stairways,  how  constructed  264 

incombustible  cornices,  regulations  for 264 

iron  doors  and  shutters,  regulations  for 265 

elevators  and  hoistways,  regulations  for  construction  of 265 

chimneys,  how  constructed 266 

furnaces,  hot  air  registers,  etc.,  how  constructed 267 

fire  places,  boiler  rooms,  etc.,  shall  be  constructed,  how 267 

lights  shall  be  placed  in  front  of  obstructions  at  night,  from  dark  until 

sunrise  268 

awnings  and  wooden  signs,  regulations  for.. 268 

burnt  or  dangerous  buildings,  shall  be  rendered  safe 269 

fire  proof  vaults  for  shavings,  in  factories,  mills,  etc.,  how  constructed.  . 269 
frame  buildings  within  fire  limits,  damaged  40  per  cent,  unlawful  to 

repair  . 269 

permits  required  before  commencing  work  upon 269 

stairways  in  buildings  where  persons  are  employed,  regulations  for.  . . . 270 

stairways  on,  within  fire  limits,  how  constructed 270 

guards  around  machinery  required  in  factories,  workshops,  etc 270 

stairways  and  exits  in  public  halls,  etc.,  how  constructed 271 

public  halls,  theatres,  etc.,  regulations  for  construction  of 271 

hose  shall  be  attached  to  stand  pipes  in  public  halls,  theatres,  etc.  ..  . 271 
elevator  inspection,  Board  of  Public  Works  shall  require 272 

BRIDGES — 

prevent  assemblies  on 181 

posting  of  signs  on,  prohibited 180 

providing  for  protection  of 180 

driving  on  faster  than  a walk  prohibited 180 

driving  of  cattle  over,  regulated 180 

Musicians  shall  not  play  while  crossing 181 

BULLS— 

prevented  from  running  at  large 183 

fees  for  impounding 184 

BURIAL  PERMITS— 

Health  Officer  shall  issue 138 

for  dead  animals,  Health  Officer  shall  issue 141 

BUSINESS  HOUSES— 

shall  close  on  Sunday 118 

c 

CABS— 

fares  for  use  of 293 

list  of  fares  for  use  of,  shall  be  posted  in 294 

penalty  for  receiving  fares  in  excess  of  legal  charges 294 

must  obtain  license 153 

CANNON  ISLAND— 

official  designation  of 300 


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577 


CAPTAIN  OF  POLICE— 

hours  and  duties  of 212 

salary  of  213 

CARRIAGES — 

regulation  price  for  hire  of 293 

for  hire,  must  obtain  license 153 

regulating  standing  of,  on  paved  streets 171 

CARS— 

unlawful  to  get  on  or  off  while  in  motion 125 

regulating  speed  on  street  railways 126 

unlawful  to  expectorate  on  lloor  of 116 

CATTLE — 

running  at  large  prohibited 182 

impounding  of,  and  fees 186 

(See  Animals.) 

CELL  Mi- 

smoking  opium  in,  prohibited 110 

ways,  must  be  closed 286 

ways,  required  to  be  lighted  at  night 286 

CEMETERY— 

designation  of  144 

CERTIFICATE — 

of  approval  of  all  bonds  shall  be  made  by  Corporation  Counsel 69 

CESSPOOLS — 

regulating  construction  of 132 

offensive  shall  be  cleaned  and  filled  up  by  order  of  Health  Officer 131 

permit  required  for  construction  of 132 

regulations  for  and  plumbing  connections 279 

CHIEF  OF  FIRE  DEPARTMENT — 

duties  of  and  salary 220,  222 

(See  Fire  Department.) 

CHIEF  OF  POLICE— 

bond  required  of 71 

salary  of  214 

hours  and  duties  of 214 

shall  act  as  license  inspector 212 

shall  not  absent  himself  from  city  without  permit  from  Mayor 216 

shall  sell  unclaimed  property 218 

shall  establish  police  districts  and  beats 214 

CHILDREN — 

loitering  on  streets  at  night,  prohibited 117 

unlawful  for,  to  vend  flowers  in  saloons 109 

CHIMNEYS — 

unlawful  to  annoy  neighborhood  with  smoke  and  soot  from 121 

regulations  for  construction  of 233 

CIGARETTES— 

license  fee  for  sale  of 153 

unlawful  to  sell  to  persons  under  16  years  old 119 

unlawful  for  persons  under  16  years  old  to  smoke  on  streets 119 

CITY  CLERK— 

shall  give  notice  of  hearing  on  assessment  rolls 77,  80,  85 

shall  certify  all  assessment  rolls  to  Treasurer  for  collection.  . . .77,  80,  86 

shall  certify  amount  of  rolls  to  Comptroller.. 77,  80,  85 

salaries  of  deputies 66 

shall  furnish  numbers  for  houses 301 

shall  issue  retail  liquor  licenses 156 


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INDEX  TO  MUNICIPAL  CODE. 


CITY  COMMISSIONERS — 

shall  prepare  certain  pay  rolls 63 

salary  of  66 

CITY  COUNCIL— 

revocation  of  licenses  by 149 

removal  of  elective  officers  by 61 

shall  provide  for  purchasing  agent  for  city 64 

hear  objections  to  assessment  rolls  for  local  improvements 76,  79 

order  improvements,  how  and  when 74,  83 

hear  objections  to  sewer  rolls 85 

confirmation  of  assessment  rolls  by 76,  79,  85 

(See  Local  Improvements.) 

CITY  ENGINEER— 

shall  inspect  passenger  elevators 285 

creating  office  of  and  his  duties 71 

salary  of  65 

bond  required  of 71 

CITY  MARKET-PLACE — 

providing  for  302 

CITY  PHYSICIAN — 

Health  Officer  shall  act  as ’ 146 

salary  of  146 

CITY  TREASURER — 

(See  Treasurer.) 

CIRCUS— 

license  fee  151 

CLERK  OF  POLICE  JUSTICE — 

providing  for  salary  of 69 

COAL — 

all  sold  must  contain  full  ton 297 

COMPTROLLER— 

shall  prepare  certain  pay  rolls 63 

deputies,  salaries  of 65 

shall  issue  bonds  instead  of  warrants  to  certain  contractors  for  street 

improvements  . 96 

shall  issue  all  licenses 154 

shall  issue  bonds,  when 95,  97,  101 

CONCEALED  WEAPONS — 

unlawful  to  carry 114 

CONFIRMATION  OF  ASSESSMENT  ROLLS — 

providing  for,  by  City  Council,  after  notice  given 77,  85 

CONNECTIONS— 

with  sewers,  permit  required  for 206 

buildings  required  with  sewers  in  front  of  property  lines 131,  206 

with  water  mains,  etc.,  regulating 243,  280 

CONSTRUCTION  OF  BUILDINGS— 

(See  Buildings.) 

CONTAGIOUS  DISEASES — 

physicians  and  other  persons  shall  report  all  cases  of 135 

reports  shall  be  made  immediately 135 

meaning  of  term  and  definition  of 136 

no  person  shall  remove  person  afflicted  with,  into  city  on  railroad  car 

or  public  conveyance 136 

unlawful  for  person  to  attend  school  from  house  where  a person  is 
sick  with  136 


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Contagious  Diseases — Continued. 

keepers  of  hotels,  boarding  houses,  etc.,  shall  report  all  cases  of 136 

teachers  shall  not  admit  children  to  schools  who  have  not  been  vac- 
cinated   137 

Health  Officer  shall  visit  schools  to  examine  children 137 

no  person  shall  leave  quarantine  without  permit  from  Board  of  Health.  137 
vaccination  of  persons  may  be  required  by  Board  of  Health,  when.  . . . 137 
persons  afflicted  with  varioloid  or  smallpox  may  be  removed  to  isola- 
tion hospital  137 

card  or  flag  may  be  posted  on  building  where  there  is  a case  of  smallpox  137 

after  death  of  person  afflicted  with,  rooms  shall  be  disinfected 138 

body  of  person  dying  from,  shall  be  buried  within  24  hours 138 

death  of  person  afflicted  with,  shall  be  reported  to  Health  Officer 138 

unlawful  to  direct  person  afflicted  with  smallpox  or  varioloid  to  City 

Hall  138 

no  interment  of  dead  body  shall  be  made  without  a permit  from  Health 

Officer  138 

all  bodies  shall  be  buried  in  grounds  now  used  as  burying  grounds. . . . 139 
no  dead  body  shall  be  conveyed  through  or  in  the  city  without  a permit 

from  Health  Officer 139 

Health  Officer  shall  sign  death  certificate  where  no  physician  in  attend- 
ance   139 

unlawful  to  take  remains  of  person  dead  from,  to  church  or  public 

building  for  funeral  services,  without  a permit 139 

every  person  shall  report  case  of 139 

unlawful  for  person  afflicted  with,  to  go  abroad,  attend  church,  etc.  . . . 140 
no  person  shall  enter  a quarantined  house  without  permission  of  Board 

of  Health  140 

quarantine  period  of,  for 140 

CONTRACTS — 

shall  provide  for  8 hours  for  day’s  work  on  city  work 72 

provisions  of,  for  public  works * 87 

Board  of  Public  Works  shall  let  all  for  public  work 87 

for  public  wrork,  Mayor  shall  approve 87 

for  public  work,  how  paid 87 

bonds  required  on  all,  for  public  work 87 

(See  Public  Works.) 

CONTRACTORS— 

must  erect  barriers  on  public  work  to  prevent  accidents 87 

special  improvement  bonds  may  be  issued  to,  in  lieu  of  warrants  for 

local  improvements  96 

(See  Public  Works.) 

CORPORATION  COUNSEL — 

authorizing  employment  of  assistants  and  stenographer 67,  68 

salary  of,  and  of  assistants 66 

shall  approve  all  bonds 69 

or  assistant,  shall  approve  claims  for  witness  fees 70 

Treasurer  shall  furnish  a statement  of  assessment  rolls  delinquent....  93 
Treasurer  shall  furnish  statement  containing  information  for  suits  on 

delinquent  assessments  93 

shall  collect  all  delinquent  assessments  by  suit  or  otherwise 93 

CREMATORY— 

erection  and  operation  of 298 

contract  and  provisions  for 298 

CURBING — 

provisions  for,  and  mode  of  assessments 298 

(See  Local  Improvements.) 

(See  Assessments.) 


580 


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D 

DAMAGES— 

city  to  be  protected  from  by  clause  in  contracts  for  public  works 87 

DEAD— 

public  cemetery  for  burial  in 144 

DEAD  ANIMALS— 

burial  of 141 

DEATHS — 

regulations  for  burying  persons  dying  from  contagious  diseases 137 

permits  must  be  obtained  before  burials 138 

returns  of,  made  to  Health  Officer 138 

DELINQUENT  ASSESSMENTS — 

foreclosure  of,  how  and  when  made 91 

Treasurer  shall  furnish  statement  of,  to  Corporation  Counsel  for  suit 

thereon  93 

Corporation  Counsel  shall  collect  all,  by  suit  or  otherwise 93 

shall  draw  interest  at  8 per  cent 93 

suit  to  collect  shall  be  brought,  when 93 

annual  installments  unpaid  for  30  days,  shall  cause  the  whole  amount 

to  become  delinquent 93 

(See  Assessments.) 

DELINQUENT  TAXES — 

remitting  penalty  and  interest  upon  payment  of  certain 311 

DEPOTS— 

regulating  soliciting  at 124 

DISEASES  (See  Contagious  Diseases) — 

prevention  of  spread  of  contagious  diseases 135,  139 

DISORDERLY  CONDUCT — 

defining  and  penalty 106 

DISORDERLY  PERSONS— 

are  vagrants 107 

defined  and  penalty 107 

DIPHTHERIA— 

prevention  of  spread 139 

DOGS— 

license  of 187 

Spokane  Humane  Society  shall  impound  and  restrain 184 

unlawful  to  keep  vicious 190 

vicious  may  be  killed 190 

DOMESTIC  ANIMALS — 

running  at  large  prohibited 182 

DRAINAGE — 

regulating  and  connections  for 206 

DRINKING  FOUNTAINS— 

providing  for  on  streets 297 

DRIVING — 

regulation  of,  for  horses  and  automobiles 112 

speed  regulated  on  streets 112 

must  drive  on  right  of  center  of  streets 112 

DRUNKARDS — 

habitual  are  vagrants 107 

DRUNKENNESS — 

penalty  for 106 


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E 

EIGHT  HOURS— 

shall  constitute  a day’s  work 72 

ELECTION  BALLOTS — 

shall  be  destroyed  six  months  after  election 304 

ELECTION  PRECINCTS— 

established  in  wards 304 

ELECTIVE  OFFICERS — 

procedure  for  removal  of,  for  malfeasance  in  office 61 

ELECTRIC  WIRES — 

regulations  for  placing  in  buildings 281 

ELECTRIC  APPARATUS— 

regulations  for  placing  in  buildings 281 

ELEVATORS — 

inspection  of  required 285 

Beard  of  Public  Works  shall  cause  inspection  of 272 

construction  of  hoistways 265 

construction  of  wells  for,  in  buildings 237 

EMPLOYES— 

names  placed  on  pay  rolls  for  payment 63 

salaries  of 65 

EMPLOYMENT  AGENTS — 

license  fee 160 

ENGINEERS— 

stationary,  license  of  and  fee  for 164 

stationary,  unlawful  to  run  engine  or  boiler  without  license  and  permit  165 
ENGINEER,  CITY — 

creating  office  of,  and  duties 71 

salary  of,  and  of  assistants 65 

bond  required  of 71 

shall  inspect  elevators 285 

ENGINES  AND  BOILERS — 

regulations  for  use,  and  inspection  of 164 

license  required  for  running 164 

EVIDENCE — 

finding  of  opium  pipes,  etc.,  prima  facie  of  guilt 110 

EXHIBITIONS— 

license  fee  for 151 

EXPECTO  RATION — 

prohibited  on  sidewalks  or  in  buildings 116 

EXPOSURE — 

indecent,  penalty  for 114 

EXPRESS  WAGONS — 

regulating  use  of  streets  by 172 


F 

FARES — 

for  hacks  and  cabs  fixed 293 

FEES — 

Spokane  Humane  Society  for  impounding  animals 186 

FEMALES — 

unlawful  for,  to  vend  flowers  in  saloons 109 

unlawful  to  employ  in  saloons  or  places  where  liquors  are  sold 109 


582  INDEX  TO  MUNICIPAL  CODE. 


FENCES — 

over  six  feet  high,  and  barb  wire,  unlawful 120 

injury  to,  unlawful  and  penalty  for 121 

FIFTH  WARD — 

boundaries  of 310 

FINES— 

paid  into  police  court  fund 70 

FIRES — 

prevention  of 231 

unlawful  to  burn  rubbish,  etc.,  without  permit 235 

(See  Buildings.) 

FIRE  ALARM— 

unlawful  to  use  except  in  case  of  fire 237 

FIRE  ARMS— 

unlawful  to  discharge  in  city  limits 113 

unlawful  to  carry  concealed 114 

FIRE  COMMISSIONERS— 

shall  cause  chimneys  to  be  constructed  as  to  abate  smoke  nuisance.  . . . 121 
FIRE  PROOF  BUILDINGS — 

regulations  for  construction  of.... 259 

FIRE  ALARM  SYSTEM— 

establishing  for  city 225 

FIRE  DEPARTMENT — 

creation  of  and  number  of  men  on 220 

officers  of 220 

regulations  of 220 

controlled  by  Board  of  Fire  Commissioners 220 

chief  shall  have  control  of,  at  fires 221 

salaries  of  officers  and  men 222 

granting  right-of-way 223 

protection  of  hydrants 224 

fire  alarm  system 225 

creation  of  hospital  fund 227 

providing  for  investment  of  $2,000  from  hospital  fund  of 227 

chief  of,  shall  enforce  building  regulations  and  enter  complaint  for 

violations  of 236 

FIRE  ESCAPES— 

required  on  buildings 229 

FIRE  HYDRANTS — 

protection  of 224 

FIRE  LIMITS — 

noncombustible  sidewalks  required  within 205 

temporary  structure  may  be  erected  within,  by  permit 225 

establishing  and  defining 224 

FIREMEN — 

hospital  fund  provided  for  injured 227 

salaries  of 222 

FIRST  WARD — 

boundaries  of 205 

FLOWERS — 

unlawful  for  girls  to  vend  in  saloons 109 

FORECLOSURE — 

of  liens,  method  of  procedure,  for  assessments 91 

FORTUNE  TELLERS — 

are  vagrants 107 


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FOUNTAINS — 

establishing  for  drinking  purposes 297 

FOURTH  WARD — 

boundaries  of 310 

FRANCHISES— 

list  of,  see  Part  III. 

FUNDS— 

bicycle  road  funds  provided  for 193 

establishing  of  police  court 70 

special  supplies 73 

redemption  and  judgment  created 94 

license  receipts  paid  into  salary 73 

G 

GALLERIES — 

shooting,  license  for 152 

GAMBLING — 

persons  playing  at  are  vagrants 107 

playing  nickel-in-slot  machines  prohibited 115 

unlawful  to  engage  in Ill 

unlawful  to  maintain  houses  for Ill 

GAMBLING  ROOMS — 

persons  habitually  frequenting  are  disorderly  persons 107 

GAMESTERS— 

are  vagrants 107 

GAMES'— 

unlawful  to  maintain  for  gambling Ill 

GAMING  TABLES— 

persons  under  18  years  not  to  play  upon 119 

GARBAGE — 

shall  be  destroyed  in  crematory 298 

gathering  of,  regulated 132,  142 

prohibited  in  south  channel  of  river 141 

permit  required  for  gathering 142 

hours  for  gathering 143 

GAS  COMPANY — 

unlawful  to  interfere  with  property  of 181 

GAS  MAINS— 

unlawful  to  interfere  with 181 

regulating  laying  of  in  streets 211 

GATES— 

Required  at  railroad  crossings  of  streets 128 

GENERAL  FUND — 

Redemption  of  warrants  provided  for 94 

GLASS'— 

Placing  on  streets  and  sidewalks  prohibited 168 

GLOVER  ISLAND— 

Oilicial  designation  of 300 

GOODS— 

Unlawful  to  obstruct  sidewalks  with  177 

License  for  selling  at  auction  157 

No  bells,  flags,  etc.,  shall  be  used  to  attract  people  to  auction  sales  of.  . 157 
License  for  sale  of,  by  automatic  machines 116 


584 


INDEX  TO  MUNICIPAL  CODE. 


GRADES— 

For  sidewalks — City  engineer  shall  furnish 199 

For  streets — (See  Local  Improvements.) 

(See  Assessments.) 

GRADING— 

Providing  for,  and  mode  of  assessments 74 

GUN— 

Unlawful  to  discharge  in  city  limits 113 

GUTTERING — 

Providing  for,  and  mode  of  assessments 74 

(See  Local  Improvements.) 

(See  Assessments.) 

H 

HACKS— 

Regulating  soliciting  for  at  depots 124 

Regulating  prices  and  use  of 293 

Must  obtain  a license  153 

Must  have  number  printed  on  lamps  on  153 

Penalty  for  receiving  more  pay  than  fixed  by  ordinance 294 

HALLS— 

(Construction  of,  see  Buildings.) 

HAVER MALE  ISLAND — 

Official  designation  of  300 

HAWKERS — 

License  for  150 

HAY— 

Unlawful  to  offer  for  sale  on  streets  302 

HEALTH — 

Unlawful  to  permit  cellar,  vault,  privy,  etc.,  to  become  offensive 130 

Brewers,  tanners,  livery  stable  keepers,  etc.,  shall  keep  premises  free 

from  slops,  etc 130 

Unlawful  to  keep  stale  fat,  meat,  etc.,  upon  premises 130 

Persons  hauling  fre^h  meats  must  keep  them  covered 130 

Unlawful  to  keep  slaughter  houses,  etc.,  within  city 130 

Premises  must  be  kept  clean,  and  free  from  stenches,  etc 131 

Unclean  premises  shall  be  declared  a nuisance  and  abated 131 

No  pi  ivy  vault  shall  be  constructed  where  sewer  is  provided  in  front  of 

property  131 

No  pile  of  manure,  offal  or  garbage  shall  be  permitted  to  become  of- 
fensive   131 

All  vaults  and  cesspools  shall  be  cleaned  out  and  filled  up  by  order  of 

Board  of  Health 131 

No  manure  or  garbage  shall  be  dumped  within  the  city  without  permit 

from  Health  Officer 132 

Unlawful  to  construct  privy,  vault  or  cesspool,  without  permit  from 

Board  of  Health 132 

Regulations  for  constructing  vaults  and  cesspools 132 

Unlawful  to  abandon  vault  or  cesspool  without  first  cleaning  and  filling 

up  with  earth 132 

Scavengers  shall  remove  and  convey  all  garbage,  etc.,  in  tight  fitting 

boxes  132 

Unlawful  to  remove  contents  from  privy,  vault,  etc.,  without  permit.  . 133 

Scavengers  shall  make  return  to  Health  Officer  of  permits  issued 133 

Contents  of  privy  vaults,  etc.,  shall  be  removed  between  what  hours. . . 133 


INDEX  TO  MUNICIPAL  CODE.  585 


Health — Continued. 

Tenement,  lodging  houses  and  restaurants  shall  have  receptacles  for 

garbage  13.3 

All  privy  vaults  shall  be  kept  clean,  and  cleaned  upon  the  order  of 

Health  Officer  133 

Butchers,  grocers,  milk  dealers,  etc.,  shall  permit  inspection  of  their 

goods  133 

Sale  of  blown,  tainted  and  diseased  meat,  fish,  game,  etc.,  prohibited.  . 133 

Sale  of  unsound  and  decayed  fruit  and  other  produce,  prohibited 134 

Unlawful  to  sell  flesh  of  calf,  pig  or  lamb  less  than  six  weeks  old,  when 

slaughtered  134 

Duty  of  officers  to  seize  and  confiscate  decayed,  unwholesome,  etc., 

meat,  vegetables,  etc.,  offered  for  sale 134  . 

Places  where  meat,  fish,  vegetables,  etc.,  are  sold  shall  be  kept  clean  and 

wholesome  134 

Unlawful  to  kill  animal  for  food  when  in  overheated  or  diseased  con- 
dition   134 

Water  in  wells,  cisterns,  etc.,  shall  be  examined  by  Health  Officer 134 

When  impure  water  is  found  in  wells,  cisterns,  etc.,  Board  of  Health 

shall  order  same  closed 135 

Any  building  found  unfit  for  human  habitation  shall  be  vacated 135 

Contagious  diseases,  prevention  of  spread  of  135 

(See  Contagious  Diseases.) 

Quarantine  regulations — (see  Contagious  Diseases.) 

Unlawful  to  use  south  channel  of  river  for  sewerage  purposes 141 

Permit  required  for  removal  and  burial  of  dead  animals 141 

Unlawful  to  deposit  carcass  of  dead  animal  in  Spokane  river  or  Latah 

Creek 141 

Dead  animals  must  be  removed  outside  of  city  limits  for  burial 141 

Scavengers,  limit  of  charges  for  services  142 

Permit  required  for  gathering  swill,  garbage,  etc 143 

Hours  within  which  swill,  garbage,  etc.,  may  be  gathered 143 

Nuisances,  providing  for  abatement  of 143 

Chief  of  Police  shall  remove  and  abate  nuisances  when  143 

Cemetery,  establishing  and  requiring  burials  therein 144 

Health  Officer  shall  require  connection  with  sewers,  when 206 

Unlawful  to  dump  any  garbage,  rubbish,  etc.,  in  sewer,  man-holes,  etc.. 210 

Crematory,  establishing 298 

(See  Boai'.d  of  Health.) 

HEALTH  OFFICER— 

Shall  prepare  reports  of  Board  of  Health  and  transmit  to  Council ....  145 

Secretary  of  Board  of  Health 145 

Hours  and  duties  of  145 

Shall  direct  sanitary  police  and  prescribe  their  duties 145 

Physician  at  the  Isolation  hospital  146 

Salary  of  146 

(See  Contagious  Diseases.) 

(See  Health.) 

HORSES — 

Running  at  large  prohibited 182 

Fees  for  impounding  186 

Regulating  standing  of  on  paved  streets  171 

Unlawful  to  drive  on  bicycle  paths  192 

Regulating  riding  and  driving  of  on  streets  112 

Unlawful  to  stand  upon  streets  without  hitching 112 

Speed  of  in  streets,  limit  of 112 

Unlawful  to  drive  upon  sidewalks 112 


586 


INDEX  TO  MUNICIPAL  CODE. 


HOSPITAL— 

Isolation,  salary  of  nurses  and  messengers  at 147 

HOSPITAL  FUND — 

Creation  of  for  Fire  Department 227 

HOTELS— 

Regulating  soliciting  for  at  depot 124 

Regulating  construction  of 259 

Regulations  for  doors  used  in  236 

Required  to  keep  register  for  guests  129 

HOURS— 

Office,  for  city  officers 60 

Eight  hours  shall  constitute  day’s  labor  72 

HOUSES— 

Unlawful  to  keep  houses  of  ill  fame  Ill 

Unlawful  to  permit  house  or  building  to  be  used  for  prostitution Ill 

HOUSES— 

Keeping  of,  for  gambling  prohibited  Ill 

Requirements  for  numbering  300 

City  Clerk  shall  furnish  numbers  for  301 

Designation  of  numbers  for  various  streets  301 

Unfit  for  habitation  shall  be  ordered  vacated 135 

Smoking  opium  in  prohibited  110 

Protection  of  from  injury 121 

HOUSES,  BAWDY— 

Suppression  of  Ill 

Keepers  of  are  vagrants  107 

Frequenters  of  are  disorderly  persons  107 

HYDRANTS — 

Unlawful  to  open  without  permit  237 

Unlawful  to  obstruct  or  throw  any  material  in  front  of  or  upon 22-* 

Protection  of 224 


I 

ICE— 

Removal  of  from  sidewalks  required  178 

ILL  FAME— 

Suppress  houses  of  Ill 

IMPLEMENTS' — 

License  for  selling  at  auction 159 

IMPOUNDING — 

Animals  running  at  large  182 

Fees  for  * 186 

IMPROVEMENTS — 

Eight  hours  constitutes  a day’s  work  on  72 

Issuance  of  bonds  for 97 

Foreclosure  of  liens  for  local 91 

(See  Local  Improvements.) 

IMPROVEMENT  BONDS — 

Issuance  of  for  local  improvements  96 

INDECENT  EXPOSURE— 

Penalty  for  114 

INHALING  OPIUM  — 

Penalty  for 110 

INTELLIGENCE  AGENT — 

License  fee 


160 


INDEX  TO  MUNICIPAL  CODE. 


587 


INTEREST — 

Rate  of  on  City  Bonds — and  warrants  six  per  cent 97 

INTOXICATION— 

Penalty  for  106 

INTOXICATING  LIQUORS— 

Retail  license  fee  155 

Limits  for  license  where  may  be  sold  156 

Unlawful  to  sell  to  minors  108 

INVESTMENT' — 

$2,000  from  hospital  fund  in  securities  227 

INSPECTION — 

Steam  engines  and  boilers,  by  boiler  inspector 164 

Of  licenses,  manner  of 167 

INSPECTOR  WEIGHTS  AND  MEASURES — 

Creation  of  office  294 

Duties  and  fees  of  295 

Shall  inspect  weights  and  measures  once  a year 296 

INSPECTOR  OF  PLUMBING — 

Provided  for  and  salary  of  14'i 

Board  of  Health  shall  appoint 148 

ISLANDS— 

Designation  of  Glover,  Havermale  and  Cannon  300 

ISOLATION  HOSPITAL — 

Persons  afflicted  with  contagious  disease  may  be  removed  to 131 

Health  Officer,  physician  for 146 

Salary  of  nurses  and  messengers  147 


J 

JAIL— 

Prisoners  confined  in  shall  work  for  city  217 

JANITORS— 

Salaries  of  65 

JEWELRY — 

Auctioneer  selling  must  announce  its  quality  158 

License  for  selling  at  auction 157 

JUDGMENTS — 

Rendered  on  local  improvement  warrants  shall  be  paid  out  of  redemption 

and  judgment,  fund  94 

JUSTICE — POLICE — 

Clerk,  salary  of 69 

Shall  pay  all  moneys  to  City  Treasurer  7b 

Shall  file  with  Comptroller  statement  of  witnesses  and  fees,  when.  . . 70 

Salary  of  69 


L 

LABOR— 

Wages  fixed  for  day's 72 

Eight  hours  shall  constitute  a day’s 72 

LANDS— 

Assessments  for  local  improvements  74 

LAUNDRIES— 

License  fee  153 

LIBRARY  COMMISSION — 

Creation  of  and  duties  289 

Shall  appoint  libarian  and  assistants  288 


588 


INDEX  TO  MUNICIPAL  CODE. 


Library  Commission — Continued. 

Shall  designate  duties  of  librarian  290 

Purchase  books  and  supplies  for  library  290 

Shall  control  public  library  290 

LIBRARIAN — 

Creation  of  office  and  duties  of 288 

Shall  give  a bond 289 

Secretary  of  library  commission  288 

Assistants,  and  duties  of  288 

Salary  of,  and  of  assistants  288 

LICENSE  INSPECTOR — 

Chief  of  Police  shall  perform  duties  of 212 


LICENSE— 

Required  for  gathering  swill  and  offal  142 

Providing  for  revocation  of  149 

Hearing  upon  complaint  for  revocation,  how  had 149 

Council  may  revoke  all,  how  149 

Hawkers  and  peddlers  150 

Shows  and  places  of  amusement  150 

Exhibitions  151 

Circus  and  menageries  151 

Merry-go-rounds,  phonographs,  etc 151 

Horse  and  dog  shows  151 

Variety  theatre  151,  152 

Wholesale  liquor  dealers  152 

Shooting  galleries  and  bowling  alleys  152 

> Public  scales  153 

Bill  posting  153 

Vehicles  for  hire  153 

Laundries  153 

Scavengers  •. . . 153 

Cigarettes,  sale  of  153 

For  owners  and  drivers  of  vehicles  for  hire  155 

For  hacks  and  cabs  153 

Year  divided  into  quarters  for  154 

City  Comptroller  shall  issue  all  licenses  154 

Licenses  shall  be  conspicuously  posted  in  place  of  business 154 

Retail  liquor,  fee  for 155 

Retail  liquors,  may  be  transferred,  how 155 

For  auctions  and  auctioneers  157 

To  sell  live  stock,  implements,  etc  159 

Employment  or  intelligence  agents 160 

Pawn  brokers  161 

Stationery  engineers  must  obtain  164 

For  dogs  and  bitches  187 

Manner  of  inspection  and  collection  167 

Must  be  secured  for  conveying  dead  animals 141 

Receipts  from  paid  into  salary  fund  73 

For  bicycles,  tricycles,  etc 195 

For  machines  used  for  sale  of  goods  116 

LIENS — 

Shall  attach  to  property  for  constructing  sidewalks 197 

Assessments  for  sidewalks,  are  a,  on  property 81 

On  property  for  local  improvements,  provided  for 76,  79 

Foreclosure  of,  for  local  improvements  91 

For  sewer  system  made  on  property  benefited 84 


INDEX  TO  MUNICIPAL  CODE. 


589 


LIGHTS — 

Regulating  installation  of  electric  281 

Required  in  front  of  obstructions  from  dark  to  sunrise 268 

Shall  be  maintained  on  streets  dug  up  or  obstructed 170,  l'J9 

LIMITS — 

Where  intoxicating  liquors  may  be  sold 156 

LIMITS,  FIRE — 

Establishment  of  224 

LINEMAN  WATER  DEPARTMENT— 

Salary  of  assistant 66 

LIQUOR  DEALERS — 

Providing  for  revocation  of  license  of 149 

Wholesale  license  fee 15- 

LIQUORS— 

Retail  license  fee  155 

Limits  where  may  be  sold  156 

Hours  for  sale  of  in  saloons  108 

Unlawful  to  sell  to  minors  108 

Unlawful  for  girls  to  vend  flowers  where  sold 109 

Employment  of  women  where  sold  prohibited  109 

LIVE  STOCK — 

License  for  selling  at  auction  159 

LOAN  BROKERS — 

License  fee  161 

LOAN  OFFICE— 

License  fee  161 

LOCAL  IMPROVEMENTS — 

Powers  of  city  to  make  local  improvements  to  be  paid  for  by  assess- 
ments   74 

What  petition  for  local  improvements  must  set  forth  74 

Petition  for  shall  be  filed  with  Board  of  Public  Works 74 

Owners  of  one-half  of  property  must  sign  petition  for  local  improve- 
ments   74 

Report  upon  petitions  for,  shall  be  made  by  Board  of  Public  Works.  . . 75 

Council  may  order  improvements  made  without  a petition  therefor ...  75 

Council  may  order  Board  of  Public  Works  to  prepare  a report  for 75 

Proceedings  for  levy  and  collection  of  assessments  to  pay  cost  of  local 

improvements  75 

Assessments  proportioned  to  frontage  for  local  improvements,  paid  on 

lots,  etc 75 

How  to  be  levied  for  improvements  76 

Board  of  Public  Works  shall  prepare  assessment  roll  for  local  improve- 
ments   76 

Assessment  roll  for,  shall  contain  what  76 

Improvements  not  paid  for  by  special  assessments  shall  be  paid  out  of 

general  fund 76 

City  Clerk  shall  give  notice  of  filing  of  roll,  and  date  of  hearing  on.  . . 76 

Objections  to,  shall  be  filed  with  City  Clerk 76 

Council  shall  hear  all  objections  to  70 

Objections  not  filed  shall  be  deemed  waived.... 76 

Rolls  shall  be  confirmed  by  ordinance  77 

Time  of  payments  for  assessments  shall  be  fixed  by  ordinance  and  rate 

of  interest  on 77 

Rate  of  interest  on  assessments  shall  not  exceed  eight  per  cent 77 

Treasurer  shall  collect  all  assessments  for  local  improvements 77 


59<> 


INDEX  TO  MUNICIPAL  CODE . 


Local  Improvements — Continued. 

City  Clerk  shall  within  five  days  certify  roll  to  City  Treasurer  for  collec- 
tion   77 

City  Clerk  shall  certify  amount  of  assessments  to  Comptroller 77 

Treasurer  shall  give  notice  by  three  weekly  publications,  of  date  of  pay- 
ment of  assessments  77 

Treasurer  shall  issue  duplicate  receipts  upon  payment  of  assessments..  77 
Treasurer  shail  submit  receipt  books  of  payment  of,  to  Comptroller 

within  24  hours 77 

Within  30  days  after  delinquency  Treasurer  shall  file  with  Clerk  ab- 
stract of  delinquent  assessments 77 

Collection  for  all  delinquent  assessments  shall  be  made  as  prescribed  by 

ordinance  77 

Roll  for  improvements  other  than  sidewalks  shall  contain  what 78 

Objections  to,  heard  by  Council  79 

Action  of  Council,  a final  determination  on  79 

Appeal  from  action  of  Council,  how  made 79 

For  street  intersections,  shall  be  levied  upon  property  included  in  dis- 
trict   80 

For  street  intersections,  assessments  how  collected 80 

Assessments  for  sidewalks  shall  be  a lien  on  property  benefited 81 

Assessment  districts  for  sidewalks  shall  include  what  property 82 

Lien  of  sidewalks  constructed  upon  one  side  of  street  shall  only  include 

land  upon  that  side  82 

Where  street  is  to  be  improved,  sidewalking  may  be  included  in  improve- 
ment   82 

Method  for  making  and  collecting  assessments  for  sidewalking 82 

Sidewalk  built  by  owner  shall  be  credited  upon  assessments 82 

Assessment  for  sewers  how  and  when  levied 83 

Petition  for  sewers  shall  be  filed  with  Board  of  Public  Works 83 

Sewers  shall  be  constructed  where  owners  of  one-half  of  property  peti- 
tion therefor 83 

Report  of  Board  of  Public  Works  on  petition  for  sewers  shall  contain, 

what  83 

Council  may  order  sewer  constructed  without  petition  therefor 84 

Council  shall  adopt  map,  plans  and  specifications  for  sewers 84 

District  created  to  pay  for  construction  of  sewers,  shall  contain,  what 

property 84 

Assessments  how  levied  upon  property  in  sewer  district 84 

Roll  for,  shall  be  prepared  by  Board  of  Public  "Works  and  contain  what  84 
Cost  of  sewer  not  paid  by  general  assessments,  shall  be  paid  for  out  of 

general  fund 85 

City  Clerk  shall  give  notice  of  filing  of  roil,  and  date  of  hearing  on.  . . . 85 

Objections  to  shall  be  filed  with  Clerk  and  heard  by  Council 85 

Objections  not  filed  shall  be  deemed  waited  85 

Council  shall  determin  all  objections  and  make  orders  therein 85 

Confirmation  ordinance  shall  prescribe  times  when  installments  for  shall 

be  paid 85 

Rate  of  interest,  not  to  exceed  8 per  cent  shall  be  fixed  by  Council ....  85 

Treasurer  shall  collect  all  assessments  for  sewers 86 

City  Clerk  shall  within  five  days  certify  and  annex  warrant  directing 

Treasurer  to  collect  all  assessments 86 

City  Clerk  shall  certify  amount  of  roll  for  sewers  to  Comptroller 86 

Treasurer  shall  give  three  weekly  publications  of  notice  of  date  of  pay- 
ment of  assessments 86 

Treasurer  shall  issue  duplicate  receipts  upon  payment  of  assessments.  . 86 
Treasurer  shall  within  30  days  file  with  Clerk  abstract  of  unpaid  assess- 
ments for  sewers  86 


INDEX  TO  MUNICIPAL  CODE.  591 


Local  Improvements — Continued. 

Foreclosure  of  liens,  created  by  special  assessments  for  local  improve- 
ments, procedure  for 91 

All  owners  of  property  on  roll  may  be  joined  as  defendants 91 

Complaint  for  foreclosure  shall  contain  what  91 

Roll  and  order  of  confirmation  shall  be  prime  facia  evidence  of  regular- 
ity and  validity  of  proceedings 91 

Judgment  shall  be  entered  for  amount  due  on  roll 91 

Decree  of  foreclosure  shall  direct  that  land  be  sold  for  assessments. ...  91 

Property  sold  for  assessments  shall  be  sold  to  city  where  no  other 

bidders  91 

Owners  may  redeem  property  sold  before  execution  of  deed,  how 92 

Bear  interest  at  15  per  cent  from  date  of  sale 92 

City  Treasurer  shall  execute  and  deliver  deeds  for  all  property  sold 

under  foreclosure 92 

Deeds  for  property  sold  under  foreclosure  for  assessments,  shall  be 

prima  facie  evidence,  of  what 92 

Providing  for  collection  of  assessments  when  due,  for  local  improvements  93 
Delinquent  assessment  list  shall  be  transmitted  by  Treasurer  to  Corpora- 
tion Counsel  for  collection 93 

Corporation  Counsel  shall  proceed  to  collect  assessments  when  delinquent  93 
Annual  installments  of  assessments  unpaid  after  30  days,  whole  amount 

delinquent,  and  shall  draw  interest 93 

Interest  on  assessments  shall  be  included  in  suit  for  collection 93 

Delinquent  assessments  shall  draw  interest  at  8 per  cent 93 

Bonds  and  warrants  for  rate  of  interest  on 97 

Issuance  of  bonds  for  97 

LODGING  HOUSES— 

Required  to  keep  register  for  guests  129 

LODGING  HOUSE  KEEPERS — 

Required  to  register  quarterly  with  Chief  of  Police,  name  and  number 

of  house.  . . 153 

LOITERING— 

On  streets  and  at  buildings  prohibited  117 

Children  prohibited  from  on  streets  at  night 117 

M 

MACADAMIZING— 

Procedure  for  making  and  collecting  cost  of 74 

MACHINES  — 

Nickei-in-the-slot,  prohibited 115 

Sale  of  goods  by,  licensed  116 

MAINS,  WATER— 

Connection  with  240,  280 

MAINS,  GAS— 

Unlawful  to  interfere  with  181 

MANHOLES — 

(See  Sewers.) 

MARKET-PLACE— 

Providing  for  city  302 

MATRON,  POLICE— 

Providing  for  and  duties  of 213 

Salary  of  213 

MAYOR— 

Chairman  of  Library  Commission 290 

Shal  I approve  all  bonds  . ; 69 


592  INDEX  TO  MUNICIPAL  CODE. 


Mayor — Continued. 

Shall  appoint  special  policemen  212 

May  appoint  special  police  215 

Shall  approve  bonds  for  contracts  for  public  works  90 

May  issue  permits  for  all  parades,  etc 173 

May  issue  permits  for  driving  more  than  ten  head  of  cattle,  horses,  etc., 


May  recommend  revocation  of  license  149 

MALFEASANCE  IN  OFFICE— 

trial  and  punishment  for  61 

MEASURES— 

creating  office  of  inspector  of 294 

inspector  shall  examine  all  each  year 295 

fees  for  inspection  of  295 

fruit,  etc.,  must  be  sold  in  dry  measure 297 

full  measure  reqtiired  for  sale  of  wood  and  coal 297 

penalty  for  failure  to  give  full 297 

MEAT — 

offered  for  sale  must  be  pure  and  fresh 134 

hauling  fresh,  must  be  covered 130 

MEN— 

living  with  prostitutes,  disorderly  persons 107 

MENAGERIE — 

license  for  . . .« 151 

MERCHANDISE— 

license  for  selling  by  auction 157 

Sidewalks  not  to  be  obstructed  by 177 

MERRY-GO-ROUND — 

license  for  151 

METER  RATES — (See  Water.) 

MESSENGERS— 

salary  of  at  isolation  hospital 14? 

MINORS— 

unlawful  to  sell  intoxicating  liquors  to 108 

prohibit  sale  of  cigarettes  to  119 

unlawful  for,  smoke  cigarettes  on  streets  119 

prohibited  from  loitering  on  street  at  night 117 

unlawful  for,  to  get  on  cars  while  in  motion 125 

unlawful  for,  to  play  on  billiard  tables,  bowling  alleys,  etc 119 

MONEY  LOANERS — 

license  for  161 

MUSEUM— 

providing  for  and  establishing 290 

commissioners  for,  how  appointed  290 

MUSICAL  INSTRUMENTS— 

permit  must  be  obtained  to  play  on  streets 180 

playing  on,  while  crossing  bridges  prohibited 181 

N 

NATIONAL  ELECTRIC  CODE — 

rules  of,  adopted  for  electric  wiring 281 

NESTS,  BIRDS— 

protection  of  190 


INDEX  TO  MUNICIPAL  CODE.  593 


NICKEL-IN-THE-SLOT  MACHINES— 

license  for  merchandise  machine 116 

unlawful  to  operate  and  maintain  115 

NOTICE— 

City  Clerk  shall  give,  of  hearing  of  objections  to  assessment  rolls.. 76,  85 

Treasurer  shall  give,  of  time  for  payment  of  assessments  for  local  im- 
provements   76,  85 

NUISANCES — 

slaughter  houses,  tanneries,  etc.,  are 130 

unclean  premises  are,  and  how  abated 131 

Health  Officer  shall  give  notice  to  remove  and  abate 131 

abatement  of,  Chief  of  Police  shall  cause 143 

smoke,  soot  and  cinders  from  chimneys  are 121 

abatement  of  143 

penalty  for  creating 143 

NUMBERS— 

must  be  placed  on  buildings  and  houses 300 

for  houses  supplied  by  City  Clerk  30x 

official  designation  for  houses  301 

NUMBERING  HOUSES— 

regulations  for,  and  designations  on  various  streets 300 

NURSES— 

salary  of,  at  isolation  hospital 147 

o 

OBJECTIONS— 

to  assessment  rolls  for  local  improvements  heard  by  the  City  Council 

76,  79,  85 

to  proposed  sewers,  how  made  85 

OBSCENE  PICTURES,  ETC. — 

penalty  for  selling,  printing,  etc 115 

OBSTRUCTIONS— 

of  streets  and  alleys  prohibited  169 

unlawful  on  streets  without  permit  169 

unlawful  to  place  on  sidewalk 177 

unlawful  to  use  more  than  two  feet  to  display  goods  on  sidewalk 177 

of  streets  by  refuse,  wood,  paper,  etc.,  prohibited 168 

OFFAL — 

permit  required  for  gathering 14£ 

OFFICES— 

city,  hours  shall  remain  open 60 

OFFICERS — 

police,  their  duties  defined  214 

elective,  removal  of  for  malfeasance  in  office 61 

notice  given  and  trial  had  before  removal  of 61 

witnesses  shall  be  examined  by  City  Council 62 

accused  official  may  appear  by  attorney 62 

City  Council,  by  vote,  shall  pass  upon  guilt  or  innocence  of  accused ....  63 

officer  found  guilty  shall  be  removed 63 

Chief  of  Police  and  City  Engineer  shall  give  bonds 71 

hours  offices  shall  be  kept  open  60 

supplies  for,  how  obtained  64 

salaries  of  (see  Departments.) 

Pay  rolls  of,  how  made 63 

(See  Departments.) 


38 


594 


INDEX  TO  MUNICIPAL  CODE. 


OFFICIALS — 

salaries  of  65 

OFFICE  HOURS — 

fixed  for  city  officers  60 

OILS— 

dripping  on  paved  streets  prohibited  172 

OPIUM— 

smoking  or  inhaling  of,  prohibited 110 

sale  of  for  smoking  prohibited  110 

unlawful  to  keep  house  or  place  for  smoking 110 

pipes,  etc.,  captured  shall  be  destroyed 110 

finding  of  pipes,  etc.,  prima  facie  evidence  of  guilt 110 

P 

PARKS— 

unlawful  to  injure  or  destroy  property  in 122 

unlawful  to  peddle  in  122 

regulating  conduct  of  persons  in 122 

PARADES— 

permit  for,  required  173 

PASSENGER  ELEVATORS— 

inspection  of,  by  City  Engineer 285 

PASSENGERS — 

fares  regulated  for  use  of  hacks  and  cabs  by 293 

PATHS — 

protection  of  bicycle  paths  192 

providing  for  protection  of  bicycles  on,  and  streets 193 

bicycle  road  commission  to  supervise  bicycle  paths 193 

bicycle,  construction  and  maintenance  of 195 

PAVEMENTS— 

regulating  handling  of  naptha,  kerosene,  etc.,  on 172 

providing  for  protection  of  170 

unlawful  to  mix  mortar,  etc.,  on 170 

unlawful  to  throw  firecrackers,  etc.,  on 170 

standing  of  horses  upon,  for  more  than  one  hour  unlawful 171 

PAVED  STREETS— 

regulating  standing  of  horses  and  vehicles  on 171 

unlawful  to  mix  mortar,  etc.,  on 170 

PAVING— 

providing  for,  and  mode  of  assessments 74 

(See  Local  Improvements.) 

(See  Assessments.) 

PAWNED  GOODS  — 

list  of,  must  be  filed  with  Chief  of  Police 162 

PAY  ROLLS— 

made  by  heads  of  departments 63 

PEDDLERS  — 

license  for  150 

PERMITS— 

required  before  removing  contents  of  privy,  vaults,  cesspools  and  drains  133 
for  removing  persons  afflicted  with  contagious  disease,  Health  Officer 

shall  issue  136 

no  person  shall  leave  quarantine  without  a,  from  Board  of  Health 137 

required  for  carrying  or  conveying  dead  body  in  or  through  city 139 

for  burial,  Health  Officer  shall  issue  139 


INDEX  TO  MUNICIPAL  CODE. 


595 


Permits — Continued. 

required  before  entering  house  quarantined 140 

for  burial  and  removal  of  dead  animals,  Health  Officer  shall  issue....  141 
for  gathering  swill,  garbage  and  offal,  Board  of  Health  shall  issue....  142 

to  dig  up  or  obstruct  streets  or  alley,  required 169 

to  play  musical  instruments  upon  streets,  must  be  obtained 173 

Mayor  shall  issue,  for  parades,  etc 173 

ior  driving  more  than  teu  head  of  horses,  cattle,  etc,  Mayor  shall  issue.  183 
for  connecting  with  sewers,  Board  of  Public  Works  shall  issue.  ..  .207,  209 

for  construction  of  buildings,  Board  of  Public  Works  shall  issue 269 

unlawful  to  burn  rubbish,  etc.,  without 235 

for  plumbing  work,  how  obtained  273 

for  connections  with  water  mains,  required 240 

no  plumber  shall  make  connections  with  water  mains  without,  from 

Superintendent  of  Water  Department ' 243 

for  altering  wooden  buildings  within  tire  limits  232 

for  boiling  rosin,  tar,  pitch,  etc.,  required  236 

required  for  repair  and  construction  of  sidewalks 199 

PERSONS,  DISORDERLY— 

defined,  and  penalty  107 

PERSONS — 

police  may  examine  those  abroad  at  night 114 

prohibit  indecent  exposure  of  114 

PHYSICIANS — 

shall  report  cases  of  contagious  diseases  and  deaths 139 

PICTURES — 

sale  of.  immoral  and  obscene,  prohibited 115 

PIPES,  OPIUM- — 

all  captured  shall  be  destroyed 1.10 

PISTOL— 

unlawful  to  discharge  within  city  limits 113 

PLANS — 

for  plumbing  shall  be  filed  before  commencing  work 273 

PLANTS— 

unlawful  to  injure  or  destroy 121 

PLATS— 

Regulations  for  additions  302 

PLUMBING— 

regulations  for,  in  streets  and  alleys  205 

bond  required  before  excavations  made  in  streets  and  alleys 205 

permit  required  for  excavations  of  streets  and  alleys 206 

connections  with  sewers,  how  • made  206 

plans  for  shall  be  filed  before  commencing  work 273 

inspection  of,  how  and  when  made  274 

clean-out  and  rain  leaders,  construction  of  275 

size  of  waste  pipe 276 

vent  pipes,  and  size  of 276 

pipes,  termination  of  at  roof  277 

fixtures  and  traps,  regulations  for  277 

water  closet,  tanks,  etc  278 

cesspools,  regulations  for  279 

grease  trap,  construction  of  279 

Inspector  may  stop  work  when  279 

water  pipes,  regulations  for  280 

PLUMBING  INSPECTOR — 

shall  inspect  and  approve  plumbing  work  274 


596 


INDEX  TO  MUNICIPAL  CODE. 


Plumbing  Inspector — Continued. 

Board  of  Health  shall  appoint  147 

salary  of  * 147 

POLICE— 

powers  and  duties  of  defined  214 

arrests,  authorized  to  make  214 

shall  investigate  violations  of  ordinances  214 

patrol  the  district  or  beat  assigned 215 

shall  not  loiter  in  stores  or  saloons  215 

Chief  shall  assign  to  beats  215 

shall  not  receive  fees  215 

Mayor  may  appoint  specials  215 

specials,  pay  of  214 

shall  inspect  licenses  167 

establishing  force  and  duties  of  212 

suspension  of 212 

number  of  men  and  officers  212 

salaries  of  214 

matron  and  her  duties  213 

providing  for  her  salary  213 

Chief  shall  not  absent  himself  from  city  without  permission  of  Mayor.  . 216 

prisoners  shall  work  for  city  217 

shall  sell  unclaimed  property  218 

unlawful  to  wear  badge  or  act  without  appointment  218 

duty  to  destroy  vicious  or  dangerous  dogs 190 

may  examine  persons  abroad  at  night  114 

POLICE  BEATS— 

City  Council  and  Chief  shall  establish  215 

POLICE,  BOARD  OF — 

may  recommend  revocation  of  all  licenses  149 

POLICE  COURT  FUND— 

establishing  70 

POLICE  DISTRICTS — 

City  Council  and  Chief  shall  establish  215 

POLICE  JUSTICE— 

salary  of  69 

shall  give  bond  in  sum  of  $2500 69 

clerk,  salary  and  bond  of  69 

shall  pay  all  moneys  received  to  City  Treasurer 70 

shall  file  with  Comptroller  statement  of  witness  fees 70 

POLICE  JUSTICE  CLERK— 

providing  for  salary  of  69 

POLICE  PATROL — 

granting  right-of-way  on  streets  217 

POLICE,  SANITARY — 

duties  and  hours  of  145,  147 

shall  work  under  direction  of  Health  Officer  145 

providing  for 147 

appointment  of  147 

salary  of 147 

POLICEMEN— 

powers  and  duties  of,  defined 214 

number  of,  and  duties  212 

POOL  TABLE— 

persons  under  18  years  not  to  play  upon  119 


INDEX  TO  MUNICIPAL  CODE. 


597 


POUND— 

fees  for  impounding  animals 186 

fees  for  impounding  bulls  184 

unlicensed  dogs  shall  be  placed  in  187 

PRECINCTS — 

establishing,  in  wards  304 

xREMISES — 

required  to  be  kept  clean  130 

PRINTING — 

obscene  and  immoral,  prohibited 115 

PRISONERS— 

shall  work  for  city 217 

PUBLIC  WORKS — 

(See  Boaiid  ofj 

bids  for,  shall  be  advertised,  how  87 

contracts  and  bonds  are  required  for  87 

Board  of  Public  Works  shall  let  contracts  for 87 

specifications  for,  shall  be  filed  87 

contracts  for,  shall  be  kept  on  file  with  Board  of  Public  Works 87 

work  not  completed  within  time  specified  in  contract,  contractor  shall 

pay  amount  of  damages  88 

all  contracts  for,  shall  contain  covenants  to  protect  city  from  all  liabil- 
ity for  damages  88 

contractors  must  erect  barriers  and  lights  to  prevent  accidents 88 

judgments  recovered  against  city  for  damages  resulting  from  contrac- 
tor’s work  or  negligence  conclusive  against  contractors 88 

notice  of  pendency  of  suit  against  city  for  damages  shall  be  given  con- 
tractor   88 

contracts,  for  shall  contain  provision  for  filing  time-checks  of  employes 

with  Comptroller 89 

ten  per  cent,  of  contract  price  shall  be  reserved  until  all  workmen  are 

paid  on  89 

city  may  apply  money  to  pay  workmen,  when 89 

may  be  completed  by  city,  when  89 

all  work  let  by  contract  shall  require  a surety  bond 90 

bonds  for,  shall  contain  what 90 

bonds  for,  shall  be  approved  by  Corporation  Counsel  and  Mayor 90 

all  contracts  shall  provide  that  the  same  is  accepted  subject  to  require- 
ments of  ordinance  90 

(See  Local  Impkovements.) 

PUBLICATION — 

obscene  and  immoral,  prohibited  115 

PURCHASING  AGENT — 

provided  for  city 64 

PROPERTY— 

protection  of,  from  injury,  and  penalty  for 121 

providing  for  sale  of  stolen  218 

shall  be  taxed  with  cost  of  sidewalks  197 

owners  shall  pay  for  construction  and  repair  of  sidewalks 198 

assessed  for  local  improvements 74 

assessed  for  sewers  83 

protection  of,  from  smoke  and  soot 121 

PROPOSALS — 

for  public  works  filed  with  Board  87 

PROSTITUTES— 

are  vagrants  107 


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Prostitutes — Continued. 

men  living  with  are  disorderly  persons 107 

suppress  houses  of  Ill 

soliciting  on  streets  prohibited  Ill 

PUBLIC  BUILDINGS — 

expectoration  prohibited  in  116 

PUBLIC  HEALTH — 

(See  Health.) 

PUBLIC  PLACES — 

regulating  use  and  obstruction  of 169 

PUBLIC  SCHOOLS— 

persons  suffering  from  contagious  diseases  shall  not  attend  school 137 

vaccination  of  children  attending,  required  137 

PUBLIC  LIBRARY — 

(See  Library.) 

PUBLIC  SCALES— 

license  fee  153 

Q 

QUARANTINE— 

regulations  of,  for  contagious  diseases 136,  139 

unlawful  for  persons  to  leave,  without  permit  136,  140 

regulating  for  contagious  diseases 140 

Health  Officer  shall  have  charge  of  136,  140 

R 

RAILROAD  CARS — 

penalty  for  tresspassing  on  125 

unlawful  to  block  streets  with  127 

RAILROAD  CROSSINGS— 

gates  required  at  128 

RAILROAD  TRAINS — 

regulating  speed  of  126 

REDEMPTION  AND  JUDGMENT  FUND— 

created  for  redemption  of  warrants  for  local  improvements 94 

warrants  drawn  on,  shall  bear  interest  at  6 per  cent 94 

REGISTER — 

hotels  and  lodging-houses  must  keep  129 

pawnbrokers  shall  keep,  of  all  goods  received  162 

REMOVAL  — 

elective  officers  by  City  Council  for  malfeasance  61 

RETAIL  LIQUOR  LICENSE— 

fee  for  155 

REQUISITIONS — 

for  supplies,  how  obtained  64 

RIDING — 

rate  of  speed  of,  on  streets  112 

RIOTOUS  CONDUCT— 

defining,  and  penalty  for  106 

RIVER— 

south  channel  not  to  be  used  for  sewers 141 

unlawful  to  throw  slop,  garbage,  etc.,  in  south  channel  141 

unlawful  to  throw  carcasses  of  dead  animals  in 141 


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ROLLS,  ASSESSMENT— 

for  local  improvements  prepared  by  Board  of  Public  Works.... 75,  78,  84 


shall  contain  what  75,  84 

RUBBISH— 

unlawful  to  burn  without  a permit  235 

s 

SALARIES — 

city  officials  and  employes  65 

deputies  of  Comptroller 65 

deputies  of  Treasurer  65 

Corporation  Counsel  68 

assistants  to  Corporation  Counsel  66 

stenographer  to  Corporation  Counsel  66 

City  Commissioners  66 

deputy  clerks  66 

janitors 65 

city  engineer  and  assistants  65 

foreman  of  streets  65 

for  drivers  and  teams 72 

police  officers  214 

members  of  fire  department  222 

health  officer  146 

Sanitary  Inspectors  147 

nurses  and  messengers  at  isolation  hospital  147 

Inspector  of  Plumbing  147 

of  assistant  lineman,  Water  Department 67 

of  Police  Justice 60 

clerk  of  Police  Justice 70 

City  Librarian  and  assistants  288 

SALARY  FUND — 

receipts  from  licenses  paid  into 73 

SALOONS — 

hours  for  keeping  open  108 

license  for  155 

limits  within  which  licenses  for,  shall  be  issued  156 

unlawful  to  sell  intoxicating  liquors  to  minors  108 

unlawful  for  girls  to  vend  flowers  in 109 

employment  of  women  in,  prohibited  109 

revocation  of  license  of  149 

shall  close  on  Sunday  118 

SALT— 

unlawful  to  place  on  streets  and  sidewalks  179 

SANITARY  INSPECTORS — 

Board  of  Health  shall  appoint 147 

providing  for,  and  duties  of  147 

salaries  of  147 

SCAVENGERS— 

regulate  and  limit  charges  of 142 

permit  required  for  gathering  swill,  garbage,  etc 132,  142 

hours  for  gathering  swill,  garbage,  etc  133,  143 

license  fee  153 

regulation  of  132,  142 

charges  for  services  142 

must  have  tight-fitting  boxes  for  removal  of  garbage,  etc 132 


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SCALES— 

Inspector  shall  examine  each  year 294 

SEAL— 

adopt  corporate,  for  city  60 

SEWERS— 

(See  Local  Improvements.) 

use  of  south  channel  of  river  for,  prohibited 141 

petitions  for,  shall  be  filed  with  Board  of  Public  Works 83 

construction  of,  how  and  when  made  83 

objectioDS  to  construction  of,  heard  by  City  Council 85 

assessments  for,  levy  and  collection  of  85 

roll  for,  confirmed  by  City  Council  85 

buildings  must  be  connected  with,  when  131,  206 

where  sewer  or  drain  becomes  obstructed,  etc.,  Health  Officer  shall 

cause  the  same  to  be  repaired,  etc 207 

permit  required  before  connecting  with  same  207 

bond  shall  be  filed  before  commencing  work  upon  streets  for  sewer  con- 
nections   207 

applications  for  permits  shall  be  made  by  owner  or  agent,  and  state 

what  208 

regulations  for  connections  with  sewers  208 

size  of  all  drains  and  sewers  shall  be  fixed  by  Board  of  Public  Works.  . 208 
Board  of  Public  Works  shall  inspect  all  connection  with,  before  using.  . 208 

plans  for,  for  houses,  shall  be  filed  with  Board  of  Public  Works 209 

City  Engineer  and  Health  Officer  may  enter  premises  to  inspect  sewers 

and  drains  209 

unlawful  to  injure,  break  or  remove  sewers,  or  any  part  thereof 209 

unlawful  to  deposit  garbage,  rubbish,  dead  animals,  etc.,  in,  or  man- 
holes, flush-tanks,  etc  210 

duty  of  police  to  investigate  persons  working  upon,  to  ascertain  if  they 

have  a permit  for  work  210 

SEWER  BONDS — 

issuance  of,  for  improvements 97,  101 

SEWER  DISTRICTS— 

creation  of 85 

SEAYER  IMPROVEMENTS— 

bonds  issued  for  101 

SHOWS— 

License  fee  151 

unlawful  to  give  performance  on  Sunday  118 

SHRUBBERY— 

protection  of,  from  injury 121 

SHOOTING  GALLERIES— 

license  for  152 

SIGNS— 

regulating  use  and  position  of 175 

construction  of  268 

posting  on  bridges  prohibited  186 

SIDEWALKS — 

(See  Local  Improvements.) 

foreclosure  of  liens  for  constructing 91 

maintenance  shall  devolve  upon  owners  of  property 197 

when  unsafe,  Board  of  Public  Works  shall  order  repaired  or  renewed..  197 

notice  shall  be  given  property  owners,  form  of 197 

notice,  how  served  198 

property  fronting  upon  street  shall  be  charged  with  expense  of 198 


INDEX  TO  MUNICIPAL  CODE.  601 


Sidewalks — Continued. 

Superintendent  of  Streets  shall  supervise  expense  of 199 

guards  and  lights  shall  be  maintained  upon,  to  warn  against  danger...  199 

grades  for  shall  be  furnished  by  City  Engineer 199 

permit  required  for  repair  or  construction  of 199 

regulations  for  laying  and  constucting  of,  upon  streets 200 

wood,  regulations  for  laying 201 

driveways,  how  construction  over  203 

shade  trees  along,  shall  be  planted  next  to  roadway 204 

City  Council  shall  order  Board  of  Public  Works  to  make  report  for  con- 
struction of  204 

when  ordered  constructed  by  Council,  Board  of  Public  Works  shall  order 

property  owners  to  construct 204 

Board  of  Public  Works  shall  construct,  when  property  owners  fail  to 

do  so 204 

cost  of  construction  shall  be  lien  upon  property 204 

incombustible,  required  on  certain  streets  and  in  lire  limits 205 

creating  assessment  district  for  construction  of  81 

built  by  owner,  credited  on  assessment  roll  82 

providing  for,  and  mode  of  assessments 74 

placing  of  salt  on,  prohibited  179 

sweeping  dirt,  paper,  etc.,  on  to,  prohibited  168 

riding  bicycles,  or  tricycles  on,  prohibited  191 

expectoration  prohibited  on  116 

horses  prohibited  on  112 

construction  of  stairways  in,  how  made  261 

regulating  use  of  awnings,  banners  and  signs  on 175 

riding  vehicles  and  bicycles  on,  prohibited  174 

driving  horses  upon,  prohibited  112 

hand-trucks  and  vehicles  prohibited  on  176 

obstruction  of,  by  goods,  etc.,  prohibited  177 

unlawful  to  expose  goods  on,  for  sale,  on  Sunday 177 

writing  and  advertising  on,  unlawful  178 

penalty  for  defacing  . 178 

snow  and  ice  to  be  removed  from  178 

SLOT  MACHINES — 

unlawful  to  operate  115 

SLAUGHTER  HOUSES— 

prohibited  in  city  limits 130 

SLINGSHOTS— 

use  of,  prohibited  in  city  174 

SMALLPOX — 

(See  Contagious  Diseases.) 

vaccination  of  persons  afflicted  with  137 

vaccination  of  children  before  attending  school  137 

persons  suffering  with,  may  be  removed  to  isolation  hospital 137 

unlawful  to  send  persons  afflicted  with,  to  city  hall  138 

physicians  shall  report  cases  to  Board  of  Health  135 

preventing  spread  of  137 

SMOKING  OPIUM — 

penalty  for  110 

SMOKE — 

unlawful  to  annoy  neighborhood  by  121 

SNOW— 

removal  of,  from  sidewalks  required 178 

SOOT— 

unlawful  to  annoy  neighborhood  by  121 


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INDEX  TO  MUNICIPAL  CODE. 


SPARK-ARRESTER — 

construction  of  235 

SPECIAL  SUPPLY  FUND — 

creation  of  73 

SPECIAL  POLICE — 

Mayor  may  appoint  215 

SPECIFICATIONS  FOR  PUBLIC  WORKS — 

shall  be  tiled  with  bid  87 

SPEED — 

railroad  trains  regulated  126 

regulating  speed  of  street  cars  126 

for  riding  and  driving,  limit  of 112 

SPITTING — 

on  streets  and  buildings  prohibited  116 

SPOKANE  HUMANE  SOCIETY — 

franchise  for  impounding  animals  184 

SPRINKLERS — 

wages  for,  employed  by  city  72 

SPRINKLING — 

hours  for  using  water  for 245 

penalty  for,  out  of  hours  245 

rate  for  use  of  water  for  244 

STAIRWAY— 

construction  of,  in  sidewalks,  how  made 261 

STATIONARY  ENGINEER— 

must  obtain  license  before  operating  engine  or  boiler 164 

STATUTE  OF  LIMITATIONS— 

waiving  running  of,  on  street  grade  warrants  104 

STEAM  ENGINES — 

inspection  of  164 

BOILERS — 

inspection  of  164 

unlawful  to  operate  without  license  165 

STOCK— 

regulating  driving  of,  on  graded  streets  188 

unlawful  to  allow  grazing  of,  on  streets 180 

running  at  large  prohibited  182 

STOLEN  PROPERTY— 

providing  for  sale  of,  by  police  department 218 

STORES— 

shall  close  on  Sunday 118 

STREETS — (See  Local  Improvements  ; See  Public  Works)  : 

running  east  and  west  designated  as  avenues 299 

running  north  and  south  designated  as  streets 299 

issuance  of  bonds  for  improvements  of 97 

bonds  required  for  using  for  public  works 87 

in  new  additions  shall  conform  to  old  streets 302 

unlawful  to  offer  wood,  hay,  etc.,  for  sale  on 302 

numbering  of  houses,  required  on 300 

official  designation  of  numbers  on  various 301 

obstruction  of  sidewalks  on,  prohibited 173 

handling  of  naptha,  kerosene,  etc.,  on  paved,  regulated 172 

obstruction  by  digging  up,  etc.,  regulated 169 

regulating  use  of  169 


INDEX  TO  MUNICIPAL  CODE.  603 


Streets — Continued. 

lights  shall  be  maintained,  from  dark  to  sunrise,  upon  obstructed.  . .179,  268 

providing  for  protection  of  paved 170 

unlawful  to  mix  mortar  on  paved 170 

unlawful  to  throw  firecrackers,  etc.,  on  paved 170 

regulating  use  of  express,  drays,  wagons,  etc 172 

games,  shows,  etc.,  on.  prohibited 173 

unlawful  to  play  musical  instruments  on  without  permit 173 

placing  of  glass,  nails,  etc.,  on,  prohibited 168 

playing  ball  on,  prohibited 174 

bootblacks  prohibited  from  soliciting  on 175 

unlawful  to  obstruct  crossings 176 

shooting  blow-guns,  sling-shots,  etc.,  on,  prohibited 174 

placing  of  salt  on,  unlawful 179 

depositing  material  and  rubbish  on,  unlawful 168 

depositing  glass,  bottles,  bricks,  mortar,  wood,  garbage,  paper,  etc., 


unlawful  to  swreep  dirt,  papers,  etc.,  into 168 

unlawful  to  leave  fire  wood  in  for  more  than  24  hours 168 

must  be  cleaned  after  delivery  of  wood  and  coal 168 

unlawful  to  distribute  circulars  and  hand-bills  on 169 

construction  of  sidewalks  on 200 

maintenance  and  repair  of  sidewalks  on 197 

incombustible  sidewalks,  required  in  fire  limits  and  on  paved  streets...  205 

regulating  plumbing  in 205 

laying  of  gas  mains  in 211 

creating  districts  for  construction  of  sidewalks  on 81 

providing  for  improvement  of 74 

police  patrol  granted  right-of-way  on 217 

unlawful  to  permit  slops  or  nauseous  substance  to  flow  in 130 

speed  of  bicycles  limited  to  eight  miles  an  hour  on 191 

unlawful  to  ride  bicycles  upon,  without  complete  control  of  bicycle.  . . . 192 

providing  for  protection  of  bicycle  paths  on 193 

bicycle  road  commission  to  supervise  bicycle  paths 193 

soliciting  prostitution  on,  prohibited Ill 

loitering  on.  prohibited  117 

speed  of  riding  and  driving  on 112 

horses  and  other  animals  must  be  fastened  w'hile  standing  on 112 

children  prohibited  from  loitering  on 117 

persons  must  turn  to  right  w^hile  driving  on 112 

police  may  examine  persons  abroad  on  at  night 114 

penalty  for  indecent  exposure  on 114 

blocking  of  by  railroad  cars,  prohibited 127 

railroad  gates  required  at  crossings 128 

regulating  driving  of  stock  on 188 

right-of-way  for  fire  department,  on 223 

regulating  use  of  banners,  awnings  and  signs  on 175 

STREET  CARS— 

unlawful  to  get  on  or  off  while  in  motion 125 

regulating  speed  of  126 

STREET  CROSSINGS— 

unlawful  to  obstruct  176 

unlawful  for  street  railway  cars,  to  obstruct 176 

I 

STREET  GRADE  WARRANTS — 

waiving  running  of  statute  of  limitations  on 105 

STREET  GRADES — (See  Local  Improvements.) 


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STREET  IMPROVEMENTS — 

issuance  of  bonds  for 97?  ioi 

foreclosure  of  liens  for 91 

assessments  and  collection  of,  for  street  intersections 80 

STREET  INTERSECTIONS — 

method  of  assessments  and  collection  for  improvements  on 80 

SUB-SEWERS — 

construction  of  83 

SUITS— 

foreclosure  of  liens  for  local  improvements  by 91 

Corporation  Counsel  shall  bring  to  collect  delinquent  assessments 93 

SUPPLIES— 

for  officers,  purchased  by  requisition 64 

SUNDAY— 

unlawful  to  give  performance  on  Sunday 118 

business  houses  and  saloons  shall  close  on 118 

places  of  amusement  shall  close  on 118 

unlawful  to  display  goods  for  sale  on  sidewalks  6n 177 

SWILL — 

permit  required  for  gathering 142 

hours  for  gathering  133,  143 


T 

TAGS — 

for  bicycle  licenses,  how  issued 195 

for  dogs  and  bitches  licensed 188 

TAXES — 

remitting  penalty  and  interest  upon  certain  delinquent 311 

TEAMS— 

fixing  wages  for,  employed  by  city 72 

TENEMENT  HOUSES— 

regulating  construction  of 259 

THEATRES,  VARIETY — 

license  fee  159 

unlawful  for  women  to  solicit  drinks  in  variety 152 

boxes  prohibited  in  variety 152 

unlawful  to  give  performance  on  Sunday 118. 

doors  used  in,  must  be  kept  unfastened  during  performance.  . 236,  271 

TRAINS— 

limit  speed  of  within  city  limits 126 

TRANSPORTATION — ( See  Hacks.) 

TREASURE  It — 

shall  collect  local  improvement  assessments 77,  80,  86 

salary  of  deputies  65 

shall  transmit  to  Corporation  Counsel  statement  of  all  delinquent 

assessments  93 

TREES— 

planting  of  along  sidewalks 204 

unlawful  to  injure  or  destroy 121 

TRESPASSING — 

unlawful  on  railroad  cars 125 

TRICYCLES— 

licensing  of  19*> 

prohibited  on  sidewalks  191 


INDEX  TO  MUNICIPAL  CODE. 


605 


V 

VACATIONS — Part  of  Main  avenue,  between  Riverside  and  Monroe  streets.  303 

of  streets  and  alleys  (see  Part  II) 380 

VAGRANTS — 

defined  and  punishment j 107 

disorderly  persons  are 107 

VARIETY  THEATRES — 

license  fee  for 1.51 

boxes,  prohibited  in 152 

employment  of  females  in,  other  than  as  performers,  prohibited 152 

shall  close  at  2 a.  m 152 

bonds  shall  be  given  conditioned  for  conducting  an  orderly  house 152 

performances  on  Sunday  prohibited 118 

VAULTS— 

regulating  construction  of 132 

cleaning  of,  permit  required  for 132 

VEGETABLES— 

unlawful  to  sell  decayed  and  unwholesome . 134 

decayed,  etc.,  shall  be  destroyed  in  crematory 298 

license  fee  for  peddling 150 

VEHICLES— 

regulating  standing  of  on  paved  streets 171 

handling  kerosene,  naphtha,  etc.,  shall  provide  pan  to  catch  drippings.  . 172 

number  of  licensed  must  be  placed  upon  lamps  on 172 

riding  or  driving  on  sidewalks  prohibited 112 

obstruction  of  street  crossings  by,  prohibited •„ 176 

speed  of  on  streets,  regulated 112 

regulating  riding  and  driving  of 112 

for  hire,  must  obtain  license 153 

fares  for  use  of 293 

penalty  for  demanding  or  receiving  fares  in  excess  of  fixed  price 294 

(See  Hacks.) 

(See  Express  Wagons.) 

VICIOUS  DOGS — 

when  police  to  kill 190 


w 


WAGES— 

paid  for  teams  by  city 72 

WARDS— 

election  precincts  established  in 304 

WARRANTS — 

rate  of  interest  on  redemption  and  judgment  fund  fixed  at  six  per  cent.  94 

general  fund,  how  redeemed 95 

waiving  statutes  of  limitations  on 104 

interest  on  all,  fixed  at  six  per  cent 97 

providing  for  investment  of  $2000  from  hospital  fund,  in 227 

redemption  of  improvement  and  general  fund,  provided  for 94 

bonds  to  be  issued  instead  of,  for  special  improvement 96 

WATER — 

rules  and  regulations  for  use  of 240 

regulations  for  connections  for 240 

permits  must  be  obtained  for  connection  for 240 

applications  for  use  of  must  be  made  by  owner,  or  agent  of  property.  . . 241 
rates  for  use  cf,  and  districts,  when  payable 241 


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Water — Continued. 

rates  unpaid,  when  due,  penalty  of  50  cents  added 241 

penalty  for  furnishing  water  to  parties  occupying  other  premises 242 

regulating  use  of  for  sprinkling,  etc 242 

rates  for  use  of 243 

providing  districts  for  sprinkling 245 

hours  for  use  of  for  sprinkling  purposes 245 

penalty  for  sprinkling  out  of  hours 245 

must  be  turned  off  when  alarm  of  fire  is  given 240 

regulations  of  size  of  hose  outlet  for  sprinkling 246 

penalty  for  unauthorized  use  of 247 

impure  in  wells  and  cisterns,  use  of  prohibited 134 

Treasurer  shall  collect  rates 246 

WATER  DEPARTMENT— 

shall  provide  rules  for  use  of  water 240 

WATER  MAINS — \ 

plumbing  connections  with 240,  280 

superintendent  of,  shall  have  charge  of  system 247 

superintendent  shall  keep  record  of  taps,  bath-tubs,  sprinklers,  etc 248 

report  of  shall  be  made  to  Council  every  year 24» 

engineers  shall  have  charge  of  pumping  station 250 

WATER  RATES — 

City  Treasurer  shall  collect 246 

for  use  of  water 243 

WEAPONS — 

concealed,  unlawful  to  carry . 114 

WEIGHTS — 

creation  of  office  inspector  of 294 

full  ton  of  coal  required  on  all  sales 297 

WHOLESALE  LICENSE— 

for  liquor  dealers 152 

WINDOW  SILLS — 

placing  of  objects  on  prohibited 120 

WINES— 

sale  of  to  minors,  prohibited 108 

WIRES — 

regulations  for  installing  electric  in  buildings 281 

WITNESSES — 

paid  from  Police  Court  fund 70 

WOMEN — 

employment  of  in  saloons  prohibited 109 

WOOD— 

full  cord  required  on  all  sales  of 297 

unlawful  to  offer  for  sale  on  streets 302 

WORK— 

eight  hours  to  constitute  a day  for  city,  and  wages  for 72 


INDEX  TO  PART  II. 


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INDEX  TO  PART  II 


REFERENCES  ARE  TO  PAGES. 

[ This  index  covers  all  ordinances  in  Part  II,  published  by  title  only.  Street 
improvement  ordinances  are  indexed  under  name  of  the  street .] 


A 

AT  AMS  STREET— 

establishing  grade  of,  from  Boone  to  Mallon  avenues 313 

grading  of  from  Fifth  street  to  City  limits 313 

re-assess  for  grading  of  from  Fifth  avenue  to  City  limits 313 

confirming  re-assessment  roll  for  grading  of,  from  Fifth  avenue  to  City 

limits  313 

issue  bonds  to  pay  for  grading  of,  from  Fifth  avenue  to  City  limits.  . . . 313 

grading  of,  from  Fourteenth  to  Twenty-first  street 313 

levying  special  tax  for  grading  of,  from  Fourteenth  to  Twenty-first 

avenues  313 

grading  of,  from  Sprague  to  Fifth  avenues 313 

sidewalking  from  Sprague  to  Second  avenues 313 

ADDISON  STREET — 

establishing  grade  of,  from  Boone  to  Carlisle  streets 314 

ALICE  AVENUE— 

establishing  grede  of,  from  Monroe  to  Jefferson  streets 314 

ARTHUR  STREET— 

establishing  grade  of,  from  Highland  to  Twelfth  avenues 314 

grading  of,  from  Fourth  avenue  to  Washington  street 314 

ASH  STREET — 

establish  grade  of,  from  Tenth  to  Fourteenth  avenues 314 

establish  grade  of,  from  Fifth  to  Tenth  avenues 3 14 

grading  of,  from  Broadway  to  D street 314 

AUGUSTA  AVENUE— 

establishing  grade  of,  from  Monroe  to  Ash  streets 314 

establish,  grade  of,  from  Standard  to  Atlantic  streets 314 

grading  and  sidewalking  of,  from  Monroe  to  Howard  streets 313 

confirming  roll  for  grading  of,  from  Monroe  to  Howard  streets 314 

confirming  roll  for  sidewalking  of,  from  Monroe  to  Howard  streets.  . . . 315 
ACCOUNTS— 

settlement  of  between  City  and  Browne  National  Bank 398 

ADDITIONS — (See  Vacations.) 

vacations  of 380 

ALLEYS — See  Vacations.) 

establish  grade  of,  in  block  14,  Re-survey  and  Addition,  from  Howard 

to  Mill  streets  395 

establish  grade  of  in  block  13,  Re-survey  and  Addition,  from  Mill  to 

Post  street 395 

establish  grade  of  alley  in  block  3,  South  Park  addition,  from  Walnut 

to  Maple  street 395 

APPROPRIATIONS— 

$600  for  Hangman  Creek  road 402 

$300  for  W.  T.  Press  Association 402 

$200  for  grading  and  repairing  Hilliard  street • 402 

$1200  for  care  of  paupers 402 


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INDEX  TO  PART  II. 


Appropriations — Continued. 

$150  for  pest  house 402 

$400  for  removing  buildings  402 

$1000  for  repairing  Post  street  bridge 403 

$4500  for  grading  Front  street 403 

$1000  for  printing  pamphlets . 403 

$50Q  for  improving  Bridge  street 403 

$250  for  improving  Fifth  avenue 403 

$1000  for  improving  Main  street 403 

$600  for  furniture  for  City  Surveyor 403 

$500  for  flood  and  fire  sufferers 403 

$6000  to  fire  department 403 

$250  to  legal  department 403 

$5000  to  purchase  part  of  lot  3 block  10  R.  R.  addition 403 

$4000  to  N.  P.  R.  R.  Co.  for  building  retaining  walls 403 

$1073.49  for  Phillip  Buchner,  materials  for  water  works 403 

$877.75  for  Moffat  Bros.,  for  excavations 403 

$5200  for  water  department 403 

$784  for  hose  house 403 

$3730  to  E.  B.  Preston  & Co.,  for  hook  and  ladder  truck 403 

$650  for  horses 403 

$1800  for  fire  alarm  bell 403 

$3250  for  fire  alarm 403 

$500  for  horses 404 

$406.25  for  extras  for  fire  alarm 404 

$350  for  examining  Monroe  street  bridge 404 

$1280  for  city  dump 404 

$150  for  hose  cart 404 

$150  for  Memorial  day 404 

$4200  to  pay  interest  on  bonds 404 

$10,000  to  purchase  iron  pipes  for  mains 404 

$7000  to  extend  water  main  on  Monroe  street 404 

$400  for  a fire  bell  for  north  side 404 

$5150  for  hose 404 

$500  to  defray  expenses  city  census 404 

$9850  to  purchase  one-half  of  lot  5,  block  1,  Railroad  addition 404 

$476  50  extension  of  water  mains  on  Chestnut  street 404 

$2500  for  horses  for  fire  department 404 

$2000  extension  of  sewer  on  Riverside  and  Bernard  streets 404 

$25,000  for  piers  on  Monroe  street  bridge 404 

$5500  for  water  mains 404 

$200  for  harness,  etc 404 

$10,000  for  fire  engines 404 

$600  for  cement 404 

$1432.50  for  hose  wagons,  etc 404 

$250  for  Jones  & Voorhees,  legal  services 405 

$2000  for  horses  405 

$500  for  City  Attorney 405 

$1000  for  framing  charter 405 

$20,000  for  piers,  Monroe  street  bridge 405 

$1000  to  enforce  interstate  commerce  law 405 

$500  for  Home  of  Friendless 405 

$500  for  St.  Joseph’s  Orphanage 403 

$500  to  Sacred  Heart  Hospital 405 

$500  to  Jones,  Belt  & Quinn 405 

$2650  to  pay  Curry  judgment 403 

$64,000  to  purchase  public  grounds 405 

$5500  to  C.  B.  Dunning,  police  justice 405 

$36,000  for  Division  street  bridge 405 


INDEX  TO  PART  II. 


609 


Appropriations — Continued. 

$23,010  for  bridges  on  Howard  street 405 

$473  for  litigation,  interstate  commerce  law 405 

$600  to  Home  of  Friendless 405 

$300  to  St.  Joseph’s  Orphanage 405 

$500  to  Chamber  of  Commerce 405 

$250  to  employ  attorneys 406 

$210.50  to  entertain  Presbyterian  delegates 406 

$300  to  St.  Joseph’s  Orphanage 406 

,$800  to  employ  legal  assistance 406 

$1000  for  Coeur  d’Alene  Park 406 

$500  for  legislative  committee 406 

$500  to  library  fund 406 

$4000  for  hospital  406 

$1000  for  'legal  assistance 406 

$2100  for  watqr  pipe 406 

$4750  to  pay  judgment  of  Mary  Sater 406 

$650  to  purchase  lots 406 

$600  to  purchase  real  estate 406 

$1500  to  purchase  real  estate 406 

$100  for  delegate  to  Denver 406 

$250  for  litigation 406 

$500  for  J.  M.  Comstock 407 

$1237.60  for  fire  department 407 

$1000  for  litigation 407 

$1800  to  A.  F.  Gill  for  services 407 

for  caring  for  orphans  and  juvenile  offenders 407 

$17,000  for  additional  pumps 407 

$50  to  the  G.  A.  R 407 

$100  to  expenses  Fourth  of  July  celebration 407 

$50  -a.  month  to  March,  1902,  for  Door  of  PJope 407 

$4000  for  fire  department 407 

$89,729.85  from  water  fund  for  improvement  water  system 407 

$200  for  Spokane  Press  Club 407 

for  caring  for  orphans 407 

$450  for  repairing  and  paving  Riverside  avenue 408 

for  fallen  women  and  orphans 408 

for  St.  Joseph’s  Orphanage  and  Home  of  Friendless 408 

$150  for  right-of-way  for  bridge  over  Latah  Creek 408 

$300  for  Latah  Creek  bridge  right-of-way 408 

$15,000  for  crematory 408 

$400  for  Fire  Chief 408 

$2900  for  Cannon  Hill  pumping  station 408 

$2000  for  site  for  pumping  station 408 

$2646  to  pay  for  maintenance  of  pavement  on  Riverside  avenue 408 

$250  to  purchase  site  for  fire  station 408 

$1526.60  to  pay  taxes 408 

$200  for  Peaceful  Valley  road 409 

$3000  for  fire  alarm  boxes 409 

$500  reward  for  capture  of  persons  who  held  up  Ross  Park  car 409 

$1000  for  site  for  fire  station 409 

for  St.  Joseph’s  Orphanage,  Home  of  Friendless,  and  Crittenden  Mission  409 

$33,000  for  erection  of  stand-pipe 409 

ratify  purchase  of  crematory  site 409 

$12,000  for  water  mains  on  Main  avenue 409 

$450  for  claim  of  J.  A.  Coverly 409 

$200  for  claim  of  H.  E.  Quelley 409 

for  purchase  land  from  J.  A.  Williams  and  Lena  Gerlach 409 

for  street  grade  assessments  lot  1 block  1,  Ollis  addition 409 


INDEX  TO  PART  II. 


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Appropriations — Continued. 

$250  to  Humane  Society 409 

$250  to  purchase  land  to  widen  Division  street 409 

$1000  for  entertaining  president 409 

$250  for  G.  A.  R 410 

$769.58  for  H.  L.  Burns 410 

$38.25  to  H.  H.  Heritage 410 

$850  to  purchase  lots  for  fire  station 410 

$50  to  N.  F.  Stokes,  settlement  of  claim 410 

$250  to  J.  J.  Browne,  Division  street  rock  cut 410 

ATHLETIC  CLUB— 

granting  free  use  of  water  to 398 

AVENUES — (See  Vacations.) 

grading  of  from  Third  to  Eighth  avenues 315 

reassess  for  grading  from  Third  to  Eighth  avenues 315 


confirm  re-assessment  for  grading  of,  from  Third  to  Eighth  avenues.  . . 315 

B 


BERNARD  STREET — (Formerly  Saxton)  — 

issue  bonds  to  pay  for  grading  of,  from  Third  to  Eighth  avenues.  .....  315 

grading  of  from  First  street  and  north  end  of  Bernard  street 315 

re-assess  for  grading  of  from  First  to  north  end  of  Bernard  street 315 

sidewalking  of  part  of  Eighth  street 315 

sewering  of  from  Seventh  to  Eighth  avenues,  and  on  Eighth  avenue  to 

McClellan  street 315 

extend  water  mains  on,  from  Fifth  to  Sixth  avenues,  and  Fifth  avenue 

between  Washington  and  Bernard  streets 316 

confirming  roll  for  sewering  from  Seventh  to  Eighth  avenues 316 

BISHOP  COURT — 

establish  grade  of,  from  Monroe  to  Jefferson  streets 316 

BOONE  AVENUE — (Formerly  Spokane  Street)  — 

grading  of,  from  Victoria  (now  Division  street)  to  College  (now  Gon- 

zaga  street) 316 

grading  of,  from  Monroe  street  to  west  city  limits 316 

re-assess  for  grading,  from  Monroe  street  to  west  city  limits 316 

confirm  re-assessment  of,  for  grading  from  Monroe  street  to  west  city 

limits  316 

issue  bonds  to  pay  for  grading  from  Monroe  street  to  west  city  limits.  . 316 
sidewalking  of  from  Gonzaga  (formerly  College  street),  to  Division 

street  316 

providing  for  sidewalking  of,  from  Monroe  to  Cochran  streets 317 

BRIDGE  AVENUE — 

grading  of,  from  Monroe  street  to  Post  street  bridge 317 

providing  for  paving  of,  from  Monroe  to  Lincoln  streets 317 

confirming  roll  for  paving  from  Monroe  to  Lincoln  streets 317 

BRIDGEPORT  AVENUE— 

establishing  grade  of,  from  Arch  to  Martha  streets 317 

grading  of,  from  Division  to  Perry  streets 317 

BROADWAY — 

grade  from  Chestnut  to  Post  streets 317 

re-assess  for  grade.  Chestnut  to  Post  streets 317 

confirm  re-assessment  roll 317 

issue  bonds,  to  pay  for  grading  from  Chestnut  to  Post  streets 318 

sidewalk  from  Chestnut  to  Monroe  streets 318 

BROWNE  STREET — (Formerly  Park  Street)  — 

grading  between  Main  and  Sprague  avenues 318 


INDEX  TO  PART  II. 


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Browne  Street — Continued. 

re-assess  for  grading,  from  Main  to  Sprague  avenues 318 

confirm  re-assessment  for  grading  from  Main  to  Sprague  avenues 318 

issue  bonds  to  pay  for  grading  of,  from  Main  to  Sprague  avenues 318 

BONDS — 

providing  for  issuance  of,  funding 397 

issuance  of,  for  money  borrowed  for  public  parks 398 

submission  of  question  of  loan  to  voters 398 

issuance  of,  for  water  works 399 

$70,000  issued  to  extend  water  works 399 

issuance  of,  to  refund  indebtedness  on  water  works 399 

issuance  of,  to  complete  water  works 399 

$10,000  issued  for  water  works 400 

$350,000  issued  to  refund  warrants 399 

$1,200,000  issued  for  water  works  and  other  purposes 401 

BRIDGES — 

transferring  right  to  County  to  erect  on  North  Howard  street 395 

accepting  Monroe  street  bridge 395 

construction  of,  on  Olive  avenue.  395 

BROWNE  NATIONAL  BANK — 

settlement  of  account  of  city  against 398 


c 

CANNON  STREET — 

established  grade  of  from  Riverside  to  Sixth  avenues 318 

grad’ng  and  sidewalking  of,  from  Riverside  to  Fifth  avenues 318 

confirming  grade  of,  from  Riverside  to  Sixth  avenues 318 

establishing  grade  of,  from  Fifth  to  Tenth  avenues 319 

CARLISLE  AVENUE — 

providing  for  grading  and  sidewalking  of,  from  Monroe  to  Lincoln  street  319 

confirming  roll 319 

CEDAR  STREET — 

sewer  from  Second  to  Riverside 319 

confirm  assessment  roll 319 

sewer  from  Fourth  to  Second 319 

confirm  assessment  roll 319 

CHANDLER  STREET — 

establishing  grade  of,  from  Fourth  to  Eighth  avenues 319 

CLARKE  AVENUE — 

establish  grade  of,  from  Huron  to  North  street 319 

CLEVELAND  AVENUE — 

establishing  grade  of,  between  Post  street  and  Corbin  Park  addition.  . . . 319 
CHESTNUT  STREET — 

confirming  roll  for  grading  from  Second  to  Fourth  avenues 319 

grading  and  curbing  of,  from  Second  to  Fourth  avenues 319 

establishing  grade  of,  from  Second  to  Riverside  avenues 320 

grading  and  sidewalking  of,  from  Riverside  to  Second  avenues 320 

grading  of,  from  Fourth  to  Fifth  avenues.... 320 

confirming  roll  for  grading  of,  from  Fourth  to  Fifth  avenues 320 

sidewalking  of,  from  Fifth  to  Fourth  avenues 320 

confirming  roll  for  sidewalkiug  of.  from  Fourth  to  Fifth  avenues 320 

establishing  grade  of,  from  Bridge  to  Maxwell  avenues 320 

grading  and  sidewalking  of,  from  Bridge  to  Boone  avenues 320 

COLLEGE  AVENUE — 

grade  from  Monroe  to  west  city  limits 320 

re-assess  321 


612  INDEX  TO  PART  II. 


College  Avenue — Continued. 

confirm  assessment  roll  321 

issue  bonds 321 

sidewalk  from  Monroe  to  Chestnut  streets 321 

extend  water  main  on,  from  Cedar  to  Home  streets 321 

establishing  grade  of,  from  Chestnut  to  Summit  Boulevard 321 

grading  and  sidewalking  of,  from  Chestnut  to  Summit  Boulevard 321 

confirming  roll  for  grading  of,  from  Chestnut  to  Summit  Boulevard...  321 
confirming  roll  for  sidewalking  of,  from  Chestnut  to  Summit  Boulevard.  321 
CORA  AVENUE — 

establishing  grade  of,  from  Monroe  to  Jefferson  street 322 

COEUIt  D’ALENE  STREET— 

establish  grade  of,  from  Fourth  to  Fifth  avenues 322 

grading  of,  from  Fourth  to  Fifth  avenues 322 

confirming  roll  for  grading,  sidewalking,  etc.,  between  Fourth  and  Fifth 

avenues  322 

COUItTLAND  AVENUE— 

establishing  grade  of,  from  Arch  to  Martha  streets 322 

CANNON  STREET— 

vacation  of  portion  of 383 

CENSUS— 

providing  for  taking  for  1890 399 

COLLEGE  AVENUE— 

changing  name  of  part  of  to  Gonzaga  street 397 

CONDEM  NATION— 

lot  J,  block  74.  Central  addition 395 

certain  land  for  water  main 395 

lot  5,  block  14,  2nd  addition  to  West  Riverside 395 

tract  south  of  Ninth  avenue 396 

CREMATORY — 

ratifying  purchase  of-  site  for 409 

appropriation  for  409 

D 

DEAN  AVENUE— 

establishing  grade  of,  from  Cedar  to  Jefferson  streets 322 

grading  from  Cedar  to  Cochran  streets 322 

confirming  roll  for  grading  and  sidewalking  of,  from  Cedar  to  Cochran 

streets  322 

establishing  grade  of,  from  Cochran  to  Lindeke  streets 322 

grading  and  sidewalking  of,  from  Cochran  to  Lindeke  streets 322 

confirming  roll  for  grading  and  parking,  from  Cochran  to  Lindeke 

streets  323 

DENVER  STREET— 

establishing  grade  of,  from  Newark  to  Celesta  avenue 323 

DE  SMET  AVENUE— 

grading  of  Skillig  street  (now  DeSmet  avenue),  from  Victoria  street 
(now  Division  street)  to  College  avenue  (now  Gonzaga  avenue)  ....  323 

sidewralking  of,  between  Division  and  Hamilton  street 323 

DIVISION  STREET— 

grading  of,  from  Riverside  avenue  to  Division  street  bridge 323 

re-assess  for  grading  from  Riverside  avenue  to  Division  street  bridge . . 323 

confirm  assessment  roll 323 

issue  bonds 323 

(formerly  Victoria  street)  grade  from  bridge  to  old  north  city  limits.  . . 323 
re-assess  323 


INDEX  TO  PART  II.  613 


Division  Street — Continued. 

confirm  assessment  roll 323 

issue  bonds 324 

grade  from  Mission  street,  northerly 324 

levy  tax  from  Mission  street,  northerly 324 

grading  and  making  slope  on  lot  1,  block  74,  Central  addition,  for 324 

sidewalk  from  S.  L.  S.  & E.  track  to  Montgomery 324 

sidewalk  from  Spokane  river  to  Mission  avenue 324 

sidewalk  from  Mission  avenue  to  Montgomery  avenue 324 

sidewalk  from  bridge  to  Harrison  avenue 324 

E 

EIGHTH  AVENUE — 

confirming  roll  for  grading,  from  Sherman  to  Hatch  streets 326 

grade  from  Washington  to  Sherman  streets 324 

sewer  from  Bernard  to  McClellan  streets 315 

sidewalk  from  Browne  to  Washington  streets 324 

establish  grade  of,  from  Lincoln  to  Chestnut  streets 324 

establish  grade  of,  from  Hatch  to  Ivory  streets 324 

establishing  the  grade  of,  from  east  to  west  line  of  Chestnut  street.  . . . 324 

grading,  from  Chestnut  to  Monroe  streets 325 

confirming  roll  for  grading  of,  from  Chestnut  to  Monroe  streets 325 

confirming  roll  for  sidewalking  of,  from  Monroe  to  Chestnut  streets.  . . . 325 

providing  for  grading  of,  from  Hatch  to  Ivory  streets 325 

confirming  roll  for  grading  of,  from  Hatch  to  Ivory  streets 325 

providing  for  grading  of,  from  Sherman  to  Hatch  streets 326 

confirming  roll  for  grading  and  parking  of,  from  Sherman  to  Hatch 

streets  326 

changing  name  of  Rusk  avenue  to 397 

ELECTION — 

to  vote  on  constructing  water  works 398 

ELEVENTH  AVENUE— 

establishing  grade  of,  from  Maple  to  Elm  streets 326 

establishing  grade  of,  from  Perry  to  Pittsburg  streets 326 

establishing  grade  of,  from  Adams  to  Monroe  streets 326 

establishing  grade  of,  from  West  Arthur  to  Ivory  streets 326 

establishing  grade  of.  from  Arthur  to  Ivory  streets 326 

grading  and  sidewalking  of,  from  Adams  to  Monroe  streets 326 

grading  and  sidewalking  of,  from  Arthur  to  Ivory  streets 326 

ELM  STREET — 

grade  from  Riverside  to  Fourth  avenue 327 

laying  water  mains  on,  between  Pacific  and  Third  avenues 327 

establishing  grade  of,  from  Tenth  to  Twelfth  avenues 327 

establishing  grade  of,  from  Fifth  to  Tenth  avenues 327 

EMPIRE  AVENUE — 

establishing  grade  of,  from  Arch  to  Martha  streets 327 

ERMINA  AVENUE — 

establishing  grade  of,  from  Division  to  Astor  streets 327 

grading  and  sidewalking  of,  from  Division  to  Astor  streets 327 

F 

FERRY  STREET — 

grading  of  from  Bernard  to  Center  street 327 

FIFTH  AVENUE — (Formerly  Fifth  Street)  — 

grade,  Bernard  to  Cannon 327 

re-assess 327 


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INDEX  TO  PART  II. 


Fifth  Avenue — Continued. 

confirm  re-assessment  roll 327 

issue  bonds 327 

(formerly  Fourth  street)  grade  from  Spokane  to  old  city  limits 327 

re-assess 327 

confirm  assessment  roll 328 

issue  bonds 328 

grade  from  Hatch  to  Arthur  streets 328 

sewer  from  Madison  to  Adams  streets 328 

confirm  assessment  roll  for  sewer 328 

establish  grade  of,  from  Spokane  to  Hatch  streets 328 

establish  grade  of,  from  Monroe  to  Cedar  streets 328 

establish  grade  of,  from  Coeur  d’Alene  to  Cannon  streets 328 

establishing  grade  of,  from  Pittsburg  to  Regal  streets 328 

grading  and  parking  of,  from  Cedar  to  Monroe  streets 328 

confirming  roll  for  grading  Fifth  avenue,  from  Monroe  to  Cedar  streets.  329 

grading  and  sidewalking  of,  from  Coeur  d’Alene  to  Cannon  streets 329 

confirming  roll  for  grading  and  sidewalking  from  Coeur  d’Alene  to 

Cannon  streets 329 

grading  and  sidewalking  of,  from  Pittsburg  to  Regal  streets 329 

FIRST  AVENUE — (Formerly  First  Street)  — 

grade  from  Chestnut  to  Washington 329 

re-assess  329 

sewer  from  Mill  to  Howard  streets 329 

sewer  from  Post  to  Mill  streets 329 

sewer  from  Post  to  Lincoln  streets 329 

sewer  from  Walnut  to  Cedar  streets 330 

confirm  roll  330 

sewer  from  Madison  to  Cedar  streets 330 

confirm  roll 330 

sewer  from  Walnut  to  a point  west  of  Maple 330 

Establish  grade  of,  from  Chestnut  to  Poplar  streets 330 

establish  grade  of,  from  Madison  to  Washington  streets 330 

establishing  grade  of,  from  Lee  to  Helena  streets 330 

sewer  from  Walnut  to  Maple  streets 330 

paving  of,  from  Madison  to  Washington  streets 330 

confirming  roll  for  paving  First  avenue  from  Madison  to  Washington 

streets  330 

grading  and  sidewalking  of,  from  Maple  to  Chestnut  streets 331 

grading  and  sidewalking  of,  from  Lee  to  Helena  streets 331 

grading  and  sidewalking  of,  from  Washington  to  Bernard  streets 331 

confirming  roll  for  sidewalking  of,  from  Washington  to  Bernard  streets.  331 
confirming  roll  for  grading  of,  from  Washington  to  Bernard  streets.  . . . 331 

confirming  roll  for  sewer  on,  from  Ash  to  Spruce  streets 331 

construction  of  sewer  on,  from  Ash  to  Spruce  streets 332 

construction  of  sewer  on,  from  Stevens  to  Washington  streets 332 

confirming  roll  for  sewer  on,  from  Stevens  to  Washington  streets 332 

construction  of  sewer,  from  Madison  to  Lincoln  streets 332 

confirming  roll  for  sewer  on,  from  Madison  to  Lincoln  streets 332 

FOURTH  AVENUE — (Formerly  Fourth  Street)  — 

grade,  Chestnut  to  Chandler  streets 332 

QQ9 

re-assess  

confirm  assessment  roll 332 

issue  bonds ^32 

grade,  from  Chestnut  to  Spruce  streets 333 

sidewalk,  from  McClellan  to  Grant  streets 333 

sewer  on,  from  Lincoln  to  Jefferson  streets 333 

confirming  assessment  roll  sewer,  Lincoln  to  Jefferson  streets 333 


INDEX  TO  PART  II. 


615 


Fourth  Avenue — Continued. 

sewering  of,  from  Cedar  to  Oak  streets 333 

confirming  roll  for  sewering  from  Cedar  to  Oak  streets 333 

providing  for  sewer  on,  from  Oak  to  Spruce  streets 333 

confirming  roll  for  sewer  on,  from  Oak  to  Spruce  streets 334 

FOURTEENTH  AVENUE — 

establishing  grade  of,  from  Maple  to  Race  streets 334 

establishing  grade  of,  from  Perry  to  Helena  streets 334 

FREDERIC  AVENUE- 

establishing  grade  of,  from  Monroe  to  West  Oval  street 334 

grading  and  sidewalking  of,  from  Monroe  to  Post  streets 334 

FRONT  AVENUE — 

grade,  from  Stevens  to  Grant  streets 334 

sidewalk,  from  Grant  street  to  bridge 334 

sewer,  from  Grant  to  Post  streets 334 

sewer  on.  from  Bernard  to  Division  streets 334 

confirming  roll  for  sewer,  from  Bernard  to  Division  streets 334 

sewer  on,  from  Division  to  Grant  streets 335 

confirming  roll  for  sewer  on.  from  Division  to  Grant  streets 335 

FOURTH  WARD— 

establishing  sewer  district  No.  2,  for 396 

FUNDS— 

loans  made  for  salary 398 

transfer  of  $2000  to  special  supplies  fund 398 

transfer  from  various 398 

$750  from  hospital,  invested  in  warrants 398 

hospital,  investment  of,  in  warrants 398 

vote  on  loan  and  bond  issue,  submitted 401 

FUNDING  BONDS — 

providing  for  issuance  of 399 

G 

GARDNER  AVENUE — 

establish  grade  of,  from  Cedar  to  Jefferson  streets 335 

establish  grade  of,  from  Jefferson  to  Monroe  streets 335 

establishing  grade  of,  from  Jefferson  to  Hollis  streets 335 

grading  of,  between  Jefferson  and  Lindeke  streets 335 

confirming  roll  for  grading  of,  from  Jefferson  to  Lindeke  streets 335 

sidewalking  of.  from  Jefferson  to  Lindeke  streets 335 

confirming  roll  for  sidewalking  of,  from  Jefferson  to  Lindeke  streets...  335 
GLASS  AVENUE— 

establishing  grade  of,  from  Arch  to  Martha  streets 336 

GORDON  AVENUE— 

establishing  grade  of,  from  Arch  to  Martha  streets 336 

GRANT  STREET — 

grading  and  sidewalking  of,  from  Third  to  Hartson  avenues 336 

confirming  roll  for  grading  and  sidewalking,  from  Third  to  Hartson 

avenues  336 

GONZAGA  STREET — 

changing  name  of  part  of  College  avenue  to 397 

H 

HAMILTON  STREET — 

establish  grade  of,  from  Sharp  to  Montgomery  avenues 336 

grading  of,  from  Sharp  to  Montgomery  avenues 33b 

confirming  roll  for  sidewalking,  from  Sharp  to  Montgomery  avenues ....  336 


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INDEX  TO  PART  II. 


Hamilton  Strelt — Continue*!. 

side  walking  of,  from  Sharp  to  Montgomery  avenues 336 

grading,  from  Sharp  to  Montgomery  avenues 337 

grading,  from  U.  F.  Ry.  tracks  to  Sharp  avenue 337 

HARRISON  STREET— 

grading,  from  Washington  to  Victoria  streets 337 

HARTSON  AVENUE — 

establish  grade  of,  from  Pine  to  Arthur  streets 337 

HARVEY  AVENUE — 

establishing  grade  of,  from  Arch  to  Martha  streets 337 

HATCH  STREET— 

grading,  from  Sprague  to  Fifth  avenues 337 

establish  grade  of,  from  Eighth  to  Rusk  avenues 337 

sidewalking  of,  between  Highland  and  Webster  avenues 337 

grading  of,  between  Highland  and  Webster  avenues 337 

confirming  roll  for  grading  of,  from  Highland  to  Webster  avenues 337 

HAVERMALE  STREET — 

establish  grade  of,  from  Washington  to  McBroom  streets 338 

HELENA  STREET  — 

establishing  grade  of,  from  Tenth  to  Fourteenth  avenues 338 

HEMLOCK  STREET— 

establishing  grade  of,  frbm  Fourth  to  Sixth  avenues 338 

grading  and  sidewalking  of,  from  Fourth  to  Sixth  avenues 338 

confirming  roll  for  sidewalking  of,  from  Fourth  to  Sixth  avenues 338 

confirming  roll  for  grading  of,  from  Fourth  to  Sixth  avenues 338 

HIGHLAND  AVENUE — 

establish  grade  of,  from  Sherman  to  Arthur  streets 338 

grading  and  sidewalking  of,  from  Sherman  to  Arthur  streets 338 

confirming  roll  for  grading  and  sidewalking  of,  from  Sherman  to  Arthur 

streets 338 

HILLIARD  STREET — 

grade,  from  Sprague  to  North  avenues 339 

HOWARD  STREET — 

grade,  from  Riverside  to  Seventh  avenues 339 

sewer,  from  Sprague  to  First  avenues 339 

sewer,  from  First  to  Seventh  avenues 339 

paving,  from  Riverside  to  Front  avenues 339 

confirming  roll,  for  paving k 339 

establish  grade  of,  from  Riverside  to  First  avenues 339 

providing  for  paving  of,  from  N.  P.  Ry.  Co.’s  right-of-way  to  Second 

avenue 339 

confirming  roll  for  paving  of,  from  N.  P.  Ry.  Co.’s  right-of-way  to 

Second  avenue 339 

providing  for  paving,  from  Riverside  avenue  to  N.  P.  Ry.  Co.’s  right-of- 

way  340 

confirming  roll  for  paving  from  Riverside  avenue  to  N.  P.  Ry.  Co.’s 

right-of-way  340 

establish  grade  of,  from  bridge  to  Waverly  Place 340 

grading  of,  from  S.  L.  S.  & E.  Ry.  Co.’s  right-of-way  to  Waverly  Place.  . 340 
confirming  roll  for  grading,  from  S'.  L.  S.  & E.  Ry.  Co.’s  right-of-way  to 

Waverly  Place 340 

HURON  STREET— 

sewer  on 340 

confirm  assessment  roll  for  sewer,  on 340 

HAY’S  PARK— 

providing  for  laying  water  mains  in 396 


INDEX  TO  PART  II. 


617 


HIGHLAND  AVENUE— 

changing  name  of  North  avenue  to 396 

I 

INDIANA  AVENUE — 

establish  grade  of,  from  Division  to  Perry  streets 340 

grading  and  sidewalking  of,  from  Division  to  Perry  streets 340 

confirming  roll  for  grading  and  sidewalking  of,  from  Division  to  Perry 

streets  341 

grade,  from  Chestnut  to  Division  streets 341 

sidewalk,  from  Division  to  Washington  streets 341 

sidewalk,  from  Monroe  to  Washington  streets 341 

ILLINOIS  AVENUE— 

establish  grade  of,  from  Dakota  to  Regal  streets 341 

grading  of,  from  Perry  to  Regal  streets 341 

J 

JEFFERSON  STREET— 

establish  grade  of,  from  Boone  to  Mallon  avenues 341 

grading,  from  Riverside  avenue  to  Fourteenth  avenue 341 

K 

KNOX  AVENUE — 

establishing  grade  of,  from  Monroe  to  Jefferson  streets 341 

grading  and  sidewalking  of,  from  Monroe  to  Jefferson  streets 341 

confirming  roll  for  grading  and  parking,  from  Monroe  to  Jefferson 

streets  341 

grading  and  sidewalking  of,  from  Howard  to  Division  streets 342 

confirming  roll  for  grading  of,  from  Howard  to  Division  streets 342 

L 

LAKE  STREET — 

grade  from  Division  to  east  line  of  Agnew  & Byers  addition 342 

LIBERTY  AVENUE— 

establishing  grade  of,  from  Arch  to  Martha  streets 342 

LIDGERWOOD  STREET — 

establish  grade  of,  from  Fairview  to  Bridgeport  avenues 342 

LINCOLN  STREET— 

establishing  grade  of,  from  York  to  Effie  avenues 342 

establish  grade  of,  between  Boone  and  Cora  avenues 342 

establish  grade  of,  from  First  to  Fifth  avenues 342 

establish  grade  of,  from  Riverside  to  First  avenues 342 

establishing  grade  of,  from  Seventh  to  Ninth  avenues 343 

establishing  grade  of,  from  Lincoln  street  to  Ninth  avenue 343 

sewer,  from  Main  to  Sprague  avenue 343 

sewer,  from  First  to  Sprague  avenues 343 

grade,  from  Riverside  to  Main  avenues 343 

paving  of,  from  Riverside  to  N.  P.  Ry.  Co.’s  right-of-way 343 

confirming  roll  for  paving  from  Riverside  avenue  to  N.  P.  Ry.  Co.’s 

right-of-way  343 

grading  of,  between  N.  P.  Ry.  Co.’s  right-of-way  and  Fifth  avenue 343 

confirming  roll  for  grading  of,  from  N.  P.  Ry.  Co.’s  right-of-way  to  Fifth 

avenue 343 

sidewalking,  between  N.  P.  Ry.  Co.’s  right-of-way  and  Fifth  avenue.  . . . 344 
confirming  roll  for  sidewalking,  from  N.  P.  Ry.  Co.’s  right-of-way  to 
Fifth  avenue 344 


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INDEX  TO  PART  II. 


Lincoln  Street — Continued. 

grading  and  sidewalking  of,  from  Indiana  to  Sharp  avenues 344 

confirming  roll  for  sidewalking  of,  from  Indiana  to  Sharp  avenues 344 

confirming  roll  for  grading  of,  from  Indiana  to  Sharp  avenues 344 

sewer  on,  from  Riverside  to  Main  avenues 345 

fixing  width  of,  from  Effie  to  York  avenue 396 

LATAH  AVENUE — 

vacation  of  portion  of 381 

M 

MADISON  STREET — 

establish  grade  of.  from  Second  to  Riverside  avenue 345 

providing  for  grading  from  Second  to  Riverside  avenue 345 

confirming  roll  for  grading  of,  from  Riverside  to  Second  avenue 345 

MAIN  AVENUE  (formerly  Main  street)  — 

grade  from  Park  to  Alder 345 

sewer  from  Maple  to  Spokane  river 345 

establishing  grade  of,  from  Huron  to  Michigan  streets 345 

establishing  grade  of,  from  Division  to  Lincoln  streets 345 

sewer  on,  from  Post  to  Lincoln  streets 345. 

confirming  roll  for  sewer  on  from  Post  to  Lincoln  streets 345 

providing  for  grading  of,  from  Huron  to  Michigan  streets 345 

confirming  roll  for  grading  of,  from  Huron  to  Michigan  streets 346 

sidew'alking  of,  from  Huron  to  Michigan  streets 346 

confirming  roll  for  sidewalking  from  Huron  to  Michigan  streets 346 

providing  for  paving  of,  from  Division  to  Lincoln  streets 346 

confirming  roll  for  paving  from  Division  to  Lincoln  streets 346 

sewer  on,  from  Lincoln  to  Huron  streets 346 

MALLON  AVENUE  (formerly  Mallon  street)  — 

grade  from  Chestnut  to  East  boundary  N.  P.  % section  18 346 

reassess  . 346 

confirm  assessment  roll 346 

issue  bonds 347 

establishing  grade  of,  from  Chestnut  to  A streets 347 

providing  for  grading  and  sidewalking  of,  from  Chestnut  to  A streets.  . . 347 

confirming  roll  for  sidewalking  from  Chestnut  to  A streets 347 

confirming  roll  for  grading  of,  from  Chestnut  to  A streets 347 

MAPLE  STREET — 

grade  from  First  to  Tenth  avenues 347 

reassess  347 

confirm  assessment  roll 347 

issue  bonds 347 

grade  from  Tenth  to  Fourteenth  avenues 347 

water  mains  on 347 

establishing  grade  of,  from  Boone  to  Bridge  avenues 348 

grading  and  sidewalking  from  Boone  to  Bridge  avenues 348 

confirming  roll  for  sidewalking  of,  from  Boone  to  Bridge  avenues 348 

confirming  roll  for  grading  from  Boone  to  Bridge  avenues 348 

construction  of  sewer  on,  from  Eighth  to  Tenth  avenues 348 

confirming  roll  for  sewer  on,  from  Eighth  to  Tenth  avenues 348 

providing  for  sewer  from  Fifth  to  Eighth  avenues 348 

confirming  roll  for  sewering  from  Fifth  to  Eighth  avenues 348 

MARKET  STREET  (formerly  Alder  street)  — 

< ' •••Mir.  I*,  right-of-way  to  Ferry  avenue 349 

reassess  349 

MAXWELL  AVENUE — 

establishing  grade  of,  from  Monroe  to  Cedar  streets 349 


INDEX  TO  PART  II. 


619 


Maxwell  Avenue — Continued 

establish  grade  of,  from  Monroe  to  Washington  streets 349 

establish  grade  of,  from  Howard  to  Washington  streets 349 

providing  for  grade  of,  from  Monroe  to  Cedar  streets 349 

confirming  roll  for  grading  of,  from  Monroe  to  Cedar  streets 349 

sidewalking  of,  from  Monroe  to  Cedar  streets 349 

confirming  roll  for  sidewalking  of,  from  Monroe  to  Cedar  streets 349 

grading  and  sidewalking  of,  from  Monroe  to  Howard  streets 349 

confirming  roll  for  grading  from  Monroe  to  Howard  streets 350 

MAYFAIR  HILL — 

establish  grade  of,  from  Cleveland  to  Fairview 350 

MILL  STREET — 

grade  established  from  First  to  Sixth  avenues 350 

grade  from  Riverside  to  Post *350 

sewer  from  Sprague  to  First 350 

establishing  grade  of,  from  Fifth  to  Sixth  avenues 350 

paving  of,  from  Front  avenue  to  N.  P.  Ry.  Co.’s  right-of-way 350 

confirming  roll  for  paving,  from  N.  P.  Ry.  Co.’s  right-of-way  to  Front 

avenue 350 

grading  and  sidewalking  from  Fifth  to  Sixth  avenues 350 

MISSION  AVENUE — 

establishing  grade  of,  from  Division  to  Calispell  streets 351 

grade  of,  from  Division  to  North  Riverton  streets... 351 

grade  of,  from  Division  to  Standard  streets 351 

confirming  roll  for  grading  from  Division  to  Standard  streets 351 

sidewalk  on,  from  Division  to  Standard  streets 351 

confirming  roll  for  sidewalk  on,  from  Division  to  Standard  streets 351 

grading  and  sidewalking  of,  from  Dakota  to  North  Riverton  streets...  351 
confirming  roll  for  grading  and  sidewalking  of,  from  Dakota  street  to 

North  Riverton  avenue 351 

grading  and  sidewalking  of,  from  Division  to  Calispell  streets 352 

grading  of,  from  Division  to  Calispell  streets 352 

MONROE  STREET— 

grade  from  Bridge  street  to  old  North  limits 352 

grade  from  Riverside  to  Ninth 352 

reassess  352 

confirm  re-assessment  roll  352 

issue  bonds 352 

grade  from  Stoll  to  Cora 352 

sewer  352 

establish  grade  of.  from  Riverside  to  First  avenues 352 

paving  of,  from  Bridge  to  Riverside  avenues 352 

providing  for  maintenance  of  paving  on,  from  the  bridge  to  Riverside 

avenue  353 

paving  of,  from  Riverside  to  N.  P.  Ry.  Co.’s  right-of-way 353 

confirming  roll  for  paving  from  Riverside  avenue  to  N.  P.  Ry.  Co.’s 

right-of-way  353 

providing  for  paving  of,  from  bridge  to  Mallon  avenue 353 

MONTGOMERY  AVENUE — 

establishing  grade  of,  from  Cedar  to  Mill  streets 353 

MAIN  AVENUE— 

Board  of  Public  Works  to  provide  for  maintenance  of  paving 396 

MISSION  AVENUE — 

providing  for  park  on 396 

MONROE  STREET  BRIDGE — 

acceptance  of 395 


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INDEX  TO  PART  II. 


N 

NINTH  AVENUE— 

establish  grade  of,  from  Lincoln  to  Chestnut  streets 353 

sidewalking  of,  from  Lincoln  to  Chestnut  streets 353 

confirming  roll  for  sidewalking  from  Lincoln  to  Chestnut  streets 354 

providing  for  grading  of,  from  Lincoln  to  Chestnut  streets 354 

confirming  roll  for  grading  of,  from  Lincoln  to  Chestnut  streets 354 

NORA  AVENUE — 

establish  grade  of,  from  Monroe  to  Division  streets 354 

establish  grade  of,  from  Division  to  Perry  streets 354 

establishing  grade  of,  from  Monroe  to  Ash  streets 354 

grading  and  sidewalking  from  Division  to  Columbus 354 

confirming  roll  for  grading  and  sidewalking  of,  from  Division  to  Co- 
lumbus streets 354 

grading  and  sidewalking  of,  from  Monroe  to  Division  streets 355 

confirming  roll  for  grading  of,  from  Monroe  to  Division  streets 355 

confirming  roll  for  sidewalking  of,  from  Monroe  to  Division  streets . . . 355 
providing  for  grading  and  sidewalking  of,  from  Monroe  to  Ash  streets.  355 

confirming  roll  for  grading  of,  from  Lincoln  to  Chestnut  streets 355 

NORTH  RIVER  STREET— 

grading  from  west  end  to  Division  street 355 

NORTH  AVENUE— 

establishing  grade  of,  from  Highland  to  Sherman  streets 355 

providing  for  grading  of,  from  Hilliard  to  Sherman  streets 356 

confirming  roll  for  grading  from  Hilliard  to  Sherman  streets 356 

providing  for  sidewalking  of,  from  Hilliard  to  Sherman  streets 356 

NINTH  AVENUE — 

condemnation  of  tract  to  open  Perry  street 396 

NORTHWEST  BOULEVARD — 

establish  and  lay  out,  from  Monroe  to  Second  street  (or  Corbin  street)  . . 395 
NORTH  AVENUE— 

changing  name  of,  to  Highland  avenue 396 

o 

OAK  STREET — 

establish  grade  of,  from  Riverside  to  Third  avenues 356 

establish  grade  of,  from  Riverside  to  Fifth  avenues 356 

establish  grade  of,  from  Tenth  to  Twelfth  avenues 356 

establishing  grade  of,  from  Fifth  to  Tenth  avenues 356 

providing  for  grading  of,  from  Second  to  Fifth  avenues 356 

confirming  roll  for  grading  of,  from  Second  to  Fifth  avenues 356 

grading  and  sidewalking  of,  from  Riverside  to  Fifth  avenues 356 

sidewalking  of,  from  Second  to  Riverside  avenues 357 

grading  of,  from  Second  to  Riverside  avenues 357 

confirming  roll  for  grading  of,  from  Riverside  to  Second  avenues 357 

providing  for  sidewalking  of,  from  Second  to  Fifth  avenues 357 

confirming  roll  for  sidewalking  of,  from  Second  to  Fifth  avenues 357 

providing  for  sidewalking  of,  from  Second  to  Riverside  avenues 357 

confirming  roll  for  sidewalking  of,  from  Second  to  Riverside  avenues..  357 
OLIVE  AVENUE— 

vacation  of  part  of 381 

OLIVE  STREET  BRIDGE — 

construction  of 395 


INDEX  TO  PART  II. 


621 


P 

PACIFIC  AVENUE— 

grade  from  Washington  to  Hatch 358 

levy  tax  to  pay  for  improvement 358 

grade,  from  its  east  end  to  old  west  city  limits 358 

re-assess 358 

sewer,  from  Spnice  to  Walnut 358 

confirm  assessment  roll 358 

establishing  grade  of,  from  Perry  to  Iiegal  streets 358 

grading  and  parking  of,  from  Poplar  to  Spruce  streets 358 

confirming  roll  for  grading  and  parking  of,  from  Poplar  to  Spruce  streets  358 

construction  of  sewer  on,  from  Spruce  to  Cceur  d’Alene  streets 358 

confirming  assessment  roll  for  sewer  on,  from  Spruce  to  Coeur  d’Alene 

streets 359 

grading  and  sidewalking  of,  from  Perry  to  Regal  streets 359 

PENNSYLVANIA  STREET— 

establishing  grade  of,  from  Euclid  to  Empire  avenues 359 

PARK  PLACE— 

establishing  grade  of,  from  Post  street  to  Corbin  Park 359 

grading  and  sidewalking  of 359 

PERRY  STREET— 

establishing  grade  of,  from  Ninth  to  Fourteenth  avenues 359 

re-establish  grade  of,  on  Tenth  avenue 359 

grading  and  sidewalking  of,  from  Ninth  to  Fourteenth  avenues 359 

PINE  STREET — 

grade,  from  N.  P.  Ry.  tracks  to  Hartson  avenue 359 

re-assess 359 

confirm  re-assessment  roll 360 

issue  bonds , 360 

POST  STREET — 

sewer,  from  Front  to  fourteen  feet  south  of  Main 360 

confirm  assessment  roil 360 

establish  grade  of,  from  Third  to  Fourth  avenues 360 

construction  of  a sewer,  from  Front  avenue  to  Post  street  bridge 360 

paving  of,  from  N.  P.  right-of-way  to  Post  street  bridge 360 

confirming  roll  between  N.  P.  right-of-way  and  Post  street  bridge 360 

providing  for  grading  and  sidewalking  of,  from  N.  P.  right-of-way  to 

Third  avenue 361 

confirming  roll  for  grading  of,  from  N.  P.  right-of-way  to  Third  avenue.  361 
PROVIDENCE  AVENUE — 

establishing  grade  of,  from  Arch  to  Martha  streets 361 

PARKS— 

providing  for  borrowing  $10,000  for 398 

PAVING — 

Board  of  Public  Works  to  provide  for  maintenance  of  Main  avenue ....  396 
PERRY  STREET — 

condemnation  of  tract  to  open 397 

R 

RACE  STREET — 

establish  grade  of,  from  Tenth  to  Twelfth  avenues 361 

establish  grade  of,  from  Tenth  to  Thirteenth  avenue 361 

RIVERSIDE  AVENUE— 

grade  from  Monroe  to  Chestnut  streets 361 

re-assess  from  Monroe  to  Chestnut  streets 361 


622 


INDEX  TO  PART  II. 


Riverside  Avenue — Continued 

confirm  assessment  roll 361 

issue  bonds  361 

sewer,  from  Washington  to  Bernard  streets 361 

sewer,  from  Division  to  Bernard  streets 362 

lay  water  mains,  from  Monroe  to  Division  streets 362 

establish  grade  of,  from  Chestnut  to  west  angle  of  Riverside  avenue.  . . 362 

paving  of,  from  Monroe  to  Division  streets 362 

confirming  roll  for  paving  between  Monroe  and  Division  streets 362 

construction  of  sewer  on,  from  Washington  to  Lincoln  streets 362 

approving  roll,  sewering  Riverside  avenue,  from  Washington  to  Lincoln 

streets  362 

vacating  part  of,  in  Bennett’s  addition 382 

RUSK  AVENUE— 

establish  grade  of,  from  Sherman  to  Arthur  streets 362 

establish  grade  of,  from  Sherman  to  Hatch  streets 362 

changing  name  of,  to  Eighth  avenue 397 

RELEASE — 

authorizing  release  of  riparian  rights  to  E.  E.  Alexander 397 

RIPARIAN  RIGHTS — 

release  of  certain,  to  E.  E.  Alexander 397 

s 

SECOND  AVENUE — (Formerly  Second  Street)  — 

grade,  Washington  to  Chestnut  streets 362 

re-assess,  Washington  to  Chestnut  streets 363 

confirm  assessment  roll 363 

issue  bonds  363 

grgde,  Chestnut  to  Coeur  d'Alene  streets 363 

grade,  Hatch  to  Arthur  streets 363 

sidewalk,  Chestnut  to  Coeur  d’Alene  streets 363 

sewer,  Washington  to  Howard  streets 363 

sewer,  Lincoln  to  Cedar  streets 363 

confirm  assessment  roll 363 

sewer,  Cedar  to  Coeur  d’Alene  streets 364 

establishing  grade  from  Second  avenue  to  Coeur  d’Alene  streets 364 

sewering,  from  Cedar  to  Coeur  d’Alene  streets 364 

approving  sewer  roll,  from  Cedar  to  Coeur  d’Alene  streets 364 

providing  for  sewer  on,  from  Bernard  to  Washington  streets 364 

grading  of,  from  Coeur  d’Alene  street  to  Second  avenue  extension 364 

SEVENTH  AVENUE— 

establishing  grade  of,  from  Lincoln  to  Monroe  streets 364 

establish  grade  of,  from  Bernard  to  Mill  streets 364 

establish  grade  of,  from  Bernard  to  Browne  streets 364 

grading  of,  from  Bernard  to  Browne  streets 364 

confirming  roll  for  grading,  between  Bernard  and  Browne  streets 365 

grading  of,  from  Lincoln  to  Maple  streets 365 

confirming  roll  for  grading,  between  Lincoln  and  Maple  streets 365 

establish  grade  of,  from  Monroe  to  Maple  streets 365 

(formerly  Seventh  street)  grade,  Lincoln  to  Chestnut  streets 365 

sewer,  Washington  to  Bernard  streets 366 

sidewalk,  Bernard  to  Howard  streets 365 

sidewalk,  Washington  to  375  feet  west 365 

SHANNON  AVENUE — 

establishing  grade  of,  from  Cedar  to  Mill  streets 366 

SHARP  AVENUE — (Formerly  Sharp  Street)  — 

grade,  Post  to  Jefferson  streets 366 


INDEX  TO  PART  II.  623 


Shaup  Avenue — Continued. 

grade.  Pearl  to  Superior  streets 366 

establish  grade  of.  from  Post  to  Washington  streets 366 

establishing  grade  of,  from  Elm  to  Nettleton  streets 366 

grading  of,  from  Washington  to  Post  streets 366 

confirming  roll  for  grading  of,  from  Washington  to  Post  streets 366 

grading  and  sidewalking  of,  from  Jefferson  to  Hollis  streets 366 

confirming  roll  for  grading  from  Jefferson  to  Hollis  streets 366 

sidewalking  of,  between  Hamilton  and  College  streets 366 

SHERIDAN  STREET— 

grade.  Front  to  Olive  avenues 367 

establishing  grade  of,  from  Fifth  to  Hartson  avenues 367 

establish  grade  of.  from  Hartson  to  Sprague  avenues 367 

grading  and  sidewalking,  from  Hartson  to  Fifth  avenues 367 

confirming  roll  for  grading,  from  Hartson  to  Fifth  avenues 367 

confirming  roll  for  sidewalking,  from  Hartson  to  Fifth  avenues 367 

SHERMAN  STREET — 

grade,  Sprague  to  Tenth  avenues 367 

re-assess,  Sprague  to  Tenth  avenues 367 

confirm  assessment  roll  367 

issue  bonds  367 

construction  of  sidewalk,  from  Third  to  Rusk  avenues 368 

confirming  roll  for  sidewalking  of,  from  Third  to  Rusk  avenues 368 

providing  for  issuing  bonds  for  sidewalking,  between  Third  and  Rusk 

avenues  368 

confirming  roll  for  sidewalk,  from  Third' to  Rusk  avenues 368 

SINTO  AVENUE — 

establish  grade  of,  from  Division  to  Monroe  streets 368 

establishing  grade  of,  from  Monroe  to  Division  streets 368 

establishing  grade  of,  from  Monroe  to  Cedar  streets 368 

providing  for  grading  and  sidewalking  of,  from  Pearl  to  Division  streets  368 

grading  and  sidewalking  of,  from  Monroe  to  Division  streets 368 

grading  and  sidewalking  of,  from  Monroe  to  Cedar  streets 369 

grading  and  sidewalking,  from  Dakota  to  Columbus  streets 369 

SIXTH  AVENUE— (Formerly  Sixth  Street) — 

grade,  Bernard  to  Mill  streets 369 

grade,  Mill  to  Post  streets 369 

grade,  Lincoln  to  Maple  streets 369 

sewer,  Bernard  to  Howard  streets 369 

establishing  grade  of,  from  Monroe  to  Maple  streets 369 

establishing  grade  of,  from  Monroe  to  Jefferson  streets 369 

grading  and  sidewalking,  between  Monroe  and  Jefferson  streets 369 

confirming  roll  for  grading  and  sidewalking  of,  from  Monroe  to  Jeffer- 
son streets  369 

grading  of,  from  Adams  to  Cedar  streets 369 

confirming  roll  for  grading  of,  from  Adams  to  Cedar  streets 370 

providing  for  grading  of,  from  Adams  to  Cedar  streets 370 

grading  and  sidewalking  of,  from  Bernard  to  Browne  streets 370 

SKILLIG  STREET — (See  DeSmet  Avenue). 

SOUTH  CENTER  STREET — 

grading  of,  in  Havermale’s  addition 370 

SPOFFORD  AVENUE — 

providing  for  grading  and  sidewalking  of,  from  Monroe  to  Howard 

streets  370 

establishing  grade  of,  from  Cedar  to  Monroe  streets 370 

grading  and  sidewalking  of,  from  Monroe  to  Cedar  streets 370 


624  INDEX  TO  PART  II. 


SPOKANE  STREET— 

establish  grade  of,  from  Third  to  Hartson  avenues 370 

grading  and  sidewalking  of,  from  Third  to  Hartson  avenues 271 

confirming  roll  for  grading  and  sidewalking  of,  from  Third  to  Hartson 
avenues 371 

SPRAGUE  AVENUE— 

grade  Riverside  to  old  east  city  limits 371 

re-assess,  Riverside  to  old  east  city  limits 371 

confirm  assessment  roll 371 

issue  bonds 371 

grade,  from  Hatch  street  to  east  city  limits 371 

re-assess,  from  Hatch  street  to  east  city  limits 371 

sewer,  from  Mill  to  Madison  street 372 

sidewalk,  from  Hatch  street  to  west  end  of  Sprague  avenue 371 

sidewalk,  from  east  end  of  trestle  to  Lee  street 371 

grading  and  improving,  from  Hatch  street  to  city  limits 372 

establish  grade  of,  from  Madison  to  Bernard  streets 372 

providing  for  sewer,  from  Washington  to  Mill  streets 372 

confirming  roll  for  sewering  of,  from  Washington  to  Mill  streets 372 

paving  of,  from  Monroe  to  Bernard  streets 372 

paving  of,  from  Madison  to  Bernard  streets 372 

confirming  roll  for  paving,  between  Madison  and  Bernard  streets 372 

construction  of  sewer  on,  from  Washington  to  Bernard  streets 373 

confirming  roll  for  sewer  on,  from  Washington  to  Bernard  streets 373 

SPRUCE  STREET— 

grade,  from  Pacific  to  Fourth  avenues 373 

sidewalk,  from  Pacific  to  Fourth  avenues 373 

STEVENS  STREET— 

grade,  frpm  Spokane  river  to  Seventh  avenues 373 

re-assess  373 

confirm  re-assessment  roll 373 

issue  bonds 373 

establish  grade  of,  from  Front  to  First  avenues 373 

paving,  between  Front  avenue  and  N.  P.  Ry.  Co.’s  right-of-way 373 

confirming  roll  for  paving,  from  I^ront  avenue  to,  N.  P.  Ry.  Co.’s  right- 
of-way  373 

SUMMIT  BOULEVARD— 

changing  name  of  part,  to  Mission  avenue 373 

SEWERS — 

establishing  sewer  system  district  No.  2,  for  Fourth  ward 396 

establishing  district  No.  1,  for  First  ward 397 

SIXTH  AVENUE — 

vacation  of  part  of 383 

STREETS — (See  Alleys.  See  Vacations)  — 

parking  Mission  avenue 396 

establishing  and  laying  out  Northwest  Boulevard 395 

Broadway  extended,  lay  out  and  open 386 

Sprague  street  extended,  lay  out  and  open 386 

Sprague  street  extending 386 

Stevens  street,  extend,  lay  out  and  open 386 

Third  street,  extend,  lay  out  and  open 387 

Washington  street,  extending  and  establishing  R.  R 387 

Washington  street,  roadway  under  R.  R.  tracks,  from  First  to  Second.  . 387 

Gonzaga  street,  changing  width  and  name  of 387 

Pine  street,  changing  name  of 387 

Adler  street,  changing  name  to  Market  street 394 


INDEX  TO  PART  II.  625 


Streets — Continued. 

Pine  street,  in  Booge’s,  Cannon’s  and  Browne’s  addition,  changed  to 

Cannon  street  3S7 

changing  of  names  of  various 387 

changing  of  names  of  various  avenues 387 

laying  water  mains  on  Seventh,  Eighth,  Ninth,  Eleventh  avenues  and 

Elm  street  394 

STREET  RAILWAY — 

license  for  Washington  Water  Power  Co.  to  operate  cars  on  certain 
streets  during  year  1901 398 

T 

TAX  LEVY— 

for  various  fiscal  years 401,  402 

TAXES— 

payment  of  on  blocks  57,  58  and  G2,  Central  addition 398 

providing  extension  of  time  for  collecting 402 

remitting  penalty  and  interest  on 402 

TENTH  AVENUE — 

establish  grade  of,  from  Monroe  to  Cannon  streets 374 

establishing  grade  of,  from  Arthur  to  Ivory  streets 374 

establishing  grade  of,  from  Perry  to  Pittsburg  streets 374 

grading  and  sidewalking  of,  from  Monroe  to  Cannon  streets 374 

confirming  roll  for  grading  and  sidewalking  of,  from  Monroe  to  Cannon 

streets  374 

THIRD  AVENUE — (Formerly  Third  Street)  — 

grade,  from  Howard  to  Ash  street 374 

re-assess,  from  Howard  to  Ash  street 374 

confirm  re-assessment  roll 374 

issue  bonds 375 

grade,  from  Bernard  street  to  east  city  limits 375 

levy  tax,  from  Bernard  street  to  east  limits 375 

re-assess,  from  Bernard  street  to  east  limits 375 

confirm  assessment  roll 375 

issue  bonds  375 

grade,  from  Howard  to  Bernard  streets 375 

grade,  from  Hatch  street  to  east  city  limits 375 

grade,  from  N.  P.  *ight-of-way  to  Chestnut 375 

confirm  assessment  roll 375 

issue  bonds 375 

grade  and  sidewalk,  from  Spruce  to  Coeur  d’Alene  streets 375 

sidewalk,  from  Washington  to  Sherman  streets 37G 

providing  for  a sewer  on,  from  Madison  to  Mill  streets 376 

confirming  roll  for  sewer,  Madison  to  Mill  streets ..  .'w-, 376 

providing  for  sewer  on,  from  McClellan  to  Howaifl  streets 37G 

confirming  roll  for  sewer  on,  from  McClellan  to  Howard  streets 376 

providing  for  sewer,  from  Madison  tq  Cedar  streets 376 

confirming  roll  for  sewer,  from  Cedar  to  Madison  streets 376 

THIRTEENTH  AVENUE — 

establishing  grade  of,  from  Perry  to  Pittsburg  streets 377 

establishing  grade  of,  from  Maple  to  Ash  streets 377 

TWELFTH  AVENUE— 

establishing  grade  of,  from  Arthur  to  Ivory  streets 377 

establishing  grade  of,  from  Maple  to  Elm  streets 377 

establish  grade  of,  from  Cedar  to  Elm  streets 377 

establishing  grade  of,  from  Perry  to  Pittsburg  streets 377 


40 


626 


INDEX  TO  PART  II. 


V 

VACATIONS— 

strip  on  Poplar  street,  from  Pacific  to  Third  avenues 380 

alley  in  block  25,  2d  Sinto  addition > 380 

Howard  street  addition 380. 

parts  of  streets  in  Morgan’s  addition  to  Denver 380 

streets  in  Union  Pacifip  addition 380 

strip  on  First  avenue,  from  Hemlock  to  Chestnut  street 380 

part  of  Calispel  street 380 

alley  in  block  86,  2d  addition  to  Railroad  addition 381 

alley  in  blocks  66  and  67,  and  part  of  Eighth  avenue,  in  2d  addition  to 

Railroad  addition  381 

part  of  Olive  avenue  in  Re-survey  of  2nd  addition  to  3d  addition  to 

Railroad  addition  381 

alley  in  block  10,  Nettleton’s  2d  addition 381 

alley  in  block  8,  Cannon’s  addition 381 

Sterling  street,  block  23,  Altamont 381 

alley  in  block  28,  Terrace  Park  addition 381 

part  of  Blanco  street 381 

streets  and  alleys  in  Cliff  Park  addition 381 

part  of  Porter  avenue,  Michigan  street,  Water  avenue,  Ontario  street,  in 

2d  addition  to  West  Riverside  addition 381 

part  of  Latah  and  Seventh  avenues,  in  Coeur  d’Alene  addition 381 

part  of  Riverside  avenue,  in  Bennett’s  addition 382 

alley  in  block  36,  Heath’s  3d  addition . . 382 

parts  of  Olive,  John,  Bradley  and  Mendenhall  avenues,  east  of  N.  P.  Ry. 
and  Stone,  Altamont,  Cook,  Smith,  Lacy,  Nelson  and  Regal  streets, 

between  N.  P.  Ry.  and 'O.  R.  & N.  Ry 382 

part  of  Sun  street  and  Charlotta  street,  in  Ross  Park 382 

alley  in  block  31,  Wolverton  and  Conlan’s  addition 382 

alley  in  block  18,  2d  addition  to  3d  addition  to  Railroad  addition 382 

alley  in  block  7,  Rersurvey  and  Extension  of  Cowley’s  2d  addition 382 

alley  in  block  7,  Booge’s  addition 382 

part  of  College  avenue 382 

portion  of  Lincoln  street 382 

Chestnut  street,  between  Riverside  and  First*  avenues 382 

part  of  Carlisle,  Mayfair,  Pearl,  Lidgerwood,  Addison  and  Wisco-mbe 

streets 383 

part  of  Lincoln  street,  near  Ninth  avenue 383 

alley  in  blocks  “Q,”  38,  39,  and  40,  addition  to  2d  Sinto  addition 383 

alley  in  block  37,  Heath's  3d  addition 383 

streets  and  alleys  in  Spokane  and  Mountain  View  cemetery 383 

Oak  street,  in  front  of  blocks  48  and  54,  Cannon’s  addition 383 

part  of  Sixth  avenue 383 

part  of  Seventh  aventie 383 

part  of  Cannon  street 383 

Madison  street,  between  Sixth  and  Seventh  avenues 383 

Madison  street,  between  Seventh  and  Eighth  avenues 383 

alley  in  block  32,  Cannon’s  addition.. 384 

alley  in  block  4,  Mountain  View  addition 384 

alley  in  block  1,  Bingaman’s  addition v 384 

alley  in  blocks  26  and  30,  Stratton’s  addition 384 

alley  in  block  6,  Ide’s  addition 384 

alley  in  block  4,  Ide’s  2d  addition 384 

alley  in  block  2,  Havermale’s  addition 384 

alley  in  block  5,  Jenkins’  addition 384 

alley  in  sub-division  lot  11,  G.  H.  Morgan’s  addition 384 

alley  in  blocks  84,  92,  13,  7,  150  and  151,  Lidgerwood  Park  addition.  . . . 384 


INDEX  TO  PART  II. 


627 


Vacations — Continued. 

alley  in  Lidgerwood  Park  .addition t 384 

alley  in  Sinto  addition 384 

alley  in  block  28,  Town  of  Spokane  Falls * 384 

alley  in  blocks  57,  58,  2d  Railroad  addition 384 

alley  and  streets  in  2d  addition  to  3d  addition  to  R.  R.  addition 384 

alley  in  blocks  3,  6 and  7,  Shannon’s  addition 384 

alley  in  Stratton’s  addition 384 

alley  in  Twickenham 385 

alley  in  Mountain  View  Cemetery 385 

Dalton  avenue,  part  of 384 

Twickenham,  part  of . 384 

Mountain  View  cemetery 385 

part  of  Boone  avenue 385 

part  of  Central  addition 385 

part  of  Cliff  street,  Celesta  Park  addition » 385 

part  of  Dakota  street 385 

part  of  Victoria  street 385 

part  of  Fifth  avenue 385 

part  of  Howard  street,  Keystone  addition 385 

part  of  High  street,  Whiting's  addition 385 

part  of  Mallon  street,  Jenkins’  addition.... 385 

part  of  Riverside  avenue,  Oak  to  Cedar 385 

part  of  Riverside  avenue,  in  Browne’s  addition 386 

part  of  Sixth  avenue,  between  Mill  and  Post  streets 386 

part  of  Sprague  avenue 386 

part  of  Stevens  street  and  East  Eighth  avenue.  . . . .*" 386 

VIRGINIA  AVENUE— 

establishing  grade  of,  from  Post  to  Cedar  streets 377 

grading  and  sidewalking  of,  from  Cedar  to  Post  streets 377 


WALNUT  STREET — 

sewer,  Pacific  to  First  avenues 377 

confirm  assessment  roll 377 

grading  and  sidewalking  of,  from  Second  to  Sixth  avenues 377 

confirming  roll  for  grading  and  sidewalking  of,  from  Second  to  Sixth 

avenues  377 

WASHINGTON  STREET — 

re-establishing  grade  of,  from  First  to  Second  avenues 378 

paving  of,  between  South  Washington  street  bridge  and  First  avenue.  . . 378 

confirming  roll  for  paving  of,  from  Washington  to  First  avenues 378 

grade,  from  its  north  end  to  Eighth  avenue 378 

confirm  assessment  roll 378 

issue  bonds 378 

grade,  from  bridge  to  S.  L.  S.  & E 379 

re-assess,  from  bridge  to‘  S.  L.  S.  & E 379 

confirm  assessment  roll 379 

issue  bonds 379 

grade,  from  S.  L.  S.  & E.  to  Buckeye 379 

levy  tax  to  pay  for  grading  from  S.  L.  S'.  & E.  to  Buckeye 379 

grade,  Arthur  to  Ninth  Avenue.  379 

sidewalk,  from  S.  L.  S.  & E.  to  Buckeye 379 

sidewalk,  from  S.  L.  S.  & E.  to  Maxwell 379 

sidewalk,  from  Seventh  to  Eighth  avenues -379 

sewer,  from  Sixth  to  Eighth  avenues 379 

sewer,  from  Bridge  to  Front  streets 379 

WAVERLY  PLACE— 

establishing  grade  of,  from  Post  street  to  Corbin  Park 380 


628 


INDEX  TO  PART  II. 


WILSON  AVENUE — 

establishing  grade  of,  from  Huron  to  Ontario  streets 380 

grading  and  sidewalking  of,  from  Ontario  to  Huron  streets 380 

WASHINGTON  STREET— 

granting  right  to  N.  P.  Iiy.  Co.,  to  construct  bridge  across 307 

WATER  MAINS — 

providing  for  laying  of,  on  Cleveland  avenue 300 

providing  for  laying  of,  on  Fairview  avenue 306 

providing  for  laying  of,  on  Ruby  street 306 

providing  for  laying  of,  on  Mayfair  street 306 

providing  for  laying  of,  on  Pearl  street 306 

providing  for,  on  Eighth,  Ninth,  Eleventh  avenues  and  Oak  street 307 

laying  of,  in  Hay’s  Park 306 

laying  of,  on  Montgomery,  Monroe,  Gardner  and  Chestnut  streets 305 

WATER  WORKS— 

providing  for  borrowing  money  to  construct 300 

issuance  of  $350,000  in  wararnts  to  refund  outstanding  warrants  for.  . . 300 

purchase  of  Junken-IIarrington  site  for 300 

$70,000  in  bonds  authorized  to  extend  system 300 

issuing  bonds  to  refund  indebtedness  on : 300 

form  of  bonds 300 

providing  for  borrowing  money  for  completion  of 300 

$40,000  appropriated  to  pay  for  Junken-Harrington  site  for ......  400 

authorizing  Mayor  to  sign  $10,000  in  bonds  for 400 

authorizing  issuance  of  warx-ants  upon  fund  No.  2,  for  completing 400 

$350,000  in  bonds  issued  to  take  up  warrants  for 400 

purchasing  lands  and  rights  for,  and  building  thereon 400 

authorizing  borrowing  of  $1,200,000  for  water  works  and  other  purposes  401 
special  election,  to  vote  on  loan  of  $1,200.00  to  extend  system 401 


INDEX  TO  FRANCHISES.  629 


INDEX  TO  LIST  OF  FRANCHISES 


REFERENCES  ARE  TO  PAGES. 


City  Transit  Company,  Ordinance  No.  332 411 

City  Transit  Company,  Ordinance  No.  385 413 

City  Transit  Company,  Ordinance  No.  499 414 

City  Transit  Company,  Ordinance  No.  513 416 

Francis  H.  Cook,  T.  J.  Dooley,  H.  N.  Belt  and  E.  A.  Routhe,  Ord.  No.  100.  . . 418 

Lewis  C.  Dillman  and  John  H.  Stone,  Ordinance  No.  431 420 

W.  S.  Norman,  Ordinance  No.  A168 422 

Andrew  J.  Ross  and  Henry  C.  Marshall,  Ordinance  No.  223.  .’ 424 

Ross  Park  Street  Railway  Company,  Ordinance  No.  133 426 

Ross  Park  Street  Railway  Company,  Ordinance  No.  A426 427 

Ross  Park  Street  Railway  Company,  Ordinance  No.  296 428 

Ross  Park  Street  Railway  Company,  Ordinance  No.  299 429 

Spokane  Cable  Railway  Company,  Ordinance  No.  220 429 

Spokane  Cable  Railway  Company,  Ordinance  No.  553 430 

Spokane  Cable  Railway  Company,  Ordinance  No.  A88 431 

Spokane  Electric  Railway  Company,  Ordinance  No.  511 432 

Spokane  Electric  Railway  Company,  Ordinance  No.  A119 434 

Spokane  & Montrose  Motor  Railroad  Company,  Ordinance  No.  200 436 

Spokane  Street  Railway  Company,  Ordinance  No.  528 437 

Spokane  Street  Railway  Company,  Ordinance  No.  544 440 

Spokane  Street  Railway  Company,  Ordinance  No.  551 443 

Spokane  Street  Railway  Company,  Ordinance  No.  556 447 

Spokane  Street  Railway  Company,  Ordinance  No.  A90 448 

Spokane  Street  Railway  Company,  Ordinance  No.  A98 449 

Spokane  Street  Railway  Company,  Ordinance  No.  A792 451 

J.  M.  Thompson,  Ordinance  No.  161 449 

Washington  Water  Power  Company,  Ordinance  No.  A863 453 

Washington  Water  Power  Company,  Ordinance  No.  A878 456 

Washington  Water  Power  Company,  Ordinance  No.  A987 460 

Washington  Water  Power  Company,  Ordinance  No.  A1295 465 

Washington  Water  Power  Company,  Ordinance  No.  A1351 475 

Jay  P.  Graves,  Ordinance  No.  A1294 468 

Jay  P.  Graves,  Ordinance  No.  A1367 470 

Moran  Prairie  Railroad  Construction  Company,  Ordinance  No.  A1302 476 

Spokane  Interstate  Fair,  Ordinance  No.  A1196 462 

Spokane  Traction  Company,  Ordinance  No.  A1363 471 

Seattle  Lake  Shore  & Eastern  Railway  Company,  Ordinance  No.  162 490 

Spokane  Falls  & Northern  Railway  Company,  Ordinance  No.  246 491 

Spokane  Falls  & Northern  Railway  Company,  Ordinance  No.  A1283 489 

Spokane  Falls  & Northern  Railway  Company,  Ordinance  No.  427 491 

Washington  & Idaho  Railroad  Company,  Ordinance  No.  309 492  . 

St.  Paul,  Minneapolis  & Manitoba  Railway  Company,  Ordinance  No.  A901 . . . 480 

Northern  Pacific  Railway  Company,  Ordinance  No.  A1046 485 

Northern  Pacific  Railway  Company,  Ordinance  No.  A1047 487 

Winslow  S.  Pierce,  sidetracks,  Ordinance  No.  A961 483 


630  INDEX  TO  FRANCHISES. 


Spokane  Street  Railway  Company,  Ordinance  No.  A405 494 

Spokane  Electric  Light  & Power  Company,  Ordinance  No.  43% 496 

Consumer’s  Light  & Power  Company,  Ordinance  No.  A590 497 

Edison  Electric  Illuminating  Company,  Ordinance  No.  A482 499 

W.  S.  Norman,  for  telegraph,  telephone,  etc.,  Ordinance  No.  96 501 

Spokane  District  Telegraph  & Patrol  Company,  Ordinance  No.  195 502 

Western  Union  Telegraph  Company,  Ordinance  No.  43 503 

Joseph  R.  Mitchell  and  Rudolph  Doerr,  Ordinance  No.  A858 503 

Spokane  Falls  Gas  Light  Company,  Ordinance  No.  A1162 505 

Spokane  Light  & Power  Company,  Ordinance  No.  A1329 508 


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